What Would Happen If Everyone Suddenly Stopped Eating Meat?

This story was originally published byGrist. Raising animals consumes a lot of land that could otherwise soak up carbon. Cows, sheep, and goats spew heat-trapping methane. Photo: Jeff Schear (Getty Images) But what would happen if everyone actually stopped eating meat tomorrow? Such a quick shift probably wouldnt cause the sort of turmoil that would come if the planetimmediately ditchedfossil fuels. One-third of the protein and nearlyone-fifthof the calories that people eat around the world come from animals....

December 1, 2023 · 2 min · 314 words · Michael Townsend

Wyatt Russell ThinksThunderboltsIs Doing Something Different to Other Marvel Movies

To the surprise of no one, a Five Nights at Freddys sequel is in the works. Tim Burton drops a new look at Beetlejuice 2 as filming wraps. Say hi to Godzilla and Kong in new Godzilla x Kong posters. Image: Marvel Studios Plus, another new look at the Kaiju No. To me, my spoilers! His only hope to escape is the alien hes imprisoned with…and she hates humans. I have confidence its gonna be good....

December 1, 2023 · 2 min · 241 words · Taylor Hoffman

11 Christmas LessonsBob’s BurgersHas Taught Us

Here are 13 Christmas lessons weve learned… and have referred back to even when its not Santa season. you’re free to watch new and old Bobs Burgers episodeson Hulu. News from the future, delivered to your present. Screenshot: Fox

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 39 words · Kristen Medina

Bottlenose Dolphins Somehow Even Cooler Than We Knew, Can Sense Electricity

It looks like bottlenose dolphins may have more tricks up their fins than we knew. The biological ability to sense electric fields is known as electroreception. Some fish can even actively generate electricity as a way to stun and locate their food. Dolly the dolphin resting her jaw on a metal bar. The set-up was used to test the dolphin’s sense of electroreception in a series of experiments.Image: Tim Hüttner...

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 167 words · Tina Brown

Brain Injection Stopped Progression of Multiple Sclerosis in Trial of 15 People

Research published this week describes a promising start to using stem cell therapy for multiple sclerosis. People with MS experience various neurological symptoms, including numbness, muscle weakness, pain, and difficulty walking. There are different forms of MS, classified by the duration and progression of their symptoms. Image: emiridikut (Shutterstock) Most people with MS have symptoms that fade and reoccur at first, for instance. It involved 15 patients from Italy diagnosed with secondary MS....

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 143 words · Adrian Phillips

Disney’s Bob Iger Thinks Disney Movies Got Worse Under Other Disney Bob

One, entertain first. Iger says creators at Disney have lost sight of what their jobs should be 1) entertain first. It’s not about messages. Photo: Slaven Vlasic (Getty Images) He says it got worse when he left as CEO/Chairman. Thats just one mess. The question wasnt even about the [bill, later law]. It was about does a company have a right to free speech. And if it exercises its right to free speech, it should not face retribution....

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 90 words · James Sparks

Furiosa’sFirst Trailer Is Here, Oh What a Lovely Day!

Today is a lovely, lovely day indeed. Heres the much-anticipated first trailer for Furiosa, whichhits theaters May 24, 2024. Does anyone else need a cigarette after watching that? Furiosa is here.Image: Warner Bros. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. But it should be an incredible showdown. Officially called Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Millers latest opens May 24, 2024. Want more io9 news?...

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 80 words · Michelle Mendez

Glitching Hubble Puts Science Missions on Hold

Science operations have been suspended as a result, but the space agency doesnt seem too worried. The space telescope, operating in low Earth orbit, automatically entered safe mode on November 23. The gyroscope is crucial for measuring the telescopes turn rates and ensuring its pointing in the desired direction. Open Cluster NGC 1858, as imaged by Hubble in 2022.Image: NASA, ESA and G. Gilmore (University of Cambridge); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)...

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 181 words · Jeffrey Yu

Happy Birthday, ChatGPT

Did I hear that someone has a birthday today? Thats right, its everyones favorite language model, a little guy we like to call ChatGPT. One year ago, OpenAI unleashed its large language model on an unsuspecting world. Image: Besjunior (Shutterstock) The company had no idea what was in store. In fact, it was a desperate move. And what a year its been since then! Screenshot: OpenAI News from the future, delivered to your present....

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 112 words · Erika Conner

Here It Is, Your First Look at the Final Cybertruck

The entry-level model will cost $61K (250mi), but doesnt ship until 2025. Then the vehicle did what any canceled celebrity does: it went onJoe Rogans podcast. Today, Franz von Halzhausen threw a ball at the Cybertruck window again. Screenshot: Tesla Famously, the last time they tried this stunt theysmashed upthe Cybertruck pretty thoroughly. Musk then presented a video of someone shooting a gun at the Cybertruck, showing off its bulletproof capabilities....

November 30, 2023 · 2 min · 252 words · Andrea Cobb

If You Used Gmail Today, Your Emails May Be Delayed

New emails should generally not be seeing any issues, said Google this afternoon. Its estimated there are1.8 billion Gmail usersworldwide, sending billions of emails every hour. Its unclear how many emails this affected.9to5Google reporteddelayed emails from Google Workspace accounts, which largely belong to enterprises. Photo: Jarretera (Shutterstock) At least 700 people experienced issues with Gmail today according to outage trackerDowndetector. As of 5:00PM, Google wrote that the problem with email delays was mitigated for most users....

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 135 words · Christine Johnson

Marvel Just Made Nightcrawler Part of a Big, Queer Family

Theyre now fugitives whose very discovery could lead toeven more massacres. This one teleports and kind of just looks like that fuzzy blue X-Man but in a mask? It was not good, not for Kurts character, not for Mystiques, not for anything. Image: Wilton Santos, Oren Junior, Marcus To, and Ceci De La Cruz/Marvel Comics No one likes The Draco. But that is now no more. Want more io9 news?...

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 145 words · Mary Lopez

Meta Sues FTC, Says it Has No Constitutional Right to Stop Facebook From Profiting Off of Kids’ Data

Kelly was the same judge who approved the original 2020 settlement. Yet Meta has continued to claim the FTCs attempts to enforce new privacy protections were without merit. Meta needs to respond to the FTCs demands by Dec. 11. Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta has chaffed under a 2020 privacy settlement with the FTC, but the agency wants to keep the company from making any money from children’s data.Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg (Getty Images)...

November 30, 2023 · 1 min · 147 words · Adam Bird