Humans, say hello to your oldest relative: A big, mushy blob of sponge
Planet Earth is teeming with interesting creatures of all shapes and sizes, but life on our little blue marble wasn’t always so diverse. Science tells …
Articles by Mike Wehner
The search for alien life was just dealt a massive blow
With the incredible number of galaxies that mankind can observe from its tiny little perch here in the Milky Way, we know there are an …
Incredibly preserved dinosaur egg clutch gives scientists a rare opportunity
If you were a small-to-medium-sized creature during the ancient Jurassic or Cretaceous periods, you definitely wouldn’t have wanted the shadow of a pterosaur to appear …
This incredibly gorgeous photo of Jupiter will mesmerize you
To say that 2017 has been weird would be a huge understatement. It’s been a year packed with political unrest, tech gaffes and security breaches, …
How to watch the supermoon this weekend
There are interesting skywatching events every year, but 2017 has been particularly generous, with the eclipse drawing millions to peer skyward and plenty of cool …
Dying man with ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ tattoo leaves doctors scrambling for ethical guidance
When a patient is suffering a life-threatening condition and is rushed to the hospital, doctors are supposed to do everything in their power to save …
Brilliant moron uses empty snack bags to block his employer’s GPS tracking, gets fired anyway
It doesn’t matter how hard of a worker you are or how much you adore your job, sometimes we all just need a day off. …
Man diagnosed with eye-eating parasite claims he got it from a water park
Amusement parks are supposed to be a fun break from sweaty summer days, letting you kick back and enjoy yourself before returning to the real …
Glitter is messy, annoying, and it’s apparently also destroying the oceans
Anyone who’s ever been on the receiving end of a glitter-filled birthday card or spent more than an hour in an arts-and-crafts shop knows just …
Astronomers spot a planet so hostile they had a hard time believing it
When news of a newly-studied exoplanet with an atmosphere begins to make headlines it’s typically because the far-off world is potentially Earth-like, teasing the possibility …
Scientists find bizarre new fish species that lives deeper than any other
Many parts of Earth’s oceans are still largely unexplored, and the deeper you go the more mysteries are waiting to be unlocked. The deepest stretch …
This AI can tell whether you’re liberal or conservative based on your car
Aside from political bumper stickers — or maybe a big, colorful peace sign on the bumper of a Volkswagen bus — you might not think …
BMW and Mercedes just revealed two new hybrids, and they couldn’t be more different
When major automotive manufacturers began fully embracing hybrid electric drivetrains they did so slowly, testing the technology on small people-movers and not much else. These …
Please tell me this retro-inspired TV is the future of home entertainment
If you could take a time machine back to the early 1960s and show the average homeowner what TVs look like in 2017 they’d probably …
DNA tests on ‘Yeti’ bones reveal secrets about elusive species, but it’s not Bigfoot
Despite decades of research and hopeful myth hunters attempting to prove that the Bigfoot (Sasquatch, Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, depending on the region) is the …
Worms born in Martian soil suggest farming on Mars is possible
The prospect of a human colony on Mars has rapidly moved from science fiction to reality in recent years, with space agencies like NASA, ESA, …
Incredibly creepy ‘ghost ship’ with 8 dead crew members just showed up in Japan
Halloween is now weeks back in our rear view mirror, but something just happened in Japan that sounds like the plot of a horror movie. …
You can now buy the NASA audio record that we sent to aliens
In the late 1970s NASA sent a pair of probes on a one-way mission into the depths of space. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 sent …
Russians claim they’ve found the first extraterrestrial life, and it was right under our noses
Science fiction has taught us to expect our first contact with alien life to be a momentous event, with radio signals from another civilization filling …
Doctors treating man for stomach ache discover hundreds of coins and nails in his stomach
It happens to the best of us: There you are, with a months-long stomach ache that you just can’t shake, so you head to the …
Madman creates thermic lance ‘lightsaber,’ and you wouldn’t want to fight it
If there’s one science fiction weapon that geeks truly long for a real-world representation of more than any other, it has to be the iconic …
Tobacco companies are finally being forced to run ‘confession’ ads after 11 years of appeals
Just about everyone on the face of the planet knows that tobacco companies spent decades making their products as addictive as possible while simultaneously skirting …
Flat Earth believer conveniently cancels homemade rocket launch
The man whose plan to launch himself in a homemade rocket to draw more attention to the round earth “conspiracy” went viral has now announced …
Massive mile-wide asteroid will pass Earth in just a few weeks, but its next visit will be much closer
A colossal three-mile-wide space rock named after a Greek god who almost destroyed the Earth is going to cruise past our planet on December 16th, …
Company wants to give ‘augmented humans’ four hands each, and they’re already available
Ever feel like life would be so much better if you just had an extra hand? How about two? A company called Youbionic wants to …
Bird gets lost at sea, accidentally spawns an entire new species on a remote island
If you get lost at sea and find yourself on an island you’d probably try to build a fire, pile some sticks and stones into …
Something caused an Earth-shaking boom near Denver and nobody can figure out what it was
Thanksgiving week is supposed to be a pretty laid-back affair — unless you’re preparing to fight the mobs during Black Friday, of course — but …
Switching to LED lighting to save energy has created a new problem for the environment
LED lighting has been hailed as the next logical step forward for our lightning needs, given that it typically consumes less energy and the bulbs …
Turkey isn’t what makes you sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner, so stop saying that
Ah, another Thanksgiving with the family. You know what that means! Yep, you’ll be struggling to make small talk with relatives you only see a …
Russian billionaire wants to beat NASA in the search for alien life, and he’s moving forward with his plan
If you’ve been paying attention to the scientific search for extraterrestrial life you’ll already know that in recent months the frosty Saturn moon Enceladus is …
