My favorite theory about the ‘Alien Probe’ asteroid is that aliens are intentionally ignoring Earth
You’ve probably seen a lot of coverage of the mysterious interstellar visitor known as Oumuamua in recent weeks. It was (and still is) a pretty …
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Paleontologists confirm these ancient sea monsters once patrolled Antarctic waters
For the first time ever, scientists have discovered the 150-million-year-old remains of a well known dinosaur species in Antarctica. The discovery reveals that the ancient …
Incredibly creepy skull-shaped asteroid is going to cruise by Earth next year
Giant rocks hurtling through space are probably scary enough all on their own, but when one of them looks like a human skull, well, that’s …
Neil deGrasse Tyson isn’t impressed with the government’s UFO evidence
Earlier this week UFO hunters got some incredible news in the form of a New York Times report detailing a $22 million government program that …
US life expectancy just fell for the second year in a row, and the reason is very clear
Overall life expectancy in the United States just took a dip for the second time in as many years. The change, which was a relatively …
Elon Musk teases new Falcon Heavy photos ahead of its first launch
All things considered, SpaceX has had a very, very good year. The company has tallied many successful launches and returned much of its reusable hardware …
If you put Coke in your car’s gas tank, bad things will happen
You don’t exactly need a deep understanding of how internal combustion engines work to know that putting something other than a combustible fuel inside of …
Scientists have a new theory about where the Mars ocean went, and it totally sucks
Water on Mars has been an incredibly hot topic this year. Researchers have, at times, butted heads with others, and for every piece of evidence …
There’s a fish orgy happening in Mexico that’s so loud it’s making other animals go deaf
Anyone who has ever lived in an apartment complex with paper-thin walls knows that being forced to listen to your neighbors rock each other’s world …
Astronomers think they might finally know where Saturn’s rings came from
Of all the planets in our Solar System, Saturn is probably the most instantly-recognizable. Its massive, sweeping rings are unmistakable and striking, but where exactly …
Scientists are no longer barred from developing deadly viruses, and this will definitely end well
If 2017 didn’t already seem like the prologue to every cautionary dystopian tale ever written, the US government has decided to lift a ban on …
NASA is planning an interstellar mission for 2069, may head to nearby Alpha Centauri
Mankind hasn’t yet explored some of the most interesting objects in our own solar system — heck, we still don’t even know all that much …
This self-healing phone screen could mean no more shattered iPhones
I recently told you that I “ruined” my brand new iPhone X, just like many other buyers, to avoid ruining it for real. The all-screen …
There may be a volcano forming under New England, scientists warn
If you’re looking for a volcano there’s a number of places you’d probably check first, like Hawaii or even Yellowstone National Park, but new data …
Breakthrough discovery reveals life on Earth existed over 3.5 billion years ago
One of humanity’s most burning questions has always been whether or not we’re alone in the universe and whether life exists somewhere other than Earth. …
That weird ‘alien probe’ asteroid might not be an asteroid after all
When astronomers first spotted the odd, cigar-shaped object later determined to be the asteroid Oumuamua a couple of months back, initial observations suggested it was …
A three-mile-wide asteroid just slipped by Earth, but its next pass will really be one for the books
It’s Monday, and since you didn’t die in a fiery apocalyptic hellscape over the weekend that means that the massive space rock named 3200 Phaethon …
The US government spent $22 million to investigate UFOs, but won’t tell us what they found
Do aliens exist, and have they visited Earth? That might sound like a question that conspiracy theorists mull over in obscure chatrooms and internet forums, …
Meet the researchers who used TV episodes of CSI to train artificial intelligence
Federal lawmakers want to have a say in defining artificial intelligence. Researchers are now using TV shows to feed the predictive capability of an AI …
MIT just created living plants that glow like a lamp, and could grow glowing trees to replace streetlights
The modern world has been reinventing our relationship with energy for some time now. Cars are turning away from fossil fuels and relying ever more …
Researchers thought this furry little marsupial was extinct for 100 years, until it came to find them
It’s obviously not often that scientists get good news regarding regionally extinct creatures. Once an animal has been seemingly wiped from its natural home, the …
‘Alien probe’ asteroid is dead quiet, but is that good news or bad news?
A couple of months back, a really, really weird asteroid flew through our Solar System. It looked nothing like any object humanity had ever spotted …
An entire family in Italy can’t feel physical pain, and scientists finally have an answer
If you’ve ever stubbed your toe on a coffee table in the dead of night you know just how awesome it would be to switch …
Watch NASA’s exciting, mysterious new exoplanet news and Google partnership announcement live right here
NASA regularly rolls out news about its discoveries, theories, and studies, and most of the time they do so with very little fanfare. When the …
Scientists find incredible shark that may be over 500 years old and still kicking
What were you doing 500 years ago? Oh, that’s right nothing, because you didn’t exist yet. In fact, several generations of your family had yet …
Could that strange object that just zipped through our Solar System have been an alien probe?
Back in mid-November, scientists revealed that a peculiar object whizzed through our Solar System a month prior. It swooped in from such an extreme angle …
Man-sized ancient penguins once ruled the coast of New Zealand
Today’s penguins might be cute, charming little flightless birds that draw your eye at your local zoo, but things were a whole lot different some …
Archaeologists discover a crude ancient weapon that could kill a man with a single blow
When an ancient wooden club was yanked from its watery grave in the River Thames in England many months ago, archaeologists didn’t quite know what …
SpaceX forced to push back launch of used rocket after finding dirt
Launching a shiny, brand new rocket isn’t exactly easy. Launching a less shiny, used rocket is apparently an even bigger challenge. Today, SpaceX was supposed …
Researchers find ancient ticks full of dinosaur blood, but don’t dream of Jurassic Park just yet
Researchers working with ancient amber thought to be nearly 100 million years old have discovered something that sounds like the beginning of a new chapter …
