Natural Gas Electricity Generation in the United States Spiked with July Heatwave — Global Heating Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use

Editor’s note: Unfortunately, we’re already seeing examples of global heating leading to the burning of more fossil fuels, which of course is creating more global heating. It’s a vicious cycle. Here’s the latest example. U.S. power plant operators generated 6.9 million megawattho … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 8 hours ago

I Funko Popped Myself Into Deadpool & Wolverine

Funko offered a fun opportunity for Marvel fans at San Diego Comic-Con: turning yourself into one of the stars of Deadpool & Wolverine. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 8 hours ago

Gardener questions landscaping problem inherited from previous homeowners: 'Get rid of it ASAP'

"Beginner gardener here ..." Gardener questions landscaping problem inherited from previous homeowners: 'Get rid of it ASAP' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 8 hours ago

The Future of Entomology: New Technology Revolutionizes Insect Research

Emerging technologies are transforming insect research and environmental surveillance. Utilizing AI to analyze DNA, images, sounds, and flight patterns, we can unlock novel insights into... | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 8 hours ago

Things Still Scary AF in From Season 3 Trailer, and We Now Have a Release Date

A few of the stars were on hand at SDCC to give details about the upcoming season. The post Things Still Scary AF in From Season 3 Trailer, and We Now Have a Release Date appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 8 hours ago

I’m a Childless Cat Lady, and If Trump and Vance Win I’m Going to Start a Sexual Relationship with My Couch

This week, a resurfaced video of Donald Trump’s running mate, J. D. Vance, calling childless cat ladies like me miserable and uncaring went viral, making me more concerned than I already was about what my life might be like under an administration so hostile to women’s sexual, re … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 8 hours ago

Scientists uncover concerning impacts of large wildfires: 'It appears these fires are creating their own fire weather'

Their findings were published in the scientific journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Scientists uncover concerning impacts of large wildfires: 'It appears these fires are creating their own fire weather' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 8 hours ago

Friday 26 July 1661

At home all the morning, and walking met with Mr. Hill of Cambridge at Pope's Head Alley with some women with him whom he took and me into the tavern there, and did give us wine, and would fain seem to be very knowing in the affairs of state, and... | Continue reading


@pepysdiary.com | 8 hours ago

Watch Drone Galactus Rise to Menace San Diego Comic-Con

A startling presentation unfolded last night at San Diego Comic-Con: the coming of Galactus to stately hall H! | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 9 hours ago

Man arrested after intentionally starting 160,000-plus-acre wildfire engulfing California: 'Consuming everything in its path'

"We are here today because of that." Man arrested after intentionally starting 160,000-plus-acre wildfire engulfing California: 'Consuming everything in its path' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 9 hours ago

'It gave me goosebumps': Most powerful gamma ray burst ever detected hid a secret, scientists say

Scientists have found a mysterious signal in the brightest gamma ray burst ever detected, and now they know what caused it. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 9 hours ago

Here’s your first look at Amazon’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza

Image: Amazon Kiryu is getting a live-action makeover very soon. At Comic-Con today, Amazon revealed the first look at its upcoming adaptation of the Yakuza game series, with the show Like a Dragon: Yakuza (not to be confused with the game Yakuza: Like a Dragon). The streaming se … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 9 hours ago

NREL Researchers Highlight Opportunities for Manufacturing Perovskite Solar Panels With a Long-Term Vision

Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology are thinking ahead about how to scale, deploy, and design future solar panels to be easily recyclable. Solar panels made of perovskites may eventually play an important role amid global decarbonizati … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 9 hours ago

Late night session

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@adactio.com | 9 hours ago

Funding Notice: Nearly $50 Million Funding Opportunity for Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development

Office: Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) FOA Number: DE-FOA-0003334 Link to Apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $48.6 million The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 9 hours ago

The First Trailer For DC’s Creature Commandos Recruits a Very Weird Team

Our first look at DC Studios' new era is here, and James Gunn is taking his Suicide Squad ideas even wilder in Creature Commandos. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 9 hours ago

