Dumb tourists keep throwing 200-million-year-old dinosaur fossils into a Utah reservoir
The job of Josh Hansen, a park manager at Red Fleet State Park in Utah, shouldn’t be nearly as complicated as it’s becoming. Part of …
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Scientists want you to know the dangers of third-hand smoke
Smokers just can’t catch a break! First, we all learned of the obvious dangers of smoking cigarettes and then, not long afterwards, the effects of …
Watch SpaceX launch its upgraded Falcon 9 ‘Block 5’ for the very first time today
SpaceX has had an incredibly busy year so far in 2018. The company started the year by showing off its Falcon Heavy for the first …
E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce spreads to four new states, with dozens of new cases
The ongoing E. coli contamination crisis linked to romaine lettuce grown and shipped from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region shows no sign of slowing down. …
This LEGO machine will make you breakfast and maybe mess it up sometimes
Breakfast is the most overlooked meal of the day, and it’s due to the simple fact that many of us just don’t have a lot …
Search for aliens heats up as scientists prepare huge survey of the sky
The never-ending search for extraterrestrial life is about to get a big boost thanks to a new research effort from the Breakthrough Listen project. Breakthrough …
Astronomers identify massive asteroid leftover from the early Solar System
Scientists believe that the Earth has been around in some form for roughly four and a half billion years, and the Solar System is only …
Woman with chronic runny nose was actually leaking brain fluid
In a case that is sure to make anyone with the sniffles second-guess what exactly is causing their congestion, a 52-year-old Nebraska woman who complained …
NASA spots Kilauea lava flows from space
When Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted late last week it wasn’t exactly the kind of massive, explosive event that you see in disaster movies starring Pierce …
Here’s what might happen when the Sun finally bites the cosmic dust
You don’t need me to tell you that the Sun is pretty important to all of us. Without it, we wouldn’t be here, but it …
Believe it or not, the deadly E. Coli outbreak is still ongoing and officials can’t pinpoint the source
Since issuing its initial warning back in April, the CDC has been battling an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. Thus far, the outbreak …
Wild new theory may explain why some aliens never leave their home planet
If you’re looking for reasons why mankind hasn’t found aliens yet, you can come up with a whole bunch of them. We’ve never left our …
Watch lava slowly engulf a poor, abandoned car sitting in the path of Hawaii’s volcano
Late last week, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted, spewing lava from a massive crack in the ground near a residential subdivision. It wasn’t entirely unexpected, as …
Watch NASA’s Mars InSight lander launch into space live on Saturday morning
Watching NASA launch new gadget into space is always a fun way to spend an hour, but if you hope to catch a live glimpse …
Scientists are developing contact lenses that can shoot lasers from your eyes
Laser vision probably isn’t super high on your list of superhero abilities that you wish were real — flying, invisibility, and super strength are obviously …
11-year-old girl finds 475-million-year-old fossil in a Tennessee lake
Finding ancient fossils is no easy task, even for seasoned paleontologists and other researchers who spend their lives guessing where they might uncover the leftovers …
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano just erupted, forcing evacuations in residential areas
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted overnight, causing molten rock to flow into a residential area and prompt the evacuation of hundreds of homes. A large fissure …
Insane dust storms have killed over 100 people in India in just the last day
Incredibly intense dust storms rolled across highly populated regions of India on Wednesday, causing incredible damage and loss of life. The region is accustomed to …
NASA’s next Mars mission launches on Saturday, and you can watch the pre-launch briefing live today
NASA is just a couple of days away from the launch of its next mission to Mars. The “Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and …
Want to remember something important? Shut up for a minute.
Memory is a funny thing. Sometimes the harder you try to remember something, the farther away from recollection it feels, and other times you can …
NASA builds nuclear reactor for space that’s capable of providing power for 10 years
Exploring space, traveling to other worlds, and making observations of far-off planets is humanity’s next big challenge. We’re already accomplishing some of those feats, but …
If we want to find fossils on Mars, we need to bring something back
Scientists have a serious love affair with Mars. If (hopefully “when”) mankind sets foot on another planet, Mars is almost certainly going to be the …
Stephen Hawking’s mind-blowing final paper has finally been published
World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge, and his work will live on for quite some time. The famous thinker passed …
Jeff Bezos just made a lot of people mad by admitting how he’s spending his massive fortune
Amazon makes a lot of money. Jeff Bezos is the President and CEO of Amazon, therefore it stands to reason that Jeff Bezos also makes …
Hawaii is about to ban sunscreen chemicals that are destroying coral reefs
In case you hadn’t already heard, the world’s coral reefs aren’t doing very well as of late. Climate change is warming the world’s oceans, causing …
Flat Earthers reveal just how insane they are at conference in England
When news stories pop up about Flat Earth believers claiming to have proof that NASA and every scientist on the face of the the planet …
NASA just discovered something new in 20-year-old Galileo data
Normally when NASA publishes exciting new discoveries it’s thanks to data that just arrived from one of its many pieces of high-tech space hardware. NASA’s …
The Great Barrier Reef is suffering from reverse sound pollution, and it’s harming baby fish
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has seen better days. It’s suffering from advanced bleaching as a result of climate change and rising ocean temperatures, and scientists …
Boeing makes a fool of itself by calling out SpaceX, saying the Falcon Heavy just isn’t big enough
When SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket earlier this year, it earned the title of “most powerful operational rocket.” That little “operational” modifier is pretty …
Pet food maker whose food sickened dozens of dogs will now pay for euthanasia costs
Just like companies who make food for human consumption, dog food makers have to be held to the highest possible standards to ensure that their …
