I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that 2017 was one of the hottest years on record
2017 was one of the hottest years on record, according to new data from NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. Depending on who you …
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Researchers recreate 200-year-old man’s genome using only DNA from his living relatives
Hans Jonatan was born in St. Croix more than 200 years ago in 1784. His mother Emilia Regina was a house slave on the island, …
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft found a remarkable similarity between Earth and Saturn’s moon Titan
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft went on a long and treacherous mission that ended last year in spectacular fashion. The large space explorer dove into Saturn’s atmosphere, …
SpaceX test fire of Falcon Heavy rocket will finally happen on Friday
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, as has been the case for SpaceX virtually any time the private aerospace manufacturer and …
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency is rebounding after a two-day bloodbath
Investing in virtual money like Bitcoin can be quite hazardous to one’s savings and health, especially if you have no idea what you’re doing. Just …
Apple’s San Francisco commuter buses are reportedly being attacked
Companies like Google and Apple run commuter buses in the areas around their campuses, giving employees a way to commute to and from work for …
The most exciting thing about Tim Cook’s promise that Apple will ‘fix’ iPhone throttling
It finally happened. Apple Tim Cook addressed the whole iPhone-slowdown-gate scandal in a new interview, revealing some major changes coming to iOS soon, to permanently …
Apple could use its repatriated cash to make huge acquisitions (spoiler alert: not Netflix or Tesla)
Various analysts had suggested in the past that Apple might consider using some of that cash is hoarding abroad to buy some highly=prized companies out …
Boeing introduces ‘Son of Blackbird’, a new concept design for a Mach 5 spy plane
Boeing a few days ago introduced an incredible concept design for a spy plane that may ultimately replace the iconic and legendary SR-71 spy plane. …
Google just made it more difficult than ever to make money on YouTube
YouTube has been in the spotlight repeatedly over the past several months, but rarely for anything encouraging. Most recently, the video sharing platform was lambasted …
Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘deeply apologizes’ for iPhone battery ‘miscommunication’
In an interview with ABC News, Apple CEO Tim Cook has offered an apology to “anybody that thinks we had some kind of other motivation” …
Facebook thinks you want to invite your friends to watch a video with you
Have you ever sat around bored on your lunch break, browsing through Facebook and watching some of the autoplay videos that appear in your timeline? …
Study claims AT&T and Verizon are ‘still feeling the pain of unlimited’
AT&T and Verizon both introduced Unlimited plans early in 2017, thanks to pressure from T-Mobile and Sprint. The move made sense to prevent a customer …
Scientists may finally know what caused the mysterious epidemic that killed millions of Aztecs
In the 16th century, an epidemic wiped out approximately 80% of the Aztec population in when Central and South America. The horrific epidemic known as …
NASA says skyscraper-sized asteroid headed toward Earth is ‘potentially hazardous’
Imagine a piece of rock the size of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper speeding through space 15 times faster the world’s fastest manned aircraft. Now imagine …
Apple announces it will contribute $350 billion to the US economy over next five years
Apple earlier today said it plans to inject more than $350 billion into the U.S. economy over the next five years by focusing on three specific areas: …
Divers have found the biggest underwater cave in the world, and it could contain Mayan secrets
A team of divers have successfully explored a tunnel linking two gargantuan underwater cave systems in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, unlocking what they believe is the …
Chinese space station full of toxic chemicals will crash down to Earth within months
China’s massive Tiangong-1 space station is out of control and it will soon come crashing down to Earth. Astronomers have been monitoring the large satellite ever …
Bitcoin continues to crash, dropping below $10,000 for the first time in months
Bitcoin’s slump continued on Wednesday for a second straight day as investors are still selling off massive amounts of virtual currency. Regulatory news from major …
Videos show meteorite exploding in the night sky over Michigan
A meteorite entering Earth’s atmosphere lit up the night sky above Detroit metro area in Michigan on Tuesday night. NASA officials have confirmed the event, …
Southwest Airlines sues website that monitored changes in airfare
For as much as people tend to hate the hassle associated with flying, Southwest Airlines over the past few years has done a stellar job …
The iPhone X just extended Apple’s lead over Samsung
In the run-up to the iPhone X launch, all the analyst chatter revolved around one topic: How big of a success the iPhone X would …
Shocker: Community-owned broadband is cheaper and better than Big Cable
This is another one of those pieces of news you’re going to need to take sitting down: Big cable companies are not, in fact, Good. …
It’s so cold in Russia that thermometers are breaking
The East Coast of the US has been inundated with cold weather for the last few weeks. With temperatures dropping to as low as 14 …
Facebook’s efforts to stop fake news are actually making it easier to spread fake news
Facebook is trying to fix its “fake news” problem that gained prominence after the 2016 US presidential election. But it’s far from actually winning the …
Citizen scientists discovered an unusual new solar system not even NASA could find
In NASA’s efforts to explore the endless expanse of space, the agency eventually came to a realization: there is simply too much data. Missions like …
Google is building three new underwater cables to compete with Microsoft and Amazon in the cloud
In an effort to expand its cloud business and compete more effectively with rival Microsoft and Amazon, Google will build three new underwater fiber optic …
China wants to clean Earth’s orbit by blasting space junk with giant lasers
Mankind has done a remarkably efficient job of covering the Earth with garbage and clutter, so it should come as no surprise to learn that …
NASA captures rare image of a distant galaxy nearly as old as the Universe itself
When astronomers at NASA capture images of far-off galaxies, they typically appear only as tiny red dots. These distant celestial bodies are so far away …
Bitcoin and all other cryptos plunge as regulation looms
Bitcoin is going crazy. Again. It’s not just the most popular cryptocoin in the world that’s tumbling on Tuesday morning. The entire crypto business is …