Canada’s 2023 Wildfire Season: An Unprecedented Environmental Catastrophe

A study has found that contaminated mining sites increase the risks associated with fires. The 2023 wildfire season in Canada was the most destructive ever... | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 9 hours ago

12,500-year-old rock art 'canvas' in the Amazon reveals early Americans' connection with wildlife

Thousands of ochre rock drawings, including images of humans and animals morphing into one another, offer a striking glimpse at early life in the Amazon. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 9 hours ago

Gardening expert shares easy seed-saving hack to grow endless amounts of super-plant: 'If you're not growing ... you need to be'

"I grow as much Nasturtium as I can." Gardening expert shares easy seed-saving hack to grow endless amounts of super-plant: 'If you're not growing ... you need to be' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 9 hours ago

Hernando's Pizza Pub in Winter Park, Colorado

Since 1989, the customers of this eclectic pizzeria have been writing messages, place names, or otherwise doodling on one dollar bills which are then glued to the walls, tables, ceiling or anywhere else they will fit. According to servers, there is now around $40,000 covering the … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 9 hours ago

55 Weird Things for Your Home That Are Really, Really Clever on Amazon

Whether you’re simply refreshing your space or doing a full overhaul, these clever things can help. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 9 hours ago

Why Trump (or Harris) might fail to stand up to China

A very real possibility that more people need to be worried about. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 9 hours ago

Market-Driven Brittleness

Barath Raghavan and Bruce Schneier, Lawfare: Today’s internet systems are too complex to hope that if we are smart and build each piece correctly the sum total will work right. We have to deliberately break things and keep breaking them. This repeated process of breaking and fixi … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 9 hours ago

Solar Opposites Will Return for a Sixth Season

But first, the Hulu sci-fi comedy starring Dan Stevens and Thomas Middleditch returns for season 5 August 12—watch the new trailer below. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 10 hours ago

"Protein" in Chinese and Japanese

[This is a guest post by Nathan Hopson] I recently received the following delightful question from Hilary Smith (University of Denver) about the origins of the term for protein in Chinese (dànbáizhì) and Japanese (tanpakushitsu). Thanks to her for pointing me down this lovely rab … | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 10 hours ago

I Tried the First Full-Size Electric Outdoor Grill — and the Results Surprised Me

Does this innovative find live up to the hype? Read more to find out. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 10 hours ago

Crooks Bypassed Google’s Email Verification to Create Workspace Accounts, Access 3rd-Party Services

Google says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent email verification needed to create a Google Workspace account, and leverage that to impersonate a domain holder to third-party services that allow logins through Google's "Sign in with Goo … | Continue reading


@krebsonsecurity.com | 10 hours ago

Hot Labor Summer: Video Games Edition

"This time next year, the sorts of numbers we’re seeing right now could seem quaint by comparison" The post Hot Labor Summer: Video Games Edition appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 10 hours ago

Ampersand Fedi

We mostly make pen plotter art, but I've also designed some t-shirts. Here's a shirt I made for Fediverse fans.… Continue reading Ampersand Fedi → | Continue reading


@andypiper.co.uk | 10 hours ago

People are overdosing on off-brand weight-loss drugs, FDA warns

Bad math and unclear directions are behind overdoses of up to 20 times the normal amount. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 10 hours ago

MyPillow, Overstock fail to relent!

FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2024 True Belief marches on: The news report appeared online on July 20, in the New York Times. It provides the germ of an anthropology lesson, but also a lesson in logic. For starters, the news report ran beneath this dual headline: The Voting Machine Conspiracy … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 10 hours ago

Friday Squid Blogging: Sunscreen from Squid Pigments

They’re better for the environment. Blog moderation policy. | Continue reading


@schneier.com | 10 hours ago

Chris Hemsworth Was Terrified to Voice Optimus Prime in Transformers One

The new Optimus Prime spoke about the film, with co-star Bryan Tyree Henry, at San Diego Comic-Con. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 10 hours ago

Heart-pumping video captures sea lion charging beach tourists: 'What is wrong with people?'

