Tech & Science
Instagram Added New Shopping Features to The App
Now users can save their items to a list and shop on business profiles.
Scientists Are Turning Human Excrement Into Biofuel
The technique could potentially address two major issues that hit many less-affluent countries—poor sanitation and growing energy needs.
Amazon’s NYC HQ Will Boot 1,000 Public School Employees
About 1,000 New York City public school employees will be displaced by Amazon’s second headquarters coming to Long Island City, one of the many complaints coming from Queens residents.
Is the Spotify Web Player Down and Not Working?
Some users couldn't get their music to play.
Jim Carrey Cartoon Sends Zuckerberg Message: 'F*** You'
Actor-turned-artist Jim Carrey's latest cartoon drawing takes aim at Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the wake of the latest report blasting the social media giant for suppressing criticism, facilitating anti-Semitism and botching political bias controversies.
Coffee is Bitter and Horrible—Why Do We Like It?
Our ability to detect bitterness evolved as a natural warning system to protect the body from harmful substances. So why is coffee so popular?
Orcas Have Personalities Similar to Humans
Killer whales live in highly complex societies, much like humans.
Paradise Lost: Inside Burned-out California Town
Harrowing photos show the extent of the devastation in Paradise, where some 56 people have so far been confirmed dead.
Radioactive Rocks Are Melting Antarctica From Beneath
Scientists said there might be many more of these localized hot spots than previously thought.
Human Are Still Evolving—Possibly Faster Than Ever
Evolution is a gradual change to the DNA of a species over many generations.
China’s Artificial Sun Reaches 100 Million Degrees
That's six times as hot as the center of the sun and a major breakthrough for nuclear fusion.
Magma Is Building Beneath a Dangerous Supervolcano
Scientists analyzing volcanic samples in Italy find similar conditions preceded eruptions over the last 60,000 years.
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The Best Pictures Ever Taken in Space
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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.
Massive Impact Crater Discovered Below Greenland Ice
The energy released during the impact would have been roughly equivalent to 47 million Hiroshima bombs.
Supermassive Black Holes Create ‘Galactic Fountains’
Astronomers have spotted a black hole spewing out vast amounts of incredibly cold gas.
Super Freezing Super-Earth Discovered in Nearby Galaxy
The exoplanet orbits a star that sits just six light-years away from Earth.
Oceans Are Being Sucked Into Earth’s Interior
Three times more water than previously estimated is being dragged down through Earth’s subduction zones .
Russia Building Rocket With Nuclear Engine
A leading Russian space scientist claimed his team is developing “science fiction” technology and accused Elon Musk of creating a rocket "based on old, long-developed and used engines."
China Building 62-Mile-Long 'Supercollider'
Scientists have unveiled the design report for the Circular Electron Positron Collider.
DNA Reveals Secrets of Mysterious Jamaican Monkey
The Caribbean once contained a remarkable evolutionary branch of now-extinct mammals, including several highly unusual primates.
Secret Sister Facebook Gift Exchange Scam Returns
The scam claims to be a “holiday gift exchange” with up to 36 gifts in return for sending a single $10 gift.
NASA Rocket Launch Will Be Visible Across East Coast
The rocket will launch from the Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), on the eastern shore of Virginia.
All You Need to Know About the Leonid Meteor Shower
NASA's Bill Cooke says this year’s display will be fairly easy to see as there will be little moonlight to spoil the view.