Armored Dinos May Have Dug Trenches to Protect Themselves, Fossil Study Suggests

Gizmodo The headless horseman would make fast friends with an Asian ankylosaur; where the former tends to be missing its head, these dinosaurs are often found without their body. In fact, the dearth of ankylosaur bodies has vexed paleontologists, who are eager to learn more about how the hefty herbivores became …Read more… Read More

Scientists Found a ‘Magical’ Solution to Fight Dangerous Zombie Fires

Gizmodo The rise of zombie fires is the latest iteration of climate horrors. The world became acquainted with them last summer when fires in Siberia that had been smoldering underground all winter reignited in the summer. They pose a major problem in a warming world, but scientists have come up with a way to extinguish

Sony’s Next-Gen VR Controllers Are Packing Some Major Upgrades

Gizmodo Even though Sony has already said its upcoming VR headset won’t be available until sometime next year, the company is already showing off teasers of its new controllers. Based on what we’ve seen so far, the next version of Sony’s PS VR tech looks to be packing some serious upgrades. Read more… Read More

Covering California’s Canals With Solar Panels Could Solve Two Crises at Once

Gizmodo A new analysis finds that covering water canals in California with floating solar panels could save a lot of water and money while generating renewable energy. Doing so would generate between 20% and 50% higher return on investment than would be achieved by building those panels on the ground. Read more… Read More

Seismic Ripples Reveal Size of Mars’s Core

Scientific American Content: Global Mars becomes the first inner planet after Earth to have its core measured — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Read More

Birth Control Apps Are Great If You Want to Get Pregnant

Gizmodo Earlier this month, popular period-tracking app Clue announced it had received FDA clearance for a digital birth control feature in its app. Now, per a Verge report, Natural Cycles, the other FDA-cleared birth control app, is pissed because of how the FDA granted that clearance, sparking some beef between the two apps…Read more… Read