The last dodo bird died 300 years ago, but one of the last specimens, which inspired the author of “Alice in Wonderland” to write the timeless children’s book, was likely murdered in cold blood. Lewis Carroll’s dodo, also known as the Oxford dodo, is displayed at the England-based Oxford University Museum of Natural History. A […]

On April 24, the prolific Hubble space telescope will celebrate 28 years since its launch in 1990. To mark the anniversary, Hubble took a snap of a stunning interstellar gas in the Lagoon Nebula. The nebula is a very active stellar nursery where new stars are born. The space telescope directed its infrared and optical […]

New research suggests that Gulf Stream currents have hit the lowest point since 400 A.D. The event could trigger extreme weather events in Western Europe during wintertime, scientists warn. The news comes after multiple reports that the warm Atlantic current may be inching closer to a catastrophic collapse. Current trends suggest that the Gulf Stream […]

After getting Doomsday wrong twice last year, end-times conspiracy theorist David Meade claims that the end of the world is slated for April 23. Why exactly then? Meade claims that on Apr. 23, 2018, Jupiter, the moon and the sun will be aligned within the constellation Virgo to allow the elusive planet Nibiru or Planet […]

On Tuesday, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the U.S. Congress to testify in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. When one U.S. senator asked him if rumors that Facebook was listening in on mobile users via their devices’ microphones were true, Zuckerberg replied, “No.” He dismissed the reports about Facebook secretly harvesting data for advertising purposes […]

According to several child advocacy groups, the Google-owned YouTube is secretly harvesting data on kids and using that data for advertising purposes. The groups complained about the practice at the Federal Trade Commission, arguing that the company is breaking the country’s laws that bar advertising to and the collection of data on children aged 13 […]

Citing cryptojacking concerns, Google announced that it would remove all cryptomining extensions from the Chrome Store. The tech giant wants to protect users from illegal cryptocurrency mining operations via their web browsers. On Monday, Google unveiled that it will start blocking the extensions that mine cryptocurrencies before they reach the Web Store. This summer, the […]

A poll from Piper Jaffray which involved 1,500 respondents tried to solve the mystery behind the iPhone X’s lukewarm sales. The top two reasons should not come as a surprise: the handset is too expensive for some pockets and the previous iPhone models do not need an upgrade. Analysts noted that the biggest issue Apple […]

Twitter announced Feb. 28 that it would introduce a Bookmark feature to its service. Twitterers are now rejoicing that they will be able to save their favorite tweets for a later read. After the update, all tweets will sport an “Add Tweet to Bookmarks” link in the Share icon. The new icon is designed to […]