"Back the hell up, people. You're just lucky to be visiting." Heart-pumping video captures sea lion charging beach tourists: 'What is wrong with people?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 10 hours ago

JD Vance’s Online Reputation Graduates from Couch Lover to Dolphin Porn Enthusiast

First IKEA, now SeaWorld. J.D. Vance has had two "sex scandals" in a little less than a week. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 10 hours ago

NASA’s Massive Rocket Rolls Out: Artemis II SLS Core Stage Arrives for Assembly

The Artemis II mission’s SLS core stage has been transported to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where it will be integrated with other flight hardware like... | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 10 hours ago

Updated Beta 4 of iOS 18 & iPadOS 18 Released

Apple has issued updated 4th beta versions for iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. The new build is 22A5316k. It’s unclear what the purpose of the newly released 4th beta build is, but given it’s small size and quick release, it’s reasonable to assume it’s either a bug fix or security patch. I … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 10 hours ago

An Almanac of Birds: Divinations for Uncertain Days

I have found that the surest way of seeing the wondrous in something ordinary, something previously underappreciated, is coming to love someone who loves it. As we enter each other’s worlds in love — whatever its shape or species — we double our way of seeing, broaden our way of … | Continue reading


@themarginalian.org | 11 hours ago

TECHEF Tamagoyaki (Japanese Omelette) Pan

A perfect pan for cooking Japanese rolled omelettes like tamagoyaki and dashimaki tomago. | Continue reading


@toolsandtoys.net | 11 hours ago

Doctor Who‘s Christmas Special Looks Like a Festive Delight

Ncuti Gatwa's 15th Doctor returns this Christmas, seemingly on an endless quest to deliver someone their dinner. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 11 hours ago

A Guide to Summer Squash Varieties You Should Be Cooking With

The warmer months bring with them a number of summer squash varieties, but most people are only familiar with a few. Here, we give an overview of seven varieties, along with tips for shopping for them, as well as plenty of ways to enjoy them. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 11 hours ago

SAG-AFTRA Striking Because Companies Won’t Offer Same AI Protections To Voice And Physical Performers, Not Happy About GTA VI Exemption

"When you compare that to the reality of this work, they're really not covered" The post SAG-AFTRA Striking Because Companies Won’t Offer Same AI Protections To Voice And Physical Performers, Not Happy About GTA VI Exemption appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 11 hours ago

NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft

Boeing won't start flying operational crew missions with Starliner until a year from now. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 11 hours ago

Adorable Jaguar Paper Plate Craft Perfect for Kids

Today we have a easy and adorable craft dedicated to jaguars! Kids of all ages will love learning about new… The post Adorable Jaguar Paper Plate Craft Perfect for Kids appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 11 hours ago

Junji Ito’s terrifying Uzumaki hits Adult Swim in September

Image: Adult Swim Adult Swim’s long-awaited adaptation of Uzumaki finally has a premiere date — and an appropriately creepy trailer. The series, based on the classic horror manga from Junji Ito, will start airing on September 28th. Episodes will hit Adult Swim first, and then str … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 11 hours ago

A new Doctor Who spinoff series is coming to Disney Plus

Disney / BBC The Doctor Who franchise is about to get even bigger with a new spinoff series that, interestingly, doesn’t seem like it’s going to focus on everyone’s favorite Time Lord. During the Doctor Who panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Disney and the BBC announced th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 11 hours ago

8 Years Later, The Longest-Running Sci-Fi Show is Getting Even Bigger — With a Catch

The rumored Sea Devils spinoff is real! The UNIT-centric Doctor Who spinoff was announced as San Diego Comic-Con, with some very familiar faces in the cast. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 11 hours ago

Doctor Who‘s New Spinoff Revives the Sea Devils Once More

The War Between Land and Sea will see UNIT face off against the Sea Devils in a five-part miniseries. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 11 hours ago