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 / A 13-year-old celebrates getting the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 13, 2021. (credit: Getty | JOSEPH PREZIOSO ) So-called "natural immunity" against COVID-19 has always been a dodgy argument for avoiding vaccination during the pandemic. But amid omicron, natural immunity is clearly rubbish. Unvaccinated people who recover from an omicron…
Enlarge / Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. (credit: Ignacio Palacios / Getty Images) The vast volcanic caldera at Yellowstone National Park is just the latest in a long string of volcanic sites, all of which seem to be linked to a hot blob of material that may go all the way…
Enlarge (credit: Shutterstock) Facebook, which turned 18 last month, has developed something of a reputation for being the social network for older Americans. That reputation is not unearned—according to a Pew Research Center survey, nearly 72 million Americans over the age of 50 use Facebook. And while the platform still has more users under the age…
Enlarge / How can online gamemakers adapt both existing and new titles with systems that make guys like this less angry? Three presenters at the 2022 Game Developers Conference offer their own suggestions. (None include the obvious tip that this stock-photo guy should upgrade his old Xbox 360.) (credit: Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO—As long as…
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It's time for another Dealmaster! Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a new sale on Amazon's Kindle e-readers. The deals include the newest Kindle Paperwhite marked down to $105, which is the lowest price we've seen to date and matches the deal we saw on…
Enlarge / Don't let this image fool you—Kirby's 3D adventure is far from an open-world game. Kirby and the Forgotten Land was the first game I played for review after sinking dozens of hours into Elden Ring. That's a bit like jumping from an ice bath straight into a pool heated precisely to your body…
Enlarge / Why spend time or money earning in-game currency when a PC script can do it for free? (credit: Sony) In our review of Gran Turismo 7, we warned that players should "be prepared to grind" for the in-game credits needed to buy some expensive in-game cars. We also said the game "will try…
Enlarge / The Sonos Arc soundbar. (credit: Sonos) Sonos has ambitions not just to be the platform of choice for home audio but for home theater, too, according to several new job postings discovered and reported by Protocol. The job listings suggest several new areas of expansion for Sonos, and they paint a picture of…
Enlarge / A pharmacist at the Community Pharmacy of Saco demonstrates how Abbott's BinaxNow COVID-19 Ag Card Home Test works by using a nasal swab and a solution onto a test strip. (credit: Getty | Portland Press Herald) To quickly confirm an asymptomatic case of COVID-19, a second rapid test within an hour of a…
Enlarge / If homeopathic remedies had this much nonwater material in them, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion. (credit: Iryna Veklich / Getty Images) One of the more productive ways that the methods of science can be used is to look at the scientific process itself. A "meta-science" study (like a recent one published…
