Arctic sea ice is loaded with plastic litter from cigarettes and paint
In 2014, scientists clad in thick neon orange suits stepped off a research vessel and visited five different patches of pristine-looking Arctic sea ice. As these researchers discovered, the blinding...
View Article3 years later, who knows what the Apple Watch is for?
In 2007, Apple changed the act of socializing, maybe forever, with the release of the iPhone. There it was, a perfectly packed 4.5-inch-long computer designed to pulverize boredom like a drill through...
View ArticleLegoland Japan broke a world record with their cherry blossom tree made out...
Legoland Japan created the world's largest Lego brick cherry blossom tree. It was built using 881,470 lego bricks at the LEGO factory in the Czech Republic, then transported and assembled in Nagoya,...
View ArticleThe best weird roles your 'Avengers' faves had before becoming Marvel stars
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has skyrocketed many white guys named Chris talented actors to international fame, but where were they before acquiring super powers and joining this superior squad?Most...
View ArticleMath textbook disses computer scientists in the nerdiest way possible
Computer science concepts are often named after real-world equivalents. A queue, for instance, is a data structure where the first object in is the first object out, much like the functions of a...
View Article7 ways to take the perfect graduation picture
Graduation is a time to celebrate your accomplishments, but remember the photos will probably stick around for a while. You don't want people scrolling through social media the next day and seeing your...
View ArticleMemes Aside... Is the FBI Maybe, Possibly Watching You?
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View ArticleScientists fear Scott Pruitt's new EPA rule will hurt health-related regulations
In regulating air and water pollution in the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leans on scientific studies to guide the writing of regulations. The agency is still relying on landmark...
View Article7 mind-soothing apps that will help you sleep better
Sleeping is a lot harder than it used to be.There are countless distractions in this world. So many television shows to watch. So much content to meme. So many Chrissy Teigen tweets to read. So many...
View ArticleYou might enjoy 'Infinity War' more if you're not a hardcore Marvel fan
Perhaps you, like me, fit this profile: You kind of like Marvel, but you've seen only a handful of its movies, and read even fewer comics. Superheroes don't always thrill you like they used to. There...
View ArticlePets with human names deserve their time to shine
Move aside Mittens, Oreo, Hershey, and Buddy — while typical pet names are cutesy and fun, there's just something so delightful about giving an animal a very, very human-sounding name.SEE ALSO: Please...
View ArticleEveryone (except Microsoft) is using the water pistol emoji now
On platforms and devices, software and apps, the emoji keyboard is a gun-free zone. Well, almost.On Wednesday, Google rolled out an Android update for the emoji keyboard that replaces the gun emoji...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Lego Millennium Falcon is back in stock for Amazon Prime members...
All hands on deck, Prime members. The Ultimate Lego Millennium Falcon— aka the largest Lego set ever— is in stock just for you.SEE ALSO: Love anime? A Crunchyroll account will get you access to more...
View ArticleListen up: Lots of Bose headphones are currently on sale
When you think of awesome, high-quality headphones, you definitely think of Bose. These are treat yo' self headphones. The pair you lovingly tuck into your carry-on. The headphones you carry around in...
View ArticleHere’s why you’re getting all those terms of service update emails
Get the feeling you're suddenly being bombarded with emails from companies about updated terms of service policies?You are. And there's a good reason: the European Union's forthcoming efforts to...
View ArticleThis robot pizza company's delivery trucks can now bake 120 pizzas per hour
The robots are hungry for more pizza.Zume Pizza, the Silicon Valley startup that uses robots (with some human assistance) to assemble pizzas ordered via its app, is now delivering even more pies —...
View ArticleIt's National DNA Day, which means AncestryDNA, 23andMe, Living DNA, and more...
In case you didn't know, National DNA Day is a thing. And it's today. On April 25, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published an article in the journal Nature about the structure of DNA, which was...
View ArticleWatch space dust shoot around a comet as it tumbles through our solar system
The Rosetta spacecraft chased down the nearly three-mile-long Churyumov–Gerasimenko comet in 2014. It then spent almost two years capturing detailed images of the comet's dust-ridden surface. The...
View Article'Coco' and more of what's coming to Netflix in May
Spring can be a blessed time for the entertainment fan's TV and movie backlog. Sure, you can catch new stuff at the movies or go outside or whatever, but we say let's treat spring like any other season...
View ArticleThe 'big story coming' tweets need to end
There are tweets that warm the heart, and those that rip it out.Twitter anthropologists have inventoried dozens of inferior tweet formats. Some of the lowliest genres include: Eric Garland tweets,...
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