Astronomer Frank Drake formulated his influential equation in 1961 to estimate the number of civilizations in the Milky Way capable of communicating with us. Our understanding of planetary science has changed a lot since then, leading a team of scientists to propose a pair of imp … | Continue reading
Elon Musk has been talking with Donald Trump “several times a month,” about a wide range of topics, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. And while Musk has denied rumors that he might donate money to the former president, the new reporting indicates Musk is wor … | Continue reading
One of the biggest problems with Star Wars of late is, oftentimes, it can feel like homework. You could watch Ahsoka without having seen Rebels, but it made a lot more sense if you had. Andor works without seeing Rogue One but is definitely bolstered by it. And all the other movi … | Continue reading
An engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II, according to a team of archaeologists who analyzed the hieroglyphics on its side. Read more... | Continue reading
The on-again, off-again live-action Masters of the Universe movie reassured fans back in February that plans were still underway to create a new tale inspired by Mattel’s enduring fantasy toy line, with Bumblebee director Travis Knight at the helm. Now there’s a shiny new star ad … | Continue reading
NASA and Boeing set a new date for the first crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft despite an unresolved issue with a gas leak that was discovered earlier this month. Read more... | Continue reading
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Canada’s wild hogs are apparently poised to invade America’s yard. In new research this month, scientists have found evidence that these invasive wild pigs have a “high potential” to cross over the Canadian border and establish new populations in mostly pig-free parts of the U.S. … | Continue reading
More than six months after Sam Altman was fired, then rehired, one of OpenAI’s former board members is finally spilling the tea on what happened behind closed doors. Helen Toner, one of four people responsible for firing OpenAI’s CEO, says Altman’s incessant lying created a toxic … | Continue reading
The PlayStation VR 2 headset may well be getting its fabled PC connection sometime this year, though you might need to pay for some extra hardware to make it compatible. A filing with the South Korean government for a PSVR2 “adapter” indicates we’ll see some sort of dongle or con … | Continue reading
I have been an iPhone user for the past seven years. However, I recently spent a few weeks with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. I got serious FOMO after using OneUI 6.1 for just a short amount of time. It has brilliant gestures that make multitasking … | Continue reading
After generations of adaptations skirted around him, Tom Bombadil is dancing a merry jig into the spotlight: when Amazon’s Lord of Rings show returns this August, it’s bringing the bizarre, mystically powerful forest-folk with it. Read more... | Continue reading
Jennifer Love Hewitt has an excitable update on the new I Know What You Did Last Summer. A surprise sequel to Coherence is in the works. Plus, what’s coming on Smiling Friends. Spoilers, away! Read more... | Continue reading
An Ohio real-estate magnate is planning to take his own two-person submersible down to Titanic wreckage-level depths to show the journey can actually be done safely following the deadly implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible in June of 2023. These rich guys never really lea … | Continue reading
Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) take the open sea for another journey in Moana 2—and the first trailer has just arrived. The sequel to Disney’s 2016 hit finds the young heroine getting an unexpected call from wayfinding ancestors to go on a quest. Joined by Maui … | Continue reading
Samsung may beat Google to the punch in integrating AI into its wearables. The company has announced upcoming Galaxy AI features for the Galaxy Watch. The update won’t be available until later this year, but we have a preview of what’s to come. If you like what you see and have a … | Continue reading
Humans have been waging war against cancer longer than assumed, new research suggests. Scientists have discovered archaeological evidence that ancient Egyptians attempted to surgically remove cancerous lesions, pushing the practice back to over 4,000 years ago. Read more... | Continue reading
While Netflix and its streaming rivals love to trumpet what’s coming soon, they’re understandably less vocal about which movies are shuffling out of their libraries. Netflix, at least, adds a little badge to certain popular titles warning you that they’re “leaving soon.” Here are … | Continue reading
You’re making a movie. You need a sword. You happen to have starred in one of the most famous fantasy films of all time which itself has some famous swords in it. Plus, wouldn’t you know it? You’ve got one lying around. What are you doing to do? Not use your own sword? Read more. … | Continue reading
American political parties usually make a big production out of nominating their presidential candidate, but not this year. The Democratic Party plans to nominate President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over Zoom, according to CBS News, ahead of a previously schedule … | Continue reading
When The Rings of Power returns this August, it’ll bring to life a climactic conflict that has long been a turning point in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings chronology—not the battles of the final alliance to lay Sauron low, but the climactic war that set the stage for the rest … | Continue reading
China’s curious spaceplane is at it again, releasing an unidentified object into orbit that could signal the end of its mysterious mission. Read more... | Continue reading
Vincent Price’s endlessly entertaining career saw him starring in now-classic horror films—as well as TV shows, plays, and even a certain smash-hit pop song that gets endlessly replayed every spooky season. This expressive new entry in NECA’s Ultimates line plays up his ties to t … | Continue reading
The Seattle Public Library has been hit by a “ransomware event” that’s impacted several systems, including ebook lending and the library’s website, according to a new report from the WordPress blog maintained by the library. But the library’s physical collection of books, CDs, an … | Continue reading
Two sets of human remains, a variety of paintings, and a handful of childrens’ doodles were recently found in Pompeii, the ancient Roman town that was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79. Read more... | Continue reading
