Published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, researchers found that people who wear masks tend to be viewed as more socially distant. The findings provide evidence of an implicit association between masked human faces and concepts related to psychological distance.

He wants some time to be with his kids and wife. Chris Hemsworth shared some heartbreaking news regarding his health and career in a recent interview. For his latest Disney+ series, Limitless, the Australian actor underwent some genetic testing for the show–a docuseries that explores "a different way we can live better for longer," according to IMDB–during which the 39-year-old said the results revealed "my biggest fear."

Heavily marketable processed foods like potato chips, cookies, ice cream and French fries meet the same criteria used for decades to demonstrate the addictive qualities of smoking tobacco, notes a new study.  “Unnaturally high doses” of refined carbohydrates and fat appears to be key to their addictive potential.

Netflix is going the anthology route with “Monster,” with the streamer ordering two additional seasons of the series. Netflix has also ordered Season 2 of “The Watcher.” Both shows were created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. “Monster” launched Sept. 21, while “The Watcher” debuted on Oct. 13.

Glaciers in Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Dolomites and Mount Kilimanjaro will melt by 2050. More will almost entirely disappear by 2100 unless the world drastically reduces carbon emissions, the agency says. 

Most of us are doing something for the environment. We bring around a tote bag (sometimes), use a metal straw (save the turtles!), and try our best to recycle whatever we don’t need. And at the end of the day, we give ourselves a pat on the back and tell ourselves that we’ve yet again delayed and mitigated some contribution towards the worsening of climate change.

Very sad news has come in as it has been reported that Ted White, the actor and stuntman especially popular with horror fans for his unforgettable performance as Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, has died. The news was revealed by horror documentarian Sean Clark with a post on Facebook noting that he’d gotten word about White’s passing. He was 96 years old.

Inside tanks filled with liquid nitrogen are the bodies and heads of 199 humans who opted to be cryopreserved with the hopes of being revived in the future. Many of the patients – as Alcor Life Extension Foundation calls them – are people who were terminally ill with cancer, ALS or other diseases with no cure in the present day.

“Equity is not an issue for us. We’re here to save the world.” From 1986 to 1990, I worked in an inner London borough as an environmental policy adviser. I worked on raising awareness of local environmental issues, paying special attention to those affecting the borough’s lower-income residents. There were very few jobs such as this in local government, and I was the only Black person employed in one.

Gigabyte’s Aorus RTX 4090 Master is the biggest GPU we’ve ever seen. We don’t yet know the full specs of this GeForce RTX 4090 model, but we do know we’re going to need a very large case to house this beast. This is a monster unit. It needs four slots all to itself on a motherboard. It comes with three 11 cm fans. It is 35.8 cm (14.1 inches) long and 16.2 cm (6.4 inches) wide, meaning we could literally stack several smaller RTX cards inside of it and still have some room to spare. Video...

Your iPhone may contain gold linked to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. A new report from Amazon Watch and the Association of Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples (APIB) published Monday reveals that the gold used by major tech and car companies including Apple, Tesla, Samsung, Microsoft, Intel, Sony, Volkswagen, Ford and General Motors could have been mined illegally from Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon.

A male contraceptive jab that last 10 years and prevents men passing HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases could be available within a year. The injection will be less painful and also reversible making it more simpler than a vasectomy. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology have completed final trials of the jab and experts say the jab known as Risug- an acronym for reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance - could be available within 12 months.

The findings from 2 large clinical trials—one in the UK and one in Norway—discount the notion that vitamin D supplements protect against COVID-19 or other respiratory-tract infections.

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Nigeria wants to create a virtual free zone for cryptos and wants to be inspired by that of Dubai, with the help of the Binance company.