science / science - 5 years ago

Study Finds Pets Can Tell Time, May Be Using It to Judge You

The findings of the study could help with the early detection of Alzheimer's disease in humans

science / science - 5 years ago

No, The CDC Didn't Say You Can't Put Chickens in Halloween Costumes

Chicken-costume enthusiasts may have been alarmed earlier this week, when headlines proclaimed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was "ruining Halloween" by… telling people not to put chickens in costumes? The problem is, the CDC never said this. "Recent media stories errone...

science / science - 5 years ago

How retro arcades are affecting young Americans

Retro arcade bars are popping up all across the country, bringing with them a mix of grown up fun and childhood nostalgia. But why are these throwback paid gaming experiences suddenly appealing to a younger audience who grew up on PlayStation and Xbox?

science / science - 5 years ago

Do or die? Study gives crash course in driverless ethics

In the not-too-distant future, driverless cars may have to choose between saving their passengers or pedestrians when faced with unavoidable accidents. The researchers behind the study designed an online quiz with a variety of tough scenarios: should a car favour the lives of the young, or the old?...

science / science - 5 years ago

Bought Mega Millions Tickets? Here’s What You Could Have Made If You Invested That Money Instead

The average American spends about $223.04 per year on lottery tickets. Here's what that could yield if invested in an index fund or CD

science / science - 5 years ago

10 Suspicious Packages Sent to Trump Critics: The Latest on Pipe Bombs Targeting Biden, Obamas and More

"We condemn the attempted violent attacks recently made against President Obama, President Clinton Secretary Clinton and other public figures," Sarah Sanders said.

science / science - 5 years ago

Meghan Markle Has Given Her First Royal Tour Speech

The Duchess of Sussex focused on education

science / science - 5 years ago

That strange, rectangular iceberg looks a lot less rectangular from space

Floating off the Antarctic coast, there's a profoundly angular iceberg that has unwittingly become the object of internet intrigue.  Though scientists in Antarctica regularly spot these steep-walled "tabular" icebergs — many nearly square or rectangular — they certainly look like biza...

science / science - 5 years ago

Give this video of two bugs fighting all the awards for its perfect twist ending

Is there an Oscar for most surprising plot twist? If not, there should be — and it should go to whoever filmed these two bugs duking it out. SEE ALSO: Pranking people with a pretend bug never fails to make them scream their heads off The 49-second video, uploaded by Khalid Alomani onto YouTube, Sund...

science / science - 5 years ago

Elon Musk's Brother Wants to Change the Way You Eat

Interesting dresser, marketing pro, rich dude, brother to the most famous man in tech: Musk is changing food production, one shipping container at a time. And it's starting to work.

science / science - 5 years ago

Why Don’t Big Dog Breeds Live As Long As Small Dog Breeds?

In the animal kingdom, it’s almost always true that bigger mammals live longer lives. It’s lifespan can be as short as 40 days. In fact, according to one German study published in The American Naturalist, every 4.4 pounds of body mass on a dog reduces their life expectancy by approximately one mon...

science / science - 5 years ago

If the Government Redefines Gender to Exclude Trans People, It Could Worsen an Urgent Public Health Crisis

The transgender community already has a validated fear of medical mistreatment

science / science - 5 years ago

A full Hunter's Moon will light up the sky tonight

Here's why you won't want to miss it

science / science - 5 years ago

Paradise lost: Tourist spots in danger of being loved to death

The Philippines' most famous resort island Boracay re-opens Friday after a six-month clean-up intended to fix the damage done by unrestrained mass tourism. Officials on the holiday island, Indonesia's top tourist destination, declared a "garbage emergency" last year after the palm-fringed Kuta beac...

science / science - 5 years ago

Philippines to re-open 'cesspool' Boracay after clean up

The Philippines re-opens its crown jewel resort island Boracay to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month clean up aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the island shuttered in April for a major effort to forti...