Sci-Fi

With the end of 2018 comes the near-certain reality that some critters, after millions of years of existence on Earth, are gone for good.  There’s little question that humanity’s continued exploitation of wild animals and […]

Marble Bar, which often competes for the title of Australia’s hottest town, recorded a top temperature on Thursday. Image: ullstein bild via Getty Images By Shannon Connellan2018-12-28 02:02:18 UTC Australians will be cranking up the […]

I know it may be hard to convince you, but let me try: Don’t kill the next spider you see in your home. Why? Because spiders are an important part of nature and our indoor […]

It’s getting bigger. Last week, NASA released photos of the space exploration craft New Horizons gradually approaching an ancient, little-known object in deep space, called Ultima Thule.  Ultima orbits the sun one billion miles past […]

Here at TNW every day is a present, so it’s always our birthday. But we understand that the world can be a bit of a bummer for everyone else. After all, we write about the […]

When those first fat drops of summer rain fall to the hot, dry ground, have you ever noticed a distinctive odor? I have childhood memories of family members who were farmers describing how they could […]

Two children walk past a damaged car on Dec. 24, 2018  after a tsunami hit the Carita, Banten province in Indonesia. Image: Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images By Jack Morse2018-12-24 17:35:49 UTC Hundreds are dead, […]

This Christmas, plenty of people will find DNA tests under the tree.  They’re easy to use — just send 23andMe, Ancestry, or one of their competitors your spit, and in exchange you’re promised a detailed […]

[embedded content] SpaceX just ended 2018 with a bang.  Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company performed its 21st launch of the year on Sunday, Dec. 23, lofting a GPS satellite to orbit for the U.S. Air […]

SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force’s first Global Positioning System  (GPS) III satellite, nicknamed Vespucci, from Cape Canaveral, Florida this morning in what was the aerospace company’s first U.S. national security mission to date. […]