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The pyramids of Egypt were constructed using millions and millions of large, granite and limestone blocks, some of which weighed between 25 and 80 tons. Reuters

Fishermen trawling for shrimp off the coast of Key West, Florida, were surprised when they hauled in an enormous 18-foot goblin shark, a deep-sea creature that is rarely seen by humans and that scientists know very littl...

Even as the redesigned OS X 10.10 approaches, Apple is continuing work on OS X Mavericks. According to multiple sources, Apple has provided its employees with the first seed of OS X 10.9.4. Codenamed “Epic,” 10.9.4 w...

There's a mysterious code hidden in an increasing number of films, shows, and videogames out there, from The Simpsons to South Park to Toy Story. The list goes forever, including live action features like Avengers, Star ...

This year more than any before it, it's become apparent that the 4th of May is not only the "unofficial" Star Wars day for Star Wars fans. This day has …

The meme-based altcoin is worth a fraction of a penny, but its true value is in its ability to introduce people to cryptocurrency.

Price: $60 Turn your fruit basket into mouth-watering treats with this impressive Swirlio Frozen Fruit Dessert Maker. The maker has been so designed that it can make soft-serve desserts out of your frozen fruits within s...

Ai Weiwei is one of most highly-regarded, controversial artists of his time. In the West, he is viewed as China's preeminent artist and cultural critic; his written and visual work has been viewed hundreds of thousands o...

Quick, rattle off everything Google Now does! Unless you've been keeping a close eye on all the changes, you likely can't. The service is adding features at an alarming clip, …

The World Photography Organization has announced the winners of its 14 Professional categories. American photographer Sara Naomi Lewkowicz was named as 2014's L'Iris d'Or/Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the...

Drones. If they're going to become the true public nuisance that we're lead to believe they will, then we're gonna need more ways to get 'em airborne, right? If you're UAV of choice is Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0, and you're a...

Outside of its home grounds, Huawei hasn't had the easiest of times making a dent in markets such as the US and Europe. But that's not to say the company hasn't been been trying. Just last year, the Chinese communication...

dwheeler (321049) writes "Heartbleed was bad vulnerability in OpenSSL. My article How to Prevent the next Heartbleed explains why so many tools missed it... and what could be done to prevent the next one. Are there other...

CJ Kale is reportedly the first person ever to photograph lava entering the ocean from the surf, swimming near the scalding water and avoiding lava bombs just a few from where he was standing. Needless to say, the risk o...

Using GPS tracking apps, more people are taking the law into their own hands to recover stolen smartphones, a trend that has law enforcement officials concerned.

In research to examine social media platforms, an odd statistic is buried. Many Americans seem to have been moved by the dancing YouTube quitter.

In 1975, George Lucas was casting for his upcoming sci-fi film The Star Wars (name later changed to simply Star Wars). After a joint casting session with Brian De Palma, who was looking to hire actors for his new horror ...

Libraries have terrible maps; supermarkets and department stores have bad signage; all of them have a built-in system for navigation that we don't use: barcodes.

If you've ever played Dead Trigger 2 on a phone or tablet, you have to try it in a browser. It can be done thanks to a technical demo from Unity which is using WebGL and JavaScript for the game.

4K display tech is here, but there's more to running stuff at such a high display resolution than just handing over the dough for a 4K-equipped display. Learn more about what your PC needs to co-exist and thrive with 4K ...

Illegal, but still widely sold, products containing synthetic research chemicals mimicking some of those present in marijuana are sending users to hospital emergency departments with symptoms of intense paranoia and aggr...

Halley’s Comet won’t be back in Earth’s vicinity until the summer of 2061, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait 47 years to see it. The comet’s offspring return this week as the annual Eta Aquarid meteor show...