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I’m not crying, you’re crying: NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover is officially dead

Dan Broadbent February 13, 2019, 11:26 am 3 Comments

#OppyPhoneHome Update

Tonight, we’ll make our last planned attempts to contact Opportunity. The solar-powered rover last communicated on June 10, 2018, as a planet-wide dust storm swept across Mars.

Want to show the team some love? Send a postcard: https://t.co/eO2SClFcYm pic.twitter.com/trDjRNf65E
— NASA Mars (@NASAMars) February 12, 2019

Today, NASA is expected to officially announce what we’ve all been suspecting since last summer. NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover is officially dead. Edit to update: NASA has released an official statement saying that Oppy is dead. Goodnight, sweet prince. It’s been eight months since we last heard from Opportunity. That last communication came just as […] More

in Entertainment

Season 4 of ‘Rick and Morty’ will contain Interdimensional Cable 3

James Schlarmann February 12, 2019, 9:54 pm 1 Comment

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Fans of Adult Swim’s animated smash hit “Rick and Morty” have been desperate for news of when the show’s fourth season will debut since the end of the third season in 2017. Since its inception, the show — which is hilariously inspired by Doc and Marty of “Back to the Future” fame — has enjoyed […] More

in Climate Change

NASA and NOAA Both Confirm: 2018 Was Fourth Hottest Year on Record

James Schlarmann February 11, 2019, 3:05 pm

Well, it happened again. Amy Klobuchar announced that she is running for President, talking proudly of fighting global warming while standing in a virtual blizzard of snow, ice and freezing temperatures. Bad timing. By the end of her speech she looked like a Snowman(woman)!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2019

Over the weekend, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced her candidacy in the 2020 presidential election, in the middle of a snow storm. A day later, America’s premier climate scientist — President Donald Trump — took to Twitter to explain why she should’ve waited to make her announcement because her points about global warming were […] More

in Drugs

Harvard study: People who smoke weed have higher sperm counts

Dan Broadbent February 8, 2019, 5:09 pm

As more and more states legalize medical and recreational cannabis, we’re getting more and more actual scientific research about the effect weed has on humans beyond, and I’m being scientific af when I say this, “being just great.” After all, Carl Sagan himself once wrote “the illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full […] More

in Climate Change

AOC Unveiled Her ‘Green New Deal’ and Put the Millennial Stamp on Climate Politics

James Schlarmann February 7, 2019, 8:25 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was elected by the people of her district in New York to represent new, fresh, young blood in the political landscape. That’s readily apparent by simple, observable facts: She’s the youngest congresswoman ever elected to Congress, her full embrace of social democracy, and her unwavering commitment to climate change policy revolution. When AOC first got […] More

in Animals

Watch this good kitty have the time of its life interrupting a soccer match

Dan Broadbent February 3, 2019, 12:45 pm

THERE'S A CAT ON THE PITCH AND HE DOES NOT WANT TO LEAVE pic.twitter.com/K0YNNMU522
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 2, 2019

If you’ve been following me for any period of time, then you’re undoubtedly aware of my fondness for felines. After all, I made Skeptical Kitten, a page dedicated to cats, and help run Cats in Space Quoting Scientists, a page dedicated to ridiculous memes of cats in space with a quote from a scientist on […] More

in Opinion

I didn’t drink alcohol for a month and here is what I learned

Dan Broadbent February 2, 2019, 6:09 pm 1 Comment

I roll my eyes a bit every time I hear someone talk about their New Year’s resolution. Maybe my cynicism has reached an unhealthy level, or maybe it’s because 80% of people give up on their resolutions by February, and ultimately 92% of resolutions fail. And I’m not in the business of being motivational (as […] More

in Vaccines

Almost every single kid in the current Measles outbreak wasn’t vaccinated

Dan Broadbent January 31, 2019, 6:34 pm 16 Comments

According to the Clark County, Washington Department of Public Health, almost every single child in the current Measles outbreak wasn’t vaccinated. According to their website, 37 out of the 41 confirmed cases of Measles are in children who did not receive a vaccination for Measles. The vaccination status of four of the children are unknown. […] More

in Architecture

These Buildings by Architect Frank Gehry Look Sci-Fi, but Actually Exist

James Schlarmann January 29, 2019, 3:32 pm

Canadian born American architect Frank Gehry has a mind that is clearly geared for the fantastic and other-worldly. The nearly 90-year old designer has been envisioning and creating buildings that seem to defy the laws of physics and use color schemes that make you think you’re looking at a Bladerunner sequel or something. In a world so full […] More

in Cute

Dad turns his 6 year old’s drawings into ‘real life’ and the results are creepily amazing

Dan Broadbent January 29, 2019, 12:41 pm

Kids love drawing. From the typical house with a sun in the corner to an 8-legged ferocious t-rex in a spacesuit riding a rocket to Mars, there’s seemingly no end to a child’s creativity. Get our ‘Animals of the world’ shirt, available now in our store! It’s also a great way for children to express […] More

in Medicine

Israeli scientists say they will cure cancer – ALL cancers – within 1 year

Dan Broadbent January 29, 2019, 11:14 am 5 Comments

Edit note: there is an update for this story. According to a report in the Jerusalem Post, a team of scientists working for Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd. in Israel believe that they will cure cancer within one year. Dan Aridor, who owns the company, said: Our cancer cure will be effective from day one, will last […] More

in Space

NASA is planning to knock an asteroid out of orbit in 2022

Dan Broadbent January 25, 2019, 5:30 pm

No, this isn’t a remake of a terrible and scientifically inaccurate 90s film, NASA is actually planning on changing the trajectory of an asteroid in orbit in 2022. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission will launch between December 2020 and May 2021, and rendezvous with a small asteroid in October 2022 to throw it slightly off […] More