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Yes, it can be this cold outside in a time of global warming

"A cold snap in the teeth of global warming is no more unusual than a cool day in summer. Both happen," one climate scientist said.

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'Disappointing': Apple earnings highlight company's uncertain future

Apple's Tim Cook surprised investors just two days into 2019, issuing a rare warning that the tech giant's revenue would disappoint.

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How a teenage Fortnite player found Apple's FaceTime bug — and why it was so hard to report it

Grant Thompson just wanted to play Fortnite and chat with friends. His discovery led to an overhaul of a major iPhone feature.

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What is geothermal energy?

This heat trapped underground can be tapped to generate electricity and warm buildings.

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Here's what's really behind the Huawei indictments

The U.S. contends Huawei is connected to the Chinese government and could plant spyware in the U.S. power grid, transportation network and nuclear plants.

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On Apple's earnings day, Wall Street expects both pain and a plan

"Apple needs to turn this dark chapter around, and Wall Street will be listening to every word carefully," said one analyst.

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What is Oumuamua? Here's what we know so far

Some scientists say the visitor from another star system could be an alien spacecraft.

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Would you choose lab-grown steak to help the environment?

Scientists in Israel are growing their own steaks in the hope that it could one day help to solve the problem of food production and climate change.

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Fiery editor — and Trump golfing buddy — is back at The New York Post

"The Fox News ethos is going to be more clear and distinct in the newspaper and on digital," said sources at the paper.

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4chan trolls inundate laid off HuffPost, Buzzfeed reporters with death threats

The threats are part of a coordinated campaign organized on the far-right message board.

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Twitter is testing a new way to determine where a tweet started

Twitter's changes come as many journalists and power users have said they are re-evaluating their Twitter habits.

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Blue Origin wants to launch a person into space by the end of this year

The company owned by Jeff Bezos is also expected to launch tickets sales later this year for space tourism flights.

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Doomsday clock has world at two minutes from Armageddon

"Though unchanged from 2018, this setting should be taken not as a sign of stability but as a stark warning to leaders and citizens around the world," said Rachel Bronson, president and CEO of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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Shutdown raises fear of hackers, cybersecurity 'brain drain'

As the shutdown drags on, hackers are receiving the message that the federal cybersecurity infrastructure isn't in the best shape to defend against attacks, said security analysts.

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Here's how smart toilets of the future could protect your health

"Everything these days is connected and smart, but I feel like the bathroom is a very untapped area."

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Watch the moon get rocked by a meteorite during the lunar eclipse

The rare sighting came as the moon became completely engulfed in Earth's shadow.

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2019 lunar eclipse: 5 things to know about the 'super blood wolf moon'

This is your last chance to see a total lunar eclipse until 2021.

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This startup wants to put huge ads in space. Not everyone is on board with the idea.

Swarms of tiny, light-reflecting "cubesats" would come together to form luminous words or logos.

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Asteroids are crashing into Earth more often than before, study finds

Asteroids are crashing into Earth more often than before but don't worry, there's no immediate danger — the next one is set to cross our paths in more than 800 years.

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New solar flare simulation reveals dazzling beauty of dangerous eruptions

"This research is teaching us how the sun evolves, and how it affects our daily lives."