The oldest documented instance of opium use in antiquity was uncovered by Israeli researchers who found traces of the drug in ceramic items from the 14th century B.C.E.

Unsolicited nude photos are a massive problem on social media, but Instagram is reportedly working on a tool that could help. An early screengrab tweeted by researcher Alessandro Paluzzi indicates that "Nudity protection" technology "covers photos that may contain nudity in chat," giving users the option to view them or not. Instagram parent Meta confirmed to The Verge that it's in development.

Region’s long awaited energy and economic transition will be substantially boosted by US’s first climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act.

Oil-crisped tentacles, paper-thin carpaccio and octopus meat plump from slow-cooking have been popping up on restaurant menus across the country, where the long-time Mediterranean ‘superfood’ is fast being adopted as the British gourmand’s dinner-plate darling. What was once an exotic holiday meal is now consumed to the tune of 1,300 tons per year in the UK, up 12-fold since 1990. In the decade to 2019, the global trade doubled to a value of more than £2 billion.

If I knew it would get me a few days bantering with the greatest TV detective of all time, I’d off someone in a needlessly elaborate manner tomorrow

As far as TV spin-offs go, Better Call Saul has always retained a respectful distance from its parent series, Breaking Bad. Sure, the Bob Odenkirk-starring crime thriller has been happy, over the years, to introduce characters and plotlines from the original series, fulfilling its prequel duties—but showrunners Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan have always made it clear that, if the show needed a bunch of scenes of Walter White being the guy who knocks to justify its existence, it wouldn’t real...

There's a new, unusual sign at the Columbia Solidarity border crossing between Texas and Mexico: "Tesla," written in the company's own font. Tesla struck a deal with the Mexican state of Nuevo León to add a dedicated lane at the border crossing just for the company and its suppliers to use, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

“Nope” director Jordan Peele thought it might be taking things a little too far when a fan proposed he could be the best horror director of all time. “I know this is a hot take but at what point do we declare Jordan Peele the best horror director of all time?” wrote comic book creator Adam Ellis Wednesday morning on Twitter. “Can you think of another horror director that had 3 great films, let alone 3 in a row? I can’t.”

With the much-awaited release of the Nothing Phone (1) around the corner, the brand’s CEO Carl Pei drops the phone’s design details at its showcase during the Art Basel in Switzerland.

The new Amazon series features Pratt as a PTSD-suffering Navy SEAL out to violently avenge the murder of his family and expose an elaborate government conspiracy.

There's a scene in the first episode of Disney's "Ms. Marvel" series in which protagonist Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani American girl from New Jersey, is about to take her driving test. "Bismillah," she says while in the driver's seat of the car, as she braces herself for the test to begin. (Spoiler: It does not go well).

Joe Barton, creator of Sky’s new ambitious sci-fi TV series The Lazarus Project, might be some sort of prophet. At the very least, he’s “too damn zeitgeisty for his own good”, according to one of the show’s cast, Anjli Mohindra.

The doctor will sell you now. Your intimate health information may not be as private as you think if you don’t look carefully at the forms you sign at the doctor’s office. There’s a burgeoning business in harvesting our patient data to target us with ultra-personalized ads. Patients who think medical information should come from a doctor — rather than a pharmaceutical marketing department — might not like that.

The Princess of Pop takes precedence over the President. Paris Hilton chose to attend Britney Spears’ wedding over DJing for President Biden Thursday since both events were scheduled on the same night, according to the heiress.

Porsche’s electric bike shopping spree isn’t over. The German automaker announced Thursday that it would be acquiring Fazua, an e-bike drivetrain manufacturer that specializes in lightweight motors. After buying a 20 percent stake in the company earlier this year, Porsche said it would acquire all of Fazua’s shares, making it the latest e-bike company to come under the automaker’s control. Porsche acquired a majority stake in Croatian e-bike company Greyp (pronounced like the fruit) late...