A robot landed a plane, and nothing bad happened
We joke a lot about the eventual robot apocalypse — when mankind will inevitably be enslaved by our very own creations and forced to serve …
Mike Wehner
Articles by Mike Wehner
Scientists trolled animals around the world with thousands of fake worms – here’s why
It’s not every day that researchers from around the world launch a singular effort to ruin the days of predatory birds, lizards, and various other …
Over 500 million leaked logins hit the web in new master list
At this point, it seems like every single big-name company with a web presence has been hacked at least once, and while archives of usernames …
Russian spaceflight director thinks Elon Musk is out of his mind
Elon Musk — you know, that square-jawed billionaire who can’t stop building groundbreaking companies and wants to merge your brain with a computer in his …
Here’s how self-driving cars battle blinding bird poop
We see new advancements in self-driving car technology pop up on a regular basis, but despite the progress and billions invested, many things stand in the …
Humans have messed up the planet so rapidly that trees are migrating
As the evidence that human activity and pollution are quickly warming our planet continues to pile up, researchers are now noticing a particularly shocking side …
NASA just discovered a bizarre ‘bubble’ around Earth, and humans accidentally created it
Most of the time, NASA spends its days searching for and studying things in space that resulted from natural phenomena — like creepy valleys on …
Watch Google Home crush Alexa and Siri in an epic accent head-to-head
With yesterday’s announcement of a suite of new Google Home features — including voice calls and music streaming support — Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant …
New discovery shows T-rex’s bite could make bones ‘explode’
Everyone knows that the Tyrannosaurus rex — the mighty “king” of the dinosaurs — was a fearsome carnivore. There’s been plenty of debate over how …
Researchers warn that hacked industrial robots could kill in more ways than one
Robotic workers have already revolutionized several different manufacturing industries, and as the tireless machines grow smarter and smarter, the risks posed by hackers continue to ramp …
Humans speak dog, according to science
Man’s best friend has been with us through thick and thin, and apparently humans and canines have grown so close over the ages that we …
Google Home takes on Alexa with hands-free calling, Spotify support
Today at Google’s annual I/O developer event, the company took the stage to announce a suite of new features headed to its Google Home speaker. …
Man credits Siri with saving his life when his house literally exploded
You might think your fancy digital assistants are life-savers when they let you send a text with your voice or order flowers for your mom …
Watch 17 years of car safety tech save one driver’s life, and kill another
Everyone knows that cars have gotten safer over time, or at least we know that the number of safety features which modern cars have has …
Scientists just discovered something incredible about the dinosaur-killer asteroid
Determining why the dinosaurs went extinct has been debated for ages and studied for even longer. Now, the most acceptable extinction event hypothesis — that …
Mars rover reaches site that scientists still can’t explain
When new discoveries on Mars are made you typically see the name “Curiosity” associated with them, but NASA has another rover cruising around the martian …
Gaze upon this plastic garbage island and question if capitalism is really worth it
Humans are just the worst, at least as far as the wellbeing of the Earth is concerned. We’ve done plenty of horrible things to this …
Using science to make humans more moral might just make us racist instead
If there’s one thing philosophers have learned over the course of human history it’s that changing the way people think is a tricky business. Societies …
Galaxy S8 sales are on fire
Launching a new flagship smartphone while a potentially game-changing iPhone is just peeking over the horizon is a tricky proposition, but it’s seemingly paid off …
Instagram just stole Snapchat’s most iconic feature, which surprises no one
The never-ending game of copycat between Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat may have just reached its inevitable peak. Just days after Snapchat adopted a very Instagram-like …
Researchers found a dinosaur that still has its skin and guts
When archeologists hunt for fossils what they’re typically after are bones, footprints, and other fossilized traces of ancient creators having once roamed the planet. What …
Science says porn is making men impotent
Before the days of the internet, porn was actually pretty tough to find. You had to visit a shady adult toy shop or, if you …
Watch North Korea’s new missile soar while you contemplate the fate of humanity
After a tense few weeks of North Korea shouting at the world, launching things into the air, and many other countries subsequently shouting back, it doesn’t …
Lyft and Google’s Waymo team up to fight Uber, and it just might work
Even as Uber continues to trip over its own feet in just about every way possible, the company is one of the frontrunners in the race …
Introducing the most absurd virtual reality headset of them all
Virtual reality tech has endured some serious growing pains already, and still hasn’t fully reached mainstream acceptance among consumers. Plenty of people still see VR …
Scientists finally have a decent guess as to why Earth exists
Earth is a pretty nifty place. I mean, I’ve spent my entire life here and I’m guessing you have, too, and there’s plenty to see …
Scientists just heard something really weird in space, and can’t figure out where it came from
Researchers from around the world are scratching their heads over a newly discovered radio burst detected on Earth, but with a completely unknown origin. A …
A gigantic, bloody dead thing just washed up in Indonesia and nobody knows what it is
The sea still holds great mysteries for mankind. A few examples of this are the peculiar disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, the origins of the …
The International Space Station has sprung a leak
The International Space Station is old. The first pieces of it were sent into orbit almost two decades ago, and it’s been under near constant …
Cops are now using AI to predict crime before it happens
In a timely reminder that we’re pretty much living in a sci-fi future that writers from the 1950s could only have dreamed of, law enforcement …
