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Researchers discover that a combination of blue light and the molecule retinal can lead to cell death, explaining how blue light contributes to blindness.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Knew Blue Light From Screens Contributed to Blindness. Now They Know Why.

And their research could lead to a preventative treatment.

By Kristin Houser

It’s Happening: British Man Has Uniquely Resistant Strain of Gonorrhea
Future Society

It’s Happening: British Man Has Uniquely Resistant Strain of Gonorrhea

"These cases may just be the tip of the iceberg."

By Lou Del Bello

Researchers discover that leopard geckos can regenerate parts of their brain, potentially opening up a new area of research in treating the human brain.
Science & Energy

Geckos Can Regenerate Parts of Their Brain, Which Could Help Us Heal Our Own

Geckos can regrow more than just their tails.

By Kristin Houser

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's on board HiRise high-resolution camera just spotted a dune in the shape of the "Star Trek" logo on Mars.
Mars

NASA Orbiter Spots “Star Trek” Starfleet Insignia on Mars

Live long and prosper!

By Victor Tangermann

Where Is Alien Life? Six Of The Top Theories
Space

Where Is Alien Life? Six Of The Top Theories

Aliens might be out there. Or, perhaps, they might not.

By Victor Tangermann

A major auto manufacturing alliance has tapped Google to create the next generation of built-in media displays for its vehicles.
Google

Google Thinks It Can Make Your Car’s Dashboard Not Suck

And get drivers off their phones, too.

By Kristin Houser

Watch This Breathtaking, Close-Up Clip Of The Surface of A Distant Comet
Off-World

Watch This Breathtaking, Close-Up Clip Of The Surface of A Distant Comet

This simple GIF will make your jaw drop.

By Victor Tangermann

IKEA’s Got Some Strange, Beautiful Ideas About What AVs Might Look Like
Advanced Transport

IKEA’s Got Some Strange, Beautiful Ideas About What AVs Might Look Like

No, you don't have to put them together yourself.

By Jon Christian

Retirees living in Boca Chica, the site of a SpaceX launchpad, shared complaints about the noise and secrecy surrounding rocket tests.
SpaceX

Local Retirees Furious About Elon Musk’s New SpaceX Launch Site

It's hard to enjoy a quiet retirement living next to a SpaceX launch pad.

By Dan Robitzski

Private space agency SpaceX and NASA chose the lucky astronauts, who will be the first to ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule into space.
NASA

NASA Chooses First Astronauts to Ride SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft

An earlier version of this spacecraft exploded during an engine test in April.

By Victor Tangermann

A company called Planner 5D is suing Facebook and Princeton University, claiming that they took, used, and shared its database of 3D models and simulations.
Artificial Intelligence

A Startup Is Suing Facebook, Princeton For Stealing Its AI Data

The legal wars over AI training data are just beginning.

By Dan Robitzski

Only a single day after "Aladdin" actor Mena Massoud bought a Tesla Model 3, he crashed into a tree — allegedly due to a faulty suspension.
Tesla

The Star of “Aladdin” Says a Defect Caused His Tesla to Crash

Do Tesla's cars have a suspension problem?

By Victor Tangermann

Beneath the Pacific Ocean, at the point farthest from any landmass, lies a mass grave where used spacecraft and decommissioned space stations go to rest.
Off-World

A Look Inside the Deep-Sea Graveyard for Dead Spacecraft

"Point Nemo" harbors hundreds of decommissioned spacecrafts.

By Dan Robitzski

Rather than using a controller to command their virtual vehicles in a new Tesla racing game, drivers will use their car's actual steering wheel and brakes.
Tesla

New Tesla Racing Game Uses Car’s Actual Steering Wheel and Brakes

Elon Musk: "I mean, if you have a racing game and you have a steering wheel..."

By Kristin Houser

A Defense News investigation has revealed many problems with the military's in-development F-35 fighter jet that had previously gone unreported.
Military

US Military’s Trillion-Dollar F-35 Fighter Jet Is Almost Unflyable

One flaw causes pilots to experience excruciating ear and sinus pain.

By Kristin Houser

Experts argue that geoengineering, the umbrella term for hacking the planet to mitigate climate change, could lead to global conflict.
Climate Change

How Geoengineering Could Lead to World War III

"The atmosphere has no walls."

By Dan Robitzski

A researcher has discovered a new phase known as the "cold quasar" that could upend our understanding of galaxies' lifecycle.
Science & Energy

“Cold Quasar” Discovery Sheds Light on Galactic Death

We never knew this phase in the galactic lifecycle existed.

By Kristin Houser

Harvard geneticist George Church explains why he built a database of protective and harmful gene variations, and predicts how it could improve medicine.
Prosthetics and Devices

George Church Told Us Why He’s Listing Superhuman Gene Hacks

The "beneficial mutations" database, explained.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists from Florida State University just created the world's strongest magnetic field using a toilet paper roll-sized magnet.
Robots and Machines

A Tiny Magnet Just Created the World’s Strongest Magnetic Field

A milestone that "could potentially do for magnets what silicon has done for electronics."

By Victor Tangermann

Tyson Foods — one of the world's largest and most controversial meat producers — is launching a line of alt-meat products.
Food

Tyson Foods’ Alt-Meat Nuggets Will Hit Grocery Stores This Summer

Notorious factory farm trades tortured chickens for pea protein.

By Kristin Houser