How Did Bluetooth Get Its Name?
The curious backstory of our essential tech.
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Why NASA Plans to Crash the International Space Station
This won’t be the first man-made space station to meet its demise.
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Astronomers Plan to Go Magnet Fishing for Meteorite
If successful, retrieving the space stone would mark the first human contact with a material larger than dust from beyond our star system.
Animals
Dead Spiders Transformed Into Reanimated Necrobots
Move over, Frankenstein! Scientists use puffs of air to turn dead spiders into creepy claw machines.
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Chess Robot Breaks 7-Year-Old Opponent's Finger
Robots apparently take the rules of chess very seriously.
Science & Technology
The Universe’s Heartbeat Detected Light-Years Away
The signal has raised eyebrows due to its persistent and inexplicable nature.
Science & Technology
Awaiting the First Color Photos From the James Webb Telescope
The photos from the Hubble Space Telescope changed how we view our universe. Will the first color Webb photos do the same?
Science & Technology
Have You Been Overworking With 10,000 Steps a Day?
It’s time to bury this fitness myth and give our feet a rest.
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Amazon Alexa May Soon Sound Like Your Dead Relatives
Missing a loved one? Amazon’s working on a way to bring your dearly departed back into your home.
Science & Technology
Super-Sized Sunspots, Rare Planetary Alignments, and Aborted Rocket Launches
Heads up as history-making astronomical events and earthbound rockets make headlines.
Science & Technology
‘Death’ of Internet Explorer Commemorated With Real Headstone
The notoriously slow browser's gravestone bears the inscription, “He was a good tool to download other browsers.”
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