Today is a big day for humanity. We have bombed an asteroid, finally exacting revenge for what the asteroids did to the dinosaurs. There’s a valid scientific reason, too. The Japanese Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is collecting material from the asteroid Ryugu, and blasting it with a massive kinetic projectile is …

  A recent pilot program launched by Google has transformed the launcher on Android TV sets, updating them to include advertisements. This is the very last thing most users want, particularly users who have shucked out top dollar for televisions that don’t display ads. XDA-Developers broke the initial story, with …

  All technologically advanced nations have at least a few space-based assets. In modern military conflict, those objects could become targets. Several countries have conducted tests with satellite-killing weapons, most recently India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last week that the Mission Shakti test had successfully destroyed a satellite in …

  Back in 2013, NASA’s Mars probe Curiosity reported detecting methane on Mars. This was a significant finding — methane has been periodically detected on Mars at various points, but the gas has always vanished thereafter. Long periods of time have passed without any methane being detected in the atmosphere at …

  Image credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images Since the 2016 election, social media companies have faced the beginnings of a reckoning for their complete failure to protect the security or privacy of their users and to protect their platforms from being exploited by foreign actors, scam artists, and conspiracy theorists. Facebook …

  AMD has announced that its CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, will give the 2019 Computex keynote address. The company is expected to unveil its next-generation of high-end products at the event, with launch dates kicking off throughout the summer. According to the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the topic …

  The Nokia brand returned from its Microsoft-imposed exile a few years back under the stewardship of HMD Global, which repurchased the Nokia name from Microsoft after its phone business imploded. The new generation of Nokia handsets run Android and focus mainly on the midrange. Its latest phone is the …

A research team led by scientists from the University of California, Davis, has used a unique approach to sequence the genomes of the English walnut (Juglans regia) and its wild North American relative, the little walnut (Juglans microcarpa), by tapping into the capabilities of two state-of-the-art technologies: long-read DNA sequencing …

Pineapple cake is the stuff dreams are made of, especially if you are looking for a low calorie, low fat dessert option! Only two ingredients are required to make this angel food cake with pineapple. You can skip the crushed pineapple topping and enjoy this light cake with chopped fresh …

Photo: https://www.instagram.com/muk.vl/ Minimalism A big trend right now is minimalism and the idea that less is more. You don’t need a crazy patterned rug or the trendiest couch for a gorgeous room. Sometimes simplicity is key and this year, it is. Neutrals with the necessary furniture is just perfect. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BtQH5C8AwQL/ Floral …