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April 27, 2017

Computer-generated 'brain age' estimates how much time you've got left

Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a machine learning algorithm that can look at people's "brain age" and use this to predict their lifespan. Here's how it works.

April 25, 2017

Student's tweet perfectly calls out cynical stepfather

In a moment of reflection on the eve of graduating from Eastern Michigan University, student Daivon Reeder struck a chord on social media with a tweet that has since gone viral.

April 24, 2017

A Kickstarter campaign wants you to help find aliens

Astronomers at the Planet Foundation want your help observing nearby exoplanets for life, seeking support via a Kickstarter campaign launched this week. They're building a series of telescopes on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

April 21, 2017

Bizarre transparent 'alien cylinder' spotted on live NASA feed

UFO experts claim a mysterious object captured flying past the International Space Station (ISS) on NASA’s live feed is actually an “alien cylinder”.

April 20, 2017

Titanic survivor's fur coat up for auction in the UK

A fur coat worn by a Titanic survivor is up for auction in the U.K. on Saturday.

April 20, 2017

Town suddenly dwarfed by massive iceberg

A small town on the coast of Newfoundland is—in the words of one local—suddenly "swarming with people" after a huge iceberg recently set up shop there, the CBC reports.

April 19, 2017

Cockroaches may be inside your PS4

The console's wide ventilation grates at the bottom make it easy for roaches to enter. It also doesn't help that people usually lay their consoles horizontally inside media cabinets close to the ground.

April 12, 2017

San Diego sky lights up after mysterious flash

On Monday night, the San Diego night sky had a mysterious streaking light that has yet to be explained.

April 7, 2017

Stunning images show rare purple lightning

A photographer has managed to capture shots of purple lightning.

April 4, 2017

Internet pokes fun at name for combined AOL-Yahoo

If you merge the letters from AOL and Yahoo, take a few away, and add a "t," you have Oath, which is what Verizon is planning to call a new entity combining the two companies after its acquisition of Yahoo is complete.