Two days after Donald Trump was elected to be the next president of the United States, searches for the term "IUD" rose more than four times across the country, according to Google Trends. Searches for "Planned Parenthood" and "birth contro…
Lees meerFreeline skates are a pair of skates that are completely separate from each other, and simply riding them seems impossible. A skateboard is one solid deck, and roller blades are attached to your feet. But freeline skates? Each part has two inline wh…
Lees meerA pair of warships lost during a historic 1942 naval battle have completely disappeared from their resting places at the bottom of the Java Sea. Large portions of a third ship are also missing. An international investigation has been launched in hop…
Lees meerTesla isn't done wringing every last drop of performance out of its electric cars, apparently. Elon Musk has revealed that a December software update will improve the off-the-line acceleration of both the Model S and Model X in their ultima…
Lees meerResearchers just supplied more evidence that climate change-related temperature increases are having a material effect on the planet. America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that snow cover in the lower 48 states i…
Lees meerIt’s difficult for linguists to explain to people we meet what it is that we do, and why we are so fascinated with it. Finally, popular culture is giving us a reference point. Arrival doesn’t assume we’ll be able to communicate with aliens with som…
Lees meerIf like a huge number of Americans you get your news from social media, you’re likely to have seen a story this week claiming that pop star Taylor Swift is a proud Trump supporter. The report is completely fabricated—as is the image of Swift wearin…
Lees meerOver 80,000 acres of land stand torched as dozens of wildfires rage across the southeastern United States this week. The apparent cause? An unsavory combination of drought, carelessness, and arson.Read more...
Lees meerDiscover Weekly is great. The only downside is that when Spotify magically generates a new playlist for you on Monday morning, it replaces your old Discover Weekly playlist. Now, thanks to IFTTT, there’s a super easy way to keep an archive of your f…
Lees meerA team of scientists in China has become the first to treat a human patient with the groundbreaking CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique. While the results of the trial are uncertain, it’s a historic milestone that should serve as a serious wakeup cal…
Lees meerTiny-carmaker Mini unveiled it's hybrid all-wheel-drive Countryman E at the LA Auto Show today. What's intriguing is that while it's an AWD vehicle, the front wheels are powered by the gas engine while the rear are connected to an electric …
Lees meerLeEco is a name you've probably never heard of, but the Chinese electronics company has been popping up everywhere over the past year. It's well-known in China for its TVs and phones, and also has subsidiaries in the music, film and even bi…
Lees meerUntil now, Halo Neuroscience's signature brain-bending headphones were only available to very specific groups: college-level athletes, pro athletes and the military. They helped build up hype for the eventual public release. That all change…
Lees meerFacebook has inaccurately reported some of its engagement metrics to publishers, the company admitted Thursday. Read more...
Lees meerHave you ever wondered how the largest ships in the world are able to cross Panama as they make their way from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic? The locks system in the Panama Canal are a modern engineering marvel, and how they work is now cleverly…
Lees meerIf only the best will do, you can save $30 on a bare PS4 Pro console today, with no sales tax for most buyers.Read more...
Lees meerThe act of logging your steps with an activity tracker is good for meeting personal goals, but what if there was another use for hitting that target. Well, starting November 25th, tallying 10,000 steps with your Fitbit device will help impr…
Lees meerThe battle for bookworms' hearts and eyes this holiday season is officially underway! Barnes & Noble announced on Wednesday the forthcoming release of its new Nook tablet. The tablet will retail for just $50 -- 30 bucks less than the ba…
Lees meerDisney isn’t pretending it’s telling an entirely different story with the new live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. We all loved the original animated version, so just give us more of the shame. But this side-by-side comparison of the new tra…
Lees meerOn the heels of its very, very late foray into anti-harassment measures, Twitter has now suspended the accounts of several high profile alt-right figureheads, including Richard Spencer, Paul Town, Pax Dickinson, Ricky Vaughn, and John Rivers.Read mo…
Lees meerA pair of extreme weather events in 2006 and 2013 caused mass starvation among reindeer in Arctic Russia. Researchers have now linked these episodes to climate change and the associated loss of sea ice.Read more...
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