The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released 20 pages of training materials concerning the collection, processing, and analysis of biological evidence following fatal aviation accidents. The…
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Larry W. Bryant was a UFO researcher, writer, and government transparency advocate who pursued federal records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). His work…
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Enlarge / Young Stan, the star of Apollo 10 ½, is voiced by newcomer Milo Coy. As an adult, Stan is voiced by Jack Black. After School of Rock and Bernie, this is Black's third film with Linklater, making him an unlikely, late-career avatar for the Houston-born filmmaker. He's the DiCaprio to Linklater's Scorsese. (credit:…
Enlarge / Buried fiber-optic cables at Etna's summit pick up subtle volcanic activity, potentially improving early warning systems. (credit: M.A. Gutscher) Towering 11,000 feet above a million humans, Mount Etna is one of the most thoroughly monitored volcanoes on Earth. Hundreds of sensors dot its flanks, and for good reason: it’s Europe’s most active volcano,…
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It's the weekend, which means the time has come for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a discount on Nintendo eShop gift cards. As of this writing, you can get a $50 digital gift card to Nintendo's online game store for $45…
Enlarge (credit: Wired | Getty Images) If you want to know how worried an industry is about a piece of pending legislation, a decent metric is how apocalyptic its predictions are about what the bill would do. By that standard, Big Tech is deeply troubled by the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. The infelicitously…
Enlarge / Kites could make it possible to build wind farms on land that isn’t windy enough for conventional wind turbine towers. (credit: Peter Cade | Getty Images) Any kid who’s ever flown a kite has learned the lesson: Once you can get the kite off the ground and high into the air, you’re more…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers on Friday said that hackers are exploiting the recently discovered SpringShell vulnerability to successfully infect vulnerable Internet of Things devices with Mirai, an open source piece of malware that wrangles routers and other network-connected devices into sprawling botnets. When SpringShell (also known as Spring4Shell) came to light last Sunday, some…
Enlarge / Health care workers wearing personal protective equipment transport the body of a deceased patient onto a hearse outside the mortuary at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Hong Kong reported more than 55,000 cases on Wednesday, its hospitals are inundated, and the city's morgues are nearly full. (credit: Getty |…
Enlarge (credit: iFixit) iFixit has signed a deal with Google to make Pixel repairs much easier. iFixit.com will sell genuine Google parts individually and in kits later this year. Both companies published blog posts about the collaboration. Google says that parts will be offered for the "Pixel 2 through Pixel 6 Pro, as well as…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Jeffrey Coolidge) Cable TV provider Cox is facing hundreds of arbitration demands alleging that it failed to adequately disclose its "Broadcast Surcharge" and "Regional Sports Surcharge" and that it used these fees to raise prices on customers who were promised fixed rates. The Hattis & Lukacs law firm last night…
Enlarge (credit: German Archaeological Institute) All that’s left today of an ancient boat discovered in 2018 in what was formerly Uruk is the bitumen, black tar that once coated its framework of reeds, palm leaves, or wood. That fragile organic material is long gone, leaving behind only ghostly imprints in the bitumen. But there’s enough…
