Cartoon remembers the R2-D2 actor, hits us where it hurts
The New Yorker published a sentimental cartoon today honoring Kenny Baker, the legendary actor who filled our hearts and the R2-D2 costume in most of the small astromech…
The New Yorker Sent Star Wars Actor Kenny Baker Off Right
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This Is What It Takes To Connect A Volcano To The Internet
Installing sensors in Nicaragua's Masaya volcano
Zip lining into a volcano sounds like something for adventure tourism, but for these researchers it’s all part of a day’s work.
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This New Lightbulb Transmits A Record-Breaking Amount Of Data To Your Home Devices
Live, laugh, Li-Fi
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed a white light laser that sends data hundreds of times faster than the average Wi-Fi connection. They claim it's able to move 2…
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NASA Wants Help Capturing A Piece Of Asteroid
If the phrase "primordial multi-ton mass" intrigues you, read on
Basically, this will be a chance for companies to help provide equipment for NASA's mission to send a robotic spacecraft to an asteroid...
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How Susceptible We Are To Infection Might Depend On The Time Of Day
Mice exposed to a herpes virus at bedtime had worse infections
As bedtime approaches, your body might become more vulnerable to herpes, new research indicates.
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‘Superhenge’ Site Excavation Reveals No Stones
Durrington Walls held timber posts, not standing stones
The Durrington Walls site hailed as ‘Superhenge’ in last year’s announcement of findings from the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project has come up empty, at least from…
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NASA's Mission To Sample A Killer Asteroid Launches In September
Get ready for OSIRIS-REx
The spacecraft will travel 1.2 billion miles to 101955 Bennu, where it will collect rocks and pebbles off the asteroid's surface and carry it all back to Earth.
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Microsoft Wants To Turn Your PC Into A Hologram Viewer
Multitasking, rotating 3D models and Bluetooth support are coming to the app
It looks like the Windows 10 experience on PC is going to be a lot more interesting going forward, as Microsoft has announced Windows Holographic, a new "mixed reality"…
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Scientists Have Scanned Sting’s Brain
To study how his brain analyzes different songs. And because they could.
If you’re a scientist and Sting asks for a tour of your lab, you say yes—and ask if he’d like to have his brain scanned.
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During The Cold War, America Wanted To Hide Nukes In Iceland
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Fossil Discovery Could Help Today's Endangered River Dolphins
A remarkable find, now in 3D
What swims on its side, is blind and lives in some of the most polluted rivers in the world?
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Skylark Is A Small Sea Drone
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Apple-Plucking Robot Could Keep People Out Of Orchards
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Elbow Joints Reveal How Marsupial Lions Disemboweled Dinner
The unique, horrifying way that the ancient predators killed their prey
An ancient, lion-like hunter could rotate its forearms more than any living carnivore.
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Check Out The Movie Poster For 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'
Our friendly neighborhood spider is back
Marvel let the nerds do the work on social media this time. The new Spider-man: Homecoming film is on its way, and fans are already grabbing screen caps of images from…
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Watch Hybrid Airship's First Flight
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This Is Why You Should Not Pee In The Pool
Cleaning compounds combine with urine and create toxins
No matter your age or where you’re from, it’s very likely that you have peed in a pool at least once in your life. If you have, then stop.
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Watch A New NASA Fuel Tank Be Built In One Minute
The 130-foot fuel tank will be part of the most powerful propulsion system ever.
NASA's Space Launch System will include the most powerful booster ever created, and the 130-foot fuel tanks will carry a portion of that power for the first stage of the…
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Pizza Hut Made A Pizza Box Into A Working DJ Turntable
Because uh, why not?
Ever order a pizza and immediately regret not also ordering two turntables and a fader? Me either, but apparently someone has. And Pizza Hut just solved that problem…
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Three Different American Bombers Flew Over Guam
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