"Curiosity stopped moving, freezing in place until its knowledge of its orientation can be recovered."

Glitch puts NASA's Curiosity Mars rover out of commission

Mars Attacks

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover just experienced a technical glitch losing its orientation, forcing it to stop in its tracks.

Glitch Puts NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Out of Commission

Curiosity is down.

"He probably believed that if he got something on Bezos it could shape coverage of Saudi Arabia in the Post."

Report: Saudi crown prince hacked WaPo owner Jeff Bezos’ phone

Plot Thickens

The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, sent a video to Jeff Bezos that allowed the nation to hack his phone, The Guardian reports.

Report: Saudi Crown Prince Hacked WaPo Owner Jeff Bezos’ Phone

The UN believes the hack may be tied to a journalist’s brutal murder.

And it could help in the development of quantum computers.

Scientists create "strange metal" packed with entangled electrons

All Connected

Researchers have created a "strange metal" that could help us harness the potential of the quantum world in a practical way.

Scientists Create “Strange Metal” Packed With Entangled Electrons

This could be the key to creating quantum technologies.

Construction is bad for the environment. What if we could grow our buildings instead?

These researchers want you to live in a fungus megastructure

Coliving Spaces

A team of scientists is exploring a bizarre idea: finding a way to build structures, circuitry, and other materials out of living fungal architecture.

These Researchers Want You to Live In a Fungus Megastructure

Let's just hope you aren't allergic.

Dumping fuel isn't unheard of, but doing so over an elementary school is.

Experts don't know why Boeing 777 doused children with jet fuel

Plane Nonsense

The decision by Delta Flight 89 pilots to dump jet fuel over a populated area and from a Boeing at an elevation of just 2,300 feet has left experts baffled.

Experts Don’t Know Why Boeing 777 Doused Children With Jet Fuel

"I'm just puzzled why these folks decided to do it this way."

NASA’s New Planet Tracker, NEID

It's an important step toward finding new Earth-like worlds.

Here's how NASA's new machine weighs exoplanets

Verdict: Heavy

NASA's new instrument, NEID, can measure the mass of a distant exoplanet with three times the sensitivity of any other equipment out there.

Here’s How NASA’s New Machine Weighs Exoplanets

NASA just unveiled a new exoplanet instrument named NEID.

New Spotify feature will generate a playlist for your iguana

Lizard Brain

Spotify is launching a playlist generator today that can line up some killer tunes for you and your hamster, bird, iguana, dog or cat.

New Spotify Feature Will Generate a Playlist For Your Iguana

"While music for pets isn’t an exact science, we consulted with experts in the pet industry for the best approximation for what might work best for our featured animals."

Water bears can survive almost anything — except long-term exposure to high temperatures.

Scientists: Global warming could kill tardigrades

Dead Serious

Even tardigrades — one of the most resilient creatures in the known universe — might not be able to survive global warming, according to a new study.

Scientists: Global Warming Could Kill Tardigrades

"We had found their Achilles' heel."

Humans might not be so special after all.

Professor: Electrons and quarks may experience consciousness

Consciousness Everywhere

A new book takes a deep dive into panpsychism, a millennia-old theory that argues that all forms of matter experience consciousness.

Professor: Electrons and Quarks May Experience Consciousness

"What this offers us is a beautifully simple, elegant way of integrating consciousness into our scientific worldview..."

Scientists: Ocean warming at the rate of five A-bombs per second

Explosive Context

A scientist has compared the amount of heat causing ocean warming to the amount of energy released by the Hiroshima atomic bomb.

Scientists: Ocean Warming at the Rate of Five A-Bombs per Second

"It’s about five Hiroshima bombs of heat, every second, day and night, 365 days a year."

First 'living robots' designed on supercomputer

The biological machines could one day be used to clean up microplastics in the ocean or even deliver drugs inside the human body.

Scientists build "first living robots" from frog stem cells

Bleep Bloop

A team of researchers have built what they claim to be the first living robots called "xenobots" that can move, pick up objects, and even heal themselves.

Scientists Build “First Living Robots” From Frog Stem Cells

"It's a new class of artifact: a living, programmable organism."

It builds on tech Microsoft's been using on Xbox for years.

Microsoft says new tool detects pedophiles grooming kids online

Safer Space

Microsoft has created a tool that analyzes text-based chats for signs of pedophiles online — and it's giving it away for free.

Microsoft Says New Tool Detects Pedophiles Grooming Kids Online

And they're giving it away to qualified companies.

"These newly-released emails are incredibly damning."

Boeing's deadly 737 Max "designed by clowns," wrote employee

Message Received

Boeing has released internal communications regarding its 737 Max — and the contents of some of the messages are downright disturbing. 

Boeing’s Deadly 737 Max “Designed by Clowns,” Wrote Employee

"I still haven’t been forgiven by God for the covering up I did last year."

Its creators hope to begin human trials in 2021.

