"We have been operating for 75 years, and we have taken all this time to protect wildlife. So when something like this happens, it feels like a failure." Wildlife trust issues warning after young seal found dead on beach: 'Down to all of us to act responsibly' first appeared on T … | Continue reading
Around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth and Venus were born in the midst of a chaotic star system. With the neighboring worlds being of the same size and similar structure, it’s believed that both planets likely began with similar amounts of water. Today, however, Venus is a hellish … | Continue reading
Drew Barrymore slavered over Kamala as though she was the second coming. But the past four years proves the empress had no clothes. | Continue reading
Three years ago, I published my projection of grid storage demand and solutions through 2060. At the time, various compressed gas electricity storage solutions such as compressed air, liquid air, and liquid carbon dioxide were in my also-ran technologies. My review of the literat … | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: Disappointed with myself that I haven't don't a creationism joke in years. Six years is like 0.1 percent of the past. Today's News: | Continue reading
The new Pixel 8a looks like a mid-range champion. | Continue reading
Zwift has announced that they are increases prices effective June 6th, 2024, the first price increase in more than 7 years for the company. The last increase was in November 2017, from $9.99 to $14.99. In doing so, they’ve essentially … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Whether you’re unsure where to begin, feel stuck after years of effort, or simply want a deeper understanding of how learning works, my new book - Get Better at Anything will guide you through your learning journey. The post Get Better at Anything is Now Available appeared first … | Continue reading
Microsoft, after spending the last few years acquiring major game publishers to join the Xbox fold, has closed down four studios under Bethesda. These are Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Studios and Roundhouse Games. Tango Gameworks are the team behind last year’s pheno … | Continue reading
Marvel’s diplomatically up-and-down recent history has sat alongside a desire from its parent company Disney to see the studio capitalize on the post-Endgame era with Marvel content overflowing from not just the box office, but our TV screens as well. It’s meant that in the last … | Continue reading
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- - - The world has changed in the hundred years since A. A. Milne introduced us to Winnie-the-Pooh and his pals, but that doesn’t mean our lovable friends haven’t adapted to life in the twenty-first century. This heartwarming, laugh-out-loud parody—by frequent McSweeney’s contri … | Continue reading
“Gen Z has been mocking millennial style with so much glee in the last few years that doing so has become its own TikTok trend.” — New York Times - - - I’m a millennial, and the media has been talking about how young and cool I am for over twenty years. Then, seemingly overnight, … | Continue reading
This is a retropost. Written contemporaneously in 2020, but published four years after the events. It's May 2020 as I write this. I'm typing to capture the moment. Right now, I've no idea what the impact is. This is the exact moment, on Thursday May 7th, I hit the Big Red Button … | Continue reading
According to the Global Wind Energy Council report, capacity installation of wind energy was 50% higher in 2023 than the year before. Report reveals wind industry must triple its capacity to meet global targets: 'We now have just seven years' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It’s been over 200 years since the cicadas of Brood XIII and Brood… Tags: Cicada, New York Times | Continue reading
The world has changed dramatically over the past 500 years, albeit not quite as dramatically as how we see the world. That’s just what’s on display at the David Rumsey Map Collection, whose more than 131,000 historical maps and related images are available to browse (or download) … | Continue reading
There’s a new $6 billion-dollar industry. Its global market size is expected to increase to $100 billion within the decade. No, it’s not a fancy new app or a revolutionary gadget: it’s weight-loss drugs. Just a few years ago no one had even heard the word | Continue reading
When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to pluck them off the rocks and put them in buckets and keep them as pets and then re-release them,” Wood said. “And I knew that species really well.” It wasn’t until ye … | Continue reading
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has spent two years working on what could be the most important nationwide transmission grid reform in decades. Next week , it plans to finally announce its decision — and the implications for the clean energy transition are huge. F … | Continue reading
I have been writing down moments that bring me joy in my notes recently. All of these have notes started in my main TODO list, which includes every note I take. I enjoy having my notes of joy on my TODO list: I may be working on something then smile because I read something that … | Continue reading
iPad Pro and keyboard, circa its October 2018 announcement. It’s hard to believe that it was more than five and a half years ago that I flew home from a New York Apple event, my mind spinning with the announcement of a new iPad Pro at a unique Apple event in Brooklyn.… | Continue reading
A new "eupinions" survey conducted by the Bertelsmann Stiftung indicates that 60 percent of Europeans plan to participate in the upcoming European elections this June, marking an increase of about ten percentage points from the last election five years ago. The survey also reveal … | Continue reading
Munich/Pforzheim, April 25, 2024 — In the coming years, e-mobility is set to play an increasingly important role in the energy transition. But it’s about much more than driving on climate-neutral electricity from renewable sources: The batteries of electric vehicles can be used a … | Continue reading
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year since OceanGate’s Titan submersible disappeared. Surely, that happened at least three years ago, right? After several days of searching, experts determined that the sub most likely imploded, killing everyone on board. Debris and possib … | Continue reading
