New at-home test can tell you if you have colon cancer
Early detection is paramount to effect treatment of life-threatening diseases like cancer, but going to the doctor for a screening can be time-consuming and, for …
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First privately funded mission to the Moon hit by bizarre computer glitch in space
The very first privately funded mission to the Moon is already underway, with the Beresheet spacecraft taking off this past Friday. The mission, which is …
New report shows the number of robocalls grew a whopping 325% worldwide last year
The team behind caller ID service Hiya has taken advantage of the attention generated by MWC this week to release its Global Robocall Radar Report, …
Galaxy S10 review: Samsung’s completely redesigned flagships live up to the hype
I’ve been covering the smartphone industry for close to 15 years now. In all that time, I’m not sure I have ever seen a smartphone …
Japan’s asteroid probe left a big dark patch when it touched Ryugu
Japan’s space agency JAXA is still celebrating the success of its first attempt to collect a sample of the asteroid Ryugu using the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, …
Trusty law enforcement drone helps nab hostage taker in California
Drones have become big sellers in hobbyist circles and prices on them are now low enough that just about anyone with the desire to fly …
Swatch takes Samsung to court for allegedly copying its watch face designs
Samsung is back on the legal hot seat, returning to court to answer charges that it’s allegedly copied ideas from one of its competitors. The …
New Jupiter photo from NASA’s Juno spacecraft is utterly gorgeous
Our Solar System is full of planets and moons that are quite interesting, varying from dusty rock worlds like Mars to frigid collections of methane …
Iceberg twice the size of New York City is about to break free from Antarctica
NASA’s high-flying observational instruments are great at peering deep into space, but the agency also spends plenty of time staring down at our own planet, …
Apple will reportedly add the Apple Watch feature everyone wants by next year
Apple’s smartwatch has dominated the industry ever since it was introduced back in 2016, but despite its ubiquity, the popular wearable is still missing several …
Anonymous survey shows Tesla and SpaceX employees are still confident in Elon Musk
The Twitter habits of Tesla’s chief executive are apparently coming back under scrutiny, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asking a judge to hold …
Baseball game interrupted by eagle and osprey fighting over a fish
Humans like to follow schedules like, for example, when a college baseball game is going to take place, but Mother Nature couldn’t possibly care less …
There’s a way to hide the Galaxy S10’s camera hole, but you’ll get a massive bezel instead
The Galaxy S10 may have not been unveiled in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress, but the phone is still one the stars of the …
The ESA captures stunning images of ancient waterways on Mars
Mars as we know it today is a dusty, dried-up ball of rock with a little bit of ice here and there, but things were …
Chinese scientists invent new method of sterilizing drinking water with sunlight
Making drinking water safe to consume is actually more complicated than you might imagine. Destroying bacteria in any water source can be a challenge, and …
The biggest test of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will take place this week
In what will undoubtedly be the biggest test of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon vehicle to date, the company is scheduled to launch its capsule to the …
NASA’s Curiosity rover entered ‘safe mode’ on Mars, but nobody knows why
You know that feeling you get when a piece of technology just isn’t working like it should, but you can’t find the cause? Whether it’s …
Watch live as Sony unveils a smartphone with a 4K display
If it’s early Monday, and if it’s the first day of the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, then it means the tech …
Apple has a clever plan to fight off patent trolls
As Apple continues to deal with patent trolls on all fronts, the company recently decided to take matters into its own hands. As confirmed via …
China’s gene-edited babies may have enhanced intelligence due to genetic quirk
Late last year, a Chinese scientist named He Jiankui boldly declared that he had produced what would be the world’s first genetically modified humans. In …
LG is about to unveil an Android phone like no other – follow our live blog from MWC 2019
LG is hosting the fourth big smartphone event from Barcelona this Sunday, and it’s in a time slot that is usually reserved for Samsung’s Galaxy …
Watch live as Nokia unveils the world’s first smartphone with a 5-lens camera
It was only two years ago that HMD Global stormed Mobile World Congress with what was one of the most anticipated press conferences of the …
Watch live as Huawei unveils the world’s first 5G foldable smartphone at MWC 2019
Samsung a few days ago surprised fans and competitors by unveiling the Galaxy Fold in all its glory, well before the Galaxy S10’s name was …
Watch live as Xiaomi unveils hot new smartphones at MWC 2019
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi shocked the world a few days ago by launching a smartphone with 12GB of RAM that’s somehow still incredibly affordable compared …
Of course some apps are sharing private health details with Facebook
Stop us if you’ve heard a version of this one before. Facebook is slurping up a trove of extremely personal data from users of almost …
Dog personalities can shift just like those of humans, study says
We like to imagine that all dogs are good dogs — and the vast majority of them never give us a reason to question that …
Japan’s asteroid probe shot a bullet at a space rock, and it’s a very big deal
Japan’s space program JAXA has had a very eventful 24 hours. The group’s Hayabusa2 asteroid probe, which arrived at its target Ryugu last year, performed …
FDA may start enforcing vaccine laws in states with lax regulations
As parts of the United States continue to deal with outbreaks of the easily preventable measles virus in children and adolescents who were never vaccinated, …
Newly discovered Tyrannosaur species was just a little fella
The Tyrannosaurus rex may have been one of the mightiest beasts to roam the ancient Earth — though whether he was more of a scavenger …
National Margarita Day 2019: All the best deals from across the country
It’s National Margarita Day 2019! What’s National Margarita Day, you ask? We’ll answer your question with two questions of our own: 1. Who the heck …