Former president Donald Trump tried to cozy up with the Libertarian Party on Saturday, but it didn’t go well. As boos and chants of “End the Fed” filled the convention during his speech, there were two campaign promises that brought cheers from the crowd: commuting the sentence o … | Continue reading
That big thing you may or may not have heard about The Acolyte? Well, it’s apparently not that big of a thing at all. Leslye Headland, the creator of the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars show, and its star, Amandla Stenberg, spoke to Good Morning America this week and confirmed the spe … | Continue reading
Adam Neumann is going to end his effort to buy WeWork. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company’s once-jettisoned founder has changed his mind about trying to regain control of it. Read more... | Continue reading
The operators of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan demonstrated a new robot to help clean up melted fuel debris on Tuesday, according to a report from the Associated Press. The robot won’t actually start working until October, but it underscores just how much the … | Continue reading
Looking for some limited-edition or even one-of-a-kind animation art to hang on the wall? Rare, hand-drawn relics are on the block this week at Propstore, including an art-deco moment from Batman: The Animated Series, a monster family portrait from some Flintstones guest stars, a … | Continue reading
A whole new era of Star Wars is about to begin. The Acolyte debuts June 4 and it’s the first live-action Star Wars story ever not set in an era defined by a Skywalker. That means you can go in without any preparation. It’s a new time frame, with new characters and a whole new sto … | Continue reading
Say what you will about X, but it’s still the best place to watch powerful people slam each other on social media. Elon Musk walked into an unsuspecting Twitter beef this holiday weekend with none other than Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun, who used the platform against the … | Continue reading
YouTube has been at war with adblockers for quite some time now and has employed various tactics to keep users off those extensions. Its most recent defense strategy is to skip right to the end of the video you’re playing. If you try replaying it, it’ll do that again. If you tap … | Continue reading
It’s time for House of the Dragon season two, which means it’s also time to remember how we left those chaotic Targaryens. The short answer: on the brink of civil war. But how did we get to the Dance of the Dragons? Here are the 15 most shocking moments of House of the Dragon sea … | Continue reading
The Tesla Cybertruck’s launch has been far from smooth, to say the least. We’ve heard about the time a car wash bricked a Cybertruck, the frunk’s taste for fingers and that coolant leaks aren’t covered by the warranty even if you’ve only driven 35 miles since taking delivery. Tho … | Continue reading
A family reunion’s bear feast turned into a medical disaster, thanks to some parasitic worms. In a recent paper, scientists with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detail how the family caught trichinellosis from contaminated bear meat that wasn’t cooked thoroughly en … | Continue reading
Conservation is about preserving the natural world for future generations and the health of our ecosystems. But sometimes, to save local environments, you have to kill some plants. Specifically, invasive plants. Read more... | Continue reading
Researchers are developing an mRNA-based vaccine against the contagious H5N1 bird flu virus that is spreading rapidly among poultry and cattle and has already infected two humans in the United States. Read more... | Continue reading
It’s back! After unleashing the strongest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years, the notorious sunspot cluster AR3664 is once again visible and still spewing copious amounts of radiation into space. Read more... | Continue reading
When 2024 ends, it may end up being one of the best years for horror movies ever. The summer season is stacked with potentially frightening fare and the early months were incredibly spooky as well. So far, the highlight has been The First Omen, a cool, creepy legacy prequel that … | Continue reading
The biggest monoliths in tech can’t stop talking about “Plus” as of late. Google had its own Chromebook Plus laptops introduced last year, and just this week, Microsoft revealed its new Copilot+ PCs, promising some of the fastest ultra-thin PC performance yet with new ARM-based c … | Continue reading
Former United States President Donald J. Trump, currently facing 34 felony counts in criminal court, is campaigning for re-election this fall by taking shots at the increasingly popular electric car industry. Trump has already called for oil and gas industry executives to donate … | Continue reading
The Sun is orbited by eight planets, at least five dwarf planets, tens of thousands of asteroids, and around three trillion comets and icy bodies. Although not all objects of the solar system are as well known as Earth, Jupiter, or other celestial bodies with main character energ … | Continue reading
For years, fans have been trying to get Nintendo and Lego to team up on one particular adventure. From one failed attempt after another through Lego’s crowd-voted set series Lego Ideas, to official partnerships between the two on Mario and Animal Crossing sets, one white whale ha … | Continue reading
OpenAI says it’s training the next frontier model, according to a press release on Tuesday, and anticipates it will bring the startup one step closer to artificial intelligence systems that are generally smarter than humans. The company also announced a new Safety and Security Co … | Continue reading
Dwayne Johnson is back in the booth for the live-action Moana remake. Dafne Keen teases the aesthetic of her Acolyte Jedi Padawan, Jecki Lon. Plus, what’s coming on My Adventures With Superman. To me, my spoilers! Read more... | Continue reading
In “No Pain,” the third episode of Interview With the Vampire season two, Armand (Assad Zaman) shares the story of the Theatre des Vampires as Louis (Jacob Anderson) expresses reluctance to join—something that doesn’t stop Claudia (Delainey Hayles) from eagerly wanting to be a pa … | Continue reading
Everyone knows the magic of George Miller is his practical effects. The Max Max filmmaker loves to do actual stunts and capture them in-camera, and the results are masterful. But what maybe not everyone knows is that Miller’s films, in particular Mad Max: Fury Road and the new Fu … | Continue reading