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Physicists Have Identified a Metal That Conducts Electricity But Not Heat

Researchers have delved into the world of online conspiracy theories, showing most of the people behind them are actually pretty ordinary. The study looked at eight years of content, sifting through more than two billion comments posted on Reddit

C/2012 S1 / ISON Perihelion (11/28/2013)

At around 7,500 light years from Earth, IC 1805 or the Heart nebula is a huge emission nebula spanning five moon diameters across the sky. This is a 10 hour exposure I took of the nebula and the open cluster of stars in the centre.

Auburn RB Shaun Shivers trucks an Alabama defender's helmet off en route to a TD

Auburn wins the Iron Bowl 48-45 after Alabama misses the 30 yard FG that would've tied the game

LPT: if you are soon to be father invest you time in working on your back muscles. Once you start carrying you baby around, your back will thank you.

Could black holes be the universe turning outside in?

Is the Moon a Planet,Too? [7/2009]

Facebook labels a post as false to obey Singapore misinformation law - There's a question whether it's ensuring accuracy or hurting freedom.

Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views - Forbes and Business Insider are both well-known news sites. So is forbesbusinessinsider.com a new spin-off?

Two girls get raped and burnt alive, then a girl protesting against it gets arrested and tortured by Delhi Police.

Tesla Cyber Tuktuk

TIL that Target has their own forensics lab which is so good that police departments routinely ask them for help.

The Starburst Center of the Cigar Galaxy - 100 Times Brighter than the Core of the Milky Way

Alpha Centauri Could Have the Closest Earth-like Planet

I pointed my black and white camera at the Orion Nebula, and took a long exposure of the hydrogen gas around it [OC] [9312x7040]

I set up an autonomous, sound-activated camera on top of a flame trench at the Ariane 5 rocket’s launchpad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Here’s what it captured at liftoff!

I pointed my telescope at the Bubble Nebula and took pictures for 24 hours. Here is a look at what happens when a star is born in a crowded neighborhood [OC]

Euro 2020: Germany, France, Portugal drawn in same group

Auburn's Zakoby McClain returns a Mac Jones INT 100 yards for a TD

LPT: iPhone users! You can turn on “Silence Unknown Callers” to avoid getting calls from people you don’t know. This is especially useful if you’re getting multiple scam calls per day!

Most dolphins are 'right-handed', say researchers — Bottlenose dolphins found to have an even stronger right-side bias than 90% of humans who are right-handed. The team said the right-side bias might help dolphins swallow food and pick up sensory information.

Reports: President Trump’s ‘No Quid Pro Quo’ Call With Sondland Never Happened

China makes it a criminal offense to publish deepfakes or fake news without disclosure - Mirroring new California law on political ads

The Trump Administration is Unlawfully Detaining a U.S. Resident Without Charge

'I Stand by My Statement Calling Pragya Thakur a Terrorist,' Says Rahul Gandhi

TIL That a small portion of television static you see between channels is caused by cosmic background radiation, remnants of the 'Big Bang'.

Don't Buy Anyone a Ring Camera

Sale of .org domain to private equity firm sparks battle over internet freedom

Someone got their own '.gov' website by pretending to be a small-town mayor and filling out an online form

Will we one day have faster-than-light space travel, or perhaps warp speed (like in Star Trek) or hyperspace (like in Star Wars), or maybe space-folding (like in Dune), or teleportation (like in Hyperion)? Do you see these as possibilities in the future or just fanciful dreaming?

Europe’s space agency is set to receive 45% more money than in the previous three-year budget.

If you were convinced that interstellar space travel were safe and possible, would you give up all you have, all you know, and your whole life on Earth to venture out on a mission right now?

LPT. Randomly mix hot water in your dog's dry food.

LPT: When composing an email, always wait to enter the recipient's address until just before clicking send. This prevents a bunch of common email pitfalls.

LPT: Don't waste time with ctrl-alt-delete to click "Task Manager." Rather, ctrl-shift-esc opens Task Manager in Windows directly.

On this holiday weekend, can you recommend the “must watch” documentaries and shows for a freshly budding space mind?

TIL that during World War I, a series of wolf attacks made Russian and German soldiers team up to fight wolves. After seeing wolves attack wounded soldiers and children, the commanders on both sides signed a temporary armistice, and killed hundreds of wolves. They then resumed fighting each other.

Sporcle: Big 4 US Sports Teams (Challenge To All US Sports Fans)

Iowa kicker Keith Duncan blows the Nebraska Cornhuskers a kiss after a game winning field goal that keeps Nebraska out of bowl eligibility

Trump is in "deep trouble," presidential historian predicts as poll shows half of country wants president impeached

6 in 10 Americans back Elizabeth Warren’s proposed tax on ultra-wealthy, according to new poll

USC study connects air pollution, memory problems and Alzheimer’s-like brain changes

Thieves took $49 million in Ethereum from a crypto exchange

Hackers have reportedly figured out how to reactivate people's cancelled Netflix accounts and start charging them again for monthly subscriptions

Minecraft good

Bill Barr peddled "made up" theories in front of Congress to help Trump, says ex-prosecutor

Trump Gop Challenger Says Republican Voters Tell Him 'They're Tired' Of President And 'sick Of His Lies'

Girl throws acid on youth over unrequited love, detained by police