The Truth Behind Alkaline Water
Alkaline water will improve your metabolism, boost your liver health, and even help you fight off cancer—at least according to its fans. The actual truth, however, is far more mundane.…
‘Please Help Us Get Justice for Our Dogs’: 10 Horror Stories About the Dog-Sitting App Rover
Rover bills itself as the most popular pet-sitting app in the U.S., with tens of millions of bookings since the service was founded in 2011. But just like other gig-economy…
Scientists Suggest Dehydrating a Layer of Earth’s Atmosphere to Fight Global Warming
A new climate intervention strategy aims to decrease the amount of water vapor in the stratosphere by injecting it with ice-forming nuclei. The idea is that, by reducing the water…
The Ominous Link Between Rare Disease Outbreaks in 2023
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Gizmodo’s Top Five Gadgets of 2023 Off English A 16-month-old boy was playing in a splash…
Growing Up With Cats Linked to Higher Schizophrenia Risk
Growing up with cats could have a strange effect on your mind, new research suggests. The study, a large review of existing literature, found that cat ownership at a young…
The Weirdest Medical Cases of 2023
Image: Nils Jacobi (Shutterstock) Getting a new cat, as many an owner will attest to, can sometimes be an ordeal. But one woman’s adoption story might have been a lot…
Microsoft Is Using a Hell of a Lot of Water to Flood the World With AI
As artificial intelligence is increasingly developing and data centers are erected to further this tech, it’s becoming clear that AI has a water usage problem. Warning! Microsoft Wants ChatGPT to…
Day Spa Investigated Over Deadly Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease
Hot tubs are a known potential source of Legionnaires’ Disease.Image: OlegDoroshin (Shutterstock) A day spa in Northern California might be the source of a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. Over…
Radioactive Fallout from the Trinity Nuclear Test Impacted 46 U.S. States, Study Finds
Historical photo of the Trinity test. Photo: Everett Collection (Shutterstock) As millions of people head to the theaters this weekend to see Christopher Nolan’s epic Oppenheimer, a new study has…
South Korea Overwhelmed by a Catastrophic Monsoon Season
Torrential downpours in South Korea late last week have flooded roads and underpasses and sparked landslides throughout the country. Homes have been damaged, trees have been knocked over, and flights…