Victor Tangermann is a Toronto-based staff writer and photo editor for Futurism.com. He enjoys watching rockets explode and reading about SETI.

Victor Tangermann

A distressing Australian climate change analysis has some pretty bad news: human civilization is set out to collapse by 2050 if we ignore climate change.

Point of No Return

We're screwed.

New Research: Human Civilization Will Likely Collapse By 2050

The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an association made up of more than 12,000 members from across the globe, released a statement regarding concerns over SpaceX's new Starlink satellite initiative.

Bright Star

Scientific breakthroughs like the first black hole image could be hindered by constellations like Starlink.

Astronomers Call for Regulation of SpaceX Starlink Satellites

Two scientists have invented a device that can create its own source of electricity from an extremely abundant and renewable source: falling snow.

Snow Catcher

Have you ever given yourself an electric shock by rubbing your feet against a carpet?

New Device Generates Electricity From Falling Snow

In a podcast interview this weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed new details about the electric car company's long-awaited hypercar, the Roadster.

Ride the Lightning

"If you have 3 Gs of thrust, you can go in any direction."

Elon Musk: Tesla Will Sell Roadster With SpaceX Thrusters in 2020

North Face has officially apologized for uploading images of remote locations with models wearing North Face swag in them to Wikipedia.

North Face Hack

"When The North Face exploits the trust you have in Wikipedia to sell you more clothes, you should be angry."

The North Face Vandalized Wikipedia, Then Apologized After Outcry

Several times a week, short bursts of light appear on the surface of the Moon. Scientists have only been able to guess as to why the phenomenon occurs.

Moon Flashes

But astronomers have a good guess.

Weird Flashes Keep Appearing on the Moon and Scientists Don't Know Why

Kathy Lueders, manager of the commercial crew program at NASA, sees SpaceX's Crew Dragon explosion as a blessing in disguise.

SpaceX Explosion

Was SpaceX's catastrophic "anomaly" a blessing in disguise?

NASA Commercial Crew Manager Calls SpaceX Explosion a "Gift"

While playing rounds of capture the flag in Quake III Arena, DeepMind's artificial intelligence was able to outperform human teammates.

Pwning Your Friends

This AI is way better at helping you capture the flag than your pitiful human friend.

DeepMind's Gamer AI is Better At Co-op Mode Than Human Players

startup Alaka'i has designed a flying car that the company touts as the "first air mobility vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cells."

Dank Hydro

Could hydrogen-powered flying taxis go the extra mile?

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flying Car Has a Range of 400 Miles

Hungary is planning on building a fully carbon-neutral town from the ground up in the northwest of the country to boost fruit and vegetable production.

Green Town

"This investment is the biggest and most complex agricultural and food industrial project of the last few decades."

Hungary is Building a $1 Billion Carbon-Neutral Town From Scratch

Volkswagen's futuristic Golf GTI Aurora concept has a high-end sound system in its trunk that can be operated through a hologram.

Hologram My Ride

Tailgates in the future will be awesome.

This Volkswagen Prototype Has a Holographic Interface

For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered a "forbidden planet" in an orbit previously thought to be impossible.

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