Will Our Average Life Expectancy Ever Reach 100?

It’s a inevitable fact of life: Everyone dies. But thanks largely to major medical advances, improved sanitation, and better environmental protections, our collective life expectancy has steadily risen year after year starting in the 19th century (outside of a few pandemics). More recent data, however, has suggested that this gravy train is grinding to a … Read more

Snail Mucin Is a Skin Care Sensation With Ancient Origins

When you think about skin care, snail mucin probably isn’t the first product that comes to mind. But snail secretion filtrate—a mucus these teeny mollusks produce to move, stay hydrated, and fend off environmental threats—has somehow slithered its way to the top of the cosmeceutical pole. Simply put, snails have an impressive, multitasking slime system. … Read more

EU AI Act: Everything you need to know

The European Union’s risk-based rulebook for artificial intelligence — aka the EU AI Act — has been years in the making. But expect to hear a lot more about the regulation in the coming months (and years) as key compliance deadlines kick in. Meanwhile, read on for an overview of the law and its aims. … Read more

2025: The year ‘invisible’ AI agents will integrate into enterprise hierarchies

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More In the enterprise of the future, human workers are expected to work closely alongside sophisticated teams of AI agents.  According to McKinsey, generative AI and other technologies have the potential to automate 60 to 70% of … Read more

In an outcome beyond parody, a bankruptcy judge puts The Onion’s Infowars purchase on hold

When reality becomes stranger than satire, maybe the satirists can teach us something. Or, maybe the last laugh will be on them after all. The Onion said on Thursday that its parent company bought Infowars, the disgraced purveyor of Sandy Hook misinformation and vendor of pseudoscience supplements. The Onion posted on Bluesky that it plans … Read more

Best Internet Providers in Manchester, New Hampshire

What is the best internet provider in Manchester? For most households in Manchester, New Hampshire, Comcast’s Xfinity Internet is the best internet service provider. This cable provider has nearly complete coverage throughout the city and offers some of the most affordable internet plans in the area. If Xfinity service is unavailable at your location, alternatives … Read more

Pando, Earth’s Largest Living Organism, Could be 80,000 Years Old

A collection of over 40,000 trees in rural Utah is the world’s largest single organism, having all descended from a single seedling. But that’s not all: According to a team of researchers, the grove—collectively known as Pando—may also be the world’s oldest living organism. Though it consists of over 40,000 individual trees, Pando is a … Read more