SPACE: The Crystal Sun
In a process not unlike human aging, most stars entering the final chapter of their lives tend to shrink, shrivel and slowly turn white. Astronomers call these cold, dense husks … Read more
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TECH: Make it rain!
Don’t call them the weather gods, but this company can actually make it rain. North Dakota-based Weather Modification International uses planes to target clouds and draw out more rain from … Read more
FILM: Channing Tatum to Play He-Man?
According to Variety Sony and toy licensee Mattel Films have tapped the writers of Sony’s lucrative Men In Black franchise to steer its long gestating He-Man and the Masters of the Universe property to the silver screen. … Read more
Did We Just Witness the Birth of a Black Hole?
On June 16, 2018, a stupendously bright explosion tore across the cosmos and lingered in the sky above Earth for several weeks. The mysterious blast traveled 200 million light-years from … Read more
AI Can Now Read Your Mind (Sort Of)
Neuroscientists are teaching computers to read words straight out of people’s brains. Kelly Servick, writing for Science, reported this week on three papers posted to the preprint server bioRxiv in … Read more
Cartographer Creates Beautiful Rainbow Maps of River Basins
Rivers get the rainbow treatment in a gorgeous series of maps from a Hungarian cartographer. Available for download on Etsy, the maps are both beautiful and scientifically accurate. Their creator, … Read more
Marvel Adds New Mutant Drag Superhero – Shade
Marvel has introduced its first ever drag queen superhero, a mutant called Shade—and she looks incredible. Last month’s fourth instalment of Marvel’s new Iceman comic features Shade, a mutant who … Read more
Overwatch Video Game Character is Gay
Soldier 76, a major character in first-person shooter video game Overwatch, has been revealed as gay. A short story released on Monday (January 7) has shown fans that the macho … Read more
Is Super Mario’s Luigi a trans woman?
Fans of Super Mario Bros. have leapt on a new revelation from Nintendo to declare Luigi as a trans woman. In describing the Super Crown bonus item in the Nintendo … Read more
Golden Globes Snubs Black Panther Snubbed, But Stars Share Lesbian Kiss
Black Panther stars Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira gave fans exactly what they wanted at the 2019 Golden Globes. The two Marvel stars were having fun at InStyle‘s Golden Globes after-party, … Read more