Manufacturing computer chips is never a perfect process Apple Apple may be ramping up its use of defective chips to manufacture its new low-cost laptop. That may sound bad, but it is actually an example of a common practice called “binning”, which reduces the cost and environmental impact of our smartphones and laptops. The name…
We’re not surprised that cherry nails are taking off right now. As soon as summer comes around, sweet fruit nails seem to always start popping up on our FYP and on manicures everywhere. If micro fruit nails were last year’s top banana, cherry nails are taking the title for 2026. While shades like black cherry…
It’s 2018 and cartoonist Gemma Correll is not doing well. In the midst of a week-long panic attack, she is trying everything to get her nervous system to calm down. She tries long walks through her Northern California neighborhood, meditation apps, magnesium, and all the liquor in her home. Lying on the ground in the…
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The FDA warned of three deaths associated with Bolton Medical RelayPro thoracic stent graft systems that were recalled over an issue where the graft is unable to unclasp from the delivery system. The devices are not being removed but the company has issued updated instructions. A…
Since the release of the original Avatar in 2009, James Cameron’s epic interstellar franchise has taken over popular culture with the brute force of an RDA battalion invading a distant moon. It has grown from a single movie into an omni-franchise—a $10 billion entertainment ecosphere that includes three feature films, two AAA video games, seven…
Scorpions fluoresce under ultraviolet light Erwin Niemand/Shutterstock Scorpions strengthen their claws and stingers with metal, effectively turning these weapons into the equivalent of a steel-capped boot. The use of metals to strengthen vulnerable body parts – such as teeth in vertebrates like Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) – is already known, and the areas of a…
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week’s end, as a sweeping legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect. A federal judge on Tuesday delivered a criminal sentence to the company to resolve a US Department of Justice investigation –…
It’s a common problem that no one really wants to talk about. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. By age 50, at least half of adults will suffer through a bout of inflamed, itchy veins, or hemorrhoids, that are literally a pain in the butt. To…
Jennifer Skiles watched the clock, waiting for 7 p.m. That’s when Paul Lonardo, her biological father, whom she’d never met, said he would call. Skiles, now 46, had no idea what her father’s voice would sound like. But she had imagined it — imagined him — more times than she could count. Source: Read Full…
April 23 Arielle Zionts reads the week’s news: The Trump administration wants to kick off a new baby boom with big changes to Title X. Plus, tips to make sure a life change doesn’t leave you without health insurance. April 16 Katheryn Houghton reads the week’s news: Many Americans say it’s hard to pay for…
