What’s the major cause of divorce in America? According to relationship researcher John DeFrain Ph.D., the answer is “marriage.” DeFrain wasn’t trying to be flippant (well, maybe a little), but rather, he was acknowledging the many obstacles to happy, long-term unions. Marriage is “putting two people together under the same roof and dumping all the … Read more
Last week, researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) announced they had found something intriguing on a distant exoplanet called K2-18 b: a potential whiff of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a molecule that, on Earth, is produced almost exclusively by microscopic marine life. The exoplanet, located about 120 light-years away, orbits within the habitable zone … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s return to power has emboldened Israeli leaders’ push to increase military presence in Gaza and reinvigorated right-wing ambitions to annex the occupied West Bank, experts say. After a phone call Tuesday with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said on social media_ “We are on the same side of every issue.” … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Coalition leader Peter Dutton announced varying housing policies as part of their election commitmments on Monday. However, economists believe that both Labor and Coalition housing policies are failing to address the basic issue of housing supply, which could lead to rising property prices. Experts are also concerned about the Coalition’s … Read more
But credential stuffing is also the perfect real-world illustration of why people are so often told not to reuse passwords. Imagine you sign up to an online service using a particular combination of email and password, and then that service is compromised. Your credentials may end up in a huge collection on the dark web … Read more
But credential stuffing is also the perfect real-world illustration of why people are so often told not to reuse passwords. Imagine you sign up to an online service using a particular combination of email and password, and then that service is compromised. Your credentials may end up in a huge collection on the dark web … Read more
The single splashiest bit of science news so far this year arrived earlier this week, when Colossal Biosciences announced that its scientists successfully brought back a version of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus). In the company’s announcement, Colossal has claimed that its three “dire wolf” siblings, Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, are the world’s first examples … Read more
In this edition of Clean Everything, we talk about how to (creatively) hide bulky items around a small apartment. Plus: a portable kitchen island and a handsome caddy for your cleaning potions. Step into staff writer and organizing expert Caroline Mullen’s 750-square-foot apartment, and you’d hardly suspect she’s storing a workshop’s worth of tools—including three … Read more
CHRISTINE: It’s kind of like brightening your teeth. You don’t want to brighten them halfway. CAIRA: Just go halfway. CHRISTINE: Yeah. CAIRA: Are you sure? I think that’s a style. CHRISTINE: Yeah. Never go halfway. CHRISTINE: I’m Christine Cyr Clisset. CAIRA: I’m Caira Blackwell. ROSIE: I’m Rosie Guerin, and you’re listening to The Wirecutter Show. … Read more
OpenAI last week rolled out its Studio Ghibli-style image generation feature on ChatGPT, and on April 1, Sam Altman said the artificial intelligence (AI) platform had registered 10 lakh users in just an hour! The craze has become viral, with Ghibli-styled images flooding the internet and social media feeds — but all this comes at … Read more