Sifu’s kung fu fighting has already swept me off my feet
In a 30-minute long preview, Sifu has proven that it should be on everyone's radar for great games coming in 2022......»»
Scientists take flight to map California"s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats
Flying thousands of feet above the Sierra Nevada in a plane equipped with specialized imaging devices, Elizabeth Carey has been scanning the mountains with lasers to precisely map the snow......»»
Why we should embrace the joy of dressing "outside of the lines" like Gen Z
Have you seen that cargo pants are back? Young people are once again swishing down hallways and they might even be wearing Crocs on their feet, because these are cool now too. For many this could be seen as dressing "badly" but Y2K (2000s fashion) is.....»»
Winter atmospheric rivers boosted crop-infecting pathogens and diseases, say experts
The wave of atmospheric rivers that swept across the state this winter has created the right conditions for plant pathogens that haven't been seen for decades in California. University of California, Davis, plant pathologist Florent "Flo" Trouillas i.....»»
Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar's coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications. Six deaths were reported, but the true impact was not ye.....»»
An epic global study of moss reveals it is far more vital to Earth"s ecosystems than we knew
Mosses are some of the oldest land plants. They are found all over the world, from lush tropical rainforests to the driest deserts, and even the wind-swept hills of Antarctica......»»
TV and film writers are fighting to save their jobs from AI. They won"t be the last
By any standard, John August is a successful screenwriter. He's written such films as "Big Fish," "Charlie's Angels" and "Go." But even he is concerned about the impact AI could have on his work......»»
Watch this iPhone survive a 14,000-foot drop in skydiving accident [Video]
Drop testing iPhone or any smartphone usually happens from 6, 10, or even 20 feet. But what happens to it with a drop from thousands of feet up? Accidentally finding out, a skydiver recently jumped from 14,000 feet before realizing his iPhone was lo.....»»
Fighting to save Venezuela"s Orinoco Crocodile
Venezuela's Orinoco Crocodile is a fearsome beast, but its enormous size and sharp teeth were no match for humans who hunted them to the brink of extinction......»»
Street Fighter 6 is the single-player fighting experience I’ve always wanted
We played four hours of Street Fighter 6, testing its entire roster and seeing more of its standout World Tour mode......»»
Drones offer more efficient way to survey vital oyster reefs
Skimming 100 feet above the Gulf waters at 13 miles per hour and blasting out 700,000 laser pulses every second, a drone flies over this oyster reef off the Big Bend coast of western Florida in early 2021. A few minutes later, the drone lands on shor.....»»
Sisu review: Like Nazis getting tortured? Then this bloody action movie is for you
Fans of Mad Max: Fury Road, The Northman, and John Wick movies will love Sisu, a bloody revenge movie about a man fighting Nazis over stolen treasure......»»
Extracting potent COVID-fighting pharmaceuticals for protective sprays
David Needham, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Duke University, has demonstrated that a metabolic inhibiting drug called niclosamide, traditionally used to treat gut parasites, can readily be extracted and dissolved from.....»»
Internal fighting and privacy concerns hinder Apple"s ability to modernize Siri
A new report highlights Apple's ongoing struggles to modernize its smart assistant, Siri, at a time when artificial intelligence chatbots are poised to reign supreme.It's been suggested that Apple has decided to step up its game and focus on natural-.....»»
Meet the female rancher fighting to make your clothes out of American wool
Using locally-sourced, ethically raised sheep reduces the impact of your wool clothes. But are brands listening? For years, luxury brands prided themselves on sourcing high quality wool from Italy. But three years ago, American designer Janessa Leon.....»»
Arctic sea ice loss and fierce storms leave Kivalina fighting to protect the island from climate disasters
As winds and waves from Typhoon Merbok devastated communities along the coast of Western Alaska in 2022, Reppi Swan Sr.'s phone began to ring at Kivalina, a barrier island 80 miles above the Arctic Circle......»»
Opinion: Climate isn"t a distraction from the military"s job of war fighting. It"s front and center
It was pitched as the "most significant" shift in Australia's armed forces in decades. And among the headline announcements, climate change was recognized as an issue of national security......»»
Unsupportive workplaces forcing women out of STEM careers
Women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and math are still fighting an uphill battle in Australian workplaces, despite a spike in girls studying STEM subjects in schools and universities......»»
Fighting light pollution: The West Texas effort preserves one of the largest dark sky reserves
To sit under the vast expanse of stars is to imagine swimming across shining, stellar rivers, creeks and tributaries. But to sit here also is to feel that lump in your throat and skip in your heart, realizing everything you know is far smaller than t.....»»
Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crust
In the arid regions of the American Southwest, an unseen world lies beneath our feet. Biocrusts, or biological soil crusts, are communities of living organisms. These industrious microbes include cyanobacteria, green algae, fungi, lichens, and mosses.....»»
Twitter staff cuts leave Russian trolls unchecked
Troll farms are thriving after Elon Musk wiped out the team fighting them......»»