Astronauts can enjoy the Super Bowl too
In America, we take care of our astronauts. So when our astronauts want to watch America's game, they get to watch America's game.
Microsoft’s Cortana gets sexually harassed, but she fights back
Last week, we learned that you don't have to be showing any skin to be sexually harassed, and now, we've learned that you don't have to be human either.
Google is looking into wireless charging for its driverless cars
It's not enough that Google's cars don't need drivers -- now, they don't want plugs either. Is wireless charging in the works for Google's autonomous fleet?
Tactile Picture Books Project uses 3D printing to make picture books for blind kids
The Tactile Picture Books Project is creating children's books for a very special demographic: the blind.
Wilson shows off its new smart football, the Wilson X
The 21st century has done a major number on sporting equipment, and now, just in time for the Super Bowl, Wilson has unveiled its new smart football.
Facebook just banned medical marijuana dispensary pages
Looking for medical marijuana? Take your search off Facebook. Or rather, Facebook is taking the search off Facebook.
Scientists may have unlocked the secret to longer, healthier life
According to scientists at Mayo Clinic, the trick to longer life lies in the suicide of senescent, or aging, cells.
Germany makes landmark fusion power achievement as W7-X reactor fires up for real
Our dreams of nuclear fusion are drawing ever nearer thanks to a scientific leap forward in Germany.
This new soft robotic gripper can gently pick up objects of practically any shape
Scientists say they have managed to develop a robot with "a new soft gripper" that uses electroadhesion.
Students at Christian college protest mandatory use of FitBits
Required reading is nothing new for college students, but required Fitbit usage? That's surely a sign of the times.
Dutch police have trained eagles to take down rogue drones
Eagles are proving their mettle in the Netherlands, where they're being trained to take out illegal drones. Seriously.
Freeze chamber death prompts scientists to re-examine the safety of cryotherapy
Now that cryotherapy is gaining traction, researchers are looking into ways to make the potentially dangerous practice safer.
UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking for open source tech startups
On Monday, UNICEF announced the inception of its Innovation Fund, the purpose of which will be to help open source technology startups.
U.K. gives scientists permission to edit DNA in human embryos
On Monday, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority made the U.K. the first country to approve the practice of altering the DNA of embryos.
Google is testing drones for 5G Internet delivery
In a new initiative known as Project Skybender, Google is looking into employing solar-powered drones to beam down 5G Internet.
Are robots really going to take over your job?
From killer robots to AI-dominated workforces, the outlook for homo sapiens looks to be pretty grim. But do we really have anything to worry about?