YouTube ‘prankster’ delivers bomb threat to university, seems surprised when cops arrest him
From the first day that YouTube made it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a bank account to upload and monetize videos, “comedians” with …
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NASA releases gorgeous images from its brand new GOES-17 satellite
NASA’s shiny new GOES-17 satellite got off to something of a rocky start last week as officials revealed that the spacecraft’s cooling system is, well, …
There’s a scientific reason why you should talk to your dog in a ‘baby voice’
It’s a well-known quirk of human nature that adults tend to talk to babies in an over-the-top, cartoony tone of voice. Science calls it “infant-directed …
Kanye West’s new album ‘Ye’ is finally out on Spotify and Apple Music
Kanye West is many things to different people. To some, he’s nothing short of a musical genius with an unrivaled catalog of influential albums. To …
National Donut Day 2018: Where to get free and cheap donuts today
One of our favorite holidays of the year has finally arrived. Not Christmas, the Fourth of July, or even Halloween, but National Donut Day. The …
Shocker: Hulu’s cheap cable alternative is incredibly popular
In the last year, cable streaming alternatives have become about as popular as you’d expect, given that they’re much cheaper and far more convenient than …
Rumors about Apple’s AR glasses just won’t go away
Apple is expected to launch a few products in the coming years, unlike anything it ever made. The list includes a pair of augmented reality …
AT&T in talks to settle old allegations about ‘deceptive’ unlimited plans
AT&T is in talks with the Federal Trade Commission to settle a 2014 complaint that the company offered “deceptive” unlimited data plans to consumers, according …
Canadian scientist demands protection for historical sites on other planets
For all the great things humans have accomplished on Earth — you know, civilization and all that stuff — we’ve still managed to kind of …
AT&T teases $15-a-month streaming service, but only if the Time Warner merger happens
While giving testimony as part of the court case where AT&T is attempting to prove it should be allowed to merge with Time Warner, AT&T …
Dino-killing asteroid crater almost immediately became a cradle of life
When the asteroid that struck the present-day Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico reach the Earth it made life incredibly difficult for just about every living thing. …
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 …
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 …
