DoS Attack Crashes Website Monitoring North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site
The timing is odd, and suggests someone doesn’t like the NGO keeping an eye on nuclear test sites. The post…
SpaceX Rocket Explosion Sets Facebook’s Internet Expansion in Africa Back
When the Falcon 9 blew up this morning, it was carrying a satellite that would have helped expand sub-Saharan Internet…
Rio’s Diving Pool: Still Finding It Too Easy to Be Green
The green water in the Rio Olympic diving pool isn’t turning blue quite yet. And it smells. The post Rio’s…
You Can Now Grow Human-Animal Hybrids, But You Can’t Breed ‘Em
The federal government just proposed new rules that would allow researchers to grow human-animal hybrids for research, so long as…
Olympic Drug Cops Will Scan for Genetically Modified Athletes
Nobody knows if Olympic athletes have learned to gene dope yet, but the World Anti-Doping Agency isn’t taking any chances.…
So, Space Shuttle Pilot Eileen Collins Speaking at the RNC. That Was Interesting
Collins has been critical of the Obama administration and NASA’s current mission for a few years now. The post So,…
The Mad Dash to Clean Up Rio’s Guanabara Bay Before the Games
Before several hundred sailors and windsurfers begin to compete in Rio on August 8, floating streetsweepers are trying to clean…
Banned for Doping, Floyd Landis Is Getting In the Weed Biz
He won the Tour de France, and then authorities banned him for doping. Then he ratted out Lance Armstrong. Now…
Inside the US Army Lab Racing to Create a Zika Vaccine
With American personnel stationed throughout the region where Zika is infecting people, and with Zika coming to the US, Army…
The Citizen Lobbyists Gunning for a Trip to Mars
A small group of citizens are on a mission to convince lawmakers that going to Mars is both possible and…