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If you think about it, the way we load and unload planes with passengers (or, in airline terminology, ambulatory waste-producing cargo) is wildly inefficient. Slow, shuffling, cranky lines of people slowly filing into se...

NASA has released a stunning new photo of Enceladus, as the Cassini spacecraft peered up at the icy moon from just below the plane of Saturn's rings. Wow.

The building and construction industry is a massive source of global CO2 emissions--but it could easily reduce its impact with existing technology. At today's climate talks in Paris, 18 countries and 60 organizations for...

Sarah Zhang has a fascinating post over at Wired about the systematic study of Cold War-era nuclear test films that's currently being undertaken by nuclear physicist Gregg Spriggs. One of the most interesting elements to...

A decade ago, cutting-edge writers/publishers were crafting books that were physically works of art, in response to the rise of ebooks. Now, those same people are making apps. Miranda July, creator of the instant-messagi...

Google has an arm that goes by Google.org that makes investments into different sorts of non-profits. One of the firms that Google.org has invested in is called Wayfindr. Google has sunk $1 million into the company to he...

Cosmos – simple wooden toys that inspire exploration and creative play. Toys that are long-lasting in both meaning and quality, so beautiful that kids and grownups will want to keep forever. Calling all pioneers and ad...

On Tuesday, Bob O’Donnell wrote an insightful, high-level look on voice-based smart assistants. I want to dive a little deeper with some specific research I did on how people are using Siri and other voice …

Law enforcement officers around the country are anxiously waiting on the day when a portable weed breathalyzer becomes reality, so they can stop relying on the scientifically dubious roadside munchies test. Thankfully, o...

If you've ever used a ridesharing service, you've probably had that moment where you had to guess which car was your ride. Yes, you have the model and license plate, but what good are those on a dark and busy street? Tha...

Harmonix' reboot of the PlayStation 2 game Amplitude came about thanks to a healthy Kickstarter campaign, but has seen multiple delays throughout the year. As of this past summer, the maker had announced Amplitude was ag...

Up until today, if you came across live video content in the ESPN app, you had to be redirected to the WatchESPN application to start watching. But that's about to change. The network has announced that users can now enj...

North Korea is, of course, an awful place to be, and not the first idea most have for an international vacation. The nation has been trying to increase its tourist numbers over the last couple years, however, going so fa...

Oh, a company you do business with was breached? No biggie. You probably won't die or be sold to a Russian white slavery botnet cartel. Probably. But your data will.It's really hard to come up with a sector that hasn't b...

After a long wait, NASA's Orbital ATK Cygnus is headed up to the space station today, carting 7,000 pounds of gear along with it. Count down with us and watch the whole thing happen right here:

When it comes to the three hottest cars in the exotic car world right now the McLaren P1, Ferrari LaFerrari, and Porsche 918 Spyder are among the most exciting. If you are among the hordes of enthusiasts that have been w...

Virtual reality found itself front and center of Utah's wintery celebrity village earlier this year, virtually dominating the conversation around this past Sundance Film Festival. The technology, a burgeoning new medium ...

Bluestacks has come a long way since its original app player in 2011, which was notable for being one of the first methods for running Android apps on Windows. Now it's launching Bluestacks 2, the latest version of its p...

Hunter Moore, the founder of revenge porn website IsAnyoneUp, has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail. In addition, the 29-year-old will have his mental health evaluated while behind bars and will have three y...

Google released a new virtual reality app called Cardboard Camera today; with it, users can record their own 360-degree photos for viewing with a Cardboard headset. The resulting content will allow someone to look around...

Swift is available under an Apache license, and source compatibility is coming soon.