Scientists stuck 3D glasses on cuttlefish and made them watch movies
Cuttlefish, the cute, often tiny cousins of squid and octopi, are highly skilled hunters. They are great at judging distance, striking out with their tentacles …
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Forcing a smile at work leads to drinking at home, study suggests
Most of us have at least one service industry job on our resume, and many of us have several. Whether it was food service, slinging …
‘Mighty Mice’ that traveled to the space station are now back on Earth
Unless you’re incredibly fit, smart, and young, there’s very little chance you’d even make it into NASA’s astronaut training program, much less have an opportunity …
New video shows how nature took over in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster
When an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered what is considered the worst nuclear accident since the …
NASA and Boeing are trying to figure out what went wrong with Starliner
NASA and Boeing had big plans to wrap up 2019 with a bang. Boeing’s Starliner, one of the stars of NASA’s Commercial Crew program, was …
Man, Samsung’s new ‘Neon’ artificial humans really suck
In the quest to make robots more human-like, the holy grail has always been a humanoid machine that is as indistinguishable from a real person …
Police say someone attacked a Walmart with bedbugs
There’s something very strange going on in the Walmart store in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. It’s a story with a number of bizarre twists and lots and …
Astronomers hear repeating radio burst from nearby galaxy
Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs for short, are something of an anomaly for astronomers. We’ve been able to detect these powerful blasts of radio energy …
Impossible Foods is tackling pork, and people say it actually tastes good
Impossible Foods first targeted the mighty burger, going through multiple iterations until the company came up with what it thinks is the best non-meat burger …
NASA’s TESS spots possible ‘second Earth’ nearby
In the exoplanet-hunting game, scientists are collecting discoveries faster than they can actually sit back and study them. There’s a lot of planets out there, …
Frightening mystery virus continues to spread as US embassy warns Americans living in China
The bizarre “unidentified pneumonia” that Chinese health officials first began monitoring a little over a week ago has now spread to over twice the original …
Watch live right here as SpaceX launches dozens of new Starlink satellites
SpaceX is starting out the year strong with another launch of its Starlink satellites today, and you can watch it live. The mission will see …
Scientists think they spotted active volcanoes on Venus
Our Solar System is filled with interesting worlds that mankind has yet to fully explore. Venus, which is closer to the Sun than Earth but …
Hubble spotted a gigantic galaxy that makes our Milky Way look tiny
We tend to think of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, as being impossibly large. To us here on Earth, our galactic home is indeed …
Doctors on Earth treated an astronaut’s blood clot in space
When NASA sends astronauts to the International Space Station, they’re always in tip-top shape. That’s a pretty significant requirement since there’s really no way to …
Seabirds are using tools now
One of the things that have differentiated humans and primates from other groups in the animal kingdom is the use of tools. There are other …
One of NASA’s exoplanet hunters has gone quiet
NASA has a lot of high-tech hardware cruising around in space right now, but one of the space agency’s pint-sized exoplanet hunters appears to have …
Mysterious virus outbreak in China is spreading rapidly
A strange pneumonia-like infection that first popped up in the Chinese city of Wuhan just days ago is beginning to spread, with the total number …
Segway is building self-balancing electric strollers for adults because of course we’re that lazy
Wall-E is definitely one of the best Pixar films of all time (don’t bother arguing, it’s just a fact), but what it tells us about …
Woman tried to beat drug test using dog urine
Dogs are man’s best friend, but exploiting our loving relationship with canines in an attempt to fool your probation officer, you should probably rethink things …
Scientists just discovered a better way to use the tuberculosis vaccine
One of the biggest killers on the planet is a bacteria that humans have been fighting against for thousands of years. I’m talking about tuberculosis, …
Scientists built an AI that can spot breast cancer better than a doctor
Artificial intelligence is already invading many aspects of our daily lives, but while “smart” virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa can be helpful, …
Boy hospitalized after eating the AirPods he got for Christmas
Apple’s fancy wireless headphones sure are irresistible, aren’t they? For one family in DeKalb County, Georgia, the shiny white AirPods proved so tantalizing that they …
When did ISS astronauts celebrate the start of 2020?
Folks, 2020 is here. If you celebrated the new year at midnight of whatever time zone you happen to be located in, you probably rang …
Study hints at the surprising benefits of drinking whole milk
Lots of us would love to cut an inch or two off our waistlines, but just how to go about it can be a struggle. …
NASA’s aging Hubble telescope offers gorgeous glimpse at churning galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope, which is operated by both NASA and the European Space Agency, is one of the most trustworthy tools for observing distant …
SpaceX is getting ready for its first launch of 2020
2019 was an absolutely packed year for SpaceX. The company launched a whole bunch of missions for its commercial clients, made good progress on its …
NASA’s 2020 hype video gives us a whole lot to look forward to
For NASA, 2019 was a big year. The space agency spent the year studying asteroids up close, prepping soon-to-be-launch missions to Mars, and hashed out …
After being swallowed in a hurricane two years ago, a buoy as big as a truck was just spit out of the ocean
It’s been an interesting week for Florida residents living near New Smyrna Beach. The typically quiet stretch of coastline has suddenly become a major tourist …
Seattle will ban kids from school if they aren’t vaccinated
A measles outbreak in the United States has been festering for some time, with some areas of the country seeing spikes in new cases, doctor …
