December 12, 2019 Scientists Sequence the Genome of America’s Famous Extinct Parakeet Researchers have produced the first whole genome of the Carolina parakeet, a recently extinct parrot native to the United States. The bird’s DNA reveals…
December 12, 2019 In The Witcher’s Final Trailer, a World Prepares for Magic and War The great war is about to begin, but all that matters is one girl. Read more… via Gizmodo Check out the Finding Your Identity…
December 12, 2019 Rocket Lab’s second launch site is now complete, with its first mission set for next year Small satellite launcher Rocket Lab unveiled the company’s second launch site this morning — a just-finished pad built at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on…
December 12, 2019 Amazon has gaming laptops with Nvidia RTX graphics on sale today Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Whether you’re hoping to gift a capable gaming laptop to a loved one for the holidays…
December 12, 2019 Google is bringing spam detection and verified business messaging to Messages Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, Google announced that it’s rolling out two features for its Messages app on Android that are…
December 12, 2019 How to turn your iPhone’s location tracking on or off Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Your iPhone uses information from your cell service, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS to pinpoint its location,…
December 12, 2019 Watch Every Fire on Earth This Year in This Blazing Visualization This was the year the world burned. Literally. The year kicked off with Tasmania on fire. People set the Amazon aflame this summer. California…
December 12, 2019 Why You’re Always ‘Randomly Selected’ For Additional Airport Screening No matter how prepared you are, airport delays are inevitable. If your bag’s overweight, expect to take a few minutes just to unpack, redistribute…
December 12, 2019 PC gamers: Rate and review the RTX 2060 Super or 2070 Super Affordable, fast and with excellent dual-fan cooling, AMD's two new ray-tracing cards (the RTX 2060 Super and the 2070 Super) took the place of…
December 12, 2019 Build (and destroy) your own levels in ‘Angry Birds VR’ Angry Birds fans can get creative with their pig-destroying shenanigans, as Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs just received an update that adds a…