Doctors Feared John Glenn Would Go Space-Blind During Historic Orbit [Video]
18 Feb 2012 4:00am GMT In 1962, space travel wasn't what you'd call an "exact" science. NASA was only a few years old and nobody really knew how humans would cope outside the atmosphere. Now, 50 years after his historic orbit, John Glenn recalls what his doctors thought would happen in zero gravity. More »
This Week's Top Web Comedy Video: Student Loan STDs [Video]
18 Feb 2012 3:00am GMT Before you engage in risky grad school enrollment, remember that you run a high risk of contracting a student loan. And once you've come down with one of those, it's almost impossible to clean up. More »
Zune Music Pass May Be Reborn as a New Xbox Live Music Service [Rumors]
18 Feb 2012 2:45am GMT Microsoft is reportedly looking to improve its less-than-stellar track record when it comes to digital music. Having already scrapped its Zune player and Urge service, the software giant could be contemplating rebuilding the Zune Music Pass program as a new, Spotify-style service by year's end. More »
Wave Your Paws to a Techno-Kitten Beat, Lolcat-Style [Video]
18 Feb 2012 2:40am GMT If flying around as a kitten with a jetpack, a "butterfly" kitten, or even a kitten wrapped with bacon as techno music plays is your idea of a good time, then Techno Kitten Adventure is the app you've been waiting for. This music game mashes the popular lolcats internet meme with techno music, creating one of the most addictive tap-rhythm games for techno fans looking for something a little… different. More »
The Air Force's Crazy Plan to Launch Nuclear ICBMs from a Cargo Plane [Nukes]
18 Feb 2012 2:20am GMT When you think ICBM, things get Freudian—a long, slender missile erupting from an underground silo or submarine bay, gliding upwards. You probably don't consider a giant missile dumped from the back of a plane. The Air Force did. More »