Researchers find evidence of ancient ‘skull cult’ at known ritual hotspot
Researchers poking around at one of the oldest known sites of human civilization — and some say rituals — have discovered what they are referring …
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The plague is back, and it’s in the United States
When was the last time you worried about getting the flu? A few months? Maybe a year? How about catching the plague? It’s something the …
Scientists can’t rule out collision with asteroid flying by Earth in 2029
Asteroids are one of the most serious threats to life as we know it, but scientists and skywatchers have gotten pretty good at predicting exactly …
NASA shoots down claim that it found alien life
After an absurd viral money-grab took the internet — and, sadly, several news agencies — by storm over the past week, NASA has finally broken …
Study shows your smartphone makes you dumber, even when you’re not using it
Smartphones have been hailed as world-changing gadgets that provide humanity with a constant connection to the rest of the world, and all the knowledge it …
Random ‘Anonymous’ YouTuber claims NASA has discovered alien life, internet loses its mind
NASA is making great strides at learning and explaining the complexities of not just the planets in our celestial backyard, but also the makeup of …
Scientists finally think they know why eggs have different shapes
Even if you started off your morning with a nice omelette, you probably didn’t spare a thought for where it came from, but scientists have …
Mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ might not actually exist after all
Skywatchers have been theorizing and dreaming about a mysterious unknown planet hanging out at the edge of our Solar System for many years. Sifting through …
Scientist says the sun is sneezing on Earth
The sun at the center of our Solar System is one of the big reasons why we’re here today, but it can also be a …
Watch SpaceX’s first rocket launch this weekend right here
This afternoon marks the beginning of a real hold-your-butts weekend for SpaceX fans. Two launches are planned over the next 48 hours, and thanks to …
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop responds after NASA calls BS on ‘healing’ stickers
What do you do when you have too much money? Most of us never have to worry about such things, but oftentimes celebrities find themselves …
Can you spot the Curiosity rover in this photo of Mars?
NASA’s Curiosity rover has delivered some seriously stellar views of Mars to us back on Earth, but it’s easy to forget that the dusty, durable …
An asteroid is definitely going to hit the Earth, expert warns
Space is a dangerous place to be, and since the Earth is in space, every living thing on the planet is at risk of eventually …
Stephen Hawking wants humanity to leave Earth as soon as possible
Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been extremely vocal in recent months about his feelings that humanity needs to get off of Earth as soon as …
NASA just found 10 new Earth-like planets
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has been floating in space since early 2009, and it’s already outlived its planned mission window by a handful of years, …
You can neither run nor hide from drones with x-ray vision
Scientific researchers (and hopefully not wannabe arms dealers) at the University of California have worked out how to use a pair of drones and Wi-Fi …
Look what researchers found in the ocean off Australia
Deep-sea researchers working off the coast of Australia continue to find some pretty stunning examples of never-before-seen ocean life. Late last month, the group showed …
China sends unhackable message nearly 750 miles using quantum satellite
Hacking as it relates to cyber warfare and espionage is as hot a topic as it’s ever been, and everyone from the government to major …
It’s summer on Saturn’s moon Titan, but you wouldn’t want to visit
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has been hanging out around Saturn and its moons for over a decade and a half now, and it’s seen a lot …
NASA wants to probe Uranus in search of gas
We hear a lot about Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and that’s because we have extremely fancy hardware floating around and, in some cases, cruising on …
This colonoscopy robot will haunt your dreams
Robots come in all shapes and sizes, but even if your nightmares of an eventual robot takeover of the Earth conjure images of heavily-armed battle …
Elon Musk is planning a city on Mars, and here’s why
If there’s one thing you can definitively say about Elon Musk it’s that most certainly does not lack ambition. The boss of SpaceX, Tesla, and …
Meet the defibrillator drone that could save your life
At the moment, drones are in a weird place. They’re popular among hobbyists and photographers for the eye candy they can capture, but they’re also …
Fishermen accidentally catch world’s first two-headed porpoise
Mother Nature has provided humanity with some pretty awesome things in the past — existence, for example, is a pretty solid gift — but sometimes …
This awesome web tool shows you what the 2017 eclipse will look like wherever you live
Getting to enjoy the spectacle that is a solar eclipse requires a good bit of both timing and luck. You have to actually be in …
Scientists discovered evidence that Jupiter is way older than anyone thought
Jupiter is one of the most interesting places in the Solar System for a number of reasons. It’s massive ball of gas, covered in rolling …
NASA reschedules plan to create artificial clouds on East Coast, will do it tonight
If you were one of the many who diligently tuned in to watch NASA’s fancy cloud-building canisters deploy from its rocket and create a bunch …
Astronauts are going to bake bread in space, and it’s a pretty big deal
When you think of the perks of becoming an astronaut, there’s plenty to list: you get to see the Earth from a perspective that only …
NASA is going to create artificial clouds on the East Coast tonight, and you can watch it live
The fictional concept that the government controls the weather has been a staple of tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists for decades, but a NASA experiment taking …
99-million-year-old bird found preserved in amber stuns scientists
Archeologists have just discovered a nearly complete bird, encased in fossilized tree sap, that has remained intact for almost 100 million years. The bird, which …
