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The cutest thing we've seen so far at 2016 New York Toy Fair was the newest plush toy to join the Celestial Buddies line of stuffed planets. The newcomer isn't just one plush, but two: Pluto and Charon.

Scientists at the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau plan to modify ICBMs to help defend against meteorites. Lead researcher Sabit Saitgarayev says the project wll target the asteroid Apophis, which may pass "dangerously close...

 DHL, the international express delivery company, started its business by offering free plane tickets to people on the street. For the trouble of giving up their baggage allowances, passengers were handed a free round t...

It's a little hard to believe that something called the "Waste Management Phoenix Open" is one of the biggest events in golf, but hey — now you don't need to shell out tons of cash to explore the event's signature cour...

The DMCA is restricting some filmmakers from doing their work.

Today, astronaut Scott Kelly hosted a live "Answer Time" session, essentially Tumblr's answer to Reddit's wildly popular "Ask Me Anything" series. Questions ranged from the practical to the puny, and everything in betwee...

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on, in fact, that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything. That's why we've compiled a quick and dirty list of the...

Vulkan, the API that will boost graphics of Linux-based machines, Macs and mobile games is nearly here. The API is rumored to replace OpenGL, which will rock the computing world, and give DirectX 12 a run for its money.

Researchers have turned to worms to study how memories are formed and retained. According to their work, forming and retaining memories are associated with different neurons.

It's like a romantic scene out of one of South Korea's sappy soap dramas--tens of thousands of illuminated roses forming an impressive backdrop for the lead actor and actress to declare their love for each other.

A bug in Adobe Creative Cloud that can delete files without a user's permission has been recently found. Adobe Systems has temporarily stopped distributing updates to its Creative Cloud graphics service and is working to...

Researchers found that neurostatins may help prevent Alzheimer's disease if taken during the 30s. The key is the drug's action during the early stage of the disease, which acts as a preventive strategy.

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake has shaken the New Zealand city of Christchurch but there are no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage

if the White House's occupants could be determined by Facebook "likes," the polls may be surprised. According to new data released by FiveThirtyEight, Ben Carson would be the next president. The post If Facebook determin...

Train the heroes of tomorrow in Marvel: Avengers Academy. It seems like Marvel is everywhere lately from the television with "Agent Carter" and others, to the continued rule over comic book movies, to the many apps we've...

There's a wealth of information to be found about the cars of Formula E, if you're looking for it. The FIA's website for the series has done a decent job of making the series accessible, and the leading dedicated publica...

 Gravitational, a graduate of the Y Combinator 2015 class set out solve a very difficult problem for companies — how to deliver software in the cloud and on-premises from a single code base. Without a solution like th...

Music streaming service Pandora is reportedly up for sale. A new report indicates the company has enlisted Morgan Stanley to help it look for a buyer.

'Street Fighter V' launches on Feb. 16 and will be available exclusively to players of the PS4 and PC. Players will be able to enjoy cross-platform gameplay which was made possible through the partnership between Sony an...

Android N is poised to be released in May this year. The new Android version will bring several new features such as multi-window mode, improved tablet support and more.

DARPA is christening its autonomous robot ship in April, the agency's director, Arati Prabhakar, has revealed at a media roundtable. That's the same submarine-hunting drone defense contractor Leidos began building in 201...

Ahead of tonight's NBA All-Star Game, the league proclaimed it's the first pro sports association with over a billion combined likes and followers on social media. It's debatable how many people that figure actually repr...