Science and Technology

Youtuber Destin of “Smarter Every Day” used his super high-speed cameras to show just what happens inside a firearm suppressor by filming a see-thru suppressor at 110,000 frames per second. Stunning visuals show just how they capture the gasses that make firearm reports so loud and what happens when things don’t work as expected – all in super slo-mo. Want ...

There was a massive data breach in the United States, and chances are you’re probably affected by it. While Hank from SciShow can’t undo what was done at Equifax, he can give you some insight into how it all went down.

Youtuber Norm Krumpe recorded a game of “Guess My Number” and it looks like Amazon’s voice assistant isn’t very good at this game at all. “Ask Alexa to play a game of ‘Guess My Number’. Then, guess a number and Alexa will tell you to guess higher or lower,” Norm said. “But, I have amazing skills at this game. I ...

The fine people at SpaceX put together a video with the best worst landings from the early days. Full of explosions, busted-up Falcon 9 rockets, and interesting mishaps, it’s worth a view. It’s probably easy to show all the screw-ups now that they’ve had a slew of amazing successes.

Senior Mobile Editor Chris Velazco gets a hands-on look at the Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular / LTE at Apple Park.

The phenomenon is called the Fujiwhara effect. Named for Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara who originally described it in 1921. If two cyclones pass within 900 miles of each other, they can start to orbit. What happens next depends on the size of the Hurricanes.

Linus reviews the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifted off Thursday morning with an Air Force X-37B experimental Orbital Test Vehicle as its payload.

Summer is coming to a close, so while everyone rushes to enjoy their favorite sunny day treat, ice cream, Tech Insider decided to test which ones melt fastest. The contestants were Baskin Robbins, Ben & Jerry’s, Edy’s Friendly’s and Haagen-Daas. All of the ice creams were store bought containers stored in the same freezer and the scoop sizes were similar, ...

Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us – or they might delete it.

SpaceX has planned a launch of another Falcon 9 rocket for Thursday afternoon. The 42-minute launch window opens on Thursday, August 24 at 11:51 a.m. PDT, or 18:51 UTC. The satellite will be deployed approximately 11 minutes after launch. The rocket will be carrying FORMOSAT-5, an Earth observation satellite for Taiwan’s National Space Organization (NSPO), to a low-Earth orbit (LEO). SpaceX is targeting launch of ...

The jobs that were supposed to be safe from artificial intelligence are looking a lot less safe. The creative fields of storytelling, moviemaking and now music composition are being invaded by Skynet’s predecessor. Creativity was the last bastion of hope for human work. Jobs that required our innate ability to effectuate novel ideas were supposed to remain ours. Now, AI ...

If you didn’t get to experience totality during the 2017 solar eclipse in the United States, perhaps the 2024 event’s path will give you a better chance. The 2017 solar eclipse bypassed most major cities as it crossed over sparsely populated areas from Oregon to South Carolina. The 2024 eclipse will take an entirely different path. Catch all the eclipse ...

NASA will host a variety of television, app-centric and social media live coverage for the first total eclipse to cross the United States in 38 years. The event will be broadcast on NASA TV (check your provider for channel), a set of NASA apps available for Android, IOS and Amazon Fire, social media and on this page here at CDN. ...

The Army News Service released this video of the Army’s new Stryker combat vehicle. The new versions of the 8-wheeled Interim Armored Vehicle have two major upgrades: a 30mm cannon and a Javelin anti-tank missile system. Previously Strykers had only .50 cal machine guns or MK19 40mm grenade launchers. During the recent 30 mm cannon testing at Aberdeen, Soldiers saw a ...