While everyone freaked out about Instagram’s new logo, a bigger change took place
Instagram's most active users have to figure out new ways to get their content in front of your eyes, but this new algorithm could make the service better.
Carry your own drive-in theater with this collapsible, car-mounted movie screen
Salt Lake City-based Hitch Theaters wants to turn the hitch of your truck into a portable drive-in. All you need is the movie, the popcorn, and a date.
Watch live as the NOAA explores the Marianas Trench with robotic submarines
A 69-day expedition is underway to study the ecosystem of the Marianas Trench and to map the surrounding areas, and you can watch it live via NOAA.
One small animal is apparently all it takes to shut down the Large Hadron Collider
It's a $7 billion dollar piece of machinery, but even the Large Hadron Collider is no match for a small mammal.
Bad news, terrorists: UW’s new long range bomb-sniffing system can fit onto a drone
New technology developed by UW Madison uses a small fusion device to detect bombs, mines, and other objects up to three feet underground.
Before the billions: Video shows young, beer-swilling Zuckerberg
Interview from 2005 provides a glimpse into the early, free-wheeling days of social media giant Facebook. Believe it or not, Zuck didn't always want to rule the world.
Your DNA may hold clues to when you’ll lose your virginity, researchers say
Researchers at the University of Cambridge claim to have found at least 38 gene variants that can indicate the age when you'll lose your virginity
Physicists just discovered a new state of matter called ‘quantum spin liquid’
The first evidence of so-called "quantum spin liquid" has been discovered in the real world, a potentially important breakthrough for quantum computing.
Is Planet Nine behind mass extinctions on Earth? One astrophysicist says yes
Planet Nine's orbit may take it through a region of space where our comets originate, flinging them towards Earth and possibly causing mass extinctions.
Virtual reality meets the operating room: live operation to be broadcast next month
The first-ever livestreamed operation in virtual reality is set to take place on April 14 in London. All you need is Google Cardboard, and a smartphone.
China unveils its first armed drone helicopter aimed at close-range unmanned combat
State-owned defense company NORINCO debuted China's first unmanned combat helicopter drone, capable of guiding and launching missiles and other munitions.
Prototype ‘omnifocal’ lenses can auto-focus on whatever you’re looking at
The new technology, which Israel based Deep Optics calls "omnifocals," would forever change how lens makers deal with farsightedness.
Time warp: This week’s solar eclipse starts on Wednesday, but ends on Tuesday
Thanks to the International Date Line, a nearly Pacific-wide total solar eclipse will actually begin on March 9, but end on March 8.
This University of Miami lab recreates category 5 hurricanes in a 30,000 gallon tank
The hurricane simulator is six times larger than any simulator on the planet, and will help researchers understand storm surge effects on air and on land.