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Australian researchers are turning beetles and giant burrowing cockroaches into biohybrid “cyborg” scouts for future search and rescue. Tiny backpack circuit boards send pulses to the insects’ antennae to nudge their path while leveraging natural agility. “Only when it leaves the desired path that we want it to be on do we intervene,” says University […]
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A homeless man in Escambia County, Florida, survived after being dumped into a garbage truck’s compactor during a routine pickup back in May, 2023. A neighbor heard screams and called 911, and dispatch alerted the trash company. The driver stopped at a nearby gas station and confirmed someone was inside. Fire services rushed in to
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Nancy Lee Carlson has filed a new lawsuit against NASA claiming the agency damaged and improperly kept lunar material tied to an Apollo 11 “lunar sample return bag” she once owned and later sold for nearly 2 million dollars. She argues that NASA’s handling of the zippered pouch and the actions of lunar sample curator
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Paramount Skydance will cut about 1,000 U.S. jobs on Wednesday, Oct. 29, with more rounds to follow. The total is expected to reach roughly 2,000 U.S. positions, with additional international reductions, as the newly merged studio chases more than $2 billion in cost savings. Variety reports the plan follows the $8 billion Skydance-Paramount deal that
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A 7-year-old Indiana girl named Olivia survived a freak blow-dart injury after the 3-inch projectile entered her nostril and lodged in bone at the base of her skull near the vertebral artery. Her mother, a nurse, resisted the urge to pull it out, and Olivia was stabilized at a local hospital before a LifeLine transfer
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In May 2024, 16-year-old Oklahoma teen Rayce Ogdahl was nearly killed by a crucifix necklace electrocution. His metal necklace completed a circuit with exposed prongs on an extension-cord plug as he leaned from bed to check his charging phone. The metal chain behaved like a hot coil around his neck, throwing sparks while he stayed
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In April 2009, a 32-year-old woman identified as Mandy K climbed a fence, crossed hedges, and scaled a wall to enter the polar bear habitat during feeding time. One of the four bears lunged after she dropped into the moat, biting her legs and arms before keepers fought the animal back and hauled her out.
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Jimmy Donaldson, better known as Mr Beast, is planning a real-life Hunger-Style game inspired by Suzanne Collins’s iconic series. He wants to gather 26 random people on an island to battle it out with laser-tag guns. The last person standing will win one million dollars. He promised no one will face real danger during the
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Ironmouse shocked the VTuber world on July 21 Monday, when she said she was leaving Vshojo, the group she helped build. She alleged the company owes her a significant sum and never forwarded more than $500,000 in donations to the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Lawyers are now involved. She’s keeping her model, name, and channels, and
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Update: Marikina River hits 18M. Metro Manila woke to steady sheets of rain Monday as the southwest monsoon or habagat, settled over Luzon. Pagasa warned that the current wet spell could last several days and worsen flood-prone areas across the capital. Monsoon Pattern and Current Conditions The weather bureau’s 5 a.m. bulletin pinned the day’s
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