sexta-feira, 18 de março de 2022


Ancient Residue Reveals 69 Volcanic Eruptions Bigger Than Any in Recorded History

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 11:37 AM PDT

Dozens of volcanic eruptions in the last 60,000 years were larger than the massive 1815 eruption of Indonesia's Mount Tambora, the largest in recorded history, according to a team of scientists that recently analyzed sulfuric residues in ancient ice cores.

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Godzilla Legend Akira Takarada Dies at 87

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 11:10 AM PDT

In Godzilla films there's usually one star, and his name is literally the title: "Godzilla." But actor Akira Takarada was a rare exception to the rule. Beginning with the original 1954 Toho film, Takarada became a familiar foe to the kaiju, appearing regularly over the first few decades of the franchise with multiple…

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Boston Dynamics Is Hoping Robot Dogs Are Less Creepy While Fighting Fire

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 11:00 AM PDT

"Spot," the nascent Terminator on four legs invented by Skynet, er, I mean, Boston Dynamics, has landed its next public safety gig: firefighter.

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5 Years Ago, Obi-Wan Kenobi Killed Darth Maul Again, and the World Forgot

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 10:15 AM PDT

Five years ago today, one of the coolest moments in Star Wars history happened, and there's a chance you don't know about it. It featured Obi-Wan Kenobi having one final lightsaber duel with his longtime rival Darth Maul, and Kenobi killing Maul in the process. However, the moment didn't feature actors Ewan McGregor…

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Our First Views of NASA’s Long-Awaited Megarocket, Fully Stacked and on the Launch Pad

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 09:33 AM PDT

NASA's megarocket designed to carry humans to the Moon has reached historic Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Standing 322 feet tall, the Space Launch System is an impressive sight—one we've waited ages to finally see—as these striking photos attest.

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Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Is a Tragic Romance Wrapped in a Thrilling Origin Story

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 09:00 AM PDT

When a shonen anime releases its first movie, it's always a big deal. These debuts are often thrilling adventures of debatable canon that have the potential to bring in new audiences and give fans the rush of seeing beloved characters in a new medium. It doesn't matter what the plot ultimately is, it's just fun to see…

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Tile Adds Anti-Stalking Feature to App and You Should Download It Right Now

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 08:40 AM PDT

Tile has largely dodged the criticism Apple has received for the privacy concerns its AirTag trackers pose, quietly staying in the background as the tech giant scrambles to release features that could mitigate the risk of stalking. Now Tile is being more proactive, taking similar measures to prevent fingers from…

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Latest Search for the Elusive Planet Nine Falls Short

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 08:20 AM PDT

Astronomers have reason to believe that a massive object is waiting to be discovered in the outer reaches of the solar system—the so-called Planet Nine. A recent search for this proposed planet produced a null result, but the case is far from closed.

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Wildfires Are Fueling a Dangerous Feedback Loop of Arctic Warming

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 08:00 AM PDT

Wildfires across the globe are contributing to conditions that make future fires more likely, new research finds. The study estimates that brown carbon emissions from sources like wildfires are a greater contributor to warming in the Arctic atmosphere than previously thought. And because this warming then contributes…

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Report: Disney Didn't Want to See the Nimona Movie's Gay Kiss

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 07:45 AM PDT

According to Insider, former staffers at the Disney-acquired—and then shuttered—studio Blue Sky were pressured into censoring a same-sex kiss in their animated adaptation of Nimona. The staffers took kiss out of future presentations with Disney executives, although they state that they hoped to include it in the…

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Updates From the Dungeons & Dragons Movie, Scream 6, and More

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 06:40 AM PDT

The Interview With a Vampire TV series has found its interviewer. Kevin Feige says Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is as much a Sam Raimi movie as it is a Marvel one. Plus, Kate Beaton's comics come to life in a trailer for Pinecone & Pony. To me, my spoilers!

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How To Make Sure Your Phone Isn’t Keeping Recordings of Everything You Say

Posted: 18 Mar 2022 06:15 AM PDT

Even the biggest tech companies continue to stumble when it comes to keeping user data protected, and that extends to giving us control over how voice command requests we make to our digital assistants are logged and processed. So we thought it was worth revisiting which key settings you need to know about on Android…

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