Galaxy's Huge Black Hole Puts On Awesome Fireworks Show (VIDEO)
The supermassive black hole at the center of a far-off galaxy is putting on a fireworks display of cosmic proportions. Scientists captured the brilliant display in new images and a video tour of the...
View ArticleThis Is Comcast's Internal Handbook For Talking Customers Out Of Canceling...
Remember that Comcast customer service representative who just wouldn't let Ryan Block cancel his service? That employee was in Comcast's retention department, which is a customer's last stop on their...
View ArticleWhat Staring At A Screen All Day Is Doing To Your Eyes
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you spend much of your working day and leisure time staring at a computer screen. You probably spend less time thinking about what it's doing to your eyes.
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How A Bad Perm Led Jasmine Lawrence To Become CEO Of EDEN BodyWorks At Age 13...
It's a story Oprah has told many times: Back when she was a news anchor in Baltimore, she ended up with a bad perm that caused her to lose all her hair. So, when the talk show host heard about the same...
View ArticleThis Luxury Alarm Clock Wakes You Up With A Freshly Brewed Cup Of Coffee
Forget the blaring ring from your phone's alarm clock. Your early morning routine may soon get so much more enjoyable -- and infinitely more aromatic. British designer Josh Renouf has come up with an...
View ArticleThis Is What Doctors Wear To Protect Themselves Against Ebola In West Africa
When a contagious virus has a high fatality rate, you must take measures to protect yourself from contracting it -- especially if it's your job to come into contact with patients who have it. Enter the...
View ArticleWe're All Waiting, BitTorrent
It's a simple question, really. How does BitTorrent, Inc. feel about the fact that the peer-to-peer protocol it created is used by millions of people to avoid paying for creative content? After all,...
View ArticleFast Radio 'Bursts' From Beyond Our Galaxy Baffle Astronomers
A split-second burst of energy that erupted in deep space is giving astronomers important new clues about a mysterious class of astrophysical phenomena. Only a handful of these rapid,...
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'Supersurvivors' Authors Reveal One Of The Most Powerful Factors In...
Everyone deals with trauma and loss differently. Some mourn in solitude, some find comfort in close family, and others express their grief publicly on social networks. There's no "right" way to cope,...
View Article'The Theory Of Everything' Trailer Is A Heartbreaking Inspiration
Eddie Redmayne stars as Stephen Hawking in "The Theory Of Everything," a Focus Features release that stands among the year's very early Oscar contenders based solely on its story and pedigree. James...
View ArticleThe Rocket's Green Glare
The SpaceX decision to build a launch facility on Boca Chica Beach near Brownsville will, eventually, be considered a historical moment that began the transformation of the Rio Grande Valley, and there...
View ArticleGOP Gubernatorial Candidate Calls Her Opponent A 'Misogynistic Jerk'
The race to succeed Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has become an increasingly nasty one as two of the leading GOP candidates lambaste each other's business experiences. Christine Jones, a former executive...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Fans Rant On Facebook Over White Sox LGBT Night
Ready for today's eye roll-inspiring news? Because apparently people like this still exist. Last week the Chicago White Sox announced that the sporting organization would begin sponsoring a night...
View ArticleAs America Turns Its Gaze Toward Africa, It Has The Chance To Promote A New...
This week U.S. investors and African leaders from the African continent will converge on Washington D.C. for the inaugural US - Africa Leader's Summit. The Summit, designed to promote trade and...
View ArticleYour Password Laziness Makes Life So Much Easier For Russian Hackers
A gang of Russian hackers recently stole more than 1 billion usernames and passwords, and they likely got help from an unlikely accomplice: you. Our habit of using the same passwords over and over...
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Right Wingers Are Making Their Middle Names 'Benghazi' On Facebook
Call it the right wing's version of the equality sign. A new trend among conservatives on Facebook is to change one's middle name to "Benghazi," the site of a 2012 terrorist attack that the right-wing...
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Uber Car Pool Service Helps You Save Money By Riding With Complete Strangers
Uber is testing a new car pool service that allows users to catch a ride with other people scheduling similar routes. The company says riders can split the fare and maybe even strike up a conversation...
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Specialized Turbo S: The Human-Electric Hybrid Bike
Specialized turns transportation into recreation with this electric-assisted commuting masterpiece. New life experiences become less and less frequent as we get older. We may try new things, but...
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Rosetta Probe's First Photos Of Comet Reveal A 'Scientific Disneyland'
It's only been a few hours since Europe's Rosetta spacecraft arrived at a comet in deep space, but the robotic probe is already beaming incredible close-up photos of its target. The latest images from...
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Wikipedia Is In A Pretty Weird Battle Over A Monkey Selfie
Copyright law is boring. Unless there's a monkey involved. Then it's hilarious. In 2011, British wildlife photographer David Slater traveled to Indonesia. He set up his equipment to take a photo of a...
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