A newly discovered 100-meter-wide asteroid has triggered Earth's planetary defense systems for the first time, with a 1.3% chance of colliding with our planet in December 2032. Designated as asteroid… Read the rest of the article: Scientists track massive asteroid with rare 1.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Sixteen activists who vandalized artworks and disrupted public infrastructure are appealing prison sentences ranging from 15 months to five years, arguing their punishments are disproportionate to their crimes. Just Stop… Read the rest of the article: Climate activists who attacked Van Gogh painting fight back against prison time

After six years of legal wrangling, someone finally managed to make Ticketmaster accountable for their infamous price-gouging practices. A Canadian lawyer just won a $6 million settlement over the company's… Read the rest of the article: Ticketmaster has to pay up for being sneaky

In 1907, when most films were still showing trains pulling into stations, British director Cecil M. Hepworth decided what cinema really needed was a pair of cannibalistic dolls devouring a… Read the rest of the article: Watch 1907's "The Doll's Revenge" — the first cannibal killer doll film in cinema history

In a valuable use of Congressional time, Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna introduced a bill to chisel Donald Trump's likeness onto Mount Rushmore, alongside lesser past U.S. Presidents like Lincoln… Read the rest of the article: MAGA Rep introduces bill to carve Trump's face into Mount Rushmore

All those supposedly pious medieval churches, might not have been as uptight as we imagine. Hundreds of explicit stone carvings showing naked women flashing their bits are scattered across European… Read the rest of the article: These Medieval church ladies really let it all hang out

When Future Publishing's game magazines were shredded in the 1990s, no one thought twice about destroying what would become invaluable historical documents. Now, remaining copies of these defunct gaming periodicals… Read the rest of the article: Video Game History Foundation to release scans of 1,500 vintage gaming magazines

A brain implant has allowed a Parkinson's patient to "forget about" his debilitating condition for days at a time. Kevin Hill, a 65-year-old from Sunderland, received a computer-controlled device in… Read the rest of the article: New brain implant lets Parkinson's patient forget symptoms

Your four-digit PIN is your secret shield guarding your phone, bank account, and other services — but millions of people are using the exact same code. Of course, 4 digits… Read the rest of the article: 9% of people use this dangerous PIN — are you one of them?

A tiny star burned in China for nearly 18 minutes. Scientists at the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor in Hefei have sustained a fusion reaction for 1,066 seconds —… Read the rest of the article: China fusion breakthrough: Artificial sun burns for record 17 minutes

When first-class flights and trips to Disneyland show up on a federal energy conservation contract, eyebrows tend to raise. Yet these controversial expenses were just part of a larger dispute… Read the rest of the article: First-class flights and Disneyland: Inside the 1970s federal energy scandal

Yesterday I wrote about Privacy Guide's mobile phone privacy and security guide for protesters. Today, Randy Zar, CEO of Faraday pouch manufacturer SLNT wrote: Just want to let you know… Read the rest of the article: NSA can track powered-down phones: how to actually protect your privacy

Pete Hegseth, Trump's brilliant Defense Secretary, has pinky-promised to stay totally sober during his tenure – but don't you dare ask what happens if he gets caught with a White… Read the rest of the article: Hegseth's pledge to remain sober is adorably consequence-free

Tiny plastic particles lodge in mouse brains and block blood vessels, scientists discovered using real-time imaging that revealed how these microplastics travel through the body. In a study published in… Read the rest of the article: Scientists watch in real time as microplastics block blood vessels in mouse brains

[See update about Faraday pouches for blocking phones.] "For most protesters, activists, and journalists, your smartphone is an essential tool you depend on for organizing with your peers, accessing and… Read the rest of the article: How to protect your phone and privacy while attending protests in 2025

When Esther Schindler inherited five huge boxes of 10,000 family slides after her father's death, she embarked on a year-long project to save the family's visual history. As she scanned… Read the rest of the article: How to take family photos your grandchildren will care about

I was about ten years old when a horse fly bit me. I was on a camping trip. I saw the giant fly land on my leg. It went to… Read the rest of the article: Why a horse fly bite hurts so much more than a mosquito sting

In May 1950, Whisper magazine warned its readers of humanity's impending doom — not from communism or atomic bombs, but from giant mutant fruit flies created in a Nobel Prize… Read the rest of the article: Mutant fruit flies created by radiation, would take over Earth within months

A 2,500-year-old Chinese sword discovered in 1965 remains razor-sharp and pristine today, seemingly defying the natural laws of decay that typically ravage ancient bronze weapons. The Sword of Goujian, named… Read the rest of the article: This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record"

Zach Brown, creator of software licensing platform Keygen, found that eliminating sales calls actually helped him land bigger clients — including a Fortune 1000 company. "Being an introvert, I absolutely… Read the rest of the article: Keygen CEO eliminated sales calls and saw sales increase