Not everyone is a fan of the rustic look of moss growing on their driveway, sidewalk, or patio. But, appearance aside, it's a safety hazard. When moss covers materials like concrete, brick, wood, and ...
Climate scientists already know that the East Coast of the United States could see around a foot of sea-level rise by 2050, which will be catastrophic on its own. But they are just beginning to thorou...
[photo1]Over the last decade or so, there's been a growing chorus of people insisting (misleadingly) that the internet is a "wild west" that needs regulation. The reasons stated for this apparently ne...
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups.This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Lauren Makler, the co-founder and CEO of Cofertility, a startup looking to shake up egg do...
[photo1]Katrina MillerWhen meteorologist John Haynes moved to Washington, DC, 20 years ago, he could stand on the rooftop of NASA headquarters and see airborne traces of the nearby interstate highway-...
Whether you deliberately ignore certain bad spending habits or you've fallen prey to a larger trend of lifestyle creep, it's easy to lose track of where some of your cash is going. We've previously co...
Half-Life is a legendary game, a title that was ahead of its time in its storytelling, mechanics, and technology. Graphically, though, it can't help but look extremely 1998. A new, free ray-tracing mo...
SpaceX's Starlink division has invited some potential users to try a "Global Roaming" service for $200 a month, saying the new plan "allows your Starlink to connect from almost anywhere on land in the...
Deaths from the massive earthquake and aftershocks that violently struck parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria in the early hours of Monday have now surpassed 20,000--a staggering toll of devast...
Squid and several other cephalopods can rapidly shift the colors in their skin, thanks to that skin's unique structure. Engineers at the University of Toronto have drawn inspiration from t...
Brendan Wallace's ambition is beginning to seem almost limitless. The L.A.-based venture firm that Wallace and cofounder Brad Greiwe launched less than seven years ago already has $3.2 billion in asse...
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You might think your know your hometown pretty well, but I'm willing to bet there's a lot you don't know--something noteworthy that happened in a spot you walk or drive past every day with...
Microsoft is laying off about 10,000 employees by the end of Q3 of its 2023 fiscal year, the company confirmed today. Microsoft's Securities and Exchange Commission filing (PDF) described ...
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As a prospective home buyer, the open house stage of shopping is usually the most fun. You get to tour a bunch of places and envision your life in them, there's no paperwork, and a bad ins...
[photo1]2022 saw a pullback in lateral attorney hiring, as inflation and high interest rates slowed corporate and lending activity, and as law firms found themselves overstaffed after record hiring in...