Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is partnering with Shangai-based Fundamental Films to develop an Extreme Universe movie franchise. Rob Liefeld, who created the Merc With A Mouth alongside writer Fabian Nicieza, will work with the duo on turning his sprawling series of comic books, boasting more than 100 varied characters, into what all involved will be keeping their fingers crossed spawns …

Fast radio bursts in space have confused the astronomy community for years. What causes them, and where do they come from? At last, researchers are getting some answers. For the first time, scientists have traced one of these bursts back to its home galaxy. Rare but powerful bursts of radio waves that have puzzled astronomers for years have now been …

Judge Halves Jury’s $1B Punitive Damages Award in J&J Hip Implant Case. The suit filed on behalf of six plaintiffs against DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent company Johnson & Johnson alleged that the company hid flaws in its Pinnacle artificial hips that caused the devices to fail prematurely, leaving patients facing surgeries and pain. Jurors started deliberations in the 10-week …

BlackBerry’s QWERTY sporting smartphone, codenamed ‘Mercury’ has finally been revealed at CES 2017. Chinese manufacturer TCL has rights to create phones under the BlackBerry name, and this model is unofficially called the Mercury. They revealed a prototype today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it’s pretty darn sleek: Enjoy our official first look at what’s to come …

Governor Terry McAuliffe promised Wednesday to veto legislation that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. “I can’t sit back and have that sitting out the same time I am traveling the globe recruiting businesses to Virginia,” McAuliffe told the Associated Press. “If there’s something that would be damaging toward business, and to our image around the country and …

NASA will embark on a new mission to explore supermassive black holes, neutron stars, and pulsars hidden within the depths of space. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, or IXPE, will launch in 2020, and will use three specialized space telescopes to conduct its business. “Objects such as black holes can heat surrounding gases to more than a million degrees,” a …

New European study from the University of Eastern Finland suggests a lack of vitamin D could have yet another effect on health, increasing the risk of chronic headaches in men. The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD) analyzed the serum vitamin D levels and occurrence of headache in approximately 2,600 men aged between 42 and 60 years in …

Researchers at the University of Waterloo played a key role in the development of a highly autonomous vehicle that Renesas Electronics America unveiled today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Using sensors and powerful computers, the car is capable of detecting and responding to other vehicles, stop signs and traffic lights to provide a safer driving experience. …

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2017 ranking for the best diets in the country for weight loss, diabetes and other categories. Four diets tied for fourth place this year. Among them is the Weight Watchers diet, which focuses on assigning points based on the nutritional value of food. The Mayo Clinic Diet was another of the four. …

Garmin has unveiled a new range of three Fenix smartwatches. For the first time, the Fenix 5 series offers three unique styles and sizes without compromising on the tech and capabilities. The Fenix 5 will come in three variants: the Fenix 5, the Fenix 5S, and the Fenix 5X. The baseline Fenix 5 is more compact than its predecessor but …

A new research reveals there is no link in the evolution of brain and tooth size. Published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research compared brain size evolution with reduced tooth size rates in eight hominin species: two australopiths (A. africanus and A. afarensis, roughly 1.9-2.9 million years old), two members of Paranthropus (P. robustus and …