Cops find a $300,000 McLaren destroyed in the desert, and the driver was nowhere to be found
Finding an abandoned, broken-down car on the side of US road isn’t exactly out of the ordinary, but when that car is a $300,000 exotic …
Science
Researchers explain how ancient ‘Chicken From Hell’ protected its eggs from its own weight
Many modern birds perch atop their eggs in order to keep them warm and safe from the elements. Doing so gives the species an edge …
I’ll never get tired of seeing the huge, awkward Super Guppy – the plane that carries planes
It’s not often that a piece of technology can still leave you in awe 50+ years after its creation, but that exactly the kind of …
The universe’s hungriest black hole eats three suns per week
Scientists at the Australian National University have discovered the Universe’s fastest-growing black hole, a monster that gobbles up a mass the same size as Earth’s …
A giant asteroid will buzz past Earth this evening, but scientists aren’t worried
Just after 6PM this evening, an asteriod the size of a city block will zing past the Earth, travelling at around 8 miles per second. …
There might be alien life in our solar system, but not the kind you might expect
Scientists say there’s a real chance we’ll soon discover proof of alien life in our solar system, but it’s not going to be the kind …
Scientists release new evidence of liquid water under Europa’s icy crust
If we’re going to find extraterrestrial life inside of our own Solar System there’s only a handful of places where scientists believe we might find …
New drone video shows just how terrifying and destructive Hawaii’s ongoing lava flows really are
When Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted on the state’s Big Island earlier this month it started off pretty mild. Initial reports stated that the lava bubbled …
Solider gets new ear after doctors grow one on her own arm
When Shamika Burrage survived a devastating car crash two years ago, she didn’t come out entirely unscathed. The 21-year-old, who is a private in the …
London is under attack… from caterpillars
When you think of invasive species, a fluffy little caterpillar probably isn’t the first that that comes to mind — that is, unless you happen …
SpaceX just successfully landed its most powerful rocket yet
By now, SpaceX landing one of its Falcon 9 rockets (or even landing two, for that matter) is barely worthy of a headline. But late …
After scrubbing its first attempt, SpaceX plans to launch the Falcon 9 ‘Block 5’ rocket today
Yesterday was supposed to be one of the biggest launches in SpaceX history, with the new Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket heading into space for …
This ‘singing’ space cloud is where stars and planets are born
Long before our Sun formed it was nothing more than a bunch of material floating listlessly in a large cloud of gas, dust, and debris. …
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 …
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 …
