This Newly Discovered Cretaceous Mammal Had Really Freaky Ears

Paleontologists in China have discovered the fossilized remains of a rodent-like creature that featured an auditory system unlike anything seen before.

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Dakota Johnson And Ellen Take Awkward To New Heights In Cringeworthy Interview

Johnson named her favorite comedian … and it wasn’t Ellen!

Buttigieg Campaign To Return Donations From Lawyers Who Represented Kavanaugh

One of the attorneys also contributed to the campaigns of Kamala Harris, Michael Bennet and Kirsten Gillibrand.

Former MLB Star Says He’s Teaching Sons To Shoot Guns In Case Bernie Sanders Beats Trump

Kathy Griffin and Tom Arnold threw the former San Francisco Giant a few insults in return.

Apple caves on demands to show Crimea as part of Russia in its apps

Apple’s Maps and Weather apps now display Crimea as a Russian territory when viewed from within the country. According to the BBC, the company was pressured by the State Duma to do so, and had originally suggested displaying Crimea as an “undefined t…

Amazon Alexa gets new emotions and it’s a little creepy

One thing Amazon has been trying to do with Alexa ever since it launched the AI assistant is make it sound more conversational. Today the company took a big step in that direction, rolling out emotions and new speaking styles for Alexa. These new features are launching for developers today, so we should see them added to various skills soon. … Continue reading

The Expanse Season 4 Is Almost Here, So Here's a Crash Course on Where the Sci-Fi Standout Left Off

The Expanse premieres its fourth season (thank you, Amazon) on December 13, which means you technically still have time to re-watch seasons one through three. But if you don’t have several dozen spare hours between now and next Friday, we’ve got a handy primer to remind you of exactly where things stand.

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Your Joy-Con Are Holding You Back: Grab This Wireless GameCube Controller For Just $34

PowerA Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch (Gray) | $34 | Amazon

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The Closure of the West's Largest Coal Plant Could Be a Test For the Green New Deal

The sun has set on the Navajo Generating Station, which burned its last pile of coal earlier this month. Economics finally caught up with the West’s largest coal plant, forcing it to shutter as cheap natural gas and renewables made it irrelevant to the energy grid.

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"Magic Mushroom" Ingredient Inches Closer to Becoming a Depression Treatment

A future where a key ingredient of psychedelic mushrooms called psilocybin is regularly used to improve our mental health is none too far off. This month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a “breakthrough therapy” designation to a non-profit company developing psilocybin as a treatment for clinical…

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