New species of ticks are moving to the Northeastern U.S.and bringing along unfriendly visitors with them. The scientists behind this new research,publishedlast month in the journalEmerging Infectious Diseases, are now warning thatR. parkerihas clearly made itself comfortable in Connecticut and likely beyond. A female Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum). Female ticks feed on blood, making them vectors for many diseases.© Smith Collection/Gado via Getty A substantial proportion of the ticks that his team discoveredabout 30%were also found to carryR....

But it sounds like Assange still saw plenty of harrowing incidents inside. The experience of isolation for years in a small cell is difficult to convey. I am yet not fully equipped to speak about what I have endured. Julian Assange attends the European council beside his wife Stella on October 01, 2024 in Strasbourg, France.© Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images The relentless struggle to stay alive both physically and mentally....

The NLRB has not yet published the complaint or shared more details about the alleged violations. The case is scheduled for a hearing before an administrative law judge in January. That union drive failed and Apple has appealed the NLRBs decision. Two Apple stores have unionized while others across the country are trying to do so in the face of the company’s anti-union campaigns.© Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Both of those cases are awaiting rulings from NLRB administrative law judges....

Scroll down to see whats the deal with everything Lego this month. ($500,available October 1for Lego Insiders, October 3 widely). ($100, availablehere). © Lego I mean, after all, hedoesget millions of letters a year. It even moves up and down to make Yoshi run, thanks to a little crank! Except this time, its a hedgehog head! © Lego ($70, availablehere) Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

Alex Jones prized possession, his conspiracy-theory-addled show InfoWars, is set to be sold for scrap. Indeed, a new report suggests multiple left-leaning media organizations are considering buying the site. For years, Jones spread allegations that the Sandy Hook elementary school shootingnever actually happenedand was a hoax. © Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images He was subsequently ordered topay over a billion dollars to the families. Anew reportfrom Semafor cites multiple groups that have expressed interest....

Asheville was one of the cities hardest hit by Helene. Many bridges in the mountainous region are either impassable or destroyed. We have biblical flooding here. Residents gather at Fire Station number 6 to access WiFi after heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina.© Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images The only available wifi in #Asheville is at the public library downtown....

Schubarths plan wasnt to create a wool sweater empire. Instead, he wanted to create a new breed of even more gigantic sheep, just to kill them. Schubarths crimes were more about acquiring and disseminating the genetic material used in the cloning than the cloning itself. File photo showing the skulls of two Marco Polo sheep in the Wakhan Corridor of northeastern Afghanistan.© Scott Wallace (Getty Images) One of those unnamed conspirators may have been Schubarths son....

Although it doesnt have its own name, it is part of a group of comets called Kreutz sungrazers. Some lucky comets, however, do survive the close encounter. One such example is comet Lovejoy. The Virtual Telescope Project captured this image of the newly discovered comet.Virtual Telescope Project Unfortunately, the comets nucleus completely disintegrated just a few days after its perihelion. In 1965, comet Ikeya-Seki was discovered by two amateur astronomers from Japan....

October is here and the amount of new books dropping this month is, appropriately, terrifying. (October 1) The Hushedby K.R. Could a long-lost alien message be the key to everything? Nether Station by Kevin J. Anderson. © Blackstone Publishing, Inc. Their corpses are wrapped in chains and drained of magic to feed the unquenchable hunger for imperial conquest. (October 8) The Book of Witchingby C.J. Cooke A mother must fight for her daughters life in this fierce and haunting tale of witchcraft and revenge....

The Altas PT Ultra promises Reolinks proprietary ColorX Night Vision. With Smart Detection Auto Tracking,the cameraguarantees the detection of motion. The camera is battery-powered, so its not meant to work with a power connection. Photo: Dua Rashid / Gizmodo The Altas PT Ultrauses a dual-band Wi-Fi system, offering 2.4 and 5 GHz options. The app offers quite a few remote options with the Altas PT Ultra. The LEDs are blindingly bright and almost triggered my photophobia when I accidentally activated them directly at my face....

Its going to take a while, but eventually audiences everywhere will once again be saying Hello, Sidney. Thats just about three yearsafter the previous installment, which itself came just a year after the fifth installment. So why the delay this time? Hello again, Sidney: Ghostface will be back in Scream 7.Image: Paramount Well,Scream 7has had quite the ups and downs,many of which played out in the media. Heres her social media post announcing the news....

Ryan Murphys Image Comics adaptationBeautyhas found its stars. Fiona Dourif discusses the hope forChuckys future after its cancelation at Syfy. Plus, Guillermo del Toro has an update on his spin onFrankenstein. © Netflix Anaconda THRreports Daniela Melchior has joined the cast of the upcomingAnacondaremake in a currently undisclosed role. Creature From the Black Lagoon Deadlinealso has word Sean Tretta (Mayans, M.C.) Frankenstein Filming has wrapped on Guillermo del TorosFrankenstein. Shooting has been completed on F Joy!...

September was officially Apple month. We also checked out some weird and cool gadgets atIFA 2024in Berlin. Also, Google updated its Pixel Buds lineup with the almost-perfect Pixel Buds Pro 2. Image: Gizmodo Staff Instead of Android TV, its now integrated with Google TV so it offers native access to streaming apps. The eight panels on the hat ensure it gets enough juice to last at least a few hours....