The Quiet Danger of Noise-Canceling Headphones
Noise-canceling headphones offer a tech bro’s solution to the world of sound. They deem everything in your natural environment as “noise” that can be canceled out, allowing you to purely…
Fire Extinguishing Ball Manufacturer Says Safety Agency Doesn’t Understand How Its Product Works
The Thai manufacturer of the Elide Fire Extinguishing Balls, a product that claims to activate automatically in case of a fire and release fire retardant chemicals to help put it…
CPSC Says Stop Using Fire Extinguishing Balls Because They Don’t Work
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is telling consumers to immediately stop using Elide Fire Extinguishing Balls, a product that claims to activate automatically in case of a fire and release…
Strange Spike of Child Pneumonia Cases in China Likely Not a Novel Pathogen, Officials Say
An unusual surge of respiratory illness has been plaguing China in recent months, with increased cases of pneumonia affecting children in particular. Despite some early confusion, however, local health officials…
A Report Calls Chemical Recycling a ‘Dangerous Deception’—and a Former Plastic Lobbyist Agrees
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Biggest Forest Fire in New Mexico History Off English As petrochemical companies continue to inundate the…
Scientists Are Closer to Finding a Test for Long Covid
Scientists may be closer to unraveling the mysteries of long covid. New research this week has found several potentially key differences in the blood of people diagnosed with the chronic…