Polar bears may not be thevicious killersyou imagine, but its still wise not to get too close. The result is a rare firsthand glimpse of furry bear babies taking their first steps into the wider world. Polar bears are classified as avulnerablespecies on the International Union for Conservation of Natures Red List. Rare footage showing polar bear cubs emerging from a den in Norway.© Polar Bear International/Gizmodo If those factors dont kill polar bears directly, they can still have an effect....

Rockets are cool, but theyre also being fired into space by Elon Musk,who is cringe. You know what is cool, though? A giant cannon that shoots stuff into space. One of Longshot Space’s early proof of concept canons.© Image via YouTube. It might be cheaper, easier, and more efficient, too. OpenAIs Sam Altmanis an investor. On the surface, Longshot Spaces pitch is as simple as it sounds. If you have an opportunity to do something that is grand and beautiful, you should....

Imagine slipping on a VR headset and finding yourself sitting in front of a gorgeous ice cream sundae. e-Taste dispatches these chemicals in gel format through a tab that extends from the small equipment to the tongue. Imagine the convenience of being able to taste something on a menu before ordering it. Top image: e-Taste placed on different parts of the tongue. Bottom image: e-Taste seen from different angles.© Chen et al....

Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Suns legal troubles seem to be fading away. In March 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged him with manipulating the market. After Trump was elected, he dumped $30 million into the Presidents World Liberty Financial crypto scheme. Justin Sun eating a $6.2 million banana.©Image via Social Media. Now a federal judge has granted him a stay in the SECs investigation. He ate the banana in front of cameras in Hong Kong after the check cleared....

But, beyond that,things get fuzzy. This beat that, and its not even close. What did it all mean though? © Apple TV+ Lets talk about it. The best place to start is with the episode title, Chikhai Bardo. These episodes have titles for a reason, right? © Apple TV+ Well, Gemma describes it in the episode as the same guy fighting himself. Defeating his own psyche. Ego death, which is basically what both she and Mark are going through simultaneously....

Thelatest episode ofSeverancejust feels different. Thats thanks to Jessica Lee Gagne, theshows usual director of photographywho made her directorial debut with the episode. In a new interview, she detailed some of the super cool aesthetic choices she made directing Chikhai Bardo. Did you know these Severance flashback scenes were shot on film?Image: Apple TV+ We wont spoil anything here so if you havent seen the episode, do that as soon as possible....

This weeks episode, Chikai Bardo was perhapsSeverances most poignant and wrenching to date. And a lot of that has to do with which character got to be its protagonist. Gemma (Dichen Lachman) was a peripheral character for most of season one. © Apple TV+ We first meet her as Ms. Casey, the counselor in Lumons Wellness Center. Marks innie knows Ms. Casey is his outies wife. But its all been about his pain until this point....

On the surface, the charges are pretty vague, albeit serious. But just beneath the surface looks like it’s a broader conspiracy. Those raids hit 22 different locations, where authorities reportedly seized documents and electronic records. The exterior of Nvidia headquarters.© Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) If the reports are to be believed, it appears they may have found their answer. News from the future, delivered to your present. Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers....

Recent research has reexamined this so-called bottleneck phenomenon by analyzing an unexpected feature: Neanderthal ears. This genetic bottleneck (i.e. The present study represents a novel approach to estimating genetic diversity within Neandertal populations. A Neanderthal reconstruction in London’s Natural History Museum.© Neil Howard The 400,000-year-old Atapuerca fossils, belonging to pre-Neanderthals (or proto-Neanderthals), were discovered in Spain. The classic Neanderthal remains come from different regions and time periods. However, the researchers also made an unexpected discovery....

It was the first time Id ever had a furry little animal on my own. My roommate and I were smitten. We bought the hamster a ball enclosure so she could roam free around the apartment. This is one hamster you won’t have to worry about dying on you.© Spin Master We had a whole day of giggles and cuteness as the ball worked around our two-bedroom apartment. Look at her go!...

Dont say Hess to Nazi accusations! Some people will Goebbels anything down! Stop Goring your enemies! Elon Musk appears to give one of two Nazi-style salutes on Jan. 20, 2025.Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images His pronouns wouldve been He/Himmler! Bet you did nazi that coming. Elons behavior, whatever the underlying motivations, are well documented. Muskrepliedwith You have said the actual truth. The post has over 55 million views at the time of this writing....

NASA satellite imagery captured tropical cyclones crowding the waters of two oceans in the Southern Hemisphere in recent days. Alfred and Seru are east of northern Australia. That storm brought heavy rain to Fiji. From left to right, cyclones Honde, Garance, Bianca, Alfred, and Seru.Image: Michala Garrison, using MODIS and VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) But the other storms are still an imposing presence....

A new study suggests that these early inhabitants werent just leaving footprintsthey were traveling with transport vehicles. The researcherspublishedtheir work on February 15 in the journalQuaternary Science Advances. Bennett and his team discovered single and double-lined tracks, which they attribute to two different vehicle designs. A reconstruction of the travois that may have left the tracks in New Mexico.© Reconstruction by Gabriel Ugueto This seems to be the ancient equivalent, but without wheels, Bennett explained....