TECH & SCIENCE
'Exceptional' 44-million-year-old Caterpillar Preserved in Amber Discovered
The 0.2-inch-long specimen was identified in amber from the Baltic Sea region in northern Europe.
This Is How Putting Astronauts Into Hibernation Could Work on Trip to Mars
Hibernation technology may enable mission designers to reduce spacecraft mass by around a third.
Mysterious Viking Burial Featuring a Boat Within a Boat Discovered
"This is essentially an unknown phenomenon," said archaeologist Raymond Sauvage from the Norwegian University of Science Museum.
Future Food Allergy Reactions Could Be Treated With a Pill
This medical researcher's epinephrine tablet could be revolutionary for the estimated 240 million people suffering from food allergies worldwide.
Disney Plus Account Hack: Is Your Account in Danger?
Disney+ accounts have reportedly been hacked, with usernames and passwords appearing for sale on forums.
Protest, Counterprotest Erupt As Trump, Ivanka Visit Austin Apple Plant
Donald Trump commended Apple's plant as a "fantastic facility" and Ivanka Trump applauded the company for being "one of the early signers" of the administration's 'Pledge to America's Workers' initiative.
Ancient Snakes Had Limbs for 70 Million Years, Had Big Bodies and Mouths
Study of 100 million-year-old fossil Najash gives more clues about snake evolution.
Virtual Reality Skin Patch Lets People Touch Each Other Over the Internet
Scientists hope to insert the device into clothes.
Astronomers Detect Brightest Source of High-energy Light in the Universe
A typical gamma ray burst lasting seconds or minutes produces about the same energy as our sun does over the course of its entire multi-billion-year lifecycle.
Astronomers Snap Incredible Image of the Milky Way's Galactic Center
The center of our galaxy is located around 26,500 light-years away from Earth.
Sugar Has Been Detected Inside Meteorites for the First Time Ever
Traces of extraterrestrial sugars on meteorites add more weight to the hypothesis that a meteor blitz on ancient Earth may have kick-started life by providing the necessary building blocks.
Rare 'Unicorn Meteor Shower' Predicted by Astronomers
Most years the Alpha Monocerotids produce a modest display with just a handful of meteors.
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One Giant Leap: 5 U.S. Destinations That Helped Put Man on the Moon
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with a road trip to some of the places that made it possible.
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Make Distracted Driving a Thing of the Past
AI devices, heads-up displays, smart license plates and more are make drivers safer.
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10 Amazing Inventions That Hit Their Crowdfunding Goals
Less than half of crowdfunded projects meet their goals, but these speakers, sleep trackers, puzzles and more killed it on Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
Android Bugs Let Hackers Secretly Record Video and Steal Pictures
The full list of impacted devices remains unknown, but security company Checkmarx claimed in a report this week that Google confirmed the issues "extended into the broader Android ecosystem."
Shark Tracker Goes 'Crazy' Monitoring Great Whites on East Coast
Trackers went "crazy" over the weekend, says OCEARCH, a marine conservation nonprofit, as great white sharks migrated from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico for the winter.
Prehistoric Beasts With Enormous Heads Roamed the Earth Before Dinosaurs
248 million-year-old fossils discovered in Russia almost 60 years ago re-examined by scientists.
Enormous Asteroid Measuring More Than 2,000 Feet Wide to Whizz Past Earth
Currently, we know of about roughly 25,000 near-Earth objects larger than 460 feet in diameter.
Ancient Burial of Infants With 'Helmets' Made From Skulls of Children Found
"As far as we know, this is the only example of this practice anywhere in the world," said Sara Juengst from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
Inside Instagram's Video Concept As TikTok Reaches 1.5 Billion Downloads
There could be a new feature coming to Instagram stories soon.
WWF Says African Elephants Will Be Gone by 2040 If We Don't Act Right Away
African elephant numbers have fallen dramatically as a result of poaching and other factors, such as habitat fragmentation or loss.
Eerie 'Song' of Earth's Magnetic Field During a Solar Storm Captured
Solar storms found to "profoundly modify" the foreshock—the region that extends beyond the magnetic field.
Emissions of Nitrous Oxide Are Increasing Far Faster Than IPCC Predictions
Nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas, although it is found in the atmosphere in smaller quantities.
Shark Attack Wetsuit That Reduces Blood Loss and Injury Created
Researchers have designed a material that blends ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibres (UHMWPE) onto neoprene, providing the possibility of light-weight shark-proof wetsuits.