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Deadly threat These bacteria have a large arsenal of molecular munitions, including various toxins, that all help the bacteria hijack cells, siphon nutrients, degrade structural proteins, break down tissue linings, make blood vessels leaky, fuel destructive inflammation, suppress immune defenses, and generally lay waste to their victims. The overall mortality rate of V. vulnificus infections is about 35 percent. But for anyone infected who also has an immunocompromising condition or a liver condition, mortality reaches 50–60 percent. Likewise, for those who develop sepsis—a life-threatening reaction to an infection—mortality is also about 50 percent. For patients like the man in this…
An extreme drought that has gripped the Southeast for months helped fuel two large, destructive, human-caused wildland fires in southern Georgia in April 2026. The Pineland Road and Highway 82 fires together burned more than 50,000 acres (20,000 hectares) as of April 28, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission. Satellite images of the fires captured by Landsat 8 show charred forests and residential areas in and around Atkinson (above) and Fruitland (below). The images are false color (bands 7-5-4), in which burned areas appear gray and vegetated areas green. The infrared signatures of actively burning fire fronts are orange. By…
I guess if Nintendo’s making money putting out bad Super Mario movies, there’s no reason for it to find a new collaborator for its animated features, but man, it would be nice if someone other than Illumination was getting a shot at making films based on the company’s games. It turns out we won’t have to wait too long for the next Nintendo/Illumination movie, as the animation studio has confirmed its next Nintendo movie is coming in 2028. Universal Pictures Spain has put out its upcoming release calendar, and and if you scroll down to April 12, 2028, you’ll see,…
In my misspent youth, I once worked a summer job as a waiter at Shoney’s. It is an experience that I do not recommend. But it did teach me two valuable things: 1) How not to drown in a puddle of my own embarrassment when marching around the dining room with my fellow servers and singing a birthday song that began, “Happy, happy birthday, we’re so glad you came”; and 2) That when the surly line cooks ran out of chicken fried steak, they would shout “86 the chicken fried steak!” through the pass. To “86” something, in restaurant slang,…
A blood-filtering technique could be a promising treatment for preeclampsia, a potentially deadly disorder of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure.The new therapy is safe for both the pregnant person and the fetus, according to a new pilot study published Monday (April 27) in the journal Nature Medicine. Future trials will examine how well the treatment works, but early data hints that it can reduce circulating levels of a placental protein linked to the disease.Although low-dose aspirin has been shown to reduce the risk of preeclampsia in high-risk patients, no intervention has been successful at treating the condition once it…
Mindseye isn’t a good game. Developed by Build A Rocket Boy, a studio created by former longtime Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies, the semi-open-world game launched last year to horrible reviews, becoming the worst-reviewed game of the year according to Metacritic. But hey, at least now Mindseye is $25 cheaper thanks to a new price drop. On April 28, Build A Rocket Boy confirmed that it had fully completed its previously announced plan to split from publisher IOI and start self-publishing Mindseye. The first big change in this new era for Mindseye is that the indie studio is lowering…
The two USB-C ports are on the left side, alongside HDMI and a USB-A port. The second USB-A port, a microSD card slot, and a headphone jack are on the right. It’s not a nice assortment of ports overall, and I just wish Acer had split the USB-C ports up so the laptop could have a charging port on either side.Acer is using a top-notch 16-inch OLED touchscreen display on the Swift 16 AI. It has a resolution of 2880 x 1800, a refresh rate of 120 Hz, and color saturation as close to perfect as I’ve seen. Like most…
A newly developed technique could teach AI algorithms to see the universe with unprecedented clarity — potentially exposing the cracks in our understanding of the cosmos.Our cosmic rulebook, known as the standard cosmological model, has done an unparalleled job of describing the universe, accounting for everything from its accelerating expansion to galaxy formation. But even the best explanations need robust, independent checks, and that’s where genetic algorithms come in.These clever techniques, inspired by natural selection, let us reconstruct cosmic functions directly from data, without forcing them into preconceived models. They’re like tireless explorers, always seeking the best results. You may…
Saros is out for everyone on April 30, but if you bought the PS5 game’s $80 Digital Deluxe Edition, you can play Housemarque’s roguelike shooter right now. The game is tough at the outset, but it doesn’t have to have you tearing out your hair like Returnal did. Here are a few tips to help you make your way through the terrors of Carcosa. Try to go back to the Passage as much as you can It’s weird to say that skillfully blazing through Saros might actually be a detriment to your experience, but the game’s narrative structure does make…
On this week’s Big Interview podcast, actor-director Ben McKenzie talks about the rise of crypto, why he finds it dangerous, and why it benefits from having a mysterious creator.