Flat Earth believer conveniently cancels homemade rocket launch
The man whose plan to launch himself in a homemade rocket to draw more attention to the round earth “conspiracy” went viral has now announced …
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NASA’s new titanium tires can never get a flat
Ever since man started thinking about putting things on other planetary bodies, transport has been a concern. Wheels are the obvious means of getting around, …
Massive mile-wide asteroid will pass Earth in just a few weeks, but its next visit will be much closer
A colossal three-mile-wide space rock named after a Greek god who almost destroyed the Earth is going to cruise past our planet on December 16th, …
Company wants to give ‘augmented humans’ four hands each, and they’re already available
Ever feel like life would be so much better if you just had an extra hand? How about two? A company called Youbionic wants to …
Bird gets lost at sea, accidentally spawns an entire new species on a remote island
If you get lost at sea and find yourself on an island you’d probably try to build a fire, pile some sticks and stones into …
Something caused an Earth-shaking boom near Denver and nobody can figure out what it was
Thanksgiving week is supposed to be a pretty laid-back affair — unless you’re preparing to fight the mobs during Black Friday, of course — but …
Switching to LED lighting to save energy has created a new problem for the environment
LED lighting has been hailed as the next logical step forward for our lightning needs, given that it typically consumes less energy and the bulbs …
Turkey isn’t what makes you sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner, so stop saying that
Ah, another Thanksgiving with the family. You know what that means! Yep, you’ll be struggling to make small talk with relatives you only see a …
Russian billionaire wants to beat NASA in the search for alien life, and he’s moving forward with his plan
If you’ve been paying attention to the scientific search for extraterrestrial life you’ll already know that in recent months the frosty Saturn moon Enceladus is …
BMW will never make this absolutely insane concept motorcycle, but it totally should
BMW, perhaps more than most other longtime auto manufacturers, embraces odd designs and out-of-the-box concepts. You don’t need to look far in the company’s lineup …
Something very weird is happening on Saturn’s moon Titan
Thanks to the efforts of NASA and its incredibly reliable Cassini spacecraft, we now know more about Saturn and its moons than ever before, but …
Budweiser vows to be first beer on Mars, and will send barley into space next month as a start
Like it or not, humanity won’t be able to live on Earth forever. If we don’t wipe out our own species by the time we …
Google-funded NASA AI drone took on a world-class human pilot, and they finished just seconds apart
Autonomous vehicles are one thing, but what about self-flying drones? AI-powered recreational craft are still in their infancy, but a Google-funded NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
Study reveals dogs are programmed to want to us to be happy
Of all the animals mankind interacts with on a regular basis, dogs have always seemed to be the most in tune with our emotional states. …
Ancient wall carvings discovered in Saudi Arabia might be the earliest evidence of very good boys
Dogs are such ubiquitous parts of modern life that it’s sometimes easy to forget that man’s best friend wasn’t always by our sides. Humans are …
NASA’s Cassini is dead, but you can still enjoy its last gorgeous photo of Saturn
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft was an incredibly reliable machine, providing an incredible amount of data and relaying countless observations from its orbit around Saturn. It also …
A ‘Flat Earther’ is actually going to launch himself with a homemade rocket
In case you’ve been blissfully unaware, there are still a seemingly large number of people who believe that the Earth isn’t actually round. If you …
Coffee-powered buses are coming… seriously
Nothing gets the body going for a hard day’s work like a nice tall cup of coffee. Many of us just can’t get through the …
The mysterious asteroid that just visited our Solar System looks so weird
Last month, astronomers got a shock when they spotted what appeared to be an object from outside our Solar System cruising around the sun and …
World’s first manmade meteor shower is actually going to happen, and now we know when
Meteor showers are an awe-inspiring sight, and skywatchers often plan well in advance for their shot at spotting shooting stars as they rain down from …
Scientists are having a hard time explaining a peculiar feature on Mars
Thanks to the efforts of NASA and various other space agencies from around the world, we’ve learned more about Mars in the past decade or …
For better or worse, the world did not end this weekend as doomsday con artists promised
With all the terrible, horrible stuff that’s been going on around the world — like record-breaking storms, constant political unrest, and escalating nuclear tensions between …
Moon landing truthers swear this photo is the ultimate proof of a faked Apollo landing
By now you’ve no doubt seen and heard the case that conspiracy theorists have put forth regarding their belief that NASA never actually landed on …
Scientists warn of huge earthquakes in 2018 due to Earth’s slowing rotation
High-budget Hollywood disaster flicks love to make up weird natural phenomena to vaguely explain why a bunch of crazy catastrophes are about to threaten the …
Science just proved that owning a dog makes you live longer
Dogs are great, and caring for a canine often comes with plenty of benefits. They make us laugh, keep us from being bored, and are …
Astronomers spot lava-covered “Super Earth” that might somehow have an atmosphere
Exoplanets — that is, planets we know exist outside of our own Solar System — come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities. Some are super …
Italian surgeon who is definitely not a supervillain says he just completed the first human head transplant
Medical advancements are happening all the time, and medical ethics seems to be having a hard time keeping up. The latest (and perhaps most unsettling) …
NASA’s Juno snaps gorgeous photo of Jupiter that you won’t believe is real
We’ve had quite a few huge storms here on Earth in recent months, and they’ve done some serious damage, but they’re nothing compared to what’s …
Boston Dynamics’ humanoid Atlas bot is now more nimble than you’ll ever be
Okay, enough is enough. Boston Dynamics has been showing off its robots for years and years now, and they’ve always been pretty cool, but they’re …
Scientists trace origin of misbehaving electrons to creepy whistles in space
Space is weird. It’s full of weird rocks, weird balls of gas, weird stars, and weird things that we can’t even properly categorize. It’s also …
