One of the key points of contention in the politicization of Bitcoin protocol development over the past couple of years has been the concept of miner signaling. While not intended to be a vote among miners to decide the future…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a storm twice as wide as Earth. It has lasted more than 350 years. Using the Juno spacecraft, NASA will take its closest-ever photos of the giant storm on July 10. Business Insider simulated what…
Ever wonder why you have to put your phone on "Airplane Mode" on flights? Most people think it’s because active cell phones could interfere with the plane’s navigation equipment. But that’s not the real reason why your phone has to…
So many of us sit all day at work, although countless studies have concluded it’s terrible for our health. A massive study found out how much you have to exercise in order to prevent these health problems. Brad Streicher contributed…
Image: Getty Images Recently, a kerfuffle in the world of CRISPR illustrated just how easily money—and our perception of it—can impact science. In late May, a paper came out questioning how effective the gene-editing technology really is. Working with mice,…
Getty Image Okay, we get it. Bill Gates is smart. He founded one of the most important companies ever, Microsoft. He’s one of the richest men in the world. So yeah, he’s smart, but does the dude also have some…
How to build your own Super NES Classic Edition Image: Curtis/Future/REX/Shutterstock By Michael Nuñez2017-07-06 17:02:03 UTC The Super NES Classic Edition is almost everything we could have ever asked for — except that it only plays about 20 games and…
It’s hard getting funding for a startup, but it’s even harder when the product doesn’t exist yet, still requires regulatory approval, and is being launched during a recession. But after 75 investor pitches, the founders of a commission-free stock-trading app,…
People who were athletes in high school or college may remember coming out of the first few weeks of training with a noticeably contoured body. Today, it might seem the opposite is true. You have to hit the gym several…
It’s sort of hard to get a good picture of LHCb to be honest (Image; Ryan F. Mandelbaum) Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland have discovered an exciting new particle—or rather, an exciting combination of particles. It doesn’t…