Nature. It’s beautiful. It’s awe-inspiring. And it’s really scary. The new book Nature is Metal: It’s A Life-Eats-Life World features full-color photographs and vivid descriptions of the physical features, survival adaptations, and hunting skills innate to 75 of nature’s most metal plants, animals, and natural phenomena. Browse through some of these raw and real images
Chuck Varga, a founding member and vocalist of the heavy metal band Gwar, died on Friday following a battle with cancer. He was 68. Gwar bassist Casey Orr announced his death in a statement shared to Facebook, writing, “Chuck Varga has left this earthly realm. He passed peacefully, his beloved wife Bambi holding his hand.
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Wacken Open Air
Heavy Metal Band Slipknot Announces They’ve “Parted Ways” With Sid Wilson After Exit Rumors Sid Wilson’s time in Slipknot has come to an end. The musician—who joined the heavy metal band in 1998—will no longer be a part of the group, his bandmates confirmed. “Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson,” the band
Preston Fore here. Landing a defense contract has historically meant navigating layers of government bureaucracy, with proposals often taking years to turn into cash. But software unicorn Code Metal is getting something new defense contractors rarely get from the Pentagon: speed. The Boston-based firm just landed an $80 million contract to modernize and AI-enable WarMatrix,
Gold investors are buying again, potentially adding fresh fuel to the metal’s rebound. Global gold-backed exchange-traded funds pulled in $3 billion in July, snapping two straight months of outflows, according to the World Gold Council last week. Holdings rose by 23 metric tons to 4,068 tons. “There are tentative signs that Western investment demand is
