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Smaller than a pea, flea toads are so teensy they approach the limits of how small a backboned animal can be.Only entering scientific literature in 2011, initial descriptions of Brachycephalus pulex in Brazil's Serra Bonita mountain range led to them being referred to as toads. And curiously tiny ones at that.Researchers have now measured enough of these miniscule leaf-litter-patterned amphibians – which are indeed frogs – to confirm the ridiculously small sizes of the initial specimens were not just a fluke."Our data…

Palworld players can seem a little obsessed with the idea of breeding the perfect Pals; hundreds of cakes resulting in hundreds of Eggs to pass down the perfect Passive Traits for a chosen purpose. For the most part, these desired Passive Traits are ones that boost mount speed.  Jetragon is, by a mile, the fastest flying mount in the game at a basic level – boasting a speed stat of 3300 with no additional Passive Traits. That isn’t exactly a secret within the Palworld community. But with Traits such as Swift or Runner,…

I recently took a trip to McDonald’s for the first time in years, and I was extremely disappointed. After waiting 45 minutes for a cold meal, my partner and I realized that for the same price, we could have had a much better dinner somewhere else! Isn’t the appeal of fast food supposed to be that it’s quick and affordable?Well, as we all know, some things just aren’t what they used to be. Redditors have been discussing items that have become surprisingly expensive in recent years, so we’ve gathered some of their…

Scientists have tweaked traditional cloning of mammals that has resulted in a healthy rhesus monkey who has now passed his second birthday. It’s the first successful cloning of the species, and a big deal for researchers given that primates having proven notoriously difficult to genetically engineer.The twist on ‘conventional’ cloning – known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) – involved a precise game of switcharoo in the initial stages of embryonic development. Traditionally, when the egg containing cloned DNA is…

via Open Road Films A talented filmmaker, an eye-catching high concept premise, and a star-studded ensemble cast is usually more than enough to guarantee an exciting time at the movies, which leaves us with many questions as to what happened with Triple 9. The Proposition and The Road‘s John Hillcoat was wielding the megaphone on a bruising action thriller that revolved around a bank heist committed in broad daylight. A ruthless crime boss orders her underlings to pull off the dangerous job, but one of them…

We already know seahorses are among the cutest and most unique critters in the ocean, and now scientists have found out more about a clever and unusual way that they eat.Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel and the Rochester Institute of Technology in the US have calculated the power required of specialized anatomy the weirdly-snouted fish use to draw in a mouthful of prey.Seahorses use two spring-like tendons to quickly suck in water and tilt their heads to capture prey all in one swift motion. The powerful…

Realme's GT series has always been synonymous with speed, and the newest GT 3 does not disappoint. The Realme GT 3 supports 240W wired charging making it the world's fastest charging flagship, according to Realme. The new smartphone was announced at MWC 2023 in Barcelona and we have managed to get our hands on the device for a little while, so here are our initial thoughts on it.The Realme GT 3 has a flat screen, and an AG rear glass panel with aluminium sides. The smartphone's back has a matte texture that repels…

Just after the news that Ridley Scott's Dope Thief Apple TV Plus adaptation would be costing $50 million for the pilot alone, it looks like there are more issues on set. Michael Mando was originally supposed to be playing a key character in the Crime Drama, but after what Deadline reports as 'an on-set altercation with another cast member', it looks like he's being replaced with Narcos alum Wagner Moura.The show is still in its production phase where recasts can be quite common, so it's unlikely to be much of a…

The DC fandom has been embroiled in a civil war for the last half a decade as it is, but the heat has been turned up several notches since James Gunn and Peter Safran shocked the world by booting Henry Cavill’s Superman from the franchise, leaving Dwayne Johnson caught in the middle. The Black Adam star’s continued silence on any and all things relating to the DCU had led to many rumors making the rounds on either the movie’s profitability, the leading man and producer’s thoughts on the Cavill situation, and even whether…

“Sex sells” and “controversy creates cash” are two sayings so well-known that they border on cliche, but both were proven equally true in the case of 1992’s headline-grabbing erotic thriller Basic Instinct. Originally slapped with an NC-17 rating by the MPAA, director Paul Verhoeven made things a modicum less titillating by trimming it down to the hardest of Rs, which yielded huge benefits when the movie went on to earn a mammoth $353 million at the box office on its way to embedding itself into pop culture forevermore.…