I can’t stop playing Roadside Research, the dumbest game I’ve played in years

But rather than availing myself of these bona fide GOTY contenders, I’ve found myself pretending to be an alien who’s ...

Alien Director Ridley Scott Knows Where He Went Wrong With Prometheus

Ridley Scott intended for Prometheus to be a completely separate tale from his horror classic Alien, but he also knows why ...
The Droid Guy

Android Wi‑Fi Connected but No Internet: Fix Captive Portals, DNS, and Router Conflicts

When your Android phone says it’s connected to Wi‑Fi but nothing loads, it’s usually not “mystical.” In most cases, your ...
Nature

Biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem — it’s time to fix it

Biodiversity loss is continuing at an unprecedented rate, with species becoming extinct at between 100 and 1,000 times the average pre-human, or ‘background’, rate. Human activities are the main cause ...
NPR

Here's why people say they're using 'Are You Dead?' and apps like it

Each day, after feeding his cat and tidying up his home, Johnny Miller has one more task left on his to-do list: confirm on his phone that he is indeed still alive. He does this through a Chinese app ...