Dry

We have good news for those of you who have an unholy terror of getting struck by lightning: dousing your head in rainwater may increase your chance of survival by up to 90 percent.That's the conclusion arrived at by a team of scientists who built fake human heads, zapped them with powerful bolts of electricity, and measured the results. The fake heads that had been soaked in water featured significantly less damage and lower internal exposure to electrical current.The results suggest that getting yourself good and soggy…

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019.Lindsey Wasson | ReutersBoeing's aircraft orders and deliveries fell in January as the company grappled with the fallout from a midflight blowout of a fuselage panel on one of its 737 Max 9s, an accident that overshadowed the manufacturer's strong finish in 2023.The company handed over 27 planes last month, its lowest tally since September, compared with 67 deliveries in December. It sold…

by Rieneke Weij, Jon Woodhead, Josephine Brown, Kale Sniderman and Liz Reed, The Conversation Selection of fossil pollen grains extracted from the Naracoorte speleothems. Top from left to right: Pteris, Nertera and Amperea. Bottom from left to right: Monotoca (2x), Banksia marginata and Restionaceae. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06989-3 During ice ages,…

The first and perhaps most obvious point to make about Robert Connolly’s sequel to his popular and finely made mystery-thriller The Dry is that it’s not dry at all – it’s very, very wet. The director, again adapting a bestselling novel by Jane Harper, opens with shots of lush wilderness – the film is largely based in the Victorian mountain ranges – and rain-covered leaves.The first time we see Eric Bana, back again as federal police agent Aaron Falk, he’s doing laps in a swimming pool. His fellow agent, Carmen Cooper…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. You can only skip a shower so much before things start to get well… gross. But if you’re out at a campsite, or maybe staying on-site at a music festival sans showers, you’ll have to make do with some alternatives. While there are a number of effective body wipes you can use to clean and deodorize your body, it’s a little trickier when it comes to washing your hair.…

New research has found that atmospheric moisture over arid and semi-arid regions has not increased as much as expected with global warming, contradicting the predictions of climate models. Credit: SciTechDaily.comA recent study finds that atmospheric moisture in arid and semi-arid regions is not rising as predicted with global warming, posing new challenges for climate science and raising concerns about heightened risks of wildfires and extreme weather.The laws of thermodynamics dictate that a warmer atmosphere can hold…

Credit: George Hodan/public domain Some of Africa's dry areas face serious water shortages due to minimal rainfall. An ancient system of drawing water from aquifers, the "qanat system," could help. Gaathier Mahed, an environmental scientist and expert on the management of groundwater, has studied the feasibility of these systems. He tells us more. How…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The laws of thermodynamics dictate that a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, but new research has found that atmospheric moisture has not increased as expected over arid and semi-arid regions of the world as the climate has warmed. The findings are particularly puzzling because climate models have been…

“Caffeinated society is a battlefield where everyone loses,” reads the headline on one of the most recent posts on r/decaf, a subreddit for those who have recently weaned themselves off their daily coffee habit. In the post, the author, who goes by u/fuhgg_, outlines how quitting caffeine is “a hero’s journey” and how those who embark on the process “should feel proud for every minute that you have suffered for this goal.” “Calm salute comrades,” it concludes. The tone of the post is earnest, sweeping, and…

The Best Supporting Actor race is arguably the fiercest of this Awards season. So many incredible performances drawn from alluring real-life narratives, not least of which is Robert Downey Jr.‘s. Following the Oppenheimer actor’s Golden Globe win and the announcement of the SAG Awards nominees, it’s looking more and more likely that he will get his triumphant finale. A fantastic character actor whose career has been monopolized by an increasingly one-note role in an entropic and sanitized sprawling franchise makes his…