Matthew Phelan

Articles by Matthew Phelan

Cannabis 'Scromiting' Finally Has Its Own ER Codeβ€”and the Numbers Are Higher Than Anyone Realized - Gizmodo

Health August 11, 2026

Its a fact: The average psychoactive content in marijuana has nearly quadrupled from roughly 4% to about 16% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) since the 1990s, according to data from the U.S. National InstiοΏ½...

Scientists Created a Wearable You Can Paint Directly Onto Your Skin - Gizmodo

Health July 14, 2026

In high-performance scenarios, your skin sweats. Sticky electrode pads rub loose, disrupting their biometric accuracy. And the metal-to-skin interface of your typical smartwatch, while impressive, caοΏ½...

I Can’t Afford This T. Rex up for Auction at Sotheby’s. Starting Bid is $19 Million - Gizmodo

Technology July 7, 2026

Dearly departed South Dakota cattle rancher Gary Gus Licking had a hunch that the small bone and teeth fragments he kept coming across on his 6,500-acre property might part of be something big. And, οΏ½...

Scientists Made a Car Paint So Black It Looks Like a Hole in Reality - Gizmodo

Technology June 19, 2026

Vantablack inspires awe and disquiet. When BMW used this blackest black paint on one of its 2019 concept cars, the BMW X6, the German automaker noted that any surface coated in this carbon nanotube-bοΏ½...

Ozempic Breath Is on the Riseβ€”and So Is This Unlikely Winner - Gizmodo

Business May 2, 2026

Ozempic, Wegovy, and other GLP-1 weight loss drugs are doing some pretty gross things to peoples mouthsan unofficial side effect to the medications more official side effects, like gastrointestinal dοΏ½...

Fruits and Vegetables Might Be Linked to Lung Cancer Risk in Non-Smokers. Cool, Cool, Cool - Gizmodo

Health April 25, 2026

A groundswell of outrage is brewing among wholesome goody two-shoes, rules-followers who watched too much educational kids programming growing up and/or vocally identified with Lisa Simpson. Judging οΏ½...

Scientists Watch Brain’s Self-Cleaning Process During Sleep in Real Time - Gizmodo

Health April 8, 2026

That feeling when you wake up refreshed after a good nights sleep is a lot less metaphorical than you might realize, according to new research from neurologists in Finland. Two new studies by a teamοΏ½...