Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson, who served a one-year suspension in the NFL after he was charged with child abuse, admitted he still sometimes uses a belt to hit his son. Its uncertain if the NFL will discipline Peterson once again after his latest admission, but the league was …

An international team of entomologists has found that numerous termite mounds in Brazil are between 690 to 3,820 years old. The termite mounds are found in dense, low, dry forest and can be seen when the land is cleared for pasture. Image credit: Roy Funch. The vast array of termite …

Instarem, a Singapore-based startup that helps banks transfer money overseas cheaply, has raised a Series C round of over $20 million for global expansion. The round is led by MDI Ventures — the VC arm of Indonesian telecom operator Telkom — and Beacon — the fund belonging to Thai bank …

We’re rapidly approaching the tenth anniversary of the Galaxy S line of phones, and Samsung is planning to go big. Like, physically large. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, Samsung has four versions of the Galaxy S10 in the works including one called “Beyond X” that …

Anyone who grew up near Los Angeles prior to auto emissions regulations knows what bad air looks like. The same is true for many who have grown up in countries that have perennial air quality issues. But for most of us in the US, our air quality is pretty good, …

Virtual reality was supposed to be the next big thing, but even with all the billions of dollars invested in companies like Oculus and Vive, many consumers just aren’t interested. Part of the problem is that VR still leaves you tethered to a computer or at least in a limited …

SpaceX’s next giant rocket, the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) doesn’t even exist in any capacity beyond design renders and some parts in manufacturing facilities, but it’s already getting a new name. CEO Elon Musk casually announced the change on Twitter, as he is wont to do. The BFR is now …

The InSight Mars lander might not be as flashy as a rover that gets to drive all around the planet, but it’s an important instrument in our quest to understand the red planet. After launching earlier this year, InSight is nearing its destination. It should touch down on Mars within …

There’s nothing novel about the idea of charging someone big bucks for a trip into space. Russia started charging a string of ultra-wealthy people $20 million or more for a trip to the International Space Station (ISS). That was just practice for charging NASA per seat on its Soyuz rockets, …

A new species of sauropod dinosaur that stretched 39 feet (12 m) from head to tail has been unearthed in Patagonia, Argentina. Lavocatisaurus agrioensis. Image credit: Canudo et al, doi: 10.4202/app.00524.2018. Dubbed Lavocatisaurus agrioensis, the new dinosaur is thought to have lived approximately 110 million years ago (Cretaceous period). The …