How Heavy Is the Milky Way?
By combining data from the Hubble and Gaia space telescopes, an international team of astronomers has come up with the most accurate estimate yet of our...
The Y2K Moment For GPS Systems Is Just a Month Away
Do you know where you’ll be on April 6, 2019? If you heavily rely on GPS, you may not be able to determine where you are...
The 10 Best Deals of March 7, 2019
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today. Read more… Source : The 10...
What Is This Snail Doing? A Gizmodo Investigation
On Thursday, I clicked on a link that promised to show me a snail “playing” with a baby carrot. The video was nice, but I wanted...
The summoning circle meme calls upon your deepest, darkest desires
If you could request anyone and anything, what would it be? The new “summoning circle” meme has Twitter users requesting everything, from not being depressed to...
Physicists Hunt for Secret to Detangling Hair
A team of scientists are using their training in physics to solve some real-world problems—like the optimal strategy for detangling long hair. Read more… Source :...
Facebook Decides Anti-Vax Conspiracies Aren’t Part of the Business Model Anymore
Facebook, the very open platform that would like to be the opposite of that in the near future, announced a big change this week: It will...
YouTube starts to fact-check search results
YouTube is dealing another blow to conspiracy theorists and disinformation peddlers. The video platform has started rolling out text prompts, known as “information panels,” that provide...
Instagram prototypes video co-watching
The next phase of social media is about hanging out together while apart. Rather than performing on a live stream or engaging with a video chat,...
CERN Drops Italian Scientist Who Complained About Women in Physics
Last September, Italian physicist Alessandro Strumia gave a bizarre lecture at CERN in which he argued—to an audience of young women scientists—that women are less qualified...
