15 Essential Apps for Freelancers

With digital communication making it possible to work from almost anywhere in the world, many creatives are turning to freelancing to pay the bills. Making the switch can seem daunting, though, since working on your own terms also requires constantly searching for new jobs, keeping everything organized and the will-power to stay focused outside of an office. If you are thinking of venturing into freelancing, …

The Most Popular Halloween Costumes, According to Google

Think you’ve come up with a one-of-a-kind Halloween costume? You may want to check with Google’s Frightgeist before heading out. Created by the search giant’s News Lab, the interactive data visualization taps into Google Trends to display the top Halloween costume searches—both locally and nationally—to give users an idea of what to expect when trick-or-treating. Right now, the most searched character in the United States …

“Kissing” Stars

Scientists have spotted two massive, super-hot stars twirling into each other about 160,000 light years away. The nearly identical stars are so close together (about 7.5 million miles away from each other) that their surfaces overlap—making them appear as if they’re kissing. If the stars continue on their paths, two outcomes are possible: they will merge together and form a single, massive star in a …