Accelerated Decomposition Burial in a Bedroom-Sized Coffin
In a recently granted patent for a “coffin and method for collecting human bones,” Gaoan Wu Liu notes: “there are two main types of funerals:
Month: May 2025
CDC updates COVID vaccine recommendations, but not how RFK Jr. wanted
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday updated its immunization schedules for children and adults to partially reflect the abrupt changes announced by
Spy-catcher saw “stupid” tech errors others made. FBI says he then made his own.
Twenty-eight-year-old Nathan Laatsch was, until yesterday, a cybersecurity employee at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). He had a Top Secret clearance and worked in the
Fred Warner praises 49ers for working to get himself, Brock Purdy and George Kittle signed
Fred Warner says the 49ers showed what they’re about this offseason with the way they prioritized new contracts for himself, quarterback Brock Purdy and tight
Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
Torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that killed at least 111 people in northern Nigeria, officials said, predicting the death toll would grow.
The 16-year-old transgender athlete at heart of sports row in California
California’s best high school athletes are competing this weekend at the State Championships.
Musk told how he got black eye and was asked about alleged drug use – but obvious question never came
It was billed by the US president as a press conference.
Divided Israel faces internal unrest amid escalating Gaza conflict
Israel faces growing internal divisions as protests and refusal of military service gain momentum amid Gaza conflict.
China’s navy conducts combat patrols near disputed South China Sea shoal
China’s drills near the Scarborough Shoal came as South Korea announced finding new Chinese buoys in the Yellow Sea.
Guatemala jails ex-paramilitaries for 40 years over rapes during civil war
Lawyers for six victims say ‘historic’ decision recognises the plight of survivors who demanded justice for decades.
Science news this week: Strange signals from space and Earth’s leaking gold
May 31, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over
What goes up must come down: How megaconstellations like SpaceX’s Starlink network pose a grave safety threat to us on Earth
Thousands of satellites with incredibly short lifetimes are being sent up into low Earth orbit. When they fall back down they’re fireballs of pollution —
Giant ‘senior citizen’ sunspot on 3rd trip around the sun could break a century-old record
A large sunspot has just reappeared on the sun’s Earth-facing surface, almost two months after it first emerged. The unusually old dark patch remains stable
Europe’s US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream
Tweety McTreason’s return to the White House helps Europe’s nationalists and populists find their voice.