- newBroccoli sprouts are seriously nutritious, and you can easily grow them at home!
I recently learned that broccoli sprouts are among the most nutritious foods you can eat. They're especially good for cardiovascular health, and research suggests they might help slow or even reverse blood vessel damage and atherosclerosis from high cholesterol. The super ingredient behind this is sulforaphane, which research shows activates antioxidant and anti-inflammatory responses in the body. — Read the rest The post Broccoli sprouts are seriously nutritious, and you can easily grow them at home! appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 2 hours ago 10 Dec 25, 10:43pm -
- newFrom viruses to ecosystems: explore life's incredible size range
Size of Life is an educational website that displays the relative sizes of everything from DNA to entire ecosystems through detailed, hand-drawn animations. Enter the site, and you'll find yourself on a journey from smallest to biggest, using arrow buttons to move up the scale from DNA all the way to the massive Pando Clone. — Read the rest The post From viruses to ecosystems: explore life's incredible size range appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 2 hours ago 10 Dec 25, 10:34pm -
- newThis Setapp deal simplifies your Mac workflow for the next 12 months
TL;DR: Setapp AI's 1-year Standard plan is on sale for $68.99, bundling over 260 curated Mac apps and built-in AI tools under one subscription.MacOS is already one of the most intuitive operating systems out there, and it comes with a solid lineup of built-in apps for everyday productivity. — Read the rest The post This Setapp deal simplifies your Mac workflow for the next 12 months appeared first on Boing Boing.
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- newPeppermint-stick insect: the mint-spraying rainforest bug
The peppermint-stick insect (Megacrania batesii) lurks deep in Australia's rainforests and Papua New Guinea. This slim, green bug has a weird superpower: it sprays peppermint-scented liquid at predators.You can watch the peppermint-stick insect in action here. To humans, it smells like mint tea. — Read the rest The post Peppermint-stick insect: the mint-spraying rainforest bug appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 10 Dec 25, 9:32pm -
- newMeet the tongue-eating isopod, the parasite that literally becomes your tongue (if you're a fish)
Want to learn about a truly horrifying parasite? Meet the tongue-eating isopod. This small crustacean swims into a fish's mouth, devours its tongue, then attaches itself where the tongue used to be.The fish survives, essentially growing a "new tongue" made entirely of parasite. — Read the rest The post Meet the tongue-eating isopod, the parasite that literally becomes your tongue (if you're a fish) appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 10 Dec 25, 9:29pm -
- newFairytale mushrooms cause "lilliputian hallucinations" of tiny people
A popular wild mushroom sold in markets and restaurants in Yunnan, China, causes hallucinations of "little people" when undercooked. Hospital records show that "96 percent of patients affected by this mushroom report seeing an abundance of 'little people' or 'elves,' often dancing, jumping, or marching around their real-world environment," reports University of Utah Ph.D. — Read the rest The post Fairytale mushrooms cause "lilliputian hallucinations" of tiny people appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 10 Dec 25, 9:26pm -
- newCyberpunk 2077's five-year journey from disaster to must-play RPG
I can check the news, tally dates, and count my playtime hours, but it's still hard to believe it's been five years since Cyberpunk 2077 launched—one of the most polarizing RPGs this century. Few games have generated more pre-release hype: fans expected a revelatory experience from the developers behind The Witcher 3, and CD Projekt Red fed that frenzy, promising the moon even as delays stacked up. — Read the rest The post Cyberpunk 2077's five-year journey from disaster to must-play RPG appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 10 Dec 25, 9:24pm -
- newHe can't keep getting away with it: Skyrim queued up for yet another rerelease
I want to get off Todd Howard's wild ride, please.Skyrim being released and rereleased on every platform under the sun was a funny joke back in 2016, when those rereleases were still in the single digits. By my count, the game just hit its fifteenth version, and we're all just concerned for Todd now. — Read the rest The post He can't keep getting away with it: Skyrim queued up for yet another rerelease appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 10 Dec 25, 9:22pm -
- newStoried WWII-era pistols now in hands of Ukrainian armed forces
Long-storied versions of John Moses Browning, the legendary American firearm designer's iconic final creation, the Browning Hi-Power, have been sighted in use by Ukrainian forces resisting Russia's invasion of their homeland. After 80-some years of service, produced in Canada through a resistance era deal with FN Herstal refugees to the UK during World War II, these handguns are still fighting evil. — Read the rest The post Storied WWII-era pistols now in hands of Ukrainian armed forces appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 6 hours ago 10 Dec 25, 7:08pm -
- newThis frog eats murder hornets for breakfast
The murder hornet, also known by the less fun names Asian giant hornet, northern giant hornet, and Japanese giant hornet, is the largest hornet in the world. It has a stinger that is a quarter of an inch long and venom that dissolves human flesh. — Read the rest The post This frog eats murder hornets for breakfast appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 6 hours ago 10 Dec 25, 6:28pm -