‘Creed II’ is About More Than Revenge, According to Michael B. Jordan

Creed II will have Adonis Creed facing off against Victor Drago, son of Ivan Drago – the man who killed Adonis’ father, Apollo. That sets Creed II up to seem like less of a boxing drama and more of a revenge thriller. But according to star Michael B. Jordan, there’s a lot more to Creed II than simple […]

Why the iPhone keyboard inserts ‘ducking’ into your texts, according to the person who designed it (AAPL)

Screenshot A common iPhone autocorrect error replaces the “f word” with a word describing an aquatic bird.  We spoke to the iPhone keyboard’s original designer about why it happens.  You may be part of the majority of Americans who don’t use the “f word” in daily life. But the rest of us use profanity to […]

Here’s where Hurricane Florence is due to make landfall, according to the latest prediction

Google/Business Insider Hurricane Florence is surging towards the US, and is due to make landfall Friday. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center shows the storm striking land at Sneads Ferry, North Carolina. The track is not certain, and is subject to change. Read our full hurricane coverage here. Hurricane Florence is surging towards […]

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Star Trek’ Idea is ‘Bananas’ and Needs an R-Rating, According to Karl Urban

The Star Trek film universe is in a strange place right now. Star Trek 4 has run into some problems, as Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth have both dropped out due to salary disagreements. And then there’s Quentin Tarantino‘s puzzling R-rated Star Trek film that Paramount seems very interested in making at some point. Karl Urban, who is […]

Babies learn most of their vocabulary from their fathers, according to new research

A new study by researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai may have just solved the “father tongue” vs “mother tongue” conundrum. According to lead researcher, Menghan Zhang, there is a correlation between lexical patterns and the Y chromosome, which is passed on by the father. The team also hypothesised that the ability to process and […]

What it’s like inside the internment camps China uses to oppress its Muslim minority, according to people who’ve been there

Kevin Frayer/Getty Images China is accused of detaining up to 1 million Uighur Muslims in internment camps in the western region of Xinjiang. Two Uighurs who had been inside those camps have told BBC Newsnight about the physical and psychological torture that goes on there. One described being shackled to a chair, deprived of sleep, […]

There’s ‘no evidence’ Chris Watts’s wife killed their kids as he claimed, according to a new report

Chris Watts is charged with murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters earlier this month in Frederick, Colorado. He claims he only killed his wife because she killed their kids first, according to a police affidavit. Officers have reportedly found “no evidence” to back up his claims. A police source told People magazine that preliminary […]

People really do love dogs more than other humans, according to a new study

Jordan Koons / Unsplash New research has shown people are more empathetic to dogs than adult humans.  Only a baby human elicited more sympathy than an adult dog from study participants. This is because we see dogs as part of the family, rather than just pets. Some dog owners love their four-legged friends so much that […]

Trump’s new pollution rules could cause up to 1,400 more premature deaths every year by 2030, according to the EPA

REUTERS/Brian Snyder President Donald Trump‘s administration has released its new plan to regulate carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. The Affordable Clean Energy rule would impose looser regulations than former President Barack Obama’s proposed Clean Power Plan. According to an EPA analysis, Trump’s new rules could cause up to 1,400 premature deaths annually by 2030. President Donald […]

‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Will Take Risks, According to David Harbour

Stranger Things season 3 won’t arrive for another year, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start obsessing over it now. David Harbour, who plays sherif/dancing enthusiast Hopper on the hit Netflix series, recently offered some vague info regarding the impending third season, promising that audiences can expect something risky. Plus: just in time for Emmy […]