The Infra-Red Calibration Balloon (S73-7) satellite had gone off the grid from radar not once but twice — once in the 1970s and then again in the 1990s. After 25 years missing in orbit, it has finally been rediscovered. | Continue reading
Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years. | Continue reading
Amazon has significantly increased the number of robots working in its fulfilment centers, with the US tech and e-commerce giant… Continue reading Amazon’s robot workforce more than doubles in three years The post Amazon’s robot workforce more than doubles in three years appeared … | Continue reading
Seeing a famous face appear considerably younger than their actual years in a brand-new movie can be startling—Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinydid all right by Harrison Ford, but even Jeff Bridges shudders at his appearance in Tron: Legacy. But 93-year-old Star Trek legend W … | Continue reading
Photo credits: European Union / Flickr The European Commission is about to publish the full Horizon Europe Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA) this month, after several years of delay. “The (re)publication of a fully-fledged corporate AGA is imminent,” a Commission spokeswoman told S … | Continue reading
After almost 7 years working on projects surrounding IPFS, the InterPlanetary File System, I am now saying goodbye. It’s been an incredible journey at Protocol Labs, and more recently at the Interplanetary Shipyard. However, I feel like it’s finally time for a change for me. ⭐️ J … | Continue reading
I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 3 licenses ($49.99 value each) for BBEdit. BBEdit is the longest-running text editor on the Mac, and it’s only gotten better through the years. With amazing extensibility using AppleScript, a notebook manager, Anaconda Virtual Environments, … | Continue reading
Joe Betts-LaCroix is co-founder and CEO of longevity tech company Retro Biosciences. Under his leadership, and backed to the tune of $180 million by Sam Altman, Retro built its laboratories, at a fraction of the usual cost, from re-fitted shipping containers. The company mission … | Continue reading
I few years ago, Virgin Media sent me their "Intelligent WiFi Plus Pods". They're part of a mesh network which is meant to improve WiFi coverage around your house. They were basically fine, but they are hardcoded to your Virgin Media service so can't be used for anything else. I … | Continue reading
Our blogging friend and writer from America, David Miller, has an insect intrusion problem. Here is his guest post about that. His blog can be found using this link. https://millerswindmill.wordpress.com/about/ GO TO THE VINEGAR! Over the years, I’ve had to battle crickets, roach … | Continue reading
From the creators and team that produced the Holographic Opening Performance for the launch of Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) back in 2019… After five years , HTX is back and this time round, we produced an opening video using Generative AI which was something that … | Continue reading
For the past four years, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been tracking a major threat to the U.S. clean energy transition: the backups and bottlenecks in connecting proposed solar, wind, and battery projects to the electricity … | Continue reading
"I don't want to spend years battling them in my yard or causing issues for my neighbors." Gardener shares regrets over planting mistake made with seemingly innocent store purchase: 'I'm at a loss for what to do' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
[Last week], the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released final rules making important amendments to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and implementing the 2023 Financial Responsibility Act. Over the last three years the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA … | Continue reading
The Horsehead Nebula is an iconic astronomical sight. A dark molecular cloud of neutral gas sits in front of an active star-forming region: IC 434, creating the iconic sight of the Horsehead Nebula. Located about 1300 light-years away in the constellation of Orion, the dark cloud … | Continue reading
Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam (NAISR) is a small private international school for students 3 - 18 years of age, located in Rotterdam. In addition to being a proud... | Continue reading
"[This is] the most important thing, in my opinion, in the last 30 years of fusion research." Researchers use superconducting material to make clean fusion energy breakthrough: 'Virtually limitless power production' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Thirty years ago, I used to work at Toys’R’Us. I really enjoyed that job and sometimes consider returning to a life of stocking shelves. It’s become a bit cliché at this point to hear another tech bro wax on about how they’re going to quit and open a coffee shop, start woodworkin … | Continue reading
DonAlt, A crypto veteran who has been in the industry for many years and witnessed previous bull runs, tweeted yesterday… Continue reading Dogecoin Maxi DonAlt Posts $1 Price Prediction – Risk On For Meme Coins? The post Dogecoin Maxi DonAlt Posts $1 Price Prediction – Risk On Fo … | Continue reading
"Waiting for a rescue to be organized is hugely stressful." Volunteers heroically rescue seal constricted by garbage for years: 'The circumstances were perfect' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Oregon startup Cube Series debuted a few years ago with a lifting hard-wall pickup camper unlike anything else on the market. At the time, it mentioned plans to bolt its lifting hard walls to a trailer, and it's now launched the trailer as a rugged all-weather shelter that tows l … | Continue reading
After some deliberation, I replaced the battery in my iPhone 12 Pro. 📱 Its battery capacity had degraded so much over the past three years that I had to carry a backup battery everywhere I went. Now I won’t feel rushed to upgrade to a new phone. | Continue reading
Ask the average person what high-profile actor should join the MCU that already hasn’t, and Giancarlo Esposito will be one of the common answers. Folks have wanted the Breaking Bad star to be a part of the superhero franchise for years, and it apppears they’ll finally get their w … | Continue reading