Enlarge (credit: Noam Cohen/EyeEm/Getty) City lights that blaze all night are profoundly disrupting urban plants’ phenology—shifting when their buds open in the spring and when their leaves change colors and drop in the fall. New research I co-authored shows how nighttime lights are lengthening the growing season in cities, which can affect everything from allergies…
Stack Commerce Information technology has long been known as an industry that is aggressively hiring. As the world becomes more reliant on technology, companies are desperate to find professionals who can help them fill the growing demand. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in this space is predicted to grow a whopping…
Tony Ware While it’s up for debate whether the Stranger Things Season 4 finale should have showcased Slayer’s “Reign in Blood” alongside Eddie’s “Master of Puppets” highlight, it’s not debatable that shredding just sounds better out of a Marshall. And today, before the end of Amazon Prime Day, you can get a taste of that…
The test robot, which learns about its shape to perform new tasks. Jane Nisselson and Yinuo Qin/ Columbia Engineering Say you wake up and you find that you’ve transformed into a six-legged insect. This might be a rather disruptive experience, but if you carry on, you’ll probably want to find out what your new body…
Mike Epstein Right now is a good time for bargain hunting on gadgets and other products. Best Buy has its own summer sale, Black Friday in July, with all kinds of tech on clearance. We found that Best Buy sales has some really great deals on high-end items that Prime Day doesn’t, including some great…
Booz Allen Hamilton, the Virginia-based, defense-focused IT consulting firm, today announced the launch of a corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, that will initially put $100 million toward “strategic” defensive and offensive technologies. The move signals Booz Allen’s desire to shape startups in areas it considers aligned with its core business, mainly AI and…
Match Group is expanding a partnership with background check service Garbo, a nonprofit female-and survivor-founded organization, bringing the free safety feature to its namesake app, Match, and the single parent dating app, Stir after initially launching on Tinder. The new feature allows dating app users to easily access public information about arrests, convictions, and sex…
Ready to throw some shrimps on the barbie? These are the best Prime Day BBQ deals as of July 13: BEST GAS GRILL DEAL: The Cuisinart CGG-180 CGG180 propane grill folds down and is portable enough to take on-the-go — $127.49 $199.99 (save $72.50) BEST PELLET GRILL DEAL: The Traeger Grills Pro Series 780 offers…
Our picks for the best beauty deals during Prime Day 2022: SolaWave Red Light Therapy Facial Wand — $89.99 $149 (save $59.01) GHD Unplugged Cordless Hair Straightener — $223.99 $299 (save $75.01) T3 AireBrush Duo — $127.50 $189.99 (save $62.49) Sure, any retail therapy could be considered self-care — especially when Prime Day makes your…
As is usually the case, Amazon Prime Day has, overall, been pretty decent for gaming deals. Across PS5, Switch and Xbox, we’ve seen some absolute steals on games ranging from AAA blockbusters to indie gems. That’s all good for PS5 and Nintendo Switch, but deals for Xbox Series X|S games really just feel like they’re…