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Researchers from Japan and the U.K. have created a leech-like robot that's soft, flexible, and able to move freely on a wall.
Robotics

Watch a Leech-Like Robot Crawl Its Way up a Wall

The bot's creators think it could help with search and rescue missions.

By Kristin Houser

By targeting "zombified" senescent cells that clog the brain, doctors think they may be able to prevent age-related medical conditions.
Health & Medicine

Scientists: Drugs That Kill “Zombie Cells” Could Prevent Aging

By targeting senescent cells, doctors hope to fight aging instead of individual diseases.

By Dan Robitzski

When Victor Vescovo broke the record for deepest ocean dive, he noticed what he believes was a plastic bag and some candy wrappers in the deep sea.
Pollution

Diver Reaches Record Ocean Depth — and Finds a Plastic Bag

The Mariana Trench shouldn't resemble a strip mall parking lot.

By Kristin Houser

Parked Teslas Keep Catching Fire for Seemingly No Reason
Tesla

Parked Teslas Keep Catching Fire for Seemingly No Reason

That's the third parked Model S to go up in flames in less than a month.

By Kristin Houser

When the Starlink network goes live, SpaceX could potentially have the opportunity to restore net neutrality protections.
SpaceX

SpaceX’s Orbital Internet Could Restore Net Neutrality

The Starlink network has the potential to restore a free and open internet.

By Dan Robitzski

A new truck built for the Chinese military is capable of launching up to 12 drones, sort of like a smart, precision artillery strike.
Drones

Chinese Military Truck Launches Killer Drones Like Artillery

The truck can fire eight explosive kamikaze drones like missiles.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA and the White House are asking Congress to add $1.6 billion to NASA's budget to enable the agency's Moon mission to meet its 2024 goal.
Moon

White House, NASA Request $1.6 Billion to Return Humans to Moon

"It’s the boost NASA needs to move forward with design, development, and exploration."

By Kristin Houser

Plastic pollutants in the ocean can stunt the growth of a certain bacteria responsible for pumping the atmosphere full of oxygen, according to a new study.
Bacteria

Plastic Is Killing the Bacteria That Make 10% of Earth’s Oxygen

Without bacteria, the Earth could asphyxiate.

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Navy is working on new guidelines for its personnel to report UFO sightings and other mysterious aerial phenomena.
Off-World

The U.S. Navy Will Start Taking UFO Sightings Much More Seriously

The Navy isn't saying aliens are real, but it wants to train pilots how to report UFOs.

By Victor Tangermann

The Future of Protein: Here’s How Lab-Grown Meat is Transforming Our Future
Future Society

The Future of Protein: Here’s How Lab-Grown Meat is Transforming Our Future

Lab-grown meat is a reality, and nothing will ever be the same.

By Patrick Caughill

Design firm Mandalaki has unveiled the Birò O2, a concept car in which 80 percent of parts are made from recycled plastics.
Advanced Transport

This Tiny Electric Car Is Made From 80 Percent Recycled Plastics

You wouldn't break any speed records driving it — but you could help save the planet.

By Kristin Houser

NASA's Oddysey spacecraft recently captured some colorful candids of the Martian moon, Phobos. Here's what makes the snapshots so sweet.
Mars

New Photos of Mars’ Moon Phobos “Look Like Candy.” Here’s Why.

NASA snapped a tasty-looking photo of one of Mars' moons.

By Jacob Banas

A research center at Cambridge University will explore how to fight climate change with geoengineering solutions like re-freezing the North and South Pole.
Climate Change

Cambridge Researchers Want to Re-Freeze the Earth’s Poles

"What we do over the next 10 years will determine the future of humanity for the next 10,000 years."

By Dan Robitzski

Startup Flexa has released a new crypto app called SPEDN that allows users to pay for goods at several major retailers with cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Payments Now Accepted by Whole Foods, Other Big Retailers

A new app has mainstream retailers convinced they should give crypto a shot.

By Kristin Houser

A dialed-back version of the "dangerous" text-generating AI system by OpenAI is available to test online. We had some fun, but it's pretty impressive.
OpenAI

Now You Can Experiment With OpenAI’s “Dangerous” Fake News AI

OpenAI said the AI was too dangerous. Now it can plan your afternoon.

By Dan Robitzski

A group of scientists want to declare the greater expanses of the solar system as official "space wilderness" to protect celestial bodies from space mining.
Space

Scientists: We Need to Protect the Solar System from Space Mining

“Once you’ve exploited the solar system, there’s nowhere left to go.”

By Victor Tangermann

New NASA-funded research could lead to a fully-electric jet plane powered by cyrogenically-cooled hydrogen instead of fossil fuels.
NASA

NASA Is Working on Electric Planes Powered by Cryogenic Hydrogen

Air travel is expected to increase, but fossil fuel use may not have to.

By Dan Robitzski

The Abokado takeaway restaurant chain will become the first in the U.K. to feature edible insects on its regular menu starting on Tuesday.
Food

This UK Fast Food Chain Wants People to Eat Crunchy Bugs

It's now offering sweet chili and lime-flavored crickets as a salad topping.

By Kristin Houser

Conceptual sound artist and composer Holly Herndon released her new artificial intelligence-inspired album "PROTO" today.
Artificial Intelligence

Here’s What an Album Between a Musician and an “AI Baby” Sounds Like

And it's a wild mix of...alien folk singing and beatboxing.

By Victor Tangermann

More than 180 nations, not including the United States, have agreed to new rules controlling the movement of plastic waste globally.
Pollution

United States Refuses to Join Plastic Waste Pact

The U.S. will now have a tougher time dumping waste in developing nations.

By Kristin Houser