NASA’s Curiosity rover spots a bed of Earth-like pebbles
Most of the views of Mars we’ve seen have come from NASA’s trusty rovers, and while they’ve shown us some pretty stunning stuff, you can …
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This website keeps track of every product and service that Google has ever killed
We’re still a few months away from the halfway mark of 2019, and already Google has sent some pretty high-profile products to an early grave …
An energy drink was just banned after it was found to contain Viagra
The days of the energy drink craze may be behind us but sugary, vitamin-packed beverages are still pretty popular. In Zambia, Africa, one popular energy …
Apple has shown us the future with yesterday’s industry-changing announcements
Let’s get right to it — I thought yesterday’s Apple event was a monumental success. Yes, it was light on some details like pricing and …
NASA forced to cancel first all-female spacewalk in history over wardrobe malfunction
For NASA, March 29th was going to be a history-making day at the International Space Station, with the first all-female spacewalk in human history. Astronauts …
HTC unveils a new VR headset for workplace use that ships next month for $799
HTC Vive used the occasion of its annual Vive Ecosystem Conference in Shenzhen on Monday to unveil a new workplace-focused VR headset — the VIVE …
Verizon suspends worker for rescuing cat named Princess Momma from utility pole
A Philadelphia-area Verizon employee named Maurice German has found himself in some minor hot water with his employer, after he decided to use company equipment …
China cloned one of its best police dogs, and she just entered training
Cloning was once nothing more than a plot device for science fiction writers, but today it’s being used in the real world in a variety …
NASA and ESA are paying volunteers to lie in bed for 60 days to test artificial gravity
Regardless of what your own personal idea of a dream job might be, you have to admit that being paid to lounge around in bed …
Boeing is testing new 737 MAX software that could prevent crashes
It’s now been a couple of weeks since the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 forced airlines around the world to ground the popular …
The 5 most important announcements from Apple’s big event
For Apple fans, today’s big “It’s Show Time” event wasn’t exactly the most hotly anticipated Apple press conference in recent history. In fact, it might …
Apple rethinks the credit card and unveils the Apple Card
As far as Apple events go, today’s “Show Time” event is particularly intriguing, if not downright exciting. While events like WWDC are predictable in the …
Qlearly catapults Chrome bookmarks and tabs into the future
As of February of this year, Google’s Chrome desktop web browser owned a remarkable 65% of the global browser market, according to market research firm …
Avocados in six states recalled over possible listeria contamination
Avocados have rapidly grown in popularity over the last half decade or so, earning the “superfood” label and being included in what many people would …
Last-minute WSJ report details pricing for Apple news and video bundles
Apple is so serious about the original TV package it’s rolling out tomorrow, which the iPhone maker has been referring to internally as a “Netflix-killer,” …
This incredible NASA snapshot reminds us how gorgeous Jupiter really is
Jupiter, the “king” of planets in our solar system, is a hostile place you definitely wouldn’t want to visit. The gas giant is a swirling …
Scientists find abundance of 500,000,000-year-old fossils in China
The thing about fossils is the older they are, the rarer they are. Earth doesn’t keep anything around forever, and the farther you go back …
Nobody knows if NASA’s OSIRIS-REx can pull off its daring asteroid-sampling maneuver
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft first arrived at the large space rock known as Bennu late last year, and it’s spent the first few months of 2019 …
Tyson is recalling chicken again, this time because there’s metal in it
Remember back in January when Perdue was forced to recall a whole bunch of chicken because there was wood in it, and then Tyson one-upped …
Watch two NASA astronauts make repairs outside the International Space Station live
There’s been a lot of anticipation for the first all-female spacewalk which is rapidly approaching on March 29th, but before that historic adventure happens there’s …
MoviePass co-founder’s new app rewards you with movie tickets for watching ads
After watching the millionth ad play before finally getting to see the movie he’d come to the theater to watch, Stacy Spikes was eventually struck …
Truck hauling printer ink crashes, spilling untold riches onto Atlanta freeway
The cost of printer ink has long been known as one of the biggest scams in all of retail. You pay big bucks for tiny …
Japanese scientists think they know where the Ryugu asteroid came from
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has been hanging around the asteroid known as Ryugu for several months now. It first arrived in late 2018 and, in February, …
Red Bull scared a bunch of people in Los Angeles with a fake meteor
A meteor streaking across the skies of Los Angeles is something we’ve all seen at least once in a big-budget Hollywood flick, but L.A. residents …
T-Mobile unveils home broadband service that could expand after Sprint merger
T-Mobile on Thursday unveiled a limited home internet service that it plans to pilot for 50,000 mobile customers at $50 a month, with the company …
Report claims Boeing has been forced to delay first Starliner launch by months
NASA needs a way to get astronauts to the International Space Station that doesn’t involve paying Russia heaps of money, so it struck deals with …
A Texas home was completely taken over by rattlesnakes, and the video is horrifying
It takes a special kind of person to make a career out of removing deadly creatures from people’s homes. That’s exactly what Nathan Hawkins, owner of …
NASA wants to help you develop cool new space tech
It’s been decades since NASA and its government contractors handled everything in-house, but the recent push by the agency to bring private companies into the …
Americans would be more comfortable in Africa than anywhere else on Earth
If you find yourself constantly tweaking your home’s thermostat in search of the perfect temperature, you might save some time by just moving to eastern …
World Health Organization joins fight against lax genetic editing standards
It’s now been several months since Chinese scientist He Jiankui revealed that he had successfully edited the genes of human embryos, which were then carried …
