SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch for second time, now targeting June 4th
SpaceX has had a very, very busy year thus far. The company’s steady diet of rocket launches has gone exceedingly well — aside from a …
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Scientists discover ‘Mother of All Lizards’ in the Alps
Sometimes it’s hard to imagine what the Earth was like when massive beasts like the Tyrannosaurus rex freely roamed the land, but it can be …
Apple vs Google is officially the 21st century Coke vs Pepsi
When marketing professors used to teach about the value of branding, Coke and Pepsi were the classic examples. You have a very similar product that, …
Scientists just found a ‘reptilian mammal’ fossil in Utah and it could shake up Earth’s history
If you even sort of paid attention in geography class you already know that the Earth didn’t always look like it does today. At one …
AI is now better at detecting skin cancer than human doctors
Modern medicine pushes forward thanks to the efforts of doctors and scientists who develop new tools, techniques, and methods for diagnosing and treating ailments, but …
Sex on Mars is going to be risky, but it could create a new human subspecies
The idea of a colony of humans on Mars isn’t just science fiction anymore; NASA and space agencies around the world, along with independent scientists …
ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ after Roseanne Barr’s ‘abhorrent’ Twitter comment
Roseanne Barr thought it’d be perfectly okay to post racial content on Twitter and get away with it, but that’s not what happened. The comedian, …
Unluckiest man on the planet survived Pompeii eruption only to be crushed by a falling rock
When Mount Vesuvius erupted way back in the year AD 79, it was one of the most catastrophic events that humans had ever experienced up …
Scientists studying vitamin supplements warn that they’re a huge waste of money
Popping a couple of vitamin supplements after breakfast is a daily routine for lots and lots of people, but just how much do those pills …
The iPhone X’s notch sets the perfect trap for Android
You’ll see notches everywhere you look this year, and that’s because Apple said so. The iPhone X may not be selling as well as some …
Chinese ‘UFO’ found crashed in a forest turns out to be space trash
With that incredibly strange UFO report and jaw-dropping video from the US Navy still fresh in everyone’s minds, news out of China that a UFO …
NASA astronaut reveals how complicated it is to poop in space
Spending a few months aboard the International Space Station is a privilege that only a tiny fraction of people will ever experience. We can only …
‘PUBG’ studio sues ‘Fortnite’ creator for copying its smash hit game
Korean game developer PUBG Corp., the studio behind popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (aka PUBG) is suing the Korean arm of Epic Games, the …
Hawaii’s Kilauea eruption is shrouding distant islands in ‘vog’
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting for pretty much the entire month of May, slowly oozing molten rock out of several fissures in the ground. …
Scientists now know exactly where to look for fossils on Mars
Nobody knows for sure whether or not life had ever taken root on Mars. The dry, dusty planet doesn’t seem like a particularly hospitable place …
Take a swig of cockroach milk, the next great food trend
Tired of seeing “gluten free” on every box at your local grocery store (even though it has absolutely no benefit for 99% of the population)? …
How to check if Alexa or Google Assistant is secretly recording you
Last week, we learned a little more about the very human flaws of Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant. One couple in Portland, OR, discovered that their …
Here’s what a NASA camera sees just before it dies
When NASA’s GRACE satellites headed skyward aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket earlier this month, everything went relatively smoothly. That is, unless you were one …
Amazon Alexa recording ‘bug’ shows how little we actually know about our smart home gadgets
Yesterday, the news cycle worked overtime to first bring us the story of how an Amazon Echo secretly sent recordings of a couple’s conversations to …
These poor creatures suffered from dandruff 125 million years before Head And Shoulders was invented
These days, if you notice a bit of dandruff on your shoulder you just stop by the drug store and grab some specialized shampoo, but …
This $96 smartwatch puts the power of Alexa on your wrist
Amazon’s Echo speakers give you access to Alexa in your home, and there’s a great accessory called the Roav Viva that adds Alexa to your …
Apple now offering refurbished Apple Watch models with LTE connectivity on the cheap
For the first time since launching last year, Apple is now selling refurbished Apple Watch models with LTE connectivity on its online store. If you’ve …
These were the only birds that survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid
When the asteroid that struck the Earth in Chicxulub, Mexico, slammed into the surface some 66 million years ago it made life incredibly difficult for …
NASA’s ‘impossible’ fuel-free engine actually is impossible after all
Nobody can beat the laws of physics. NASA is now learning that the hard way after testing an absolutely revolutionary new type of propulsion technology …
This is what your Twitter timeline would have looked like 10 years ago
Have you ever wondered what your Twitter timeline would have looked like a decade ago if you were following all the same people then that …
As Netflix shares continue to surge, streaming giant is now worth more than Disney
What Netflix has managed to accomplish in a relatively short amount of time is nothing short of astounding. The streaming giant today boasts more than …
Is Pluto really just a giant comet?
Pluto has had a pretty interesting past few decades. Long considered the ninth official planet, astronomers who redefined what “planet” really means decided to reclassify …
Bitcoin price manipulation under investigation by the Justice Department
The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into price manipulation of popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, according to a report from Bloomberg. The investigation appears …
Samsung ordered to pay Apple $539 million after an entirely too-long legal battle
A jury has determined that Samsung must pay Apple $539 million for infringing Apple’s intellectual property with the sale of Android devices in 2010 and …
Amazon Echo bug recorded a couple’s private conversations and sent them to a friend
We’ve welcomed smart speakers into our homes with the kind of enthusiasm you don’t normally see around always-on listening devices, because from the very beginning, …
