Want to be more productive? Most jobs nowadays require us to focus for long periods of time. The trouble is, we think our ability to concentrate is unlimited. Truth be told, the human mind wasn’t meant to be hyper-focused for terribly long periods of time. So how can we hack our brain to squeeze out …

There are a number of ways to affect the path of an asteroid—especially one that’s likely to cause massive destruction to Earth. Enter Bennu, an asteroid as tall as the Empire State Building, but even more massive because it’s round. If it plunged into our planet, the effects would be absolutely catastrophic no matter the …

Your passwords are stored in secure systems by using some special algorithms known as “hashing.” Hackers try to access these passwords using different techniques, the most popular one is called a “Dictionary attack,” where the computer tries over and over again. For example, in July of 2017, hackers obtained 1.5 terabytes of data from HBO …

WhatsApp has rolled out a massive new update that affects the way its Delete For Everyone feature works. The new update will allow users to delete messages they publish to the app hours after they first get sent. The Facebook-owned messaging app first added the ability to delete sent messages from an individual conversation or …

During the hours of sleep, the brain performs a cleaning shift. A study led by a Spanish scientist at the University of Cambridge reveals that the neural connections associated with memory are strengthened and those created from irrelevant data are weakened until they are purged. Throughout the day, people retain a lot of information. The …