California sues Uber, Lyft to force them to make drivers employees
The companies allegedly violated California’s Assembly Bill 5
Homebrew PC troubleshooting 101: Here’s where to start if your PC won’t
If your new, home-built PC isn’t working right, don’t fret. We can help! There are plenty of fixes to try.
Amazon warehouse worker reportedly dies of coronavirus in NYC
The worker tested positive for the coronavirus on April 11
How to recycle or reuse Nespresso Pods
Want to save money on Nespresso pods, or cut down on the amount of waste created with those pods? Here’s how.
NASA is working with Tom Cruise to film a movie in space
The announcement follows reports of an action movie in space
Gene therapy helps people with monochrome vision to see in color
And all it takes is a gene injection into the retina
Experiment Shows Some Life Can Survive in Exoplanet-Like Conditions
Artist’s illustration of a rocky exoplanet Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC Single-celled organisms like Escherichia coli and yeast can grow and survive in an atmosphere like the kind theorized to exist…
Yet Another Amazon Worker Has Died of Coronavirus
Photo: Getty One warehouse associate at JFK8—Amazon’s massive fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York—has died of the novel coronavirus, in what is at least the third such death among…
I Just Remembered That I Ate a Murder Hornet Once
Asian giant hornet, beautifully platedPhoto: Brooklyn Bugs When I first saw an image of the Asian giant hornet, now famously referred to as the “Murder Hornet,” my first thought was…
Animal Agriculture Could Cause the Next Public Health Crisis
Image: Getty Covid-19 is a zoonotic virus, meaning it spread to humans from an animals. Scientists aren’t sure which animal spread it to us, though they think snakes or bats…