2025-11-21

A Computer Science Professor Invented the Emoticon After a Joke Went Wrong

In 1982, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott Fahlman suggested using :-) for humorous comments after his colleagues took a joke about mercury seriously. [...]

2025-11-21

Our favorite 2025 advent calendars you can still get now: Top picks from Lego, Pokémon, Funko Pop and more

Why settle for tiny pieces of chocolate when you could unwrap a Pokémon card, a Funko Pop or a Star Wars LEGO ship instead? Advent calendars have gone full geek mode, with options for fans of movies, [...]

2025-11-20

Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables

Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time. [...]

2025-11-20

Webb telescope images an aging binary star system in the center of a four-layered cosmic dust shell

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has shown us images of space we’d never see otherwise, and one of the latest wonders it has captured is of an unusual star system in our galaxy with what the agen [...]

2025-11-20

The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem

Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction? [...]

2025-11-20

Paradromics Gets FDA Approval to Trial Its Brain Implant in People

The Austin-based startup will test its high-bandwidth device to help restore speech in people with extremely limited movement. [...]

2025-11-20

Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research

Aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of life at sea. [...]

2025-11-20

Study: Kids’ drip paintings more like Pollock’s than those of adults

The splatter master was more clumsy than graceful in his movements, which are key to his distinctive style. [...]

2025-11-20

Blue Origin announces New Glenn rocket upgrades fit for a trip to the Moon

After its most recent successful New Glenn mission, Blue Origin is announcing propulsion upgrades to its star rocket, and plans for a larger "super-heavy class rocket" that puts the company [...]