NASA’s experimental solar sail is ready to take flight in Earth orbit, using the pressure of sunlight to test a new way of propulsion through the cosmos.Read more...
Lees meerIt was our first look at the vision of Star Trek’s future: the original ship model of the USS Enterprise that zoomed across screens in the show’s opening credits. But after being loaned out during the making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, it had …
Lees meerGoogle says it terminated 28 employees associated with protests of the company’s $1.2 billion cloud computing contracts with the Israeli government on Wednesday. The firings follow the arrests of nine Google employees for trespassing in the company’…
Lees meerThe power of social media virality and Gen Z’s merciless wit have transmuted a boring Chinese chemical product into an overnight internet sensation.Read more...
Lees meerThese are the best airports in the world according to Skytrax, an “air transport rating organization.” By surveying travelers across more than 570 airports, the ranking tracks satisfaction across categories like check-in, arrivals, transfers, shoppi…
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Lees meerTech myths are extremely pervasive. Half of the things we believe in are stuff we’ve seen people around us believe in. Confirmation bias leads to us blindly following without ever questioning. This guide aims to shatter some of those preconceived no…
Lees meerThe delightfully zany Spy x Family has captured hearts in anime form since it blew up in 2022. While the Forgers won’t be back on your TV for a while, they’re coming to the silver screen with Spy x Family Code: White. Read more...
Lees meerStar Trek: Discovery is really good with time. We knew this almost immediately when one of its earliest episodes to really wow us was “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad,” a delightful time loop caper. We knew it again, when it flung caution to the…
Lees meerThe U.S. Air Force and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced successful tests of a new artificial intelligence system using the experimental X-62A VISTA aircraft on Wednesday. The tests—AI dogfights that pitted the X-62A again…
Lees meerThe best art inspires more incredible art and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films have certainly done that. In addition to the artistry in the films themselves, graphic designers from all over the world have been moved to create gorgeous Dune posters—and …
Lees meerSome of your favorite produce might be dicier to eat than assumed. An analysis from Consumer Reports published Thursday suggests that a substantial portion of commonly sold fruits and vegetables have a significant risk of exposure to dangerous pesti…
Lees meerM. Night Shyamalan is the king of the twist and, in the first trailer for his new movie Trap, the twist is right on the surface.Read more...
Lees meerWhen you think about end-of-the-world, post-apocalyptic stories, you think about a lack of food. A lack of water. A lack of sun or a lack of power. However, all those stories have one thing in common. The characters can breathe. Read more...
Lees meerA newly described fossil snake in India may be the largest that ever lived, according to a team that studied 27 vertebrae recovered from a lignite mine in India. The new species is dubbed Vasuki indicus—named for India and the mythical serpent that …
Lees meerThe winds are about to stop howlin’ at Netflix. As the first season of its adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher novels without Henry Cavill in the title role enters production, the streamer has confirmed that season five will bring The Witcher …
Lees meerEat your heart out, A24: Some real-life bacterial germs are literally hungry for our blood, new research suggests. Scientists have found evidence that certain disease-causing bacteria, including strains of Escherichia coli, are chemically attracted …
Lees meerThere are a ton of vendors and online marketplaces selling fake AirPods these days. First, you must remember that Apple’s AirPods should not be retailing for $19. Even on Cyber Monday. And that should be the first thing that tells you they’re fake. …
Lees meerNASA is preparing to send astronauts on a spacewalk to repair a telescope mounted on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). The repair involves installing patches to eliminate unwanted sunlight leaking into the instrument.Read more...
Lees meerMovie marketing always treads a fine line between actually giving you an indicator of what you’ll see in the final film and more about evoking a specific vibe—from made-for-trailer shots to hypothetical what ifs, it’s sometimes not always clear what…
Lees meerSpeculation about extraterrestrials is not all that new. There was a vibrant debate in 17th-century Europe about the existence of life on other planets.Read more...
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