Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
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It's well known that what fashion designers think is cool and hip doesn't always gel with what the general public thinks is sane or sensible. A lot of the outfits that glamourous fashion designers have their models march up and down the catwalk in are more about making a bold…
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Valentine's Day may have been and gone for another year, but that doesn't mean you can't have some romance in your life this February as the Moon and Venus will kiss in a rare celestial spectacle this week. The rare occurrence will take place this Thursday, February 27. On this…
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NASA has released an updated version of a photo of Earth from four billion miles away. Also known as the "Pale Blue Dot" photo, the image is now 30 years old and NASA is celebrating the milestone with the release of this new remastered version. The image, which shows Earth…
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Larry Tesler, the man who invented the 'cut, copy, paste' function on modern computers has reportedly died at the age of 74. Tesler was born in the Bronx in New York City back in 1945, just a few years after Alan Turing's ENIGMA machine was used by codebreaker as the…
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It's been almost two decades since Halo: Combat Evolved was first released, and the spectacular first-person shooter franchise is still one of the biggest in gaming history. It's quite hard to overstate just how groundbreaking it was back in 2001: with its focus on recharging health, range of vehicles, and…
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These spectacular trees might seem as if their colors were artificially painted on, but they are, in fact, entirely natural. The gorgeous multi-colored trees, known as Eucalyptus deglupta trees or rainbow eucalyptus trees are found predominantly in Hawaii, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, per Insider. While the trees…
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There are few things more satisfying than looking up at the moon on a cloudless night. It's a reminder, in many ways, of how small our pale blue dot is, and depending on what you're up to at the time, it can be a magical and romantic thing. Moonlight, in…
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The tech giant Apple has been fined more than $27 million, after being found to have deliberately slowed down older iPhone models. Apple previously released an iOS update (10.2.1 and 11.2) which would cap peak performances for batteries, meaning that the devices would often abruptly shut themselves down. Apple failed…
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For many kids growing up in the nineties, the Crash Bandicoot games were a staple of our childhoods. The graphics were (at the time) cutting-edge and the animation was stunning, the gameplay was simple yet addictive, and every level was packed with secrets and challenges. But now, according to a…
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We often take our silvering moon for granted, and yet sometimes all you need is a clear sky and the correct alignment, and suddenly this beautiful celestial body is just as enchanting to modern eyes as it was in antiquity. So if you're someone who takes a keen interest in…
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It's fair to say that most of us take the sun for granted, and it's no exaggeration to say that were it not for that giant burning ball of gas out there in space, life on this planet literally could not exist. Of course, we all know that actually looking…
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There's no doubt that Mario Kart is one of the most popular, fun, and accessible game franchises around. Indeed, there are plenty of people out there who have probably played more of these madcap racing titles than the actual platformers, and most gamers are pretty familiar with the indignity of…
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Sometimes, when you're hungry, the one thing you crave above all else is a nice snack. Not a full-blown meal, but some junk food to fill you up that's suitably moreish. Maybe you like eating chips, or nuts, or chocolates. Whatever. It feels good to treat yourself with something tasty.…
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Since the early twentieth century, death in western society has been kept behind closed doors. When loved ones pass away, families hand over the cathartic responsibility of preparing a corpse for burial to professionals, who do everything in their power to make a deceased person look like they are merely…
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For years, people have been going to all kinds of extreme lengths to keep their drinks chilled. Especially in a warm country, a wine or beer cooler is considered downright indispensable, and people rely on ice cubes every year in a bid to keep drinks cold. However, an awesome new…
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The first major meteor shower of 2020 kicks off this weekend, according to scientists. According to NASA, "a meteor is a space rock — or meteoroid — that enters Earth's atmosphere. As the space rock falls toward Earth, the resistance — or drag — of the air on the rock…
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The new PlayStation 5 could be backwards compatible with games from old Sony consoles, it has been revealed. While the highly anticipated console won't be hitting the market until the 2020 holidays, Sony has been revealing tantalizing details in the build-up to its release, and because it is still in…
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As reported by MailOnline, an enormous star 1,400 times larger than the Sun could be about to explode, astronomers claim. The star in question, Betelgeuse, is a massive, luminous star in the constellation of Orion and has noticeably become fainter since the fall. This seems to indicate that it is…
