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Jupiter and Venus (Plus Moons) Are Stunning At Their Conjunction

In the last week, Venus and Jupiter were at their conjunction, and photographer Adam Tomaszewski took this fantastic picture of the pair. Look closely, and you can see Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto orbiting Jupiter. [Astronomy Picture of the Day] Image credit: Adam Tomaszewski

Over on The Conversation, Darren Ó hAilín has a fascinating article that looks at Glioblastoma in a very different light: as aggressive, adaptive growths. Understanding and learning how these tumors grow and change will help yield new treatment methods in the future. Read the entire piece here.

In A New International Ant Man Spot, [Redacted] Shows Up

A new international TV spot for Ant-Man just hit the internet, and it shows off something that we didn’t expect. Spoilers after the jump. The Marvel movies are known for their cameos, and so far, Marvel has kept some of the surprising moments quiet. See below: Yep, it looks like they’ve flown in Anthony Mackie’s…

These are the Minerals That Give Fireworks Their Colors

If you want beautiful fireworks bursting in the sky, you’re going to need to mine the Earth first. Here’s the geology of the minerals that give fireworks their vibrant colours. Fireworks get their colour from metal salts. A salt is a chemical compound formed when an acid and base neutralize each other, resulting in a…

Spiders Sail Across Water to Colonize the World

Hate spiders all you want, there’s no river wide enough to keep them away. Turns out, nature’s crafty little web builders are also master sailors, using their legs to catch the wind and their silk to anchor their bodies on water. That’s according to a new study published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, which helps explain…

The Muppets Wish America A Happy Birthday

The Muppets have long been great at putting together hilarious short videos, and for July 4th, who better than Sam the American Eagle to commemorate the birth of the United States?

Floppy Drives Playing the National Anthem Will Leave You Misty-Eyed

Could there be any more beautiful way to honor America than programming eight floppy drives to play The Star-Spangled Banner in sync? If so, I haven’t found it. Anand Jain, better known as “MrSolidSnake745,” is a guy who likes music, programming, and old hardware. His floppy drive ensemble has performed many a popular tune, including…

Zack Snyder Finally Defended The Carnage In Man Of Steel

The ending of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel has been heavily criticized for the sheer amount of destruction, something that fans have noted is out of character for Superman. Now, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly,Snyder has defended the destruction of Metropolis, and confirmed a theory that we’ve long entertained. In the interview, Snyder explains…

Check Out Russia’s New Spaceport Being Built

Preparing to abandon Baikonur, Roscosmos, Russia’s Federal Space Agency is knee deep in building their new spaceport, called the Vostochny Cosmodrome (Eastern Spaceport) in the Russian Far East. According to the plans, when completed, the Vostochny Cosmodrome is going to reduce Russia’s dependency on Kazakhstan, owner of the Baikonur Cosmodrome where the first man was…

Cage Of Thrones Is The Best Nicholas Cage Mashup To Date 

It’s a proven fact: Nicholas Cage can go with anything. The best thing so far, though? Nicholas Cage and Game of Thrones. Separately, they’re both pretty good, but together? Glorious. Brace yourselves: Cage is coming. Here’s some excellent examples of this brilliant idea: See the entire, cage-tastic gallery of 30 images here. [Watchers on the…

It’s Assault With A Deadly Pathogen And Brother Issues On Killjoys

Now that we’re a couple of episodes into Syfy’s Killjoys, the show is starting to settle in a little bit. In this latest episode, Davin and John’s sibling bond is put to the test while Dav works out some of the trauma from his past, all while they track down a migrant worker who’s overstayed…

The Plan to Feed the World by Hacking Photosynthesis

With the world population projected to soar past the 11 billion mark by 2100, we’re going to need to find some creative new ways of putting food on the table. The latest science-powered plan to feed the world? Hacking photosynthesis. Imagine if we could grow 30 to 60 percent more wheat in a field, using…

Watch an Adorable Edible Minion Eat a Firecracker at 25,000 FPS

Nothing screams patriotism like blowing shit up with firecrackers, amirite? And with the new Minion movie almost upon us, it seems only appropriate that this 4th of July, we see what happens when you strap an explosive to one of these adorable little dude’s backs. Of course, antics like this are always much more fun…

How Do You Learn To Code?

It’s been my sole focus to answer this question for the last two years. I’ve noticed there are three strategies that successful students consistently use better than anyone else regardless of what resources they use: 1. Focus on habits, not goals 2. Learning alone is painful 3. Build things 1. Focus on habits, not goals…

Was Star Trek: First Contact really the best Star Trek movie? Ta-Nehisi Coates thinks so, andhe’s making a really strong case for it on Twitter right now, in response to our unfortunate oversight in leaving it offour list of time-travel movies. His thoughts on Picard’s arc are well worth reading.

Sharktopus Vs. Whalewolf Is A Thing, And It Has A Trailer

Remember SyFy’s hilariously awful 2010 film Sharktopus, or its sequel, Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda? If you enjoyed those two, you’re in luck, because a third film is coming: Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf. Why wouldn’t this be a thing? It looks awesome, in every horrible, deliberate B-movie way. Whalewolf is too good of a pun to pass up.…

The Best Fireworks in the Galaxy Are Coming to Earth

Mark your calendars for fireworks, Earthlings. And no, I’m not talking about the little peonies you’re shooting off the back deck tonight. Astronomers have wised up to a much more epic light show that’s going down 5,000 light years away. And in 2018, it’s coming to a telescope near you. In early 2018, the pulsar…

Celebrate Independence Day With The Original Independence Day Trailer

Because what other movie would you watch today?

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Welcome to another Apps of the Week as we take a tour of all the great software fit for your 5-inch (or so) smartphone screen. As usual, photography comes front and center, your smartphone can now power up into a wireless keyboard, and Windows Phone finally gets in on one of the biggest gaming apps…

Eagle 629-03142, America’s Oldest Bald Eagle, Has Died At Age 38

The Audubon Society has reported that the oldest tagged Bald Eagle in America has died at the age of 38. The bird has overseen the dramatic recovery for his species in the United States, and is a testament to some of the successes of the environmental movements of the 1970s. Eagle 629-03142 was struck by…