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Customize your Minecraft experience by installing a creeper-load of mods
How many mods is too many? That's up to your computer. Jamie Dickman for Popular Science You’ve been developing your Minecraft world for a while. You have a full set of diamond...
Father challenges BP at meeting after son's death
Ali Hussein Julood's father told the BBC his son's life was sacrificed for record profits.
Surf champ Lucy Campbell says her sport must be greener
Seven times British women's champion Lucy Campbell is calling for more environmentally friendly surfboards and wetsuits.
Surf champ Lucy Campbell says her sport must be greener
Seven times British women's champion Lucy Campbell is calling for more environmentally friendly surfboards and wetsuits.
Will the crisp bags of today still be washing ashore in 60 years' time?
After old crisp packets wash up on a beach, the BBC asks what is being done to improve packaging?
Farmers and vets facing mass cull trauma need more help
Farmers and vets traumatised by mass culls do not get enough mental health support, a report finds.
Farmers and vets facing mass cull trauma need more help
Farmers and vets traumatised by mass culls do not get enough mental health support, a report finds.
Feel sick when you play VR? It's pretty common and this Waterloo researcher wants to know why
A new study out of the University of Waterloo in Ontario has resulted in a test to determine who might experience cybersickness when using virtual reality. It's hoped the research...
Feel sick when you play VR? It's pretty common and this Waterloo researcher wants to know why
A new study out of the University of Waterloo in Ontario has resulted in a test to determine who might experience cybersickness when using virtual reality. It's hoped the research...
A B.C. man called a toll-free mental health hotline. He was charged $33 for the call
A Metro Vancouver man was shocked when his phone provider charged him for a call with a toll-free hotline for mental health support.
New campaign sheds light on 'invisible' crisis of concussions and domestic violence
A new campaign from the YWCA in Vancouver is highlighting a hidden epidemic: women suffering from concussions after being physically assaulted by their partners.
How AI Knows Things No One Told It
Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot Internet text can perform advanced tasks such as running code, playing games and trying to break up a...
Ex-eBay employees charged with mailing spiders, cockroaches and pig mask to critics
Six former eBay employees are facing federal charges after being accused of running a cyberstalking campaign that authorities say went far beyond sending threats.
Tesla's cybertruck draws crowds at Petersen Automotive Museum
Car and technology enthusiasts gathered at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles to take a sneak peek at Tesla's anticipated cybertruck. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Tesla's cybertruck draws crowds at Petersen Automotive Museum
Car and technology enthusiasts gathered at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles to take a sneak peek at Tesla's anticipated cybertruck. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Fun ways to spend your FSA before the end of 2022
Don't throw away your FSA money! FSA eligible expenses for 2022 include KN95 masks and COVID tests. Here's how to use your balance before year's end.
California has plenty of anti-COVID drugs, but doctors aren't prescribing them
Drugs such as Paxlovid and molnupiravir are free and widely available, but officials say doctors are not prescribing them as much as they should.
California has plenty of anti-COVID drugs, but doctors aren't prescribing them
Drugs such as Paxlovid and molnupiravir are free and widely available, but officials say doctors are not prescribing them as much as they should.
The Times podcast: Dr. Fauci's tips for the tripledemic
Dr. Anthony Fauci talks with us about his career, shares his tips to remain healthy during the tripledemic and reveals his favorite Jesuit saint
Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won't cooperate
The public mood has shifted from fear of COVID to acceptance. That has allowed people to return to their regular lives but has undermined efforts to protect the vulnerable.
As many work from home, office landlords roll out entertainment to entice tenants
From yoga classes to musical performances, landlords are trying to woo back workers who left office space vacant during the pandemic.
As many work from home, office landlords roll out entertainment to entice tenants
From yoga classes to musical performances, landlords are trying to woo back workers who left office space vacant during the pandemic.
Burned out by COVID, Chinese professionals take up nomadic life: 'I wasted so much time'
As China's economy slows, more young people are exploring nomadic lifestyles in a rebuke of societal pressure to work hard, buy a home, start a family.
About 152,000 California school-age children unaccounted for, research shows
California's 'missing' students may have moved away, be home-schooling without notifying the state, or simply be out of school.
Woody Harrelson's 'SNL' monologue sparks backlash online: 'Antivax nonsense'
The punchline of Woody Harrelson's rambling 'Saturday Night Live' monologue drew mixed reactions on social media this weekend.
$62,000 and three years later: Long COVID continues to upend this California couple's lives
Three years and $62,000 in medical expenses later, a musician and her caregiving partner struggle to navigate the financial, mental and physical challenges of long COVID.
Why the CDC is inviting travelers from China to swab their noses at LAX
The CDC has a new plan to get a jump on new coronavirus variants — asking LAX passengers arriving from overseas to swab their noses for the sake of science.
UCLA is asking for the public's help in finding signs of extraterrestrial intelligence
Are we alone in the universe? Researchers at UCLA are trying to answer this question by asking citizen scientists to analyze signals captured by a giant radio telescope.