Mattel refreshed the View-Master for virtual reality last year with a version based on Google Cardboard, and this weekend it showed off an updated design at the New York Toy Fair. For instance, in order to accommodate smaller phones like the iPhone 5, a plastic adaptor was included that was easy to misplace. So for the View-Master Virtual Reality Viewer …

Scientists have gotten straight to the heart of Pluto, striving to explain the dwarf planet’s geological complexity and evolution. Pluto’s iconic “broken heart” region is again in the scientific spotlight on a newly-released NASA colored map. Trying to learn more about the mysterious area and understand its surface, NASA scientists have mapped terrain on the “broken heart” region in different …

DARPA is christening its autonomous robot ship in April, the agency’s director, Arati Prabhakar, has revealed at a media roundtable. The Obama administration requested $2.973 billion for DARPA for fiscal year 2017, the same amount in its 2016 request, and $105 more than what was appropriated, said DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar. That amounts to only 2 percent of federal R&D …

It has been found that billions of people face temporary water shortages every year. This figure is dismal to say the least. Some 4 billion people don’t have access to safe drinking water for at least one month of the entire year. And the situation is only going to get worse with the passage of time.

Two people were struck by blow darts while walking on the Golden Gate Bridge Friday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to KRON4, a pedestrian flagged a bicycle patrol officer down on the bridge at 2:45 p.m. Friday, saying that as he walked north he was “hit in the thigh by a long metal dart.” Speaking with ABC7, …

A man is missing after a group of snowmobiles went through the ice in Black River Lake in Kings County, according to the RCMP. A 26-year-old New Ross man was not found when rescuers helped two other snowmobilers. At about 9:55 p.m. Saturday, RCMP received a 911 call and learned a group of snowmobilers had fallen through the ice while …

Zac Brown incited an unruly Boston crowd at a Fenway Park concert and security failed to protect a blind woman from the mob … so she claims in a new lawsuit. Karen Perry claims she was seated in the disabled section at the Zac Brown Band’s Fenway Park concert in Boston, Massachusetts, in August last year, when the singer left …

Pfizer is recalling 126 lots of Advil liquid products for infants and children. The recall involves three kinds of Children’s Advil, and Advil Pediatric Drops. The pharmaceutical company says there may be clumps of ibuprofen in the liquid, leading to higher or lower doses than expected.

Transport Canada is ordering Nissan Canada to do more to notify owners of certain vehicles about a potentially dangerous defect. A statement sent out by the department said that a safety issue was found in Nissan X-Trail 2005 and 2006 models dealing with a defect in the fuel reservoir filler pipe coating, which can allow for corrosion.

More than 185 students at Ursinus College in Montgomery County are recovering from a stomach bug, while the health department works to find the cause. After receiving approval from county health officials, the college re-opened one of the dining halls that was closed after a mysterious stomach bug suddenly sickened at least 185 students, causing vomiting and diarrhea.

AT&T plans to unveil a new 5G high-speed mobile in Austin before the end of the year the company revealed Friday. According to an AT&T press release, AT&T plans to collaborate with Ericsson and Intel to work on 5G solutions in AT&T’s labs starting in the second quarter of this year, with outdoor tests and trials over the summer. The …