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If a human hovered close to the giant ringed planet, she would see Saturn as partly blue. In March 2006, the robot Cassini spacecraft, still orbiting Saturn, snapped this image […]
Bitcoin is the virtual currency that’s all the craze right now. It even has some powerful allies, like Overstock.com’s C.E.O. Patrick Byrne whose popular shopping site accepts Bitcoin and promotes […]
The mind seeks out patterns, and this can lead to some tricky mind games…played by your own mind, on you. This could happen when a song gets stuck in your […]
You’re never alone. All around you are hidden wonders of nature. Award-winning filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg brings them to life in his new 3D film Mysteries of the Unseen World. Watch his […]
Did you know that hobbits were real? Well, a species that shared similar traits with hobbits existed here on Earth (not just Middle Earth) 18,000 years ago. The one-yard tall […]
A new study from Michigan State University found that the brains of optimists and pessimists are different. So the next time you tell someone to “cheer up, Charlie” or “walk […]
This image shows Mars nearing opposition on April 8th. On April 11th, Mars is between opposition and closest approach, April 14th, when it will be the closest distance to Earth […]
“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.” – Carl Sagan
Ken Auletta, media critic for The New Yorker, told a wonderful tale that almost seems mythical. Netflix not only gave hit political drama “House of Cards” a green light without […]
As Stephen Hawking warned, we better move from Earth or face extinction. Where should we go shopping? Hank Green, the host of the SciShow, acts as our real-estate agent of […]
Wild adult cats don’t knead, but tamed (spoiled) adult house cats love to dig into an owner’s skin. The painful activity is often referred to as “making biscuits,” likely because […]
NASA recently announced a cool discovery: asteroids can have rings! Luckily, the one that revealed this is not headed for us. The asteroid 10199 Chariklo, orbiting the sun between Saturn […]
Enter a world of tech gods and “benevolent” corporations, traversed by a naive fellowship of programmers. “Silicon Valley” has premiered, and HBO made the first episode available on YouTube. Read […]
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through […]
This incredible video of a family stumbling on a whale trapped in a fishing net in the Sea of Cortez will put a smile on your face. Michael Fishbach, a conservationist […]
Albert Einstein passed away on April 18, 1955. A photographer from LIFE snapped his desk at Princeton hours after Einstein had died. Einstein gave new meaning to the saying, cluttered […]
In 2000, the United Nations committed to helping achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. At the time, all 189 member states (there are now 193 members) signed on. The […]
Healing leaves scars, but regeneration leaves the cells in their original state. Spinal cord injuries today are considered devastating, but new research suggests that there’s hope in regeneration. DNews has […]
They say that salt is the silent killer. Unfortunately, it makes everything taste more delicious. The good news is that recent research says that Americans consume a healthy amount of […]