Check out these gorgeous photos of this morning’s Super Blue Blood Moon
This biggest skywatching event of 2018 (so far) has wrapped up and the rare Super Blue Blood Moon is now in the history books. The …
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An infected lab monkey escaped its cage at the University of Pittsburgh and is now at the center of a heated legal drama
An infected monkey escaping its cage sounds like the beginning of a very bad horror movie, but that low-effort plot point became reality at the …
Scientists invent way to turn astronaut poop into food for long-haul space missions
Humanity has big dreams when it comes to space travel, but our technology isn’t quite there yet. Spacecraft that can take astronauts to Mars and …
How to check out the Super Blue Blood Moon tonight
Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the beginning of January you probably already know that an incredibly rare lunar event is happening this …
Health officials worry that the Super Bowl may become one giant flu festival
In case you’ve missed the countless headlines, news reports, and official warnings from medical professionals across the country, let’s just get this out of the …
Why this week’s ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ is so incredibly rare
You’d have to have been living under a rock to miss the incredible string of skywatching events that bestowed upon humanity. There were perfectly-timed supermoons, …
Rocket Lab CEO sent a big fake ‘star’ into orbit, and scientists aren’t happy about it
It’s no secret that the Earth currently has a bit of a space junk problem. There are so many objects floating around our planet that …
Newly-discovered Titanosaur helps clear up hazy African dinosaur history
Ancient dinosaur fossils tend to show up in some of the places where you’d least expect it, but finding any dinosaur remains in Africa is …
Naked mole rats just threw science a huge curve ball, and it might lead to the Fountain of Youth
Naked mole rats might not be the most appealing members of the animal kingdom, aesthetically speaking, but what they lack in visual appeal they more …
Nissan has developed slippers that ‘park’ themselves, because why not?
Sure, Tesla might be leading the charge in self-driving vehicle technology, despite its pitfalls, but can Elon Musk build a slipper that can park itself? …
Plastics are suffocating ocean reefs because humans can’t stop being lazy slobs
The world’s coral reefs are already in serious trouble thanks to climate change that has bleached (read: utterly devastated) massive stretches of ocean habitat, and …
Scientists actually just figured out how to make real floating ‘holograms’
We’ve seen countless science fiction technologies make their way to the real world over the past few decades, but one has always eluded us: holograms. …
Researchers say it may be the shape of our brains, not the size, that makes us who we are
We all learned in science class that human’s have big ol’ brains, and that the size of our brains is responsible for all of the …
‘Terminator’-inspired robotic exoskeleton maker Cyberdyne scores FDA approval
We joke a lot about the “inevitable” robot apocalypse, but aside from a few scary developments it seems like humanity is much more likely to …
Scientists say we should definitely be eating more bugs
What did you have for breakfast this morning? How about dinner last night? If bugs aren’t the menu you might be doing yourself and your …
Scientists rebuilt a 30,000-year-old woolly rhino, and its name is Sasha
We often think of dinosaurs as the coolest creatures to have walked the Earth before mankind began its bizarre march towards the present, but you …
Here’s how scientists are going to detect alien life from millions of miles away
When it comes to alien hunting, astronomers have already done a pretty good job of checking out the planets in our own cosmic backyard. Sure, …
Monkeys have been successfully cloned in China, but you might not like the reason why
It’s now been over two decades since scientists in Scotland successfully cloned a sheep and named the newborn Dolly. In the years since, the technology …
Incredibly rare, Pokemon-like fish found to be thriving in new area
The red handfish is one of nature’s real treats. It’s a strange little bottom-dwelling fish that actually prefers to crawl along the sea floor rather …
That crazy ‘Flat Earther’ still wants to launch himself in a rocket, and he has a new plan to avoid government interference
We’ve been following the saga of “Mad” Mike Hughes for some time now. Hughes is a flat-Earth believer, conspiracy theorist, and self-proclaimed rocket scientist, and …
Google’s $30 million Lunar X Prize competition is over and nobody won
You’ve got to hand it to Google. The company did everything in its power to push private companies into space with its Lunar X Prize …
Scientists discover how deadly centipede toxin tricks the heart into stopping cold
Even if you’re not afraid of most bugs — like ants, flies, or bees, for example — there’s still a good chance you have a …
Australia stole a big chunk of land from Canada 1.7 billion years ago
We all learned back in geography class that what we see as present-day continents were once a big mashup of land that broke off into …
Astronomers discovered a massive ‘hot Jupiter’ but can’t figure out how it works
Studying distant planets has helped scientists better explain how the universe ticks, but sometimes a discovery produces more questions than it answers. Such is the …
Earthquake off Alaskan coast prompts tsunami scare, but waves remain calm
Mother Nature cut humanity a break this morning when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska produced tsunami waves measuring only about one …
China sprints ahead of the US in DNA dabbling with over 80 CRISPR patients and rising
Modern medicine is an amazing thing, but when we start talking about tweaking our DNA things start to sound a little scary. The potentially frightening …
Scientists discover rocks used in Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace are actually ancient fossils
Researchers are constantly finding amazing fossils in places where you might not expect them, but a new discovery by scientists at The Australian National University …
Stanford scientists invent AI that can predict death with up to 90% accuracy
Humans today live a lot longer than they used to. That’s great news, but as modern medical advances are giving patients second chances at living …
US government shutdown ruins SpaceX plans for a Falcon Heavy test fire
The US government is a dumpster fire fueled by greed and corruption, and now it’s messing with SpaceX’s awesome Falcon Heavy rocket. The government shutdown …
Humblebragging makes you even more of a jerk than regular bragging, according to science
Listening to someone boast about their accomplishments can be a seriously draining experience. But while nobody likes a bragger, a brand new study suggests that …
