Germain Lussier
Quivering with life, the developing mice moved ever-so-slightly in their vials. Just a few days since they were fertilised, the rodent embryos were minuscule — smaller than an Aspirin tablet — but their existence a is monumental feat: they developed in an artificial uterus, a first in early mammalian science…
A mysterious new MoviePass website has resurrected the memory of one of the most chaotic services in paid subscription history.
Both Disneyland Resort and California Adventure parks will be accepting new guests at the end of April, along with a phased reopening of their on-site hotels. While Disney has announced that the parks will have a limited capacity based on California state guidelines, April 30 is definitively a date that’s…
QAnon is, unfortunately, one of the most popular conspiracy theories in town these days. But let’s not forget that there are conspiracy theories that are way more interesting and far less of a threat to American democracy.
Late last year, rumours started swirling that the expansion of stylus support across Samsung’s Galaxy phones might herald the demise of the Galaxy Note, but now Samsung just revealed another reason it might not make a new version of its iconic big-screen phone in 2021.
Most of my early childhood memories are filled with vivid flashes of new and unusual experiences, like the time I climbed out of my crib and landed flat on my arse. Just a few years later, I remember using my first Windows PC that solidified the trajectory of the rest…
Samsung is holding its next Galaxy Awesome Unpacked event on March 18. Here’s how Australians can catch all the announcements.
Are you currently on the look out for a new pair of headphones or earbuds that won’t break the bank, but still sound great? Panasonic is offering some huge discounts across a range of headphones and earbuds. When it comes to headphones, the higher end products like Sony’s XM4 or…
Whether you use a hole in the ground or a fancy gold-plated toilet, on Earth, gravity pulls your waste down and away from you. For astronauts, “doing their duty” is a bit more complicated. Without gravity, any loose drops or dribbles could float out of the toilet. That’s not good…
Magna has announced a new EV drivetrain called the eBeam, which seems like the EV solution to ladder-frame pickups enthusiasts have clamoured for. The drivetrain aims to drop into current body-on-frame trucks replacing the internal combustion drivetrain, and leaving behind a fully capable EV truck.
Since last week r/wallstreetbets has been donating to a gorilla conservation en masse. Now Australian reddit traders, r/ASX_Bets are also getting in on the action, donating funds to help save koalas. ASX_Bets is coming for the koalas At the time of writing the r/ASX_Bets subreddit is full of koala adoption…
It’s true. Benedict Cumberbatch is getting into magic again. But unlike the other times the Sorcerer Supreme has dazzled us with fascinating illusions, his new project will be much more serious than we’re used to.
Parler, the right-wing social network that was hounded off the web after many of its users predictably used the site to organise and stream the January 7 Capitol riots, is doubling down on being worse on the dime of its ultra-conservative board chairwoman Rebekah Mercer, according to a Tuesday report…
Graham Ivan Clark — the teenager who masterminded a sprawling Twitter attack last summer that involved hacking the accounts of dozens of high profile users to promote a bitcoin scam — plead guilty in a Florida court on Tuesday.
The impacts of climate change are going from spooky to downright scary. A new report chronicles the rise of ghost forests along the East Coast as sea level rise turns soils salty and inundates formerly dry land.
If you’re scratching your head wondering what the hell a “Nuvia” is, why you should care that Qualcomm dropped $US1.4 ($2) billion to own it, and what that has to do with Apple, buckle up.
The new Google Nest Hub has been revealed. Itn= may look identical to its predecessor but Google has included a huge sleep tracking feature.
Scientists in Florida have confirmed that there’s a new breed of mosquito in town that can carry a very dangerous set of diseases, including yellow fever. And while it’s only in two counties in the state right now, a new paper indicates that its range could spread across the Sunshine…
Accidentally deleting your Google Authenticator app is a nightmare. The app, which generates one-time codes for many websites, is usually your key to many major email services, including Gmail, domain name services like Namecheap, and even banking services. If you forget to move these codes over to a new phone…
Just as LastPass nerfs the free tier of its popular password manager, Dropbox has swooped in with a free version of its own password app — but there’s a bit of a catch.
There are few brands as synonymous with rock and roll as Marshall, whose amps are as iconic as a Fender guitar. The company has parlayed its recognisable name into a line of consumer audio goods, including headphones and wireless speakers, but the Mode II is its first pair of truly…
For many of us, the last year has been a peculiar, stressful time. Cooped up in our houses as work schedules suddenly become work-from-home ones, no events or movies to go to, we’ve distracted ourselves with binge-watching, new hobbies, and maybe a plastic giant robot or sixteen. But for the…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has always trained fans to look ahead. To uncover the mysteries. Piece together the connections. Nowhere has that been more evident than in WandaVision, Marvel’s first Disney+ TV series. Fan speculation and excitement for WandaVision was so feverish, in fact, it’s almost a shock that the…
Back in 1921, Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz, the pioneering inventor and mathematician, was published in a Massachusetts newspaper predicting what the fantastical world of 2021 would look like. Steinmetz made some amazingly accurate predictions about things like air conditioning, cooking, electric bicycles, and home entertainment in the future.
Signal, the popular encrypted messaging app, stopped working in China on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The app is still available in the Apple App Store in China, according to Reuters, but it’s not clear how much longer that might last.
If you’re looking to catch up with the DC Extended Universe before Zack Snyder’s Justice League airs, here’s what you’ll want to watch.
When we think of 3D printing we usually think of a little robot that squirts out endless lines of plastic onto a surface. But vacuum forming — smoothing a sheet of thin plastic over an object to make a hollow copy — has been around much longer and is the…
First, it swallowed a car. A few hours later, two terraced buildings. At 9pm on January 20, a crater measuring 4 sq metres appeared in Walmer Street, Manchester. Another sinkhole shocked local Scottish walkers, swallowing a section of coastal path between Dysart and West Wemyss on February 4. And, in…
COVID-19 pandemic fatigue has long since set in, and I have to admit that I’ve gotten real tired of ads saying we’re all in this together and signs showing emojis with surgical masks on. I am entirely over it. But I’ll give a pass to the airlines that have painted…
Elon Musk has just been bestowed the title ‘Technoking’ of Tesla. ‘Master of the Coin’ has also been given to the chief financial officer. Very good, m’lord. This strange turn of events was first recorded via a filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It states that…
After temporarily disabling Australian news organisations’ ability to share news links in February, Facebook announced on Monday that it had reached a licensing agreement with the news giant News Corp.
The ghosts of Halloween decorations provide light entertainment, but our enduring fascination for and fear of them is far from child’s play.
The covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University is once again running into trouble. On Monday, Germany, France, and Italy became the latest countries to suspend their rollout of the vaccine over concerns that it may increase the risk of blood clots. However, many experts and regulators say…
