Author: wildgreenquest@gmail.com
A sunscreen ingredient that has been used across Europe for decades can now officially come stateside. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its approval of bemotrizinol, also called BEMT, officially adding it to the list of permitted active sunscreen ingredients. It marks the first time that the FDA’s list of approved filters has been updated in more than 25 years, since 1999. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) called the change a “landmark decision for public health and consumer protection.” “This is a great day for American consumers,” David Andrews, chief science officer at EWG, said in a statement, “and…
Your feet, to lift from the old song, are made for more than walking. So let’s stop counting steps and start counting experiences to savor. Experiences that reconnect you with your feral soul. Imagine the trail is an onramp to a big, wild playground where you can dance with nature—get wet, get dirty, get human. Now get out there. Cool Off in Cold Water Before showers, before bathtubs and hot tubs and saunas, there were just lakes and rivers. Eons later, they’re still the best way to cool off and get clean on a hot, dusty, sweaty summer day. The…
iOS 27 will come with a slider to adjust transparency levels in Liquid Glass.AppleJune 9 update: the post, first published on June 8 has been updated with more details of the update release schedule and information on the Siri waitlist.The next iPhone software, iOS 27, is on its way. Apple just unveiled it at its Worldwide Developers Conference, and set in motion the timetable for when it will be available in developer beta, public beta and general release. Here’s all you need to know. ForbesGood News For iPhone 11 Users: Apple’s Not Dropping Support In iOS 27By David PhelanApple iOS…
Anthropic on Tuesday released Claude Fable 5, a public, guardrailed version of its vaunted “Mythos” AI model. The AI startup said Claude Fable 5 is more capable than any other model it has released to the public, showing outstanding performance in software engineering, knowledge work, and vision tasks, among other areas. The model is superior to earlier iterations in performing longer, more complex tasks. The analytics company Hex said that Fable 5 was the first model to break 90% on its core benchmark of complex, long-running analytical tasks–a 10-point jump over earlier Opus models. Claude Fable 5 scored 80.3% on…
SHENZHEN, CHINA – JUNE 9: In this photo illustration, a smartphone displaying the Apple iOS 27 logo is seen in front of an illuminated Apple logo on June 9, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Apple unveiled iOS 27 during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026, introducing updates focused on Apple Intelligence, enhancements to Siri, redesigned system apps and user interface improvements across the iPhone ecosystem. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Getty ImagesFor years, Siri lived in the awkward middle distance of modern computing. It could set timers, place calls, start playlists, read texts and occasionally misunderstand a word so…
Published June 9, 2026 09:45AMOverview: Water shoes are built to get wet—and keep performing when they do. They drain fast, dry quickly, and grip slick surfaces that would send a hiking boot sliding. After testing 25 pairs across 12 bodies of water, our top picks are the Astral Brewer 3.0 (best water sneaker), the Bedrock Cairn Evo 3D Pro (best water sandal), and the Salomon Solamphibian (best for hiking to water).Whether you’re scrambling through slick alpine streams or chasing shade on a lazy river, the right water shoes can make or break the mission. The best pairs are equal parts…
Teddy Roosevelt boxed. Richard Nixon bowled.Dwight D. Eisenhower put in a putting green. George H.W. Bush added a horseshoe pit. Herbert Hoover played a game named for himself to get more exercise, while George W. Bush threw open the space for youth T-ball.The White House and its storied South Lawn are no strangers to sporting events. But they’ve never seen anything like the UFC bout President Donald Trump is hosting to celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday or the eight-sided, wire-mesh cage complete with an open overhead dome featuring large screens that are surrounded by thousands of arena seats.Sometimes called…
Tamas Kadar is the CEO and cofounder of SEON.The rise of instant payment systems has brought as many risks as rewards. Funds move in seconds, but fraud tactics like authorized push payment (APP) fraud and account takeovers (ATOs) play out in seconds, often faster than organizations can react. Synthetic identity theft compounds the problem, with fraudsters creating bogus personas to open mule accounts.Generative AI makes the threat environment even more volatile. Attackers use deepfakes, automated phishing tools and AI-powered voice cloning to scale social engineering. The U.S. experienced a 9% increase in reported identity theft incidents in 2024, with credit…
ThredUp users have a routine. They stuff a bag with the sweaters and jeans they never wear, mail it off and let the company do the heavy lifting. ThredUp receives the package and proceeds to photograph, price, and list everything, so the sellers can forget about it until they get money deposited in their bank account a few months later. But for many sellers, there’s one thing they hold back—a pair of Manolo Blahniks, a Louis Vuitton purse—because it’s special and they don’t want to let it go for less than it’s worth. So they might opt to sell it…
From tracking invisible scent plumes on the wind to navigating a rapidly warming Arctic, the polar bear reveals both the power and limits of evolution.gettyFor the better part of the year, the Arctic is nothing but ice, snow and silence stretching far beyond the horizon. There are no trees. No landmarks. Temperatures routinely go well below freezing. Yet beneath the sea ice, spread sporadically across the landscape, seals are resting in their hidden lairs and occasionally surfacing to breathe. And polar bears have no issue finding them.Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) can smell seals from dozens of kilometers away. While these…