We may never sleep again after watching this spider shoot itself at prey like a slingshot
Spiders might not be the most pleasant creatures to see lurking around your home, but they serve an important purpose in dispatching flies and other …
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Navy pilots who drew a huge dong in the sky faced stiff reprimand
Navy pilots receive intense training and are held to an incredibly high performance standard. They’re also human, and as such, they find things like giant …
Roundup cancer trial ends with $2 billion verdict against Monsanto
It hasn’t been a good year for the makers of Roundup weed killer. Back in March, a man was awarded an $80 million verdict after …
Scientists discover why grocery store tomatoes don’t taste like anything
Have you ever eaten a perfectly ripe tomato and wondered why you even bother? Tomatoes are a staple in sandwiches and salads, and you can …
Igloo is recalling over 50,000 of its coolers because a kid trapped himself inside one
Kids do the darndest things, and that’s seriously bad news if you’re a large company that makes airtight boxes that a kid might want to …
AI is now better at predicting mortality than human doctors
As scientists continue to toil away at creating machine learning algorithms that will one day enslave humanity save us all, artificial intelligence researchers have discovered …
New study suggests the Moon may be shrinking
Earth isn’t the only place that “quakes.” Rocky planets and moons regularly experience similar movements, and faults can form between massive chunks of crust on …
Dog disease that can jump to humans was found in Iowa
Having a sick dog can be a serious bummer. It hurts to see a pet in pain or any kind of discomfort, but normally a …
The next ‘gold rush’ will happen in space, but should we try to prevent it?
Earth is a pretty big place, but it has a finite amount of resources. Mining companies that seek to exploit untouched parts of our planet …
Atmospheric CO2 levels just hit the highest point in the history of our species
The Earth is dealing with something that it hasn’t faced in at least the last 800,000 years. It’s a dramatic shift in the levels of …
Researcher claims life may still exist on Mars, but it’s probably hiding
As far as we know, there’s no life that currently exists on Mars. Missions to the Red Planet have yielded tantalizing clues that life may …
SpaceX’s recent parachute tests came up short of expectations
NASA is desperate for its own transportation solution to send astronauts to and from the International Space Station. It’s paid both SpaceX and Boeing huge …
Scientists found a tree in North Carolina that’s a jaw-dropping 2,624 years old
Humans have a habit of shortening the lifespan of trees. We just love to cut them down, and we do so with startling efficiency, damaging …
Elon Musk mocks Blue Origin’s lunar lander announcement, embarrasses himself in the process
SpaceX is the current leader in commercial spaceflight worldwide, but it’s far from the only game in town. Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Amazon boss …
Michigan man busted for selling over $1 million worth of illegal kratom across the U.S.
Who says crime doesn’t pay? For 36-year-old Matthew Dailey of Royal Oak, Michigan, crime most certainly did pay, and for quite a while. That ended …
The obesity crisis is growing faster in rural areas than in major cities
You don’t need to look far to find some seriously troubling data regarding obesity in the United States and abroad. Waistlines are growing, and with …
Radioactive remnants of decades-old nuclear bomb tests have settled on the ocean floor
Nuclear weapons testing dates back to the mid 1940s and ramped up significantly starting in the early 1950s. Several countries, including the U.S., Soviet Union, …
Space station experiment could hint at a cure to aging
Like every other living creature on the planet, our bodies are slaves to the endless march of time. There’s nothing we can to do stop …
Scientists used lasers to reproduce exotic ice that might fill Uranus
Earth orbits the Sun at a distance that allows both liquid water and water ice to exist on its surface in ample amounts. We like …
Octopus gets sweet revenge on live streamer trying to eat it
People throw around the word “karma” a lot whenever something bad happens to someone, but it’s hard to find a better example of real, actual …
NASA is designing flexible robots that could find a home on Mars
Robots and space exploration go hand-in-hand, so it’s no surprise that NASA is on the forefront of experimental new robotics technologies that could be used …
A company named STIFF BOY had to recall supplements because they were spiked with Viagra
This is one of those rare stories that sounds like it could have come straight from a parody news site but I swear to you …
Study suggests wasps are capable of logical thinking, and that should terrify you
Running into a wasp — or even worse, several wasps — on a nice summer day can be terrifying. Unlike honeybees, some wasp species are …
New breakthrough could yield the first 100% recyclable plastics
We’re surrounded by plastics for much of our lives. Plastics are cheap and easy to make, they’re often incredibly durable, and they last just about …
NASA will test asteroid defenses by slamming a spacecraft into a space rock in 2022
If Earth were ever to be threatened by a large space rock — and it definitely will at some point in the future — humanity …
Archaeologists found 1,000-year-old cocaine in an ancient drug stash
Humans who lived 1,000 years ago could never have imagined the incredible advancements the subsequent centuries would bring. What we consider to be our mundane …
NASA’s InSight robot is now covered in Mars dust, but that might actually be good news
Mars is a dry and dusty place, and strong winds can kick up huge plumes of material that block out the Sun for days, weeks, …
13-year old boy dies after allergic reaction to cheese thrown by classmate
The world is a strange place when you’re 13 years old. You’re tackling a variety of school subjects while trying to navigate the choppy waters …
Crazy inventor froze an entire neighborhood’s garage doors and key fobs on accident
We often take modern conveniences like keyless entry and automatic garage doors for granted, but residents of North Olmsted, Ohio, just experienced what it is …
Massive dust storms may have sucked Martian water away
Mars as we know it today is a mostly dry, dusty place with a few pockets of ice in remote regions. It’s barren and we’re …
