Imagine a big health emergency hits, like the 2014 Ebola outbreak. You'd think the main concern would be containing the virus, right? Well, it turns out that the disruption in access to other important health services can cause even more damage. During that outbreak alone, over 10, 000 people died n
You know the story of Princess Elsa and her magical ice powers from the hit Disney movie Frozen. Well, a cosplayer named Grimilde Malatesta brought Elsa's look from the famous "Let It Go" scene to life. Her cosplay is so realistic that it includes a digital ice effect, just like in the movie! But he
In the year before the Los Angeles county wildfires, major fossil fuel companies fought hard against a bill that would have made them pay for climate disasters. This bill, known as the Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024, was aimed at requiring the state's biggest carbon polluters to con
For years, Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, was beloved for promising freedom from Portuguese rule and a better life. But recently, things have changed. When Daniel Chapo took office as president, the country was more discontented than ever. Many people think the recent election was unfair, and p
The BAFTA Film nominees for 2025 were recently announced, and some big names and popular movies didn't make the cut. Films like "Queer" and "Challengers, " directed by Luca Guadagnino, were snubbed despite Golden Globe nominations. Even the highly anticipated musical "Wicked" missed out on key categ
Lately, there's been a big deal struck between Israel and Hamas that aims to put a temporary stop to the fighting in Gaza. The plan is that Hamas and its allies will let go of 33 people they took from Israel in October last year, in exchange for Israel setting free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Imagine a family vacation gone terribly wrong. That's what happens in the upcoming horror flick, Wolf Man. The movie begins with Blake Lovell, a devoted family man played by Christopher Abbott, trying to save his crumbling marriage by taking a trip to his late father's cabin in Oregon. Things quickl
At the recent CES, Nvidia showcased its AI capabilities, aiming to make gaming more immersive. However, the results weren't quite there yet. Take the AI "Ally" in PUBG: Battlegrounds, for example. This AI companion can talk back to you, but it's not always helpful. In a demo, the AI took too long to
Finding reliable ways to predict how metastatic kidney cancer patients will respond to treatment is a big deal. Doctors need this info to decide on the best care plan. One thing they're looking at is the glucose-to-lymphocyte ratio (GLR). This is like a sugar to immune cells ratio. A Turkish group c
You might think that having a new baby would make moms want to escape social media. But hold on, it's not that simple! A group of researchers sat down with 20 new moms, aged 23 to 42, to chat about their social media habits. These moms had babies between 0 to 6 months old and were part of a bigger s
