TRAPPIST
The Next Generation of Super-Sensitive Alien Hunting Telescopes Is Coming
Scientists are building enormous new radio arrays capable of hearing leaks from alien broadcasts, if they exist.
New Oxygen-Hunting Technique Could Tell If Distant Planets Are ‘Alive or Not’
"Oxygen is one of the most exciting molecules to detect because of its link with life, but we don't know if life is the only cause of oxygen in an atmosphere.”
Enter Thrash Zone, a Japanese Metal Bar Where 'Extreme Beer' Is Everything
In 2006, there was nowhere in Japan to listen to face-melting riffs while drinking beer that tastes like Hell's bongwater. Then Koichi Katsuki came along.
Meet TRAPPIST, a Grindcore Band Dedicating Its Music and Message Entirely to Craft Beer
"There’s 40,000 grind bands out there who have entire albums where every song is about either zombies or gore... At least beer is fucking real."
Trappist Monks Are Mad that a Supermarket Is Jacking Up the Price of Their Beer
Dutch chain Jan Linders somehow scored 300 crates of Westvleteren’s Trappist beers, and it's charging customers €9.95 ($12.30) per bottle.
Scientists Name Planetary System that Could Contain the Mysteries of Alien Life After Beer
Where there is water, there could be life—and beer.
Here’s Our First View of TRAPPIST-1, the Alien Solar System With Earth-Sized Planets
Super pixellated, but still amazing.
Trappist Monks Are Trying to Save Venezuela's Dying Coffee Industry
The monks who live and roast beans at the Roman Catholic Trappist monastery in the mountains above Mérida face shortages like anyone else in the country, but manage to navigate the lawless world of the dwindling coffee industry there.
Cheese Is a Great Excuse to Get Drunk
Like Kim and Kanye, cheese and booze were basically made for each other. So, what are some great pairings? Here's the official lowdown on the made-for-each-other couples of the cheese world.