U.K. Fertility Regulators Are Preparing for Lab-Grown Eggs and Sperm

When it comes, in-vitro gametes (IVG) will change the way people have babies. IVG would let someone create an egg or sperm cell from any cell of the human body. That means a bit of skin could become a sperm that fertilizes an egg with someones genetic material. Embryologist Ric Ross holds a dish with human embryos at the La Jolla IVF Clinic February 28, 2007 in La Jolla, California.© Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images...

January 27, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Edward Bryant

Updates FromSuperman, and More

Rose Byrne isnt sure if shell be back forTMNT: Mutant Mayhems sequel. Robert Pattinson discussesMickey 17s approach to normalizing sci-fi. Plus, get a bloody, tiny tease for the return ofFinal Destination. © Warner Bros Im gonna call Seth [Rogen] right now. I was doing a TV show version. So, Im gonna call Seth. © Blumhouse Wheres our favorite character? Wheres Americas favorite character? I like how much it normalizes space travel....

January 27, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Crystal Soto

You Can Fire Off Hot Takes With Confidence Thanks to ‘Cancel Culture Insurance’

In: offering coverage for celebrities and executives who get dragged for bad tweets. So lets say you get canceled. Just what can Samphire Risk, a Lloyds of London-backed firm, do for you? A series of social media apps appearing on a smartphone screen© TY Lim/Shutterstock Its kinda weird timing for launching this product. Its the Wild West out there again, peopledrop the R-slurand it barely registers. Youd be hard-pressed to find someone of means and power who has faced such backlash that theyve lost everything....

January 27, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Robert Campbell

Einstein Probe Detects Mysterious Blast of X-Rays From the Early Universe

Those bursts are also known to emit copious amounts of X-rays. Although gamma-ray bursts are associated with X-rays, the newly discovered fast X-ray transient is an anomaly. Thats pretty good and should mean that there are a lot more interesting discoveries to come. Artist’s depiction of the Einstein Probe detecting the incoming X-rays.© OPENVERSE/Einstein Probe Science Center News from the future, delivered to your present. Three passengers were killed after a Xiaomi SU7 operating in driver assistance mode hit a concrete barrier....

January 26, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · William Santos

Mass Effect 2Helped Change What Being an RPG Meant

TheMass Effectseries has always held a special, and often divisive spot in fans hearts. Mass Effect 2first released on January 26, 2010, and its a sequel of two different types. Whatever else one thinks aboutAndromeda,it might be the most RPG the franchise had felt in a decade. © BioWare/EA What is an RPG anymore? Combat directorRyota Suzukipreviously worked as a designer on CapcomsDevil May Cryseries, which is apparent almost immediately upon playing....

January 26, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Mark Adams

RedMagic Nova Gaming Tablet Review: An Android Gaming Powerhouse

Whats old is new again. About five years into my tech reviewing journey, gamingtabletsbecame a thing for about a year. Then they fizzled out faster than a cheap July 4th sparkler. ©Adriano Contreras The display is bright and vivid, and the quad speakers pack a wallop without going overboard. The RedMagic Nova comes in two flavors. The $499 (478.50) has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. ©Photo: Adriano Contreras/Gizmodo...

January 26, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Christina Stevenson

Scientists Strapped QR Codes Onto Thousands of Bees to Learn How Far They Actually Fly

Excitingly, the experiment has already shed new light on this crucial pollinators mysterious behaviors. The goal is to understand if that 10-kilometer estimation is biologically accurate. Can we determine exactly how far honey bees travel from their hives? A honey bee with a tiny QR code glued to its back.© Provided by the researchers. All Rights Reserved. The QR codes, called fiduciary tags, essentially work like badges in an office building....

January 26, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · George Hogan

Boycotts Over Meta’s Controversial Policy Changes Haven’t Moved the Needle

It is still early, but the findings are not surprising. And for businesses, Meta has themost effective ad targeting apparatusin the world, perhaps only rivaling Google. Its political maneuverings in the U.S. may not be relevant to people in other parts of the world. Early data suggests Meta’s controversial policy changes have not impacted usage.Smith Collection/Gado/Getty In fact, in some cases there were increases, he said. Republicans have attacked Meta for allegedly censoring conservative voices, even though conservative-leaning content has long dominated on Facebook....

January 25, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Paul Wilson

Dark Horse Cuts Ties with Neil Gaiman After New Allegations

We take seriously the allegations against him, saidDark Horse, and we are no longer publishing his works. Dark Horse takes seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman and we are no longer publishing his works. Confirming that the Anansi Boys comic series and collected volume have been cancelled. © David Mack/Dark Horse Dark Horse will not release a trade, he wrote. My heart breaks for the survivors and any pain seeing these books on the shelves might have caused....

January 25, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Christopher Lewis MD

New Evidence Bolsters Theory of Megaflood That Refilled the Mediterranean Millions of Years Ago

Millions of years ago, the Mediterranean Sea evaporated. It may have then been refilled by the largest flooding event ever experienced on Earth. Our research provides the most compelling evidence yet of this extraordinary event. A ridge in south-east Sicily shaped by the proposed megaflood.© Kevin Sciberras and Neil Petroni Scientists previously theorized that, over a period of 10,000 years, the Mediterranean basin gradually refilled with water. The team also developed computer models to reconstruct this dynamic....

January 25, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Dr. Courtney Flores MD

People With ADHD Are Living Shorter Lives, Study Finds

They found that people who had ADHD tended to be sicker and die sooner than their counterparts. While the condition typically doesnt go away with age, a persons symptoms can change as they get older. Some studies havealso suggestedthat ADHD sufferers are more likely to die early than the general public. Around 3% of the population is estimated to have ADHD, though it commonly goes undiagnosed.© Olena Malik via Getty...

January 25, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Michael Robles

Poll Finds Only 30% of Americans Are Excited About Elon Musk’s DOGE

Meanwhile, the poll found that 52% of Americans had a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Musk. Only about 36% of poll respondents said they had a very or somewhat favorable view of him. Another 19% said they didnt know what they thought. © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images Close to half (40%) said it was very bad. the poll asked, with a number of categories. Politically speaking, many commentators have dubbed this impossible....

January 25, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Jack Molina

The U.S. Pledged to Halve Food Waste—We’re Nowhere Close

People are trying to do what they can at state and municipal levels, she said. But we really need national leadership on this issue. It can be considered a form of recycling food, although its end product technically cannot be eaten. Food waste continues to be a problem in the United States.© Kmpzzz/Shutterstock Its really thinking about the best use of food, which is to eat it, she said. Its not an either/or....

January 25, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Cody Ramirez