PARENTS are being urged to throw away a ‘dangerous’ baby safety product used by millions of households every day. Power strip protectors are one of the most commonly used tools to protect children from the dangers of electric shock. New report shows power strip protectors are not safe to useSource: Getty But a report from … Read more
One of Britain’s most popular electric cars has a “potentially dangerous” problem that could put drivers and other road users at risk, according to a consumer watchdog. Product testing group Which? says it discovered the problem in the UK’s second best-selling electric car, the MG 4, during controlled and repeated tests the company carries out … Read more
Higher ambient temperatures can cause mutations in fungi that lead to increased infectivity, more aggressive growth, or resistance to multiple antifungal drugs. Microbiologist examines mold and fungal cultures in petri dishes. Getty Public health officials have long been concerned that rising global temperatures could make mold more harmful to humans. Sure, some people get ringworm … Read more
How safe are Google Chrome extensions? SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Two new reports reveal markedly different opinions about the security of Chrome browser extensions. Google says less than 1% of all installations contain malware, while university researchers say 280 million users installed extensions containing malware over a three-year period. Neither figure gives … Read more
A menacing asteroid could bring Earth’s often feuding nations together, at least for a while. Dealing with a large, dangerous asteroid that appears to have our planet in its crosshairs will require a healthy dose of international cooperation, experts say — and it’s best to think about that scenario now, while we have plenty of … Read more
Standing on planet Earth, it’s easy to forget that we’re sitting on a rock hurtling through the solar system on a path that could potentially collide with other (smaller) space rocks, largely because we can’t feel that motion. If you ever have the urge to feel completely at the mercy of random space rocks, we … Read more
New warning as more than 2 billion app installations are classified as high risk AFP via Getty Images Despite Google’s best efforts, including apparently groundbreaking plans for Android 15, it seems like the warnings just won’t go away. Less than a fortnight after an alarming report on the state of Play Store malware made headlines, … Read more