Robot Postman

from The Washington Post This self-driving delivery robot is coming soon to sidewalks By Matt McFarland Starship Technologies will conduct a pilot test of the new robot in early 2016. (Starship Technologies) The future of delivery might involve small drones zooming...

“Our position is correct, except, no Alderaan. “

from National Geographic Poof! The Planet Closest To Our Solar System Just Vanished The disappearance of Alpha Centauri Bb raises questions for planet hunters looking for Earth-sized alien worlds. By Devin Powell, for National Geographic PHOTOGRAPH BY REUTERS ...

Men Are Worms.

from The Telegraph Male brain is programmed to seek out sex over food By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor An amorous couple Photo: ALAMY It is said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but a new study suggests that when it comes to sex, food is the last...

Unusually High-velocity Halloween asteroid, hmmmm?

from ENGADGET Asteroid making surprise flyby at an ‘unusually high’ velocity by Steve Dent A newly discovered asteroid (not pictured) will make Halloween more thrilling by passing within 1.3 lunar distances (310,000 miles) of Earth. The object, which...

Alien Megastructure, Egad!

from The Mirror ‘Alien megastructure’ could surround giant star baffling scientists looking for new planets BY KIRSTIE MCCRUM A series of mysterious objects surrounding a giant star millions of miles away could be an alien megastructure, experts believe....