Here are some of the bizzarro medical highlights published in scientific journals or otherwise made the news in 2024. Just a few will do. Losing your guts Two separate cases of people literally busting out their guts made waves this year. An eel and lemon removed from a patient’s body.© Viet Duc University Hospital Theother casewas originally published in September 2022 but only became available online in January 2024. She was hospitalized, but her guts were successfully put back in as well....

A key part of it comes down to the c-word: culture. Steve Urkel was so popular with audiences that the show got re-written to center the character. It went from a run-of-the-mill family sitcom to a sci-fi-dipped comedy centered around Americas favorite nerd. Vivek Ramaswamy with his hand on his collar© Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Even the Stefan character was the product of Urkels whole nerd shtick. Laura ends up choosing Steve over Stefan anyway....

Its the latest worrying development in the ongoing spread of bird flu among animals and humans this year. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)announcedthe cats death Thursday. The death comes after abird flu outbreakat Washingtons Wild Felid Advocacy Center this month. Cats might be at high risk of severe illness from H5N1, some research has suggested.© Elizaveta Antropova via Getty The outbreak killed 20 big cats, including African servals, bobcats, and cougars....

But 2024 also saw governments make significant inroads into regulating algorithmic systems. That bill passed both bodies of the legislature amid a fierce lobbying effort but wasultimately vetoedby Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom did, however, sign more than a dozenother billsaimed at less apocalyptic but more immediate AI harms. The AI executive order Joe Biden signed in 2023 paved the way for much of the federal government’s work in 2024.© Bloomberg via Getty Images...

These are things you think of when you think of America. Another thing that could be added to the list, though, is the superhero. From 1938, when Supermangraced the cover ofAction Comics #1, superheroes have become a major American export. Superman and a robot in the new film.Image: Warner Bros. And, because he was the first,Superman will always bea little extra American than the rest. Of course, Superman isnt American at all....

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmason Mars. The winter season on Mars sees temperatures drop as low as -190 degrees Fahrenheit (-123 degrees Celsius). As cold as it is, Mars doesnt get more than a few feet of snow. A view of the icy hills in the Australe Scopuli region near the south pole of Mars.ESA/DLR/FU Berlin News from the future, delivered to your present. NASAs Mars Rover Captures a Giant Dust Devil Swallowing Its Friend Mmmm, dusty....

There was so much to cover in 2024 across genre entertainment. Geekcore collectibles, toys, books, and comics kept our wallets very busy, too. Here are our favorite staff picks for stories and coverage of all things genre. © Warner Bros, Bioware, and Lucasfilm And on that beautiful summer day, we learneda great many things about the film. And while we cant share everything we learned just yet, we can share some very,verycool stuff....

The kids call it being sigma. Anything too subversive wouldnt be able to find this audience. When everything is available online, something that isntno matter how innocuoussuddenly becomes suspicious and arcane. © Paramount, XYZ Films Somehow, its easier to believe. The idea of losing control has tremendous appeal lately. Just like Demi Moores fear of irrelevancy inThe Substance, the real fear is being left behind. A Quiet Place: Day One© Paramount...

A product doesnt have to crash and burn to be a letdown. Sometimes, simply failing to live up to the hype is enough. As we say every year, were not mad at these productsjust disappointed. © Gizmodo Sony Bravia Theater U Neck speakers have always been a niche alternative to traditional headphones. The idea is to wear them around your neck so those nearby cant hear what youre listening to....

Since the end of the Cold War, the world has lived with the threat of nuclear fire. The worlds nine nuclear powers have the ability to end all life on Earth. Somethings changed though, and people have learned to fear them once again. 15-megaton Castle Bravo explosion at Bikini Atoll, March 1, 1954, showing multiple condensation rings and several ice caps.© U.S. Department of Energy photo. Something shifted in 2024....

And it was very important to always understand Valyas through line and Desmonds story and Tulas story. I would say they were our main characters. So it was a bit of a balancing act. Harkonnen family dynamics: little sister Tula (Olivia Williams) sits beneath her looming big sister Valya (Emily Watson). © HBO But Im really pleased with how the six episodes build and culminate in the finale. And that was important to me, that fundamental shift in the dynamics....

Before you leave home Pack those bags! confirm youve got the right music, podcast, or book to read! On-the-go ready Having the right things on hand is what can make or break a trip. Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. Either way its a drain on the battery. Making sure you eat is just as important as feeding them. Its very much the same idea as putting the oxygen mask on yourself first, and remember: ABS....

This Christmas, there are many options at your local cineplex. There are lions,hedgehogs, witches,demigods, and more. But the coolest choice, the sexiest choice, is the vampire. Robert Eggers' eerie new film opens Christmas Day.Image: Focus Features This interview was edited for length and clarity. Im wondering, at any point in the process do you wrestle between artistic impulses and commercial viability? Robert Eggers: Well, this film from the get-go was intended to be my most approachable movie....