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via Warner Bros. Barely a day goes by without the DCU fandom devolving into civil war, and more often than not the name of Zack Snyder is tossed around to pour gasoline on a fire that’s already raging out of control. As chance would have it, the autopsy is already being conducted after The Flash flopped hard during its first weekend in theaters, bringing in numbers that were substantially worse than the ones that saw Dwayne Johnson and Black Adam excised from the franchise in almost record time. Image via Warner…

On June 25, 2022, Esteban Chavez, Jr., started his day like any other, working his route in Pasadena, Calif., as a driver for UPS. But the city was in the middle of an intense heat wave, and by midafternoon the temperature was higher than 90 degrees Fahrenheit. After completing his last delivery of the day, Chavez collapsed off his seat in the cab of the truck. He went unnoticed for 20 minutes before the homeowner at his delivery location saw him and sought medical assistance. Chavez's family said he died from heatstroke…

Figure 1. Global mean sea surface temperatures (with other calendar years in grey), showing 2023’s record highs. Credit: University of Maine, Author provided El Niño is officially here, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and with it comes a change from the La Niña weather patterns New Zealand has experienced for the past three years. …

US wind and solar together produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through March 31, 2023) reveals that in the first quarter of 2023, electrical generation by solar (including small-scale distributed systems) grew by 7.8%, compared to the same period in 2022. This was driven in large part by growth in…

Somewhat unexpectedly, Huawei has released its new Mate X3 foldable phone in Europe. This device, announced in March, was expected to remain exclusive to China, but the company is officially bringing it to the Old Continent, including the Netherlands. And as it turns out, the Huawei Mate X3 costs roughly as much as the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy A54 combined. The Mate X3 is Huawei’s most premium foldable phone to date. It has a book-like form factor, which makes it a direct competitor to devices like the Galaxy Z Fold 4,…

Patients with a type of liver cancer known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) often face an anxious wait after their tumor is removed. In up to half of these people, the cancer will return within 2 years after surgery or a treatment that destroys their tumors with heat. Researchers haven’t identified any therapies that can stop it from coming back. That could change thanks to a class of drugs once seen as a failed revolution in cancer therapy. Angiogenesis…

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) captures coarse, colorful snapshots of the brain in action. While this specialized type of magnetic resonance imaging has transformed cognitive neuroscience, it isn’t a mind-reading machine: neuroscientists can’t look at a brain scan and tell what someone was seeing, hearing or thinking in the scanner. But gradually scientists are pushing against that fundamental barrier to translate internal experiences into words using brain imaging. This technology could help people who…

Today, Warner Bros Discovery has announced that its new combined streaming service will launch in the US on May 23. The service, as had been widely reported, will be called simply Max.Since Warner Media and Discovery merged, there was talk about a combined streaming service, and that day has come. Originally, Warner Bros Discovery planned to merge discovery+ completely within HBO MAX. But it became a better idea to merge the two into a new service instead.While the company has announced a lot of things today, there’s…

Current methods for repairing injured nerves can be hit-and-miss and are restricted to repair over short distances. For the first time, researchers have combined two kinds of silk to create a promising biocompatible method of regenerating injured nerves over longer distances.Peripheral nerves send messages from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body to, for example, move your muscles when you walk or let you know that your feet are cold. Peripheral nerves are easily damaged, interrupting the brain’s ability to…

The foldable smartphone category is picking up pace as more and more brands are launching foldable phones to get a piece of this pie, but it's still Samsung's foldables that offer the most refined experience. And while others will catch up eventually, it is the Korean conglomerate that's the current market leader in the foldable segment, as it shipped more foldable smartphones in 2022 than all other OEMs combined. According to a Financial Times report citing Canalys research, the foldable smartphones market recorded…