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This is where all your digital data lives

Ancient humans stored information in cave paintings, the oldest we know of are over40,000 years old. As humans evolved, the emergence of languages and the invention of writing led to detailed information being stored in various written forms, culminating with the invention of paper in China around thefirst century AD. The oldest printed books appeared in China betweenAD600 and AD900. For over a millennium, books remained the main source of information storage....

This is why China and Russia want to build a base on the Moon

The Russian space agency Roscosmos and China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) recently agreed to establish lunar outposts on, and in orbit around, the Moon. This announcement comes as Russia prepares to mark the 60th anniversary of Yuri’s Night — the beginning of human spaceflight. Roscosmos originated in 1991 from the dissolved soviet space program. The Soviet space agency accomplished a number of firsts, including launching the first satellite, as well as the first man, and woman, into space....

This jigsaw puzzle could earn you $1 million. No, seriously…it could

TLDR:If you think you’ve got what it takes, the 1 Million Dollar Puzzle could earn you…yep, $1 million. You think you’re pretty smart. It’s ok. Just go ahead and admit it out loud. You think you’re at least a step or two ahead of just about everybody else around you. It’s alright. It’s cool. We’re not going to rat you out for your exaggerated sense of superiority. In fact, we’re going to play right into your elevated self-assurance....

This Jupiter-like planet survived its dying star — and it could offer clues for our own Solar System

How will the Solar System die? It’s a hugely important question that researchers have speculated a lot about, using our knowledge of physics to create complex theoretical models. We know that the Sun will eventually become a “white dwarf”, a burnt stellar remnant whose dim light gradually fades into darkness. This transformation will involve a violent process that will destroy an unknown number of its planets. So which planets will survive the death of the Sun?...

This keyring will make sure you don’t end up with a dead phone battery

We’ve all been there. You’re in an airport or someone’s office and your phone is about to die. You might have some USB power available but you sure as heck didn’t shove a USB cable into your pocket. Well, for $15, now you shouldn’t have to use that reasoning anymore. This little device from Scoche (called the flipSYNC) has been around for quite a while, but I have to admit that this is the first time that I’ve seen it....