In the not too distant future… we could be getting brand new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 , courtesy of original human host Joel Hodgson! But for an extremely steep Kickstarter goal. Read more…
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12 New Episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Could Be Coming… For $5.5 Million
Archaeologists working in the Sicilian Channel between Tunisia and Sicily have discovered a submerged 40-foot-long (8-meter) limestone monolith carved by Stone Age humans some 10, 000 years ago. Read more…
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An Ancient Monolith Has Been Discovered in the Mediterranean Sea
Investigators say evidence recovered from an explosion Saturday at the National Institute of Standards and Technology near Washington, D.C. is consistent with the production of methamphetamine. The evidence? “Pseudoephedrine, drain opener, and a recipe for methamphetamine.” Read more…
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"Recipe for Meth" Among Evidence Found in Suspected Federal Meth Lab
Earlier today, during the announcement of the most Earth-like planet ever discovered , researchers working on the Kepler mission released an updated catalog—which now includes 521 new candidate planets. Add that to the 4, 175 already discovered by the space-based telescope. Read more…
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Updated Kepler Catalog Includes 521 New Possible Exoplanets
The interactive Homicide Monitor allows you to click on a country and see its murder count in a specific recent year, and the rate the number represents per 100, 000 people. For some countries, you can also see the weapon most commonly used. (No surprise, the good ol’ USA has some of the more terrifying stats.) Read more…
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An Interactive Map Of Murder Rates Around The World
Last year, NASA’s advanced propulsion research wing made headlines by announcing the successful test of a physics-defying electromagnetic drive , or EM drive. Now, this futuristic engine, which could in theory propel objects to near-relativistic speeds, has been shown to work inside a space-like vacuum. Read more…
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New Test Suggests NASA’s "Impossible" EM Drive Will Work In Space
You’re on a plane. The oxygen masks have dropped. While you’re screaming and crying, does it occur to you to wonder where that oxygen comes from? It’s not a scuba tank. Here’s how weed killer, fireworks, and candy destroyers keep you alive. Read more…
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Planes Don’t Carry Tanks Of Oxygen. So What’s In Your Emergency Mask?
Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the beloved Discworld fantasy novels and countless other bestselling books, died earlier today at the age of 66. Read more…
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RIP Sir Terry Pratchett, Author of The Discworld Series
Deer aren’t the slim, graceful vegans we thought they were. Scientists using field cameras have caught deer preying on nestling song birds. And it’s not just deer. Herbivores the world over may be supplementing their diets. Read more…
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Field Cameras Catch Deer Eating Birds—Wait, Why Do Deer Eat Birds?
After drilling down through almost half a mile in solid ice on a glacial shelf in Antarctica, scientists found something surprising. There was something alive swimming in the just over 30 feet of water: this strange, clear fish. Read more…
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This Is The Fish Researchers Found Living Underneath 2,400 Feet Of Ice