Redwoods are made to survive fire, but they don't live alone in the forest – CNET
Redwood trees are just one part of California’s coastal forestlands.
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When four of the five largest wildfires in California’s his…
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New study cracks the case of why food sticks to center of nonstick pans
Enlarge / Foods will sometimes get stuck to a heated surface, even if oil or a nonstick frying pan is used. Scientists have concluded that convection may be to blame.
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Home cooks around the world have relied on nonstick cook…
How Oscar Micheaux defied Hollywood to make the first all-black feature film – CNET
Netflix show Hollywood imagines an alternative history where a black filmmaker gets a shot at glory in a time when society tried to keep him down. And the first episode is sure to mention one of the real-life cinematic pioneers who turned his own l…
Then vs now: Video games through the decades
(Pocket-lint) – Love them or hate them you can’t help but acknowledge that games have changed a lot over the years. The technology they’re built on and played on has come on in leaps and bounds. Games we know and love have transformed into staggeringly…
Best Wireless Chargers for iPhone 2021
Apple might have been slightly behind the curve in adding wireless charging to the iPhone, but the Qi standard is now common across the current line-up, supported by iPhone XR, iPhone SE, iPhone 11 and all versions of iPhone 12.For older iPhones it is …
Amazon to pay $61.7M to settle FTC charges that it withheld tips from Flex drivers – CNET
Drivers for Amazon Prime Now and Fresh may have had some tips withheld by the e-commerce giant.
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Amazon will pay more than $61.7 mil…
Mass Effect remaster collection launches May 14, gets epic trailer – CNET
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, a remastered edition of the first three games in 4K Ultra HD, is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC on May 14, publisher EA revealed Tuesday. It also got a trailer that’ll bring a tear to the eye of an unsuspecting fan.BioWa…
PlayStation Plus subscribers get two free PS5 games Tuesday – CNET
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If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, a pair of PS5 games became available to download Tuesday. Destruction AllStars is a totally n…
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition First Impressions: Less Than a Remake, but Much More Than a Basic Remaster
When work was first getting underway on Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, the new remastered collection due in May, BioWare had a conversation with Epic, creators of the Unreal Engine that Mass Effect 1-3 were built on. The team wanted to know if it woul…
Mass Effect Legendary Edition is more remaster than remake: Here's what's new
(Pocket-lint) – When BioWare decided to look at the original Mass Effect trilogy to see if it could be rereleased for modern gaming machines, it decided early on that remaking it completely wouldn’t work.
It was deemed that, like a classic movie or vin…