Thursday, August 13, 2015

LA throws 96 million 'shade balls' at its water shortage — and it's mesmerizing

96 millions shade balls are now resting in the LA Reservoir to help conserve water and video of their deployment is oddly soothing.

How to shoot the Perseid meteor shower with your phone

Even if you aren't a professional photographer, you can still take great looking photos of the Perseid meteor shower this week.

Talk about a pivot

Around the globe, people looked up to the night sky to catch what is considered to be the best meteor shower of the year.

When a student drunkenly emailed his teacher asking for an extension, he probably wasn't expecting such a badass response.

Even if you aren't able to head outside to check out the Perseid meteor shower yourself, you can still watch soem shooting stars with NASA online.

A man's story about an old lady defending a young woman on the London Underground is going viral.

Chinese media and social media users say a massive explosion rocked the northern city of Tianjin just before midnight local time.

In the wake of Alphabet, Google's Sundar Pichai will have new leeway to steer Android as CEO. He'll need it.

The next iPad Mini will likely get a big performance boost, according to a new rumor.

Kristen Stewart would rather talk about her movies than her sexuality.