Rewatch Space Startup Rocket Lab’s First Launch From the US
An Electron rocket in flight. Rocket Lab People living all along the East Coast in the US had the opportunity to enjoy a weekday evening rocket launch Tuesday, so long…
Liquid Metal Robots From Our Nightmares Could Also Save Lives
Robert Patrick as the liquid metal T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Video screenshot by CNET Scientists have created a tiny robotic system that can transition from solid to liquid…
NASA Webb Might’ve Detected the Ingredients for Life in a Cold, Dark Cloud
This image by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) features the central region of the Chamaeleon I dark molecular cloud, which resides 630 light years away. NASA, ESA,…
Google Street View Has a Weird Side. Here’s How to Find It
Caught on Street View in Tokyo. Google/neal.fun Once upon a time, a man in Ontario was rummaging through the backseat of a white car. I don’t know what he was…
Wonders of Street View Highlights Google’s Quirkiest Mapping Pics
Caught on Street View in Tokyo. Google/neal.fun Once upon a time, a man in Ontario was rummaging through the backseat of a white car. I don’t know what he was…
The Doomsday Clock Has Moved: How Close Are We to Armageddon in 2023?
The Doomsday Clock in 2023. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Planet Earth has seen its share of horrors over the last three years. Sorry to get all doom and gloom,…
US’ First Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mine Opening in 2023
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Crypto became far less damaging to the environment in 2022 after Ethereum, the second biggest blockchain, lowered its carbon emissions by 99%. That puts a bigger spotlight on Bitcoin,…
Wonders of Street View Highlights Mapping Service’s Quirkiest Photos
Caught on Street View in Tokyo. Google/neal.fun Once upon a time, someone in Ontario was rummaging through the backseat of a simple white car while wearing a reddish hoodie. I…
2,300-Year-Old ‘Golden’ Egyptian Mummy Unwrapped After Century in Museum Basement
The gilded face mask of the Golden Boy mummy. SN Saleem/SA Seddik/M el-Halwagy The mummified remains of a teenage boy, stored unexamined at a museum in Cairo for over a…
Xbox’s Carbon Aware Update Is Great but Can We Take Its Climate Goals Seriously?
Xbox’s latest update is a welcome development but it doesn’t square with some of its other initiatives. Microsoft/Xbox Wire Over the past few years, the world’s biggest video game companies…