Tech & Science
Wifi, Internet Down for Residents in Midwest
Spectrum and Mediacom internet is down and not working for thousands of users in the Midwest.
Polar Vortex Brings Snow and Life Threatening Cold
A blast of Arctic air known as a Polar Vortex has descended on the Midwest, bringing the coldest temperatures in a generation, if not on record.
Earth’s Magnetic Field 'Once on the Brink of Collapse'
The strength of our planet's magnetic field was 10 times lower than it is today.
Microsoft Installs App That Helps Detect Fake News
The app shows which news sites are credible and which need to be proceeded with caution.
NASA Attempting Communication With Opportunity Rover
The rover hasn't communicated with NASA since last summer.
Racial Bias Found In Facial Recognition Software
The software has trouble with women of color, often times identifying them as men.
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Could Launch Astronauts By Summer
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said if the launch goes well, NASA astronauts would be heading to space this summer.
AI Can Be Art, Says Virtual Beings Company Fable
Fable is developing a virtual being, and is hosting the first-ever Virtual Beings Conference this Summer.
Neanderthals Could Use Spears to Hunt From a Distance
Researchers asked javelin athletes to try out replicas of 300,000-year-old weapons.
Human Evolution Has Slowed in the Last Million Years
The results could have important implications for understanding when humans and other great apes diverged in evolutionary terms.
Scientists Drill 7,000 Feet Into West Antarctic Ice
The record-breaking hole is the deepest ever drilled using hot water.
More Remains Found at Neanderthal 'Flower Burial' Site
Scientists found the crushed but complete skull, upper thorax, forearms and hands of an individual that lived 60,000 to 90,000 years ago.
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Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018 winners: Stunning sharks, shipwrecks and seahorses
A panorama photograph of British World War Two military motorbikes deep inside a shipwreck in the Red Sea sees German photographer Tobias Friedrich named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018. Friedrich's photograph beat more than 5,000 entries by underwater photographers from around the world.
Plants and Soil Reaching Limit of CO2 Absorption
“This study further confirms what we have long feared. Climate change impacts like drought are already eroding the natural sinks for carbon around the world," commented one expert.
China Clones Gene-edited Disease Monkeys
Scientists say this will reduce the number of monkeys required for biomedical research.
Another IVF ‘Three-Parent’ Baby Born in Europe
“If successful, this would be just the third birth following a reproductive technique that mixes the DNA of three people.”
App in China Publicly Shames 'Deadbeat Debtors'
The Orwellian app could keep tabs on those owing money.
Is Sprint Down? LTE Outages and Other Issues Reported
Sprint outages have been reported across the U.S.
Selficide: The Dangerous New Addiction
Hundreds of people have become victims of “selficide," dying while trying to take a selfie in a risky situation.
Astronaut Removed From Boeing Starliner Test Flight
Boeing's Starliner is being developed as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program to take astronauts into low-Earth orbit.
North America's First Native City Welcomed Immigrants
Cahokia, with its 30m Monk's Mound pyramid, was a cultural hub for 250 years—before its peoples vanished.
Here's Why You Shouldn't Confuse Climate and Weather
Many people around the world conflate "weather" and "climate."
Europe's ESA Announces Moon Mining Mission
Resources mined on the moon will be crucial to sustaining lunar bases and human deep-space exploration.