​The Leipzig team of genetic scientists has announced that it was able to completely decode the genome of an extinct species of humans, the Denisova, using DNA extracted from a single 10-milligram bone fragment of a 50,000-year-old skeleton. The skeleton was found in Southern Siberia in 2010, and came from a previously unknown human species. The Denisovans, along with the Neanderthals, are the most closely related extinct relatives to modern-day humans.

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​Each week, Death by Science sends out an all-points bulletin for the latest science and technology news, tracks it down, and beats a confession out of it. This week, we look up to the stars, readjust our focus, and look closer at satellites. They are the reason you are able to read this right now on your computer or phone, but what if they ceased to work? It's more possible than you think.

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​Each week, Death by Science sends out an all-points bulletin for the latest science and technology news, tracks it down and beats a confession out of it. This week, we dive into the seedy world of phone hacking. Beware, it is a process so treacherous, so disgusting and so complex that you may never recover. Wait a second -- what is phone hacking?

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​Each week, Death by Science sends out an all-points bulletin for the latest science and technology news, tracks it down and beats a confession out of it. This week, we take a look at Netflix's monthly fee increase and the fervor surrounding it. The Internet boldly takes a stand and says, "Six buck a month to stream Swamp People? Over our dead bodies!"

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​Each week, Death by Science sends out an all-points bulletin for the latest science and technology news, tracks it down and beats a confession out of it. This week, we wake up, rub the sleep out of our eyes, roll over in bed and ask the Space Shuttle, "So, now what?"

(We had sex with the Space Shuttle.)

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​Each week, Death by Science sends out an all-points bulletin for the latest science and technology news, tracks it down and beats a confession out of it. This week, we examine the Supreme Court's ruling that video games should be considered art and we ask Ruth Bader Ginsburg if she has any tips on how to get past the Cyborg Ninja in Metal Gear Solid.

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​Each week, Death by Science kicks down science and technology's door and demands to see where they're hiding the primo goods. Often terrifying, sometimes humbling, our discoveries will make you run to the nearest 7-11 and stock up on canned goods and doomsday porn. This week, we examine the claim that flossing prevents heart disease. We also test out popular flossers that may or may not save your life (but they will definitely get food out of your teeth).

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​Each week, Death by Science gets on its hands and knees and crawls around, searching the dark world of science and technology. Often terrifying, sometimes humbling, our discoveries will make you run to the nearest 7-11 and stock up on canned goods and doomsday porn. This week, we found a study showing that in many places in America, people are starting to die younger.

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​Each week, Death by Science gets on its hands and knees and crawls around, searching the dark world of science and technology. Often terrifying, sometimes humbling, our discoveries will make you call your best bud and go, "Wha--?" This week, we examine why Germany's E. Coli outbreak has been so deadly.

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​Each week, Death by Science combs the dark world of science and technology to find out what's most likely to kill you. Often terrifying, sometimes humbling, our discoveries will make you scratch your noggin until you reach brain. This week, we go back to the '80s to examine where all this cellphone-cancer hubbub began.

The World Health Organization's press release Tuesday regarding cell-phone usage and a type of brain cancer provoked a calm, measured response from the American media. By "calm" and "measured," we mean they didn't run personalized obituaries for everyone in the country. They came close, though!

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