AvatarJoe TooheyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBruce Willis denies selling rights to his facebbc.co.uk - By Ben Derico & James ClaytonBruce Willis's agent has denied reports that the film star has sold the rights to his face. Last week, it was widely reported that Willis, in the first deal of its kind, had sold his face to a deepfake company called Deepcake. However, a spokesperson for the actor told the BBC that he had "no …
AvatarJoe TooheyAvatarAvatarScientists may have found an affordable way to destroy forever chemicalsverified_publisherEngadget - Igor BonifacicPFAS are everywhere and have been linked to negative health effects. A team of scientists may have found a safe and affordable way to destroy “forever chemicals.” PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are found in many household items, including non-stick Teflon pans and dental …
AvatarJoe TooheyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMerged galaxy gives a glimpse at the future of the Milky Wayverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Georgina TorbetAt the heart of almost every galaxy lies an enormous black hole. These monsters are so massive that they get a classification of their own: …
AvatarJoe TooheyAvatarAvatarOne farmer's seaweed discovery could help slow methane emissions — and change the worldverified_publisherCBS NewsAs the effects of climate change accelerate, the U.N. says the strongest lever we have to reduce global warming is to curb the emissions of the …
AvatarJoe TooheyAvatarAvatarHoly Mola! Watch This Colossal Ocean Sunfish Swim With Paddle Boarders Off the California CoastSmithsonian Magazine - Elizabeth GamilloAn enormous, disk-shaped fish known as the ocean sunfish (Mola Mola), or common mola, surprised two paddle boarders earlier this month in Laguna …
AvatarJoe TooheyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSmart roof coating reflects heat in summer and traps it in winterverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael IrvingBerkeley Lab engineers have developed a roof coating that can keep a building warmer or cooler, depending on the weather. When it’s warm out, the …
AvatarJoe TooheyAvatarAvatarIn a major scientific advance, a pig kidney is successfully transplanted into a humanverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressScientists temporarily attached a pig's kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants. Pigs have been the most recent research focus to address the organ shortage, but among the hurdles: A sugar in …
AvatarJoe TooheyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHimalayan fungus compound refined to offer 40 times the anti-cancer potencyverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Nick LavarsBy using a compound derived from a Himalayan fungus and used for centuries in Chinese medicine as a jumping off point, scientists have developed a …
AvatarJoe TooheyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAER TYP Lets You Throw Your Phone Like a Football to Get Aerial Shotspetapixel.com - Jaron SchneiderThe company that created a way to literally throw a GoPro to get aerial footage has just announced a similar product that promises the same …
AvatarJoe TooheyAvatarAvatarThis Civil War–Era Eagle Sculpture Was Made Out of Abraham Lincoln's HairSmithsonian Magazine - Jason EmersonThe “Hairy Eagle,” as it was dubbed more than 150 years ago, stuns all who see it, probably because the wreath is made entirely from human hair. And …
AvatarJoe TooheyStoryboardHere's What Velociraptors Really Looked LikeAvatarCurated byGrungeIf you met a Tyrannosaurus rex in a dark alleyway, your odds of survival would be pretty low, since that sucker would snap you into its jaws like a chicken nugget. Scary as a T-rex might be, though, the velociraptors in Jurassic Park are pure nightmare fuel: these lean, mean, death machines are smart enough to hunt in packs, know how to open doors, and can slash you open with the world's most menacing overgrown toenail...
AvatarJoe TooheyAvatarAvatarScientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths. But Maybe They Shouldn'tverified_publisherNPR - Scott NeumanUsing recovered DNA to "genetically resurrect" an extinct species — the central idea behind the Jurassic Park films — may be moving closer to reality with the creation this week of a new company that aims to bring back woolly mammoths thousands of years after the last of the giants disappeared from …