Category : Mashable

'Jeopardy!' has missed the mark with guest hosts so far

Longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek left a gaping hole in the show when he died last November. Perhaps it's unfair to say this, as no host will be able to capture Trebek's magic, but the guest hosts vying for his replacement so far have...well, not...

NASA puts its money on SpaceX for a massive lunar lander

NASA has a plan to put humans back on the surface of the moon, and that plan officially includes SpaceX now. The space agency announced Friday that it awarded the private rocket company a $2.89 billion contract to develop a "commercial human l...

Hubble captures a massive black hole blazing fiery plasma trails across the cosmos

The focus of this new image share from NASA — a photo captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2012 — is Hercules A. The distant galaxy, also known as 3C 348, is the bright spot right in the middle of the below image. Those long, gorgeo...

9 ways to live your life multiple times

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies," wrote Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin in A Dance With Dragons. "The man who never reads lives only one." As someone who has lived and ended more than a thousand lives in his story so far, M...

Edward Snowden's one and only NFT (so far) sold for a bonkers $5 million

Whistleblower Edward Snowden's NFT just sold for over $5 million, or 2,224 Ethereum, at auction. Due do Ethereum's price fluctuations, the value of the purchase has been bouncing between $5.2 million and $5.5 million. The digital artwork...

Watch first-ever collar camera footage of a wolf's day

The mission of the Voyageurs Wolf Project is to better understand the behavior of wolves in Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park. By attaching a camera collar from Vectronic-Aerospace to one of the wild park wolves, the project was able to captur...

U.S. regulators issue disturbing warning: Keep kids and pets away from Peloton treadmills

Fitness company Peloton has amassed a cult following over the past few years, especially after the pandemic forced everyone to work out at home. While the company is mostly known for their bikes, the brand offers treadmills as well — and those...

The many private companies in charge of vaccine passports

Your COVID vaccine data might be flowing to private companies without your knowledge. Paper cards are the primary way people receive records of their COVID-19 vaccinations. However, some governments and businesses are looking for ways to digitize th...

Why this spectacular glacier is surging in Alaska

Alaska's mighty Muldrow Glacier is moving 50 to 100 times faster than normal. It's a major surge. Large parts of the 39-mile-long "river of ice" are progressing some 30 to 60 feet per day, as opposed to just a few inches. On a warming gl...

'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' opened the door for tons of new Marvel stories

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was always going to be a buzzy Disney+ show, but we didn't expect it to be close to 10 shows. In an impressive mining of comics canon, Malcolm Spellman's miniseries about Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes...

5 fantastic free coloring apps

Coloring apps — which let you color images as if on a coloring book page while using your phone or tablet's touchscreen — are great fun for younger children, giving them a chance to get creative without any mess. For older kids and adult...

7 hidden Spotify features you probably didn't know about

Spotify is pretty good at presenting you with songs, albums and playlists you may want to listen to next, but its user interface isn't always intuitive when it comes to organizing your music. There are features in Spotify that I feel should ex...

Soothe sore throats and dry skin with a cool mist humidifier on sale

TL;DR: Have dry skin? This TOSOT Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier can help. As of April 17, get one for only $39.99 — a 20% savings. Ideally, indoor humidity levels should be kept between 30 and 50 percent. Too much humidity can encourage mold...

Improve your baseball pitch recognition with this software on sale

TL;DR: Become a heavy hitter with gameSense's Revolutionary Cognitive Sports Training Software, on sale for 68% off. As of April 17, get a three-year subscription for only $97.99. Known as the gold standard in professional baseball and softball pit...

Prepare for barbecue season with a charcoal grill on sale

TL;DR: Cook outdoors this summer with this Costway BBQ Charcoal Grill, on sale for $139.99 — a 33% discount — as of April 17. The key to an excellent outdoor gathering is a mouthwatering assortment of grilled foods, and you can make tha...