It was not too many years ago when virtual assistants seemed like the stuff of science fiction, but today, many of us don't think twice of interacting with disembodied voices called Siri and Alexa. But hey -- how come they're all female?
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Cats bring joy to many, but if you're one of those allergic to them, it can feel like you're missing out. Don't worry, though, there are some cat breeds that won't always trigger sneezing fits.
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On May 10th, 2020, CNN reported that "Blue dragons are washing up on the Padre Island National Seashore." "Here be dragons -- literally," they opened, and it became clear that one of two things was happening...
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Acclaimed futurist and Twitter paradox Elon Musk announced a plan to start an autonomous taxi service during a 2020 first quarter earnings call, according to Inverse. It's a move that's been in the works since Tesla started including self-driving technology in all new vehicles in 2016.
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"MythBusters" has been off-air for years. But what happened to Jamie Hyneman -- the incredibly stoic counterpoint to Savage's more chaotic spirit?
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Suffice it to say, the pandemic has been the Clockwork Orange torture scene of news stories, and that's understating it.
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If you love your dog, but wish that your life was more like those Kato attack scenes from the Pink Panther movies, a wolf might just be for you. And that's the whole list of reasonable excuses to own a wolf as a pet. But if you're not convinced, read on!
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At 18 registered specimens left, this snake species is now considered the most endangered snake species in the world.
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There are many highly unlikely ways to die, and unless you count the increasingly convoluted Rube Goldberg deathtraps of the Final Destination franchise, a meteorite strike is doubtlessly at the top of the list.
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Everyone would greatly appreciate it if you would stop wearing masks with little valves on them, thank you very much.
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Why do birds always disappear every time winter's near? Just like trees, they long to leave in the fall. Obviously, those lines came from sublime songbird Karen Woodpecker, but they also speak to the common phenomenon of bird migration.
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Like many Americans, you may currently find yourself wrapped up in a steaming hot, antimicrobial love affair with hand sanitizer, the gelatinous goop keeping our meathooks unoccupied by the germs that hate our freedom. You might even be using the stuff on the daily. You'll probably want to stop.
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Barring any setbacks or other extenuating circumstances, on May 27, 2020, two astronauts will boldly go where others have gone before ... but they'll do it inside a Dragon, so that's new. Specifically, they'll do it in the SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2.
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The first crewed mission of SpaceX and NASA's collaborative efforts, the Demo-2, is scheduled to lift off on May 27th, 2020. Weather permitting.
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Continuing their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that they'll be contributing a further $125 million to the development and distribution of tests, treatments, and vaccines.
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As of the beginning of May 2020, you shouldn't. Go out in public, that is.
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Covid-19 is one of several forms of coronavirus, and no successful human vaccine has ever been developed against any of the coronaviruses -- so far. So what will life be like without one?
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Amid the great toilet paper drought of 2020, the US has seen a flood of demand for bidets. Perhaps your hind parts feel thirsty for one right now. Should you quench your butt's thirst?
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Hypnosis, is "a mental state of highly focused concentration, diminished peripheral awareness, and heightened suggestibility." But what does it feel like?
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Cats are fastidious. Famously discerning in culinary matters. Remember that really expensive dinner in a can, that it trained you to buy, because it wouldn't eat anything else you gave it, and you didn't want it to starve to death? The day will come when that doesn't cut the mustard, either.
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Many who have participated in a video conference finishes up, hangs up, and needs a nap. We're quickly learning that video conferencing is exhausting. Intuitively, it makes no sense. But you're not crazy for zooming straight to bed.
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Dying in orbital limbo would have been a depressing contradiction. But the astronauts aboard Apollo 13 had more important matters to consider, like surviving.
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Odds are you're experiencing more dreams, and more vivid dreams, these days. There are a few reasons why.
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The funny thing about the acronym 'UFO' is that so many people treat the 'U' like an 'I' by trying to identify flying objects as extraterrestrial vessels. Really, though, how would anyone know they were looking at one if they can't identify what it is?
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Here's the thing: no one really knows if catching COVID-19 prevents infections in the future, and some evidence suggests that it doesn't.
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Dogs will eat anything, up to and including, well, literally almost any food. Ay, there's the rub.
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Few creatures in nature can evoke the same fight-or-definitely-flight response as a great white, one of the most dangerous sharks to humans.
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