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‘The X-Files’ Returns: We Still Want to Believe
Technology

‘The X-Files’ Returns: We Still Want to Believe

The groundbreaking show is back after a 16-year hiatus

‘The X-Files’ Top Five Bug Episodes
Insects

‘The X-Files’ Top Five Bug Episodes

Our stomachs have never turned more

‘The X-Files’ Top Five Tech Horror Episodes
Technology

‘The X-Files’ Top Five Tech Horror Episodes

We weren't sure whether to be excited for, or scared of, the future

You Probably Don’t Have Smartphone Pinky
Health

You Probably Don’t Have Smartphone Pinky

But if you do the effects are likely temporary

SpaceX Dragon 2 hover test
Space X

Watch SpaceX Test-Fire Its Spaceship For Astronauts, The ‘Dragon 2’

Gearing up for human flights in 2017 (or later, probably)

The Reason We Haven’t Met Aliens May Be That They Don’t Live Long Enough
Exoplanets

The Reason We Haven’t Met Aliens May Be That They Don’t Live Long Enough

ET, we hardly knew ye

What To Expect From The Big East Coast Winter Storm
Environment

What To Expect From The Big East Coast Winter Storm

Brrrrrr

Researchers Use Modified Rabies Viruses To Map The Brain
Diseases

Researchers Use Modified Rabies Viruses To Map The Brain

Turning a foe into friend

Prairie Voles Show Empathy Just Like Humans
Animals

Prairie Voles Show Empathy Just Like Humans

You can't spell LOVE without VOLE

The Human Brain Could Store 10 Times More Memories Than Previously Thought
Health

The Human Brain Could Store 10 Times More Memories Than Previously Thought

If you used all that space to store MP3s, it would take you 2,000 years to play it all

This Is How You Will Use ‘Night Shift’ On The iPhone and iPad
Phones

This Is How You Will Use ‘Night Shift’ On The iPhone and iPad

Apple's Canadian website shows the new color changing mode in Control Center

Star Wars: The Force Awakens battle still
Science

‘Star Wars Episode VIII’ Release Date Now Set For December 2017

May the force be rescheduled

This Is What It’s Like To Use NYC’s New Free Public Wi-Fi
Internet

This Is What It’s Like To Use NYC’s New Free Public Wi-Fi

Maybe blazing fast internet will be enough to keep the city warm this winter

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report
Ocean

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report

Crunching the numbers

Russia’s War Robots Are Less Than They Appear
Military

Russia’s War Robots Are Less Than They Appear

They exist, but they’re not fighting battles just yet

planet edge of solar system
Solar System

The Search For The Real Planet X

Scientists are hot on the trail of our solar system’s 9th planet

IBM Research Thinks It’s Solved Why The Brain Uses So Much Energy
Health

IBM Research Thinks It’s Solved Why The Brain Uses So Much Energy

It's exploring itself

Illustration of the star KIC 8462852
Space

Study Confirms That Something’s Weird About The ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star

The mystery around KIC 8462852 probably isn't aliens, but might not be comets either

zika
Health

First U.S. Case Of Brain Damage Linked To Zika Virus

A baby born in Hawaii with microcephaly has the virus

How Chicory May Help Fight Plague Bacteria
Diseases

How Chicory May Help Fight Plague Bacteria

Chicoric Acid helps to decrease activity of Yersinia species