Passengers bled from their ears on a flight after pilots forgot to pressurize the cabin
In what sounds like the opening to a rather gruesome horror flick, multiple passengers aboard a Jet Airways flight on Thursday were injured when the …
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Uh oh, there might be something wrong with NASA’s Curiosity rover now
NASA’s rover situation on Mars is, well, complicated. The aging Opportunity rover was swallowed up by the planet-wide dust storm that covered Mars earlier this …
An army of spiders is slowly taking over a Greek town, but it’s totally fine
Arachnophobes will want to avoid the Greek town of Aitoliko for a while. That’s because a massive army of eight-legged web weavers has descended upon …
Undercover report details how Ticketmaster is shadier than you could possibly imagine
Ticketmaster is one of the few companies that can compete with Comcast or payday lenders in the stakes to be America’s most-hated company, and a …
Nest has been trying hard to keep its push into digital health products a secret
Nest made a name for itself as a maker of smart thermostats and other connected home products. But parent company Google’s purchase last year of …
Apparently we’re all supposed to be nice to wasps now
Bees and wasps are two very different creatures. Bees are friendly little fellas that give us honey and might maybe leave a welt on your …
Scientists are trying to figure out why sharks keep gathering in the middle of nowhere every single year
Being some of the most dangerous creatures in Earth’s oceans, sharks have been the subject of extensive study for many, many years. Scientists know a …
Report: Your cellphone is going to get tons more spam calls next year
If you’ve ever answered a call to your cellphone that had an unfamiliar number but a local area code, making you wonder well maybe I …
With new iPhones using Intel LTE modems, Qualcomm’s CEO wants to settle with Apple
Despite Tim Cook’s public proclamation that he hates litigation, it’s no secret that Apple has no qualms about engaging in protracted legal battles when it …
Here are the hottest places in Los Angeles, literally
Southern California is usually a pretty comfortable place, temperature wise, but you’d never know it when you find yourself stuck in a traffic jam on …
Ticked-off Canadian crabs are waging war on the United States and scientists are powerless to stop them
Canada and the United States usually get along pretty well, and that’s probably because Canadians are just so darn nice. They apologize for everything, they …
ESA space probe found dead, and gravity is the prime suspect
When the European Space Agency launched the SMART-1 probe back in the early 2000s it was designed to have a relatively short lifespan. The spacecraft …
Apple Watch Series 4 review roundup: There’s no other smartwatch like it
The brand new Apple Watch nearly stole the show at Apple’s iPhone event last week. The fourth-gen smartwatch looks much sleeker than its predecessors, as …
Apple barely got FDA approval for the Watch 4’s ECG in time for the unveiling last week
In the days leading up to Apple’s splashy fall product event last week, members of the company’s watch team were probably sweating bullets. Because the …
Robot jellyfish could save the world’s coral reefs
The world’s coral reefs are in dire need of some love. Global warming and ocean temperature spikes have left massive stretches of vital coral reefs …
Smart speakers might be popular, but the HomePod sure isn’t
Five years ago, “digital prophets” were predicting that the future would be made up of digital villages and brand mindshare. Even the more grounded technologists …
To truly stop the spread of malaria, we might have to treat mosquitoes instead of ourselves
Malaria is an incredibly devastating disease that regularly infects hundreds of millions of people every year, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths. In tropical areas, …
Apple keeps finding new ways to deny that the iPhone is getting too expensive
Tim Cook keeps getting asked in so many words whether Apple is becoming something akin to the Gucci of tech, thanks to the $1,000-plus price …
Withings is announcing its comeback with this stylish hybrid smartwatch
Go ahead and call it a comeback. After buying itself back from Nokia, which had acquired the company almost two years ago, French consumer electronics …
Neil deGrasse Tyson says smoking weed in space is a recipe for disaster
Neil deGrasse Tyson is probably the most recognizable scientists alive today, and he also happens to have some pretty strong opinions on a variety of …
Report: Tesla under criminal investigation for Elon Musk’s tweets
In what can only be described as a very 2018 crisis, Bloomberg is reporting that Tesla is under criminal investigation from the Department of Justice regarding CEO Elon …
National Cheeseburger Day 2018: Where to find free and cheap burgers today
What better way to recover from a gloomy Monday than with a great deal on a burger for lunch or dinner on Tuesday? September 18th …
SpaceX’s first Moon trip passenger is billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, and he wants to bring others along for the ride
After a relatively brief period of teasing the announcement, SpaceX took the opportunity on Monday night to announce its very first paying passenger for a …
MacBooks powered by iPhone processors are finally going to happen soon
When it came time to introduce the new iPhone chip last week, Apple gave an ample presentation to the new A12 Bionic platform, that packs …
Watch SpaceX introduce its first Moon trip passenger live
SpaceX is already making headlines around the world for its efforts to make spaceflight more affordable for organizations like NASA as well as private companies, …
Report: Amazon will unveil 8 new Alexa devices at an event later this month
Amazon is about to add its popular voice assistant Alexa to more than half a dozen new products — devices that range from a microwave …
Apple catches a break on Trump China tariffs – Watch and AirPods will be spared
You could make an argument that Apple CEO Tim Cook’s delicate handling (or courting?) of President Trump is starting to pay off. Exhibit A? After …
The first science image from NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter is mind-boggling
NASA’s TESS spacecraft — that stands for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, in case you had somehow forgotten — is an incredibly powerful tool for spotting …
The closest exoplanet to Earth might have a vast ocean, and even life
Peering at distant planets is a tricky business for astronomers. There’s plenty that they can assume about planets based on what they look like from …
Shark attack off Massachusetts leaves one dead, scientists searching for answers
An end-of-Summer beach outing turned into a nightmare for beachgoers on Cape Cod this weekend when a 26-year-old swimmer was attacked and killed by a …
