SETI researchers investigate an unusual signal
By Jon Fingas From engadget It’s probably not a hint of aliens, but it’s strong enough to raise eyebrows. The hunt for alien life might have turned up something special. A Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence team using Russia’s RATAN-600 radio…
Mice brains store backup copies of memories
By Timothy J. Seppala From engadget Turns out that even the human brain might use redundancy when it comes to storage. New research out of the Riken-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics suggests that memories are stored in two places…
It’s official: People are having sexual fantasies about their digital voice assistants
BY JACK MORSE From Mashable Love is a mystery. But for a growing number of people, it’s a mystery based not in the vagaries of human emotion but rather in the ones and zeros of proprietary software. According to an…
Quadruplets got into Yale and Harvard. All four of them.
BY CHRISTINA CAREAGA From Mashable Imagine thinking you’re having twins, and ending up with quadruplets. Then, fast-forward 18 years, and imagine that all four of your sons get into two of the country’s most prestigious Ivy League schools. That’s what…
Sad baby monkey & teddy bear
Try not to cry looking at this sad baby monkey hugging a teddy bear BY MARTHA TESEMA From Mashable Sometimes, you just need to hug a teddy bear when you have a rough day. This baby monkey named Mongkood knows…
Art from air pollution
Air pollution makes surprisingly good art supplies By Mat Smith From engadget Plumes of diesel exhaust contain a mixture of things both nasty and harmless. A lot of it, however, is carbon. Carbon can be useful and (as you might…
Walking Dead
18 photos from the extended ‘Walking Dead’ season 7 finale By Kirsten Acuna, INSIDER From Business Insider Warning: There are comic spoilers and potential spoilers for “The Walking Dead” show ahead. AMC has released several new photos for “The Walking…
Baby has surgery to remove parasitic fetus growing inside him
By Alice Klein From New Scientist The boy is recovering well A 10-month-old baby in Indonesia has undergone successful surgery to remove a parasitic twin from his abdomen. The infant was admitted to West Nusa Tenggara Regional General Hospital in…
Turtle that ate nearly 1,000 coins has died after surgery complications
BY YI SHU NG From Mashable The Thai sea turtle that lived in a wishing pond and ate nearly 1,000 coins over the years has died. The 25-year-old turtle, named Omsin (Thai for “bank”) was found with an engorged stomach…
Bike-sharing companies are flooding the market, but this one insists its bikes are smartest
BY YVETTE TAN From Mashable Singapore now has a third bike-sharing company in just a few months. One of China’s largest bike-sharing firms, Mobike launched here on Tuesday, adding to the growing list of bike-sharing companies that have mushroomed. Like…