Clinical trials are the lifeblood of drug development. No medicine can win approval without being proven safe and effective in volunteers. However, as USA Today reports, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, most clinical research was derailed by shuttered clinics and hospitals that didn’t have time for anything but urgent care. Suddenly, virtual visits […]
Ah, Fall. Leaves falling, pumpkin spice, the sights, the smells the tastes…. However, depending on where you live and where you exercise with your dog, you may need to watch out for some potentially toxic fall flora. Apples: Generally safe for dogs and cats to eat, but the seeds do contain very small amounts of cyanide. While […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a prototype of a humanoid “Optimus” robot that shares some AI software and sensors with its cars’ Autopilot driver assistance features. As The Verge reports, at the start of Tesla’s 2022 AI Day presentation, Musk acknowledged that they had “a guy in a suit” last year but promised something much more impressive this time around. […]
In the wake of Hurricane Ian’s devastating strike in Florida, the Atlantic hurricane season still has a little less than two months left, as The Weather Channel reports, including the typically active month of October. This latest disturbance, known to meteorologists as Invest 91L, is in the southeastern Caribbean just north of the coast of South […]
Harvest season is full of wholesome fun and corn mazes are a classic activity. And who better to help you navigate through a dog-friendly corn maze than your pooch? But as Daily Paws points out, whether it’s safe, or even fun, for your four-legged friend is a different question altogether. First, you need to know […]
Billie Eilish has dived into the fragrance pool for the second time. The Grammy-winning singer just dropped her second perfume, Eilish No. 2, in partnership with Parlux, a global manufacturing company in the beauty space. It’s a scent inspired by rain, darkness, and all things eerie. In case you forgot, the 20-year-old star launched her first […]
The food waste problem has existed ever since technology enabled us to produce more food than we actually need; and like many other environmental issues, it can’t be solved until every one of us gets involved. But according to the site Greener Ideal, while the bad news is that we have created a real problem, the good […]
As CNET reports, Google’s cloud gaming service Stadia will shut down on January 18, 2023, the search giant said in blog post. Google will refund all Stadia hardware purchased through the Google Store, along with all the games and add-on content purchased from the Stadia store. The company aims to have all the refunds completed by mid-January. People using […]
AccuWeather senior meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team of long-range forecasters are predicting a “triple dip La Niña” for the Winter season of 2022, as it is the third winter in a row that La Niña will shape the weather patterns across the U.S. The regular climate phenomenon occurs when the water near the equator in […]
As WIRED reports, Iran’s restrictive government imposed severe and extensive internet blackouts and blocked numerous digital services around the country in an attempt to shut down country-wide protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in “morality police” custody in September, impacting most of Iran’s 80 million citizens. However, in a show of global solidarity, […]