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SpaceX's Historic Launch Proves Recycled Rockets Are the Future of Space Exploration

SpaceX is planning to re-launch and re-land the rocket from the CRS 8 mission, which blasted off in April of past year to carry roughly 7,000 pounds (3175kg) ...

Thai jungle seen as breeding ground for Indochinese tigers

The cubs are thought to be one of two breeding populations of Indochinese tigers left in the wild in Thailand, the BBC noted. Conducted in partnership by F...

Aging signs reversed in mice by killing senescent cells

So far, the treatment has only been tested in mice, and the scientists caution that the results in humans may be different. The researchers also looked into w...

Elon Musk offers sneak peek of Tesla Model 3

Tesla is counting on the Model 3 to bring electric cars to the masses: It's thought that well more than 400,000 would-be customers have plunked down $1,000 d...

The Ford Motor Company (F) Releases Q1 Earnings Guidance

With its focus on being a good corporate citizen, Ford Motor Company has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the eighth straight year - t...

Uber-scandalous: Travis Kalanick hits another roadblock

The board member's comment came after a former Uber employee posted allegations last month about the company, sparking questions about gender bias and sexual ha...

Looking Ahead To Pro 5; Release Date, Specs and More

Fans eagerly waiting for Microsoft to release the successor to the highly-acclaimed Surface Pro 4 might need to wait a bit more, but the wait promises to be w...

Google To End SMS Support In Hangouts Starting May 22

Google is reportedly pulling the plug on Google talk also known as Gtalk. For those who are unfamiliar with Google Talk, if you've ever used Gmail you m...

OnePlus 5 rumors: Device may come in matte black variant

It is priced the same a the Gunmetal and Soft Gold Variant . The new OnePlus 3T Midnight Black release will be up for grabs in a sale at 12:00 PM EDT on Fr...

Next-gen 2018 Volkswagen Polo spotted

Based on the MQB A0 platform, the 2017 VW Polo will be longer and wider, offering more rear knee room and a bigger boot. The new platform will allow the auto to...

Why Cheerios is offering you free wildflower seeds

As a General Mills cereal built around nutrition, helping pollinators get the key nutrition they need through fun, family-friendly activities like planting wild...

Shaq also believes Earth is flat

Yes, it is. Listen, there are three ways to manipulate the mind - what you read, what you see and what you hear. O'Neal actually used the fact that Christophe...

Watch Nintendo craft The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The second , and most interesting, " Open-air Concept " discusses how the team working on Zelda transitioned over to using a fully open-world - stemming from...

Indonesia to take action after cruise ship destroys coral reefs

Director General of Marine Spatial Bramantya Satyamurti said that the team will hold a meeting with other respective parties. Poerwadi said the ship violated ...

Iraqi forces seize Iron Bridge in battle for Mosul

Heavy fighting was also reported around Mosul Museum by journalists and combatants. An Islamic State suicide auto bomb exploded near the museum. Iraq was unde...

Special Forces To Korea

Some 50 Air Force assets, including the F-15K and FA-50 fighters, and 500 airmen from 15 Air Force units are mobilized for the drill which began last Friday, th...

Controversial billboard shows Pres. Trump flanked by swastikas

The poster of POTUS is located on Grand Avenue in Phoenix. If you look closely, you'll see the clouds are shaped like clowns. Instead of an American flag, Tru...

Giraffe at NY zoo expected to give birth soon

April is the star of the buzz and is a 15-year old giraffe, which is the maximum life span of those in natural habitats. When the calf arrives, the zoo says t...

Final GOT season will consist of just six episodes

The upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones will consist of only seven episodes, which is a bit of a disappointment after six years of 10-episode seasons...

Indonesia to take action vs coral damage by cruise ship

Coral reefs are the main attraction for many tourists in the area. The Caledonian Sky , which was carrying 102 passengers and 79 crew to the Philippines, ran...

Concern Mounts in Egypt, Sudan over Ethiopia's Giant Dam on Nile

Seven other attackers who crossed over into Sudan were later handed back to Ethiopian authorities by the Sudanese government, Abrha said. Egypt and Sudan cont...

Colorado Springs born giraffe passes away in North Carolina

The zoo said the item had been used for years without any problems. Jamili, a 9-year-old giraffe, was found unresponsive in her behind-the-scenes living quart...

Girl, 4, braves wolves on -34C trek for help

He initially refused to let her go, but relented after realising he was incapable of looking after them and there was no other way to seek assistance. "I just w...

Oppo Find 9 Smartphone to Launch in March

It's speculated that the Oppo F3 Plus will be sporting a 16MP + 8MP front facing camera configuration. The Chinese giant tweeted about the launch highlighting...

Fossil Smartwatches Receives Android Wear 2.0, Latest Updates Revealed

As announced by the company last month, Android Wear 2.0 is finally being rolled out to Fossil smartwatches today. Fossil , one of the fashion brands that ma...

Kepler Telescope's view of TRAPPIST-1 presents a pixel-sized world

Scientists are one step closer to finding out if we have cosmic neighbours within TRAPPIST-1, the newly discovered seven-planet solar system located a mere 40 l...

World's spiders eat more animals than all humans put together

Spiders in these locations catch enormous numbers of forest and grassland pests, while spiders living in deserts, Arctic tundra and agricultural areas kill few...

Trump seeks defense boost for 2018, $30B supplemental for 2017

Charter schools would get more money. The takeoff and landing of your plane would be guided by an air traffic controller working for a nonprofit, not the gove...

Donald Trump's EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Denies Carbon Dioxide Causes Global Warming

Carbon dioxide sticks around the atmosphere longer than other greenhouse gasses , according to the Union of Concerned Scientists , and that's why major climat...

Proposal would require ridesharing drivers to have business licenses

All eight cities represented by the schools coming to Buffalo for games Thursday and Saturday - they include Philadelphia and the college towns of Princeton, N....