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New NASA Photos Show ExoMars Lander May Have Exploded On Impact

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Schiaparelli Landing Site

Cratered hopes

NASA's Mars orbiter found the likely crash site of Europe's Mars rover.

The Death Of A Mars Lander And A Camera-Focused Smartphone

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Our Favorite Images Of The Week

These are our favorite images from around the web this week…

President Obama Pokes Fun At Samsung's Fire-Prone Phone

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Even POTUS took notice

President Obama has something to say about Samsung's fiery phones…

A Shoe That Won't Slip On Ice

Neanderthals May Have Given Us Genital Warts

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A case of ancient hominid hanky-panky

A new study suggests that in addition to genetic material, the ancient hominids may have given us a common sexually-transmitted infection: a version of human…

How Rats Got From Mongolia To New York City Subway Tunnels

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Brown rat

Geneticists trace the brown rat's path to world domination

A team of researchers from Fordham University conducted the first ever large-scale genomic study of the brown rat, and created a rough map of the routes the rodent…

How An Attack On A Company You’ve Never Heard Of Shut Down The Internet

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The Internet Doesn't Look Like This At All

And how you can get your Netflix to stream again

A denial of service attack shut down parts of the internet today.

Everyone Can Now Download Apple's New Portrait Mode


This Fish Burrows Up A Sea Cucumber's Anus For Safety (And Food)

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pearlfish

An excerpt from a new book about absurd creatures

Matt Simon just finished writing a book compiling all of the grossest, funniest, and most fascinating critters out there.

The Future of Medicine May Involve Music

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Turning proteins into music compositions may one day help diagnostics.

For decades, the link between music and biology has been explored. Now researchers have discovered how to use this information to better understand proteins.

A Personalized Nutrition Company Will Use Your DNA To Tell You What To Eat

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Is a diet based on your genome the future of nutrition?

A new California-based company is working to get at the root cause of why it believes diets fail: None of them focus on the dieter’s unique genetic makeup. Habit, which…

These Musical Instruments Play With Fire

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Pyrotechnic projects from DIYers

Three fiery musical instruments built by DIYers.

A Driveable Supercar

From Seaweed Spaghetti To ‘Weed Cookies

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Seaweed

With the right recipes, seaweed can feed the world

Seaweed is an acquired taste, but rich in nutrients and cheap to produce, it could replace carbon-intensive foods on menus everywhere.

An Underground Oasis


Cooking With Seaweed

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Seaweed Pancakes

Two recipes from a new book

Seaweed can be part of the solution to global warming while helping people navigate the near-term effects. Theses recipes will be the perfect introduction.

When Things Go Wrong In The Kitchen

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The science of how to fix culinary disasters

Cooking isn’t rocket science. It’s way more complicated…

China's Army Hosts An Autonomous Robot Contest

Hang Pictures Perfectly With This Math-Whiz Measuring Tool

World's Biggest Alien-Hunting Project Takes Aim At Mysterious Star

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If there's a megastructure around Tabby's Star, this is our best shot at hearing the aliens that built it

Today scientists will start searching for hypothetical aliens using the most powerful alien-hunting equipment available.
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