Reindeer Woes: World’s Largest Herd 40% Smaller In 16 Years
Warmer temperatures in the Arctic region and human activity are considered the main reasons behind the drop in numbers of the Taimyr Peninsula herd in Russia.
Planets Forming In The Rings Around A Young Star?
Astronomers from Rice University observed a star 400 light-years away and studied gaps in a disc of gases and dust that surrounds it to arrive at their conclusion.
SpaceX Delays NASA’s ISS Crew Launch To May 2018, Space Agency To Continue Reliance On Russia
With Boeing also delaying its manned space launches to 2018, the space agency will be forced to continue its reliance on Russian rockets, and even that will end in 2019.
Date Gone Wrong: An App To Get Out Of The Uncomfortable Situation
Everyone knows someone who had a friend call in the middle of a date to rescue them from an uncomfortable situation.
Global Warming: Reindeer Getting Smaller As Arctic Temperatures Rise
As temperatures in the Arctic rise, the animals that feature in the Santa Claus myth find it more difficult to get at their food during the long winters.
Graphene And Silly Putty Make Sensor That Can Detect Heart Rate, Spider Footsteps
The material is sensitive enough to detect the human heart rate through the skin and even the tiny footsteps of spiders.
Dental Tumor Found In 255 Million-Year-Old Mammalian Fossil From Tanzania
The fossil belongs to a gorgonpsian — precursors to mammals that lived before dinosaurs — which was found in Tanzania.
Magic Leap Augmented Reality News: Was AR Demo Video Faked?
Former employees of the company that has made waves with its augmented reality videos told the Information it was misleading people and overselling its capabilities.
Atlantic Killifish Can Tolerate Toxicity 8,000 Times More Than Other Fish
The species is not commercially valuable, but forms an important part of the aquatic food chain and is also a good environmental indicator.
SpaceX Loses Inmarsat EAN Satellite Launch Contract To Arianespace
The British satellite communications company said on Nov. 3 it was considering other options after a Sept. 1 explosion caused SpaceX flights to be delayed.
End Of Days: Will Earth Survive The Sun’s Expansion Into A Red Giant 5 Billion Years From Now?
Our star, the primary source of energy in the solar system, will expand to a red giant in about 5 billion years from now.
US Life Expectancy Fell 0.1% In 2015, A First Since 1993, CDC Data Shows
Data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a 0.1 percent fall in life expectancy in 2015, compared to 2014.
Faraday Future To Unveil First Production Vehicle At CES 2017
The Gardena, California, startup unveiled its first concept car, the single-seat FFZERO1, at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2016.
Greenland Had No Ice For 280,000 Years 1.1 Million Years Ago, And Could Go That Way Again
Study of a bedrock core taken from deep under the Greenland ice sheet suggests the region was devoid of ice for a period of 280,000 years in the Pleistocene epoch.
Giraffe Now A Vulnerable Species, With Population Down 40% In 30 Years: IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature released its latest assessment of global biodiversity Thursday.
DDoS Attacks: Numbers Down But Size Increased In Q3, Report Says
Network infrastructure company Verisign released its quarterly report Wednesday for the three months from July to September 2016.
Polar Bear Population, Threatened By Shrinking Sea Ice, Could Drop 30% In 40 Years
A report published Wednesday in the journal Biology Letters said the animals were threatened primarily by the loss of sea ice throughout their range of habitat.
Robotics News: Jumping Robot Inspired By African Primate; Bird Flights Show Flaws In Flying Robot Designs
In two new developments, scientists created a jumping robot inspired by an African primate and found flaws in flying robot designs by studying a bird’s flight.
Donald Trump On SoftBank: President-Elect Taking False Credit For Company’s $50 Billion US Investment?
The Japanese technology company’s CEO announced the U.S. investment after a Tuesday meeting with the president-elect at Trump Tower.
Tesla Motors Recalls Adapters: NEMA 14-30, 10-30, 6-50 Withdrawn As Precaution
The voluntary recall does not affect the standard adapters that come with the company’s vehicles, and only affects the NEMA 14-30, 10-30 and 6-50 models.
Time ‘Person Of The Year’: India’s Narendra Modi Tops Readers’ Poll
The Indian prime minister saw a surge in positive votes in the last two-three weeks of the poll, leaving behind contenders like Julian Assange and Donald Trump.
Warcraft, Overwatch Down? Blizzard DDoS Attacks Affect Gaming Service
Blizzard’s servers have been affected by DDoS-caused outages multiple times over recent months.
Intel (INTC) Joining Delphi (DLPH), Mobileye (MBLY) Self-Driving Car Partnership
The British and Israeli automotive parts companies had come together in August, and the addition of their new technology partner is expected to be announced Tuesday.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Explosion Report To Federal Authorities Coming Soon, Report Says
Elon Musk-owned SpaceX will submit preliminary findings from its investigation into the Sept. 1 accident to federal authorities early in December, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Theranos Sued By Investor, Elizabeth Holmes’ Troubles On The Rise
The lawsuit was filed Monday by Robert Colman, who invested in the company in 2013, and seeks class-action status, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Is Samsung Electronics Splitting Up? Company Considering Elliott Management Proposal: Report
The South Korean electronics giant is under pressure from an activist investor to raise shareholder value.
Bernie Sanders Wants Trump To Threaten United Technologies (UTX) Against Moving Jobs To Mexico
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants President-elect Donald Trump to threaten the Carrier maker against moving jobs to Mexico.
BMW i3 Electric Car Update: Longer Range, New Design Coming In 2017, Report Says
The German automaker will change the looks and increase the range of its electric hatchback, Welt am Sonntag reported Sunday.
PlayStation Experience 2016 Details: Games, Panel Lineup, Dates, Tickets
The gaming event was announced in September but details, such as playable games and panels lineup, have only just emerged.
Trump Tower Name Changed To ‘Dump Tower’ On Google Maps By Pranksters
A search for the building on 5th Avenue in New York City showed the right location but the name was changed to “Dump Tower.” It has since been fixed.