An Amazon delivery driver stole a customer’s dog, and Amazon had to get it back
Can you trust anyone these days? Amazon packages have quickly become fodder for low-life porch pirates in recent years, but now it seems as though …
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Believe it or not, the deadly E. Coli outbreak is still ongoing and officials can’t pinpoint the source
Since issuing its initial warning back in April, the CDC has been battling an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. Thus far, the outbreak …
Wild new theory may explain why some aliens never leave their home planet
If you’re looking for reasons why mankind hasn’t found aliens yet, you can come up with a whole bunch of them. We’ve never left our …
Watch lava slowly engulf a poor, abandoned car sitting in the path of Hawaii’s volcano
Late last week, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted, spewing lava from a massive crack in the ground near a residential subdivision. It wasn’t entirely unexpected, as …
Watch NASA’s Mars InSight lander launch into space live on Saturday morning
Watching NASA launch new gadget into space is always a fun way to spend an hour, but if you hope to catch a live glimpse …
Scientists are developing contact lenses that can shoot lasers from your eyes
Laser vision probably isn’t super high on your list of superhero abilities that you wish were real — flying, invisibility, and super strength are obviously …
11-year-old girl finds 475-million-year-old fossil in a Tennessee lake
Finding ancient fossils is no easy task, even for seasoned paleontologists and other researchers who spend their lives guessing where they might uncover the leftovers …
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano just erupted, forcing evacuations in residential areas
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted overnight, causing molten rock to flow into a residential area and prompt the evacuation of hundreds of homes. A large fissure …
Insane dust storms have killed over 100 people in India in just the last day
Incredibly intense dust storms rolled across highly populated regions of India on Wednesday, causing incredible damage and loss of life. The region is accustomed to …
NASA’s next Mars mission launches on Saturday, and you can watch the pre-launch briefing live today
NASA is just a couple of days away from the launch of its next mission to Mars. The “Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and …
Want to remember something important? Shut up for a minute.
Memory is a funny thing. Sometimes the harder you try to remember something, the farther away from recollection it feels, and other times you can …
NASA builds nuclear reactor for space that’s capable of providing power for 10 years
Exploring space, traveling to other worlds, and making observations of far-off planets is humanity’s next big challenge. We’re already accomplishing some of those feats, but …
If we want to find fossils on Mars, we need to bring something back
Scientists have a serious love affair with Mars. If (hopefully “when”) mankind sets foot on another planet, Mars is almost certainly going to be the …
Stephen Hawking’s mind-blowing final paper has finally been published
World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge, and his work will live on for quite some time. The famous thinker passed …
Jeff Bezos just made a lot of people mad by admitting how he’s spending his massive fortune
Amazon makes a lot of money. Jeff Bezos is the President and CEO of Amazon, therefore it stands to reason that Jeff Bezos also makes …
Hawaii is about to ban sunscreen chemicals that are destroying coral reefs
In case you hadn’t already heard, the world’s coral reefs aren’t doing very well as of late. Climate change is warming the world’s oceans, causing …
Flat Earthers reveal just how insane they are at conference in England
When news stories pop up about Flat Earth believers claiming to have proof that NASA and every scientist on the face of the the planet …
NASA just discovered something new in 20-year-old Galileo data
Normally when NASA publishes exciting new discoveries it’s thanks to data that just arrived from one of its many pieces of high-tech space hardware. NASA’s …
The Great Barrier Reef is suffering from reverse sound pollution, and it’s harming baby fish
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has seen better days. It’s suffering from advanced bleaching as a result of climate change and rising ocean temperatures, and scientists …
Boeing makes a fool of itself by calling out SpaceX, saying the Falcon Heavy just isn’t big enough
When SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket earlier this year, it earned the title of “most powerful operational rocket.” That little “operational” modifier is pretty …
Pet food maker whose food sickened dozens of dogs will now pay for euthanasia costs
Just like companies who make food for human consumption, dog food makers have to be held to the highest possible standards to ensure that their …
Watch Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin successfully launch its New Shepard rocket and totally stick the landing
SpaceX has dominated headlines so far in 2018 thanks to the successful launch of the Falcon Heavy and numerous Falcon 9 missions, but it’s not …
Australia just committed to the most expensive coral reef restoration project in history
It was just a couple of weeks ago that researchers revealed the extent to which mankind has messed up the ocean’s coral reefs. It was …
Alien hunters think they found a ‘Warrior Woman’ statue on Mars
You know how when you stare at clouds long enough you begin to see shapes and objects and figures that aren’t really there? What you’re …
Scientists successfully keep a pig brain alive outside of its body, and that’s not creepy at all
As medical and scientific technologies push forward, the line between life and death becomes more and more blurred. Death is widely defined as the moment …
The European Space Agency’s new Mars orbiter just snapped its very first photo, and it’s gorgeous
The European Space Agency’s fancy new Mars orbiter only arrived at the Red Planet a few weeks ago, but it’s already delivering some really fantastic …
SpaceX is going to start charging NASA a lot more for ISS resupply missions
NASA is going to have to shell out more cash for less cargo room in future resupply missions to the International Space Station. The information …
NASA and ESA want to bring Mars dirt back to Earth, but is that a good idea?
We’ve all seen it in the plot of cheesy sci-fi: Scientists find something in space that seems harmless so they decide to bring it back …
Astronomers capture incredible image of 14 galaxies about to collide with each other
The blurry, confusing image you see above might not seem all that interesting at first glance, but it’s actually an incredible glimpse into the early …
Going to Mars is going to cost a lot of money that NASA doesn’t have
If you’ve been following space, science, or even general technology news over the past few years you’ve heard a whole lot about Mars, as well …
