California Is Making It Illegal for Devices to Have Shitty Default Passwords
The law only applies to passwords that come pre-programmed into devices, but it’s still a step in the right direction.
Leon Lederman, Nobel-Winning Physicist Who Coined the Term 'God Particle,' Dead at 96
Lederman sold his Nobel Prize at auction for $765,000 in 2015 in order to pay for medical bills.
The World’s Most Precise Clock Reveals the Nature of Time and the Universe
Physicist Jun Ye built the world’s most precise clock and is part of the group of scientists who changed our understanding of time itself.
Scientists Used X-Rays to Virtually Unravel a Burnt 400-Year-Old Scroll
They were able to make out the writing on the scroll and now want to find more messed up old paper to experiment with.
It’s Big Boy Season: Vote for the Fattest Bear
For brown bears, the fatter the better, because body fat means strong chances of winter survival.
Why FEMA Is Sending a ‘Presidential Alert’ to Your Phone Today
The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System will issue a test of the Presidential Alert, used for major, nationwide emergencies.
Donna Strickland Wins Nobel Prize for Pioneering Work That Led to Development of Laser Tools
Strickland and Gérard Mourou discovered a way to stretch and amplify laser beams in the 1980s.
Researchers Mind-Melded Three People to Collaboratively Play 'Tetris'
This is the first time that a brain-to-brain interface has incorporated more than two people.
Watch the Trippy Winners of a Microscopic Film Contest
Nikon's Small World in Motion honors the best movie or time-lapse photography taken through a microscope.
Trump Administration Agency Predicts 7 Degree F Rise in Global Temperatures by 2100
Oh, and the report suggests there’s no point doing anything to stop it.
We're 'Nowhere Near on Track' to Meeting Our Climate Change Goals, UN Report Says
Trying to stop the planet from warming more than 1.5 degrees Celsius is “extremely improbable,” expert says.
Methane-Eating Ocean Microbes Could Play a Major Role in Climate Change
Caltech geobiologist and MacArthur Fellow Victoria Orphan sheds light on the tiny single-celled organisms that help keep Earth’s climate in check.