Lightning-fast robot clinches Rubik’s Cube world record
A robot designed by a German engineer has set a new world record for completing a Rubik’s Cube, Guinness World Records has confirmed. The Sub …
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Lithium-ion battery inventor claims discovery of revolutionary new battery tech
John Goodenough, the physicist widely credited with the invention of lithium-ion battery tech we all use today, has published a paper detailing his latest battery …
Science declares every pool has pee in it, and here’s how much
There are two types of people in this world: people who admit they’ve peed in a pool and liars. Okay, so maybe not everyone has …
Incredible tech detects gunfire across America
Are those lamps on your local streets detecting when guns are fired? American cities are being upgraded to pinpoint shooters and help police fight gun …
Scientists discover world’s most ancient fossils
Scientists have discovered tiny fossils that are thinner than a human hair and are an astounding 3.7 billion years old, making them the oldest known …
Incredible ping pong-playing robot earns Guinness World Record
Guinness World Records has recognized a robot with a unique ability: a machine called FORPHEUS is officially the “first robot table tennis tutor.” The contraption, …
Numerous ‘Earth-sized’ exoplanets discovered orbiting a nearby star
At a press conference today, a Dutch-led international research team has announced the discovery of several Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting a star 40 light-years away. Three of …
Plane-sized flying reptile was a feared killer in Transylvania
A giant flying reptile the size of a plane may have been the largest and most feared predator in ancient Transylvania. After examining the enormous …
If you have a 9 to 5 job, you’re working exactly one hour too many
For a huge percentage of the workforce in the United States and abroad you need to put in 40 hours per week to be considered a …
Experts uncover 38,000-year-old engravings
Thirty-eight thousand years ago, someone in southern France carved the image of a wild cow surrounded by rows of dots into a slab of limestone. …
By squeezing and twisting, new robot could keep hearts pumping
Like Wall–E, a new robot may soon find its way into– or rather onto– your heart. Researchers from Harvard have created a silicone sleeve that …
Scientists discover that humans evolved from this creepy blob that had no anus
When you think of where you came — in the prehistoric sense at least — you probably imagine cavemen, then primates, or maybe even tiny …
Scientists find a way to turn hydrogen into a metal
It’s not every day that scientists are able to create an entirely new substance, but Harvard researchers managed to do just that, and in the …
Controversial video game gun study gets retracted
A controversial study about video games and guns titled in part “Boom, Headshot!” has been pulled because of issues with the original data, the website …
Stunning fossil discovery: Giant otter was size of wolf
Millions of years ago, a wolf-sized otter swam around ancient swampy China, scientists have discovered. The huge otter would have weighed about 110 pounds, and …
Scientists finally understand Pluto’s ice towers
Cold, dark, distant Pluto is home to giant ice ridges, and now scientists are closer to understanding how they formed— and they think it was …
Trained dolphins recruited to locate, save elusive porpoise from extinction
U.S. Navy-trained dolphins are being tapped to save the world’s smallest porpoise, an extremely elusive creature that is in the verge of extinction in the …
Rugged Rudolph: Scientists discover why reindeer antlers are so strong
A team of scientists from the U.K.’s Queen Mary University of London have discovered the secret behind what makes reindeer antlers so tough. In a …
Eye in the sky: Tech helps protect isolated Amazon tribes
The Brazilian government is using satellite technology and aerial imagery to monitor and help protect isolated Amazonian tribes. FUNAI, the Brazilian government’s Indian Affairs department, …
Scientists just figured out how much all of mankind’s crap actually weighs
We often hear about how much humanity’s technological creations, infrastructure, and existence affects the environment and the world as a whole, but trying to gauge …
Buzz Aldrin in ‘good spirits’ in New Zealand hospital
Trailblazing astronaut Buzz Aldrin is being treated for fluid in his lungs at a hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand following his evacuation from the South …
Chinese resort reportedly working on Titanic replica and sinking simulation
What could possibly go wrong? As part of a resort, a full-size replica of the Titanic is reportedly under construction in China’s Sichuan province— and …
How technology is helping catch nighttime poachers in Africa
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is harnessing sophisticated technology to catch nighttime poachers in Eastern Africa. Since the deployment of thermal imaging cameras and human …
High school students unearth rare 4,000-year-old jug in Israel
A group of high school students participating in an archaeological excavation in Israel expected to uncover artifacts from long-ago civilizations buried deep in the ground. …
Pluto could harbor a subterranean icy ocean
If you’re planning on visiting Pluto anytime soon, best to bring some warm boots. A frigid, possibly “slushy” subsurface ocean could be lurking under the …
Record-breaking bats can fly as fast as 99 mph, study says
Brazilian free-tailed bats don’t need a Batplane: they can wing it at speeds as fast as about 99 mph, researchers have discovered. In fact, that’s …
Get ready for November’s big supermoon
November might be known as a dreary month when we set back the clocks, but it will also feature a special full moon, and it’s …
15 months later, NASA’s Pluto probe sends back last bit of data
Talk about a long download time. Scientists on Earth have finally received the last data package from the New Horizons spacecraft’s Pluto flyby last year, …
The most interesting things we learned from Elon Musk’s surprise AMA
Famed billionaire and wannabe space cadet Elon Musk took to Reddit to do a surprise AMA yesterday. It was supposed to be a follow-up to …
A comet may have hit the Earth 56 million years ago, study says
Million of years in the past, a comet or an asteroid might have slammed into the Earth at an important time in its climatic history, …
