Plastics are suffocating ocean reefs because humans can’t stop being lazy slobs
The world’s coral reefs are already in serious trouble thanks to climate change that has bleached (read: utterly devastated) massive stretches of ocean habitat, and …
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Scientists actually just figured out how to make real floating ‘holograms’
We’ve seen countless science fiction technologies make their way to the real world over the past few decades, but one has always eluded us: holograms. …
Researchers say it may be the shape of our brains, not the size, that makes us who we are
We all learned in science class that human’s have big ol’ brains, and that the size of our brains is responsible for all of the …
180,000-year-old human fossil discovery changes what we thought we knew about mankind’s history
A great deal has happened in recent history that changes everything we thought we knew about the dawn of our species. Now, a newly discovered …
Preorders for Apple’s HomePod are now live
After being unveiled last summer and then delayed multiple times, Apple’s HomePod smart speaker is finally available to preorder as of this morning on Apple’s …
The doomsday clock hasn’t been this close to midnight since the first H-bomb test
You might not agree with them, but doomsday experts say we’re the closest to a disaster since 1953. That’s when the first hydrogen bomb was …
Crazy winds are helping passenger jets cross the Atlantic faster than ever
The record for a non-military aircraft flying from New York to London is, unsurprisingly, held by Concorde. The ill-fated supersonic passenger jet once made the …
‘Terminator’-inspired robotic exoskeleton maker Cyberdyne scores FDA approval
We joke a lot about the “inevitable” robot apocalypse, but aside from a few scary developments it seems like humanity is much more likely to …
Scientists say we should definitely be eating more bugs
What did you have for breakfast this morning? How about dinner last night? If bugs aren’t the menu you might be doing yourself and your …
Early HomePod review: Sound is superior to the Echo and Google Home, but Siri may be a liability
After a brief delay, Apple’s HomePod smart speaker will finally hit store shelves on February 9. Sporting a $349 sticker price, the HomePod isn’t exactly …
Mute ‘reminder’ ads that follow you around the internet with Google’s new tool
Seeing adverts is just a fact of life for anyone on the internet these days. While the most intrusive kinds of pop-ups have died out …
Researchers invent new smart contact lenses that might beat Google’s to market
Measuring glucose without poking a patient with a needle is one of the white whales of modern medicine, and that’s because so many people around …
Scientists rebuilt a 30,000-year-old woolly rhino, and its name is Sasha
We often think of dinosaurs as the coolest creatures to have walked the Earth before mankind began its bizarre march towards the present, but you …
Here’s how scientists are going to detect alien life from millions of miles away
When it comes to alien hunting, astronomers have already done a pretty good job of checking out the planets in our own cosmic backyard. Sure, …
Best Buy’s surprise 3-day sale is packed full of Apple gear, laptops, TVs, and more
Everyone knows that there are two times in particular each year that are the best times to buy a new TV. The first and biggest …
OnePlus just released the most disturbing smartphone ad we’ve ever seen
Smartphone speed comparison tests are common practice nowadays, but they don’t usually come from smartphone makers. YouTube tech channels conduct these unofficial experiments as objectively …
Samsung’s best 4K TVs are back down to Black Friday prices for Super Bowl LII
Black Friday is the biggest shopping event of the year, and TVs are among the most popular purchases people make on Black Friday. Prices often …
9-year-old accidentally doses 5th grade class with her grandfather’s weed gummies
With medical marijuana now legal in 29 states and edibles a favorite way for patients to get their THC dose, a new and exciting genre …
With cord-cutting on the rise, Comcast’s broadband business sees significant gains
While the number of viewing options cable TV provides is nothing short of astounding, the harsh reality is that cable companies have been price-gouging consumers …
Average smartphone prices are way up, thanks to the iPhone X and Galaxy Note 8
2017 was a bumper year for flagship phones. The Galaxy Note series was back after the Galaxy Note 7 battery debacle, and Apple released the …
Monkeys have been successfully cloned in China, but you might not like the reason why
It’s now been over two decades since scientists in Scotland successfully cloned a sheep and named the newborn Dolly. In the years since, the technology …
SpaceX’s Moon rocket just took a huge step towards its first flight
Earlier today, SpaceX fired up all 27 engines on its Falcon Heavy rocket for a test fire, the final crucial step before the rocket is …
Incredibly rare, Pokemon-like fish found to be thriving in new area
The red handfish is one of nature’s real treats. It’s a strange little bottom-dwelling fish that actually prefers to crawl along the sea floor rather …
That crazy ‘Flat Earther’ still wants to launch himself in a rocket, and he has a new plan to avoid government interference
We’ve been following the saga of “Mad” Mike Hughes for some time now. Hughes is a flat-Earth believer, conspiracy theorist, and self-proclaimed rocket scientist, and …
Google’s $30 million Lunar X Prize competition is over and nobody won
You’ve got to hand it to Google. The company did everything in its power to push private companies into space with its Lunar X Prize …
Qualcomm fined $1.23 billion in Europe over exclusive iPhone chip deal
Remember that boring Apple vs. Qualcomm legal feud over chip royalties that escalated into a complex patent case last year? Well, things aren’t looking good …
Scientists discover how deadly centipede toxin tricks the heart into stopping cold
Even if you’re not afraid of most bugs — like ants, flies, or bees, for example — there’s still a good chance you have a …
Australia stole a big chunk of land from Canada 1.7 billion years ago
We all learned back in geography class that what we see as present-day continents were once a big mashup of land that broke off into …
Astronomers discovered a massive ‘hot Jupiter’ but can’t figure out how it works
Studying distant planets has helped scientists better explain how the universe ticks, but sometimes a discovery produces more questions than it answers. Such is the …
You can finally watch and share Snapchat videos without the app
As ubiquitous as Snapchat may seem for a certain segment of the population, Snap, the company behind the app is still looking for ways to …
