Tom Petty Dies At 66

Tom Petty Dies At 66
Reportedly found unconscious at his Malibu home on Sunday night, Petty was rushed to UCLA’s Santa Monica hospital in full cardiac arrest and died Monday at 66.

October 3, 2017 at 04:13PM
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This Guy's Footwork Is So Fast We Don't Quite Believe It

This Guy's Footwork Is So Fast We Don't Quite Believe It
​Luis Badillo Jr. has nearly 350,000 followers on Instagram, and they come for good reason.

October 3, 2017 at 12:08AM
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In one Puerto Rican nursing home, a struggle to get power and keep patients alive

In one Puerto Rican nursing home, a struggle to get power and keep patients alive
A small mountain town in Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Maria struggles to keep nursing homes functioning. "We had nowhere else to go," says one woman.

October 3, 2017 at 01:45PM
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Temperature Is Not What You Think It Is

Temperature Is Not What You Think It Is
There are some crazy things about temperature that you should probably know.

September 30, 2017 at 09:49PM
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Russia-linked Facebook ads seen by 10 million users

Russia-linked Facebook ads seen by 10 million users
About 44 percent of the ads were seen before election, while 56 percent were seen afterward. The figures were among the data Facebook shared with Congress over concerns the ads may have influenced the 2016 presidential election.

October 3, 2017 at 06:00AM
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The Story Of The Very First Time We (Accidentally) Split The Atom

The Story Of The Very First Time We (Accidentally) Split The Atom
Physicist Lise Meitner was the first person to really crack nuclear fission... of course, that came *after* an experiment in bombarding uranium with neutrons, not before.

October 3, 2017 at 04:14AM
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Reports Dispute Over Whether Or Not Tom Petty Has Passed Away

Reports Dispute Over Whether Or Not Tom Petty Has Passed Away
TMZ and then CBS initially reporter the legendary singer had passed away, but now TMZ has changed its story.

October 3, 2017 at 02:07AM
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How Science Saved Me From Pretending To Love Wine

How Science Saved Me From Pretending To Love Wine
The fault was not in my stars, nor in myself, but in my fungiform papillae.

October 2, 2017 at 01:29AM
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Tom Petty, Rock Iconoclast Who Led the Heartbreakers, Dead at 66

Tom Petty, Rock Iconoclast Who Led the Heartbreakers, Dead at 66
Tom Petty, the dynamic and iconoclastic frontman who led the band the Heartbreakers, died Monday. He was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest at his Malibu home Sunday night, according to TMZ, and rushed to the hospital and placed on life support.

October 3, 2017 at 01:18AM
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The New Fight For Labor Rights

The New Fight For Labor Rights
To survive in the twenty-first century, the labor movement needs to rethink its strategy.

October 1, 2017 at 09:52PM
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An Enormous Hole in Antarctica’s Sea Ice Could Help Solve a Climate Riddle

An Enormous Hole in Antarctica’s Sea Ice Could Help Solve a Climate Riddle
In the seventies, researchers in the Antarctic spotted and studied a big gap in the ice — the Weddell polynya — that closed up a few years later. Now it's back, and it's getting attention.

October 3, 2017 at 12:15AM
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What We Know About The Horrific Mass Shooting In Las Vegas

What We Know About The Horrific Mass Shooting In Las Vegas
Late Sunday night, a lone gunman murdered scores of people on the Las Vegas strip in the deadliest mass shooting in ​modern American history.

October 2, 2017 at 10:31PM
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How Essential Oils Became the Cure for Our Age of Anxiety

How Essential Oils Became the Cure for Our Age of Anxiety
Aromatic oils have become big business. But are they medicine or marketing?

October 2, 2017 at 10:07PM
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Nobel Prize In Medicine Is Awarded To 3 Americans For Work On Circadian Rhythm

Nobel Prize In Medicine Is Awarded To 3 Americans For Work On Circadian Rhythm
Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young share the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discoveries about how internal clocks govern human biology.

October 2, 2017 at 08:14PM
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Watch President Trump's Remarks On The Las Vegas Shooting

Watch President Trump's Remarks On The Las Vegas Shooting
Trump will travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday.

October 2, 2017 at 08:14PM
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Nobel Prize In Medicine Is Awarded To 3 Americans For Work On Circadian Rhythm

Nobel Prize In Medicine Is Awarded To 3 Americans For Work On Circadian Rhythm
Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young share the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discoveries about how internal clocks govern human biology.

October 2, 2017 at 08:14PM
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Watch Acetone Vapor Totally Melt A VHS Tape

Watch Acetone Vapor Totally Melt A VHS Tape
"Honey... do you know what happened to the video of our son's birth? Honey?"

October 2, 2017 at 08:05PM
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The Fairytale Forests of Yakushima

The Fairytale Forests of Yakushima
The island features deer, monkeys, and thousand-year old trees.

October 2, 2017 at 01:29AM
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Company Accidentally Posts Hilariously Honest Job Description

Company Accidentally Posts Hilariously Honest Job Description
I'm concerned about Melissa getting burnt out and potentially wanting to leave.

September 30, 2017 at 06:14PM
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What We Know About The Horrific Mass Shooting In Las Vegas

What We Know About The Horrific Mass Shooting In Las Vegas
Late Sunday night, a lone gunman murdered more than 50 people on the Las Vegas strip in the deadliest mass shooting in ​modern American history.

October 2, 2017 at 06:27PM
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