MIT Scientists Reveal the Best Way to Twist Open an Oreo Cookie

“But what actually happens is the creme almost always comes off of one side.” Oreometer is actually a play on words that only a very specific set of fluid dynamics nerds will recognize. “We were able to characterize Oreo creme as quantitatively mushy.” The researchers also looked at other factors like different cookie flavors, volume of filling and rotation rate. “So, maybe this is a lesson for people who are stressed and desperate to open their cookies....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Gina Wright

Mix cocktails like a pro with this bartender kit on sale for $23 today

The set usually sells for $32. If you need some help getting started, a little cocktail recipe book comes with it as well. Or, you know, just treat yourself.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 29 words · Daniel Jensen

MLK Jr. Day Is a Free Entry Day for US National Park Sites

It’s the first of five days this year whenall the park sitesare open to visitors free of charge. Several of the park siteshonor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., including his childhood home in Atlanta. Here are the other free national park days in 2023:

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 45 words · Sherry Garrett

MLS Season Pass 2025 Is Here, and You Have Lots of Options to Sign Up

You’ll need to sign up for a subscription via theT-Life appon T-Mobile Tuesdays starting Feb. 18.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Peter Williams

Moana 2 New Trailer Fittingly Highlights Song Called 'We're Back'

Thefirst full Moana 2 trailerwas released in early August. A live-action version of the first Moana film is additionally scheduled for release in 2026.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 24 words · Michael Lindsey

Mobile Phone Expert vs. ChatGPT: Battle of the Foldable Phones

CNET’s series Expert vs. AI pits our experts against the latest AI chatbots to see how their answers line up on big questions. With AI drawing its information from so many different sources, an expert perspective can help discern hallucination from insight and zero in on blind spots. In this episode, mobile phone expert Patrick Holland goes up against OpenAI’s ChatGPT 3.5 on the subject of foldable phones. Stay tuned for more episodes of Expert vs....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Brian Powell

Modern Warfare 2 release date is October 28

Modern Warfare 2 is a sequel to2019’s Modern Warfare. June will be a busy month for new game announcements.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 19 words · Alan Baird

Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 6

If authorized, it will become the first COVID-19 vaccine available to babies and toddlers. Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID vaccine is currently authorized and available for children 5 and older. The same trial also studied a vaccine for children ages 6 to 11 years. Pfizer continues to work toward emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5. Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to complete their submission process soon....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Jacob Henry

Moderna asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 booster for all adults

Last week, Pfizerasked the FDA to authorize a boosterof its COVID-19 vaccine to everyone age 18 and up. All adults who receivedJohnson & Johnson’sone-dose vaccine are eligible for a booster. Moderna didn’t respond to a request for comment.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 38 words · Brittany Steele

Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize Second COVID Booster for All Adults

The CDC decides how vaccines roll out to the public after the FDA approves them. Older adults and people withcertain health conditionsare also more at risk of severebreakthrough infections. This week’s submissions from Moderna and Pfizer highlight the questions surroundingfourth shots or extra boosters.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 44 words · Dr. Christy Maddox DDS

Moderna COVID Vaccine Safe for Kids Under 5, FDA Reviewers Say

Currently, kids under 5 in the US still can’t receive a coronavirus vaccine. Older children can get Pfizer-BioNTech shots. Read more:When Can Kids Get the COVID Vaccine or Booster? The FDA cautioned that estimates on the vaccine’s effectiveness were based on only a few cases of COVID-19. The agency also said kids would probably need to get a booster shot, as adults already do. More on COVID-19

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Manuel Sawyer

Moderna Sues Pfizer Over mRNA Technology Used in COVID Vaccines

Moderna and Pfizer and BioNTech have been neck and neck in the race for regulatory approval in the US. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency useone week before Moderna’sin December 2020. ThemRNA vaccineswork by teaching our cells how to create an immune response to a virus.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 52 words · Ryan Bolton

Moderna to start testing new HIV vaccines

Study participants will be adults aged 18-50 who haven’t been diagnosed with HIV. Researchers hope the success of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines will grow to include an HIV vaccine. Another COVID-19 vaccine maker,Johnson & Johnson, is currently testing a vaccine for HIV. There were37.7 millionpeople living with HIV globally in 2020, according to United Nations data. Moderna didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Jill Haynes