Researchers Build Nightmare Spider Robot That's Faster Than A Real Bug
It's estimated that as much as 30% of the population has some degree of arachnophobia, making it one of the more common fears among humanity. It…
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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…
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This Room Can Charge Gadgets Without Wires
Wireless charging has slowly gaining traction in the smartphone industry for a while, but the nature in which most "wireless" charging system work — having to…
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This VR Add-On Lets You Actually Feel Virtual Weather
Virtual reality is all about suspending your disbelief and letting your mind pretend that you're actually present in the space your eyes and ears are…
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These Eyeglasses Automatically Adjust Focus No Matter Where You Look
Just like most parts of the human body, our eyes have a tendency to get worse with age. You might take your ability to focus…
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Scientists Invented A Battery That Could Work For A Decade Without Degrading
Energy storage degradation in rechargeable batteries is a pretty serious problem that many of us put up with on a regular basis. It's why your…
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These Are The Tiny Drones That Could Save Us If Bees Go Extinct
As has been well documented in recent years, the population of many species of bees are in serious peril. The Trump administration is dragging its…
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Mark Zuckerberg's Plan To Cure 'All Diseases' Gets Off The Ground
Following in the footsteps of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg is using his tremendous wealth and clout to help improve the quality of life for individuals across…
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If You Live Your Life Without Mental Health Issues, Science Says You're The Weird One
Everyone gets the flu, chicken pox, and a broken bone or two by the time they hit 40, and if you don't you're in a very…
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This Incredible 'Vertical Forest' Is Being Built Right Now In China
How do you combat the ills of poor air quality and pollution in a massive city of over eight million people, where there's hardly room to plant…
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The Mars Rover Just Sent Back Data That Has Scientists Completely Stumped
The Curiosity rover has been cruising around on Mars since late 2012, so you'd think that scientists would have a pretty good handle on the…
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Instagram Is Finally Adding One Of Its Most-Requested Features
In the latest beta version of Instagram for Android, everyone's favorite selfie app has revealed a major upcoming change: the ability to add multiple photos…
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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…
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Kal Penn Used A Racist Instagram Comment To Help Raise More Than $550 Thousand For Syrian Refugees
As the outrage surrounding President Donald Trump's Executive Orders over immigration continues to swell, actor Kal Penn decided to transform a hateful Instagram comment into…
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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…
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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…
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T-Mobile Changes Customer's Name To 'IDIOT IDIOT' After Billing Dispute
Customer service is a hard job. You deal with all sorts of people who've taken the mantra "THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT' to heart, and…
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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…
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How ISIS Is Turning Commercial Drones Into Weapons In The Battle For Mosul
Elite Iraqi units clearing Mosul from Islamic State occupation face aerial bombardment from modified ISIS drones every day. I just returned from two weeks on…
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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…
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Here Are Trump's First Presidential Tweets
Donald J. Trump is now President Donald J. Trump, and with great power comes control of the @POTUS Twitter handle. But so far, Trump has…
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Survey Shows Actually Yes, You Would Download A Car
In the mid-2000s, the movie industry sponsored a series of ads that equated illegally downloading a movie to committing a series of badly-shot crimes out…
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How Trump's Interview With Tim Cook About US-Made iPhones Probably Went
In an interview with Axios, President-Elect Trump apparently said that Apple CEO Tim Cook is open to building the iPhone in the US. This would…
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Japanese Rocket Suffers Catastrophic Failure
Japan's ambitious plan to launch a pint-sized rocket equipped with a satellite has come to an abrupt end after the rocket suffered a communication failure…
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Snapchat Finally Fixed One Of The App's Biggest Problems
Snapchat is one of the most popular apps on the planet, and the second most active social media platform to boot, which is why it's…
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Our Solar System Might Have A Ninth Planet, And Researchers Have An Idea Of Where It Came From
We all grew up learning that our sun has eight friends: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Now, researchers who believe that…
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Julian Assange's Reddit AMA Is A Classic Internet Trainwreck
Earlier today, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange decided to hold an AMA on Reddit. A virtual online press conference is exactly the kind of thing the…
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