Animals in 2016: What’s Ahead

TECH SPACE HUMAN EARTH HISTORY ANIMALS ADVENTURE VIDEO View Online Animals in 2016: What's Ahead The new year is young, but big changes are already underway that will affect many animals, from manatees to moose. READ MORE Tasty Tech Eye Candy : Virtual Reality From goggles to full-body suits to omni-directional treadmills, here's a look at the latest advances in virtual reality. READ MORE WATCH VIDEO: This Is Your Brain On Virtual Reality Virtual reality systems may be tech wonders of the future, but they still have yet to master a completely seamless bond with the brain and its perceptions. Hunting Uranus, the Solar System's Azure Ice Giant Often overlooked, Uranus, one of the solar system's "ice giants," is a challenging, but worthwhile target for amateur astronomers this month. READ MORE WATCH VIDEO: What We Can Learn From The Newly Found 'Exo-Uranus' The discovery of a Uranus-like planet orbiting a very distant star could tell us a great deal about our own ice giants. Why Aren't Humans Cannibals? Cannibalism is one of our biggest taboos, with good reason. For starters, it's gross, as well as a fast track to some gnarly diseases. WATCH Follow Discovery News on Facebook! Get your sci-tech headlines all day on Twitter too! At Discovery Communications, we value your privacy. If you would like to be removed from future communications like this, please click here. Privacy Policy Discovery Communications, LLC One Discovery Place Silver Spring, MD 20910 © Copyright 2015 Discovery Communications, LLC