Completely insane architects are planning to hang a skyscraper from an asteroid
Words like “insane,” “crazy,” and “nuts” get thrown around a lot — I use them more than my fair share, if I’m being honest — but …
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Here’s where Volkswagen’s cheating diesels await their fate
Volkswagen’s buyback of its emissions-cheating diesel vehicles is still ongoing, and while the whole incident has largely disappeared from the headlines, the process of actually …
Order your Galaxy S8 on Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and more starting at midnight
Samsung’s long-awaited and repeatedly leaked next-generation Galaxy smartphone was finally made official today at the company’s Unpacked event in New York City. As expected, the …
Samsung’s new smartwatch patent is all about the rim
If you really stop and think about it, smartwatches are one of the wildest ideas for a mass market gadget. It’s a computer with a touchscreen …
One specific food may have given us our big fancy human brains
Science tells us that humans evolved from primate ancestors, and that despite the fact that apes still exist, we’re actually just a different branch on …
Apple accepts app that tracks US drone strikes after rejecting it 12 different times, then pulls it again
Josh Begley has been trying to get his app onto Apple’s App Store for about five years now. It’s not a crazy, violent game or …
Ikea is now a smart home company, and the end times are near
Never one to let an opportunity to slap a hard-to-pronounce name on a new line of products pass it by, Ikea has decided it’s time …
This is the discrete bulletproof clothing that protects countless presidents
Whether democratically elected, appointed by government officials, or swept into power by a coup, being the leader of a country automatically puts you in the …
Scientists just found the largest dinosaur footprint ever
Dinosaur discovery news doesn’t find its way to the mainstream all that often these days, simply because it’s hard for scientists to sell each individual fossil …
Did an astroid strike a Martian ocean and create a cataclysmic tsunami?
There’s no shortage of theories about what Mars was like billions of years ago. The prevailing guess is that water was abundant, and there may …
NASA just captured a photo of Jupiter that you won’t believe is real
NASA has managed to capture some pretty stunning photos of all the cool stuff they’ve spotted over the years, and rarely does it fail to …
This is NASA’s ridiculous new plan for harvesting samples from Jupiter’s moon
Space junkies really, really want to see what’s going on over on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. It’s a relatively small sphere compared to its host planet, …
Apple squeaks out court win against Chinese company that almost doesn’t even exist
Apple might have the most iconic line of smartphones on the planet but that doesn’t mean it’s had an easy go of it in every …
Watch the US Navy test its ultra-powerful electromagnetic railgun
Anyone who’s played a futuristic shooter since the dawn of video games knows that when you see something called a “railgun” you’re in for a real …
This dartboard lets you hit a bullseye every time, and it took 3 years to build
We all have dreams of becoming world champions at darts. Oh, that’s just me? Anyway, if you’ve ever drunkenly stumbled through a game of bar …
Scientists have built a tiny battery that provides power and cooling at the same time
When it comes to processors, heat is enemy number one. Packing ever more powerful processors into constantly shrinking mobile technology is a recipe for cramped cases …
BMW’s vision of the future is, well, pretty much insane
BMW is just one of many carmakers with wild concept vehicles aimed at a future with AI pilots and augmented reality features we can only …
Scientists say that getting cancer is mostly just bad luck
Without a cure in sight, cancer has become one of society’s biggest concerns. The fear of getting it is enough for many people to change …
There’s officially a whole new kind of cloud
How many different kinds of clouds can you name? Zero? Great, that means we’re on the same page. Sure you might rattle off some science-sounding …
This rogue black hole is flying through space, eating everything in its path
Supermassive black holes are one of the scariest, most destructive and utterly intimidating forces in the universe, but the good news is that they usually don’t …
Here are all 137 new emoji that could hit iPhone and Android this summer
With hundreds and hundreds of emoji already in existence it’s a wonder any of us even bother to use actual words anymore. Apparently there just …
Giant, hyper-detailed Moon model is now making its way around the world
It takes just about 27 days for the Moon we all know and love to make its way around the Earth, but it’s going to …
Scientist solves most troubling issue of our times by inventing a drip-free wine bottle
Some household items have remained exactly the same for so long that you never really imagine that they could be improved upon, even if they …
Here’s a 5-second look at the Galaxy S8
The Galaxy S8 is coming very soon. You know it, I know it, and Samsung knows we know it, too, but until the anticipated March …
New Wikileaks CIA leak reveals agency’s targeting of Mac, iPhone users
Earlier this month, Wikileaks dropped a massive amount of classified information purportedly from obtained from the CIA. The leak revealed how the government agency has repeatedly …
You can’t afford Bugatti’s new bicycle
Having already conquered the road with its nearly 1,500 horsepower Chiron, Bugatti has seemingly decided to start spending its extremely valuable time working on other …
You can now use Google Maps to show people exactly where you are
Google Maps is the undisputed champion of mobile navigation and it’s an extremely powerful tool for helping you find locations, but what about people? The …
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 leak shows the phone of your dreams
The iPhone 7 may have dominated sales in 2016 but Xiaomi’s Mi Mix stole its fair share of headlines thanks to its edge-to-edge-to-edge display that …
Trump’s immediate plan for NASA doesn’t totally suck
President Donald Trump’s gutting of many government entities has created some serious outrage from both sides of the isle, but one scientific agency Trump isn’t really messing …
Uh oh, the Curiosity rover’s wheels are starting to fall apart
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been cruising along the martian surface for some time now. It doesn’t move particularly fast, and in the years that it’s …
