SpaceX to Launch Satellite, Land Rocket Early Sunday: Watch It Live
SpaceX will attempt another rocket landing during the launch of a commercial communications satellite early Sunday morning (Aug. 14), and you can watch all the dramatic action live.
SPACE.comVibrant Star Cluster Sparkles in Sagittarius Constellation (Video)
The Messier 18 star cluster — which can be seen in the upper left of the new telescope view — is located about 4,600 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer). Messier 18 is an example of an open star cluster because its stars are younger and more loosely packed together
SPACE.comOlympic Views: The Night Sky from Rio
From now through Aug. 21, the eyes of the world are on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. If you were a discus thrower living in Athens, Greece, where the latitude is 38 degrees north, Polaris (the North Star) appears 38 degrees or almost halfway up from the northern horizon
SPACE.comWhatsApp goes retro and adds voicemail feature
WhatsApp users can now leave voicemails when a call isn’t answered, so they can feel like it’s the 1990s.
SNAPPA TechnologyScientists have made a major breakthrough in bone marrow transplants
New research from Stanford University may mean that chemotherapy and radiation can be bypassed.
SNAPPA ScienceInstagram is testing a new 'Channels' section for binging on videos
Instagram is known as a place to post still photos, but the future is video. Mashable has discovered a new video "Channels" section located within the app's "Explore" section. An Instagram spokersperson told Mashable "We're always testing new ways to improve the Instagram
Mashable TechGreenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, scientists say
Some of them live up to 400 years.
SNAPPA ScienceChelsea is trying to reach younger fans by joining Rawr Messenger
The Premier League side has partnered with the avatar messaging app to let users show their support in the virtual world too.
SNAPPA TechnologyDraft Nice guidelines over anti-clotting drug could benefit thousands
It suggests people who have had a heart attack should take 60mg of ticagrelor with aspirin to reduce the risk of any further cardiovascular events.
SNAPPA SciencePerseid Meteor Shower Peak Thrills Skywatchers: How You Can Still Watch
A bright moon made this year's Perseids more challenging to capture, but once the moon set late-night stargazers took full advantage of the peak — like Jason Miller, who caught the above photo of a Perseid meteor streaking over Mount Laguna, California in the wee hours of the morning. You can see
SPACE.comThis VR parody with kittens is purrfect
As humans, we can hop into Virtual Reality with an Oculus or Vive headset, but what about our feline friends? Let your cat step out of its boring human apartment and into 25 different virtual worlds. You love your cat don't you? Then order this thing now by calling 855-796-MEOW (6369) and experience
Mashable TechIris scanners among the technology fans expect in football over the next 10 years
A new survey of fans shows they expect technology to play a greater role in football in the next decade.
SNAPPA TechnologyThese Jobs Are Linked to the Worst Heart Health
Truck drivers and social service workers have something in common: The people who work in these two occupations are the least likely to be heart healthy, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To determine how heart healthy people were, the researchers counted
LiveScience.comThe 'Doping Arms Race': How Athletes Evade Testing
However, testing athletes for doping can be complicated, as there is no single test that can reveal if an athlete has taken a suspected drug or used any of the banned performance-enhancing techniques, such as blood doping. Rather, each drug — and there are hundreds — requires its own test, said Rhonda
LiveScience.comWoman's 'Double Uterus' Case Highlights the Mysteries of HPV
A woman with a rare condition that gave her two uteruses, along with two cervixes, had an even more unusual case of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, according to a new report of her case. The 35-year-old Massachusetts woman had a rare condition called uterine didelphys, which happens when the uterus
LiveScience.comWhy Guys Should Not Drink After Exercising
Getting drunk may undo the effects of an intense workout, at least for men, new research suggests. Men in the study who drank alcohol after doing heavy strength training showed reduced levels of the chemical signals that spur muscle growth and repair compared to men who did not drink, according to a
LiveScience.comTech companies vow to prevent illegal wildlife trading via their networks
Looking to buy an elephant tusk on eBay? Might not be so easy. The e-commerce giant, along with Etsy, Gumtree, Microsoft, Pinterest, Tencent and Yahoo, have signed on to a new commitment to prevent the sale of illegal wildlife products on their services. The initiative is in collaboration with the
Mashable TechThis Chrome extension lets you view Instagram Stories on your computer
Instagram has always maintained that it is a mobile-first platform. And although there is a web interface, it's nowhere near as robust as the app. Rather than wait for Instagram to roll out a web version for its new Snapchat Stories ripoff Stories, one intrepid developer named Alec Garcia has
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Greenland Sharks May Live 400 Years
Greenland sharks are slow. Researchers suspected that Greenland sharks' exceptionally slow growth meant that they lived a long time, but they had no idea just how long that might be. A new study provides the first estimates for Greenland shark longevity, and shows that these slowpokes of the sea
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Newfound Glow-in-the-Dark Fish Identified
In doing so, the scientists found three different pigment patterns, suggesting three distinct species. Differences in mitochondrial DNA, the genetic material of the structure within cells that generates energy,supported this conclusion.
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Ancient Greek Skeleton May Be Remains of Human Sacrifice to Zeus
A 3,000-year-old skeleton has been discovered at an altar dedicated to Zeus at Mount Lykaion in Greece, and archaeologists say the new finding may be the remains of a human sacrifice offered to the Greek god. The discovery was announced Wednesday (Aug. 10) in a statement from the Hellenic Ministry of
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Ghost in the Machine: Atom Smasher's 'New Particle' Was Illusion
In December 2015, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — the world's largest particle accelerator — thought they may have seen a hint of a brand-new particle, and with it, a window into physics beyond what scientists know now. Yet despite the negative result, the fact that there is nothing
LiveScience.comNew Book 'Trekonomics' Investigates Challenges of a No-Money Universe
As Captain Jean-Luc Picard explained in "Star Trek: First Contact": "The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force of our lives. Manu Saadia — a Los Angeles resident who advises startups for a day job — tackled the tricky issue of a no-money society in his new book, "Trekonomics
SPACE.comNew Technique Searches for Exomoons by the Light of Their Planets
The new method suggests using the polarization of the light from the planet to find these small moons. Polarization light refers to light waves that are oriented in the same direction. "When you use polarized sunglasses, you block one direction of the light waves and not the other," Mark
SPACE.comMercury's Violent Volcanoes Shut Off 3.5 Billion Years Ago
Violent volcano eruptions that shaped Mercury's sun-scorched surface likely ended 3.5 billion years ago, which is strikingly early compared to the volcanic history of other terrestrial planets like Venus, Mars and Earth. This discovery will help astronomers better understand the geological history
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