An illustrated timeline of how an asteroid formed Pluto’s heart-shaped Sputnik Planitia basin. James Tuttle Keane; Shutterstock; Dave Mosher/Business Insider Two new studies of Pluto suggest the enigmatic ice ball was walloped by a giant asteroid, and that it is…
Some electrons are speeding above Earth’s surface at nearly the speed of light, and NASA isn’t sure why. According to a new study, the tiny, charged particles were found accelerating to high speeds in an unexpected part of space, farther…
News and information is important, but it won’t focus you on what matters. Checking Facebook might distract you, but it won’t calm you. Only music is wired directly into our mood when we’re alone. And leave the algorithms; there’s nothing…
News and information is important, but it won’t focus you on what matters. Checking Facebook might distract you, but it won’t calm you. Only music is wired directly into our mood when we’re alone. And leave the algorithms; there’s nothing…
Some electrons are speeding above Earth’s surface at nearly the speed of light, and NASA isn’t sure why. According to a new study, the tiny, charged particles were found accelerating to high speeds in an unexpected part of space, farther…
Samy Kamar just released his latest hacking creation, and it is terrifying. Dubbed “Poison Tap,” Kamar’s creation allows someone to plant a backdoor on a computer in just one minute, even when the device is locked. Kamar’s method for installing…
Digital dials are great and all, but why not turn things up a notch? That’s exactly what Acura is doing with its Precision Cockpit, unveiled at the LA Auto Show today. More than just an in-car infotainment system, the concept…
In case you needed more proof that the best way to make a lame tech trend cool is for Snapchat to do it first, Twitter is now adopting QR codes, too. The social network added a new QR code feature…
Immune cells attacking a tumor. (Image: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) A 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,…
Nov. 16, 2016, 9:30 AM 18 Brian Greene is the co-founder of the World Science Festival, which has a new initiative called “City of Science” which is a 5-event series. All events will take place in one of New York…