MIT scientists built a system that uses lasers to beam sound to your ears that no one else can hear
Hearing someone across a crowded room can be close to impossible thanks to the way sound waves spread, but what if we could project audio …
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NASA is sending a desperate message to wake up Opportunity on Mars
Just last week NASA celebrated the beginning of the Opportunity rover’s 16th year on the Martian surface, but all is not well with the six-wheeled …
Fried chicken could put you in an early grave, study finds
By now we all know that fried foods are not usually the best choice when it comes to healthy eating, but just how bad could …
NASA reveals best-yet image of twin space rocks Ultima Thule
NASA’s 2019 started off with a bang as its New Horizons probe zipped by the most distant object mankind has ever tried to visit, a …
NASA is now being sued by the owner of an Apollo 11 lunar sample bag
When Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the Moon and handed over the first samples of lunar material ever gathered by human hands it was a …
Adults sleep better when they’re rocked to sleep like babies
Everyone knows that an easy trick to calming a restless infant is to rock them back and forth. For whatever reason, the gentle side-to-side motion …
The oldest Earth rock ever found was actually brought back from the Moon
NASA astronauts who visited the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission hauled back a whole bunch of material from its surface. At the time, they …
NASA’s Opportunity rover enters its 16th year on Mars, but it’s still dead quiet
Today, NASA is celebrating the monumental achievements of the Opportunity rover as it tallies a full 15 years on the planet Mars. The rover landed …
New tests suggest link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that often requires early diagnosis in order to be effectively treated, but there is still no cure for the disease …
The Doomsday Clock remains two minutes from midnight, which is bad
The Doomsday Clock, which was bumped up to just two minutes from midnight in early 2018, remains at the same setting for 2019. It’s the …
Genetically altered monkeys have been cloned in China, and ethics just can’t keep up
It was almost exactly one year ago today that Chinese scientists revealed that they had successfully cloned a monkey, resulting in the live births of …
SpaceX’s shiny new rocket broke when it tipped over in high winds
SpaceX’s Starship might not be ready to carry passengers for a while, but that hasn’t stopped the company and its enigmatic CEO from generating plenty …
There’s a new fake Moon landing theory, and it’s dumber than you could possibly imagine
NASA’s Apollo 11 mission landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in July of 1969, but that’s not what some would have …
Collision between young Earth and Mars-sized planet might be why we’re all here today
Humans have tamed (or utterly destroyed) much of the planet in our brief time here, but there’s still plenty we don’t know about Earth’s history. …
NASA swaps out astronauts for first manned flight on Boeing’s new ship
Last year was a huge year for private spaceflight, with a steady stream of very successful launches and huge progress being made on more ambitious …
This is what a star looks like when it dies
Our Sun is one of the reasons we’re all here today and we simply couldn’t exist without it, but it won’t be around forever. At …
China successfully grew plants on the Moon, but they promptly died
It didn’t last long, but thanks to China’s Chang’e 4 lander there was a very brief period about a week ago when mankind knew that …
Oops! ‘Ancient’ stone circle was actually built by a farmer in the 1990s
Finding an ancient monument that has been sitting for thousands of years is a special thing, but when it’s been “hiding” in plain sight, its …
Nearly 70,000 pounds of chicken nuggets recalled because there’s wood in them
Food recalls are nothing new, and there’s plenty of reasons that a company might need to issue a recall of a consumable product. Sometimes food …
A mission to mine the Moon could be underway as early as 2025
How do you mine for resources in a place where humans haven’t set foot for over four decades? That’s a question the European Space Agency …
The Moon was hit by a meteorite while you were staring at the ‘Super Blood Wolf Moon’ eclipse
Skywatchers had plenty to be excited about this past weekend thanks to a lunar eclipse that was visible from the Americas as well as parts …
Yet another blood pressure medication has been recalled over cancer-causing impurity
Last year, the FDA announced a whole bunch of recalls related to blood pressure medication over fears that an impurity created during the manufacturing process …
NASA’s Juno just snapped an incredible photo of twin storms on Jupiter
Big storms here on Earth are capable of tearing down power lines and even toppling structures, but no weather pattern you’ve experienced this planet holds …
A new blood test could detect Alzheimer’s before symptoms emerge
Alzheimer’s disease is an incredibly serious late-life aliment that can have a massive impact on an individual’s quality of life and self sufficiency. The good …
At long last, scientists have determined how long Saturn’s days are
Determining the length of a single day on a planet is usually pretty easy. You just pick a landmark and wait for it to reach …
‘Galagadon’ shark named after ’80s arcade game due to its oddly shaped teeth
Sharks have been around for a long, long time, and of all the creatures that roam the Earth today they’re one of the few that …
Enjoy a billion years of Moon impacts in just one minute
Earth’s Moon might seem a bit boring when viewing it with the naked eye, with its monochrome surface and blurry patches revealing little from afar, …
Mythical ‘Planet Nine’ has been re-debunked
An as-of-yet unseen planet may be lurking at the very distant edge of our Solar System… or it might not exist at all. That incredibly …
The International Space Station will release its SpaceX cargo ship this weekend
Both SpaceX and NASA are eager to get the Dragon cargo spacecraft back to Earth now that it has fulfilled its duties in bringing much-needed …
Ford built a sweaty robot butt to simulate your sweaty human butt
Car seats have come a long way from the rigid benches drivers were forced to plop their bottoms on many decades ago, and today’s seats …
