Scientists Might Have Found the Best Way to Catcall a Cat
Scientists in France might have just found the most effective way to catcall an unfamiliar cat. The team discovered that cats living at a cat cafe responded most quickly to…
Russian ‘Ghost Ships’ Identified Near the Nord Stream Blasts
In December 2020, security giant Mandiant revealed it had been hacked. Its disclosure was the first public sign of the SolarWinds hack, a Russian-orchestrated supply chain attack that’s widely regarded as…
Gerard Piqué Wants to Transform Women’s Soccer With His Queens League on Twitch
After turning traditional men’s soccer on its head with his Kings League, ex-professional soccer player Gerard Piqué now has his eyes set on transforming women’s soccer using the same formula:…
22 Unhinged (but Fake) App Features
Image: Soren Iverson At the tail end of 2022, screenshots of bizarre app features started going viral on Twitter. They rested just on the line between plausible and absurd. Google…
At Last, ‘Ugly’ Sea Lampreys Are Getting Some Respect
This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “Thousands of sea lamprey are passed upstream [on the Connecticut River] each year. This…
NASA Set to Launch Satellite Constellation to Better Track Extreme Storms From Space
NASA is finally, once again, scheduled to get its constellation of small, storm-monitoring satellites into space after a 2022 launch failure tanked two of the six planned cubesats. Launch of…
Japanese Game Studios Are Taking Accessibility to the Next Level
EA’s assistance was crucial, not only in offering suggestions but also in helping to refine occasionally troublesome settings. Edagawa notes that the development of specific features and designs, even though they…
All Hail Charles, the Unmemeable King
Maybe it’s the sourpuss attitude. Maybe it’s the sincerity with which he campaigns for the countryside, rather than just shouting “cows” joyfully when confronted by them. Maybe it’s a general…
13 Best Vacuums: Carpets, Hardwood and More
I just started using an app called Tody to manage my household chores. It’s neat because it gives you a little bar chart to see how long it’s been since…
Microsoft could be planning to let widgets loose on the Windows 11 desktop
Microsoft appears to be pushing forward with its Windows 11 widget masterplan in recent times, and here’s yet another piece of evidence to that end. Zac Bowden, a well-known leaker…