Biodegradable "bridge" could repair damaged nerves

Mind the Gap

In the future, doctors could treat damaged nerves with a newly unveiled biodegradable "bridge" created by University of Pittsburgh researchers.

Biodegradable “Bridge” Could Repair Damaged Nerves

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-nerve-growing-method-could-help-injured-soldiers-and-others/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Nerve-Growing Method Could Help Injured Soldiers and Others</a> [Scientific American]

More on nerve damage: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/transfers-nerves-paralyzed-patients-use-hands" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Surgeon Transfers Nerves to Let Paralyzed Patients Use Hands</a>

Devices

It restored nearly 80 percent of nerve function in macaques.

"We need more experimental evidence, but it gives us a clue."

Mysterious Chinese virus may have spread from snakes

Snake Pun

A genetic analysis of the virus behind the Chinese pandemic reveals that it likely originated from a snake at Wuhan's seafood market.

Mysterious Chinese Virus May Have Spread From Snakes

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231162-wuhan-coronavirus-may-have-been-transmitted-to-people-from-snakes/">Wuhan coronavirus may have been transmitted to people from snakes</a> [New Scientist]

More on the Wuhan virus: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/china-quarantines-three-cities-pandemic">China Quarantines Three More Entire Cities to Fight Pandemic</a>

Studies

Researchers have uncovered a crucial detail about the viral pandemic.

China quarantines three more entire cities to fight pandemic

Major Lockdown

Now four cities in China are in lockdown quarantines to try and nip the coronavirus pandemic in the bud, trapping a total 20 million residents.

China Quarantines Three More Entire Cities to Fight Pandemic

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/23/coronavirus-panic-spreads-in-china-with-three-cities-in-lockdown">Coronavirus: three Chinese cities locked down and Beijing festivities scrapped</a> [The Guardian]

More on the Wuhan virus: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/wuhan-china-quarantine">China Quarantines Entire City Where Mystery Virus Outbreak Began</a>

Developments

"To my knowledge, trying to contain a city of 11 million people is new to science."

Anarchotranshumanists, xenofeminists, and queer cyborgs gathered together in the name of better healthcare.

This biohacker conference sounds absolutely outrageous

Please Try This at Home

The "Please Try This At Home" biohacker conference focused on carving out a space for people harmed by mainstream healthcare systems.

This Biohacker Conference Sounds Absolutely Outrageous

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkbv/a-better-body-is-possible-these-anarchist-biohackers-want-to-build-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Better Body Is Possible. These Anarchist Biohackers Want to Build It</a> [Vice]

More on biohacking: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/transhumanist-implanted-magnet-triggered-leds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Transhumanist Implanted Magnet-Triggered LEDs Under Her Skin</a>

"I took my surgically removed organs home in a snow globe and maybe you can too."

Boeing quits — and kills — DARPA experimental spaceplane program

Grounded for Good

Boeing has quit DARPA's Experimental Spaceplane (XSP) project, prompting the military agency to announce it was killing the project altogether.

Boeing Quits — and Kills — DARPA Experimental Spaceplane Program

"This effectively ends the XSP program."

Magic robot hand

A new prototype uses ultrasound waves to move objects.

Ultrasonic hands could give robots a lighter touch

All the Feels

A Swiss researcher has created a prototype robot hand that uses acoustic levitation to move objects without ever touching them.

Ultrasonic Hands Could Give Robots a Lighter Touch

This robot can move objects without ever touching them.

The military is struggling to prevent a potential disaster in Earth's orbit.

Experts call for system preventing satellite collisions

Sci-Fi Visions

Keeping track of an immense and growing amount of objects in Earth's orbit is becoming increasingly difficult and could end in disaster, as NPR reports.

Experts Call for System Preventing Satellite Collisions

Why is there still no air traffic control for space?

It's about 500,000 times faster than a dentist's drill.

Scientists break world record for fastest-spinning object

Dizzying Speed

Scientists from Purdue University have built the world's fastest-spinning object, a nanoparticle capable of completing 300 billion revolutions per minute.

Scientists Break World Record for Fastest-Spinning Object

And it could help unlock the mysteries of "nothingness."

China quarantines entire city where mystery virus outbreak began

Lockdown

According to a news bulletin, all travel out of Wuhan, China has been suspended in an attempt to contain the spreading 2019-nCoV virus.

China Quarantines Entire City Where Mystery Virus Outbreak Began

More on 2019-nCoV: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/china-censored-pandemic-social-media">China Censored Info About Growing Pandemic on Social Media</a>

China is taking extreme measures to stop a pandemic.

The scientists who discovered the new land sharks insist that humanity is safe.

Sharks are evolving to walk on land

Land Sharks

Four newly-discovered sharks use their fins to crawl across coral reefs — and can also walk across short stretches of dry land.

Sharks Are Evolving to Walk on Land

They're evolving!

"I was worried about him because he's one of our great geniuses."

Trump praises Elon Musk: "He does good at rockets"

Stable Genius

U.S. President Donald Trump couldn't say enough nice — and baffling — things about billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk during a recent interview.