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Elon Musk’s April Fools’ Prank Totally Backfired
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s April Fools’ Prank Totally Backfired

"Not funny" — Tesla shareholders, probably.

Death Count from Hurricane Maria Was Way Off. That Might Slow Puerto Rico’s Recovery.
Future Society

Death Count from Hurricane Maria Was Way Off. That Might Slow Puerto Rico’s Recovery.

"Statistics are the only real voice Puerto Ricans have."

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Mars

New NASA Plan for Mars Is Moderately-Terrifying-Sounding, Also, Completely-Awesome: Robotic. Bees.

A great way to explore the Red Planet, or a way we all die at the hands of SkyNet?

An Experimental Space Junk Collector Is On Its Way to the ISS
Off-World

An Experimental Space Junk Collector Is On Its Way to the ISS

RemoveDEBRIS could show that it's not too expensive to clean up space.

Tesla Model X in Autopilot Killed a Driver. Officials Aren’t Pleased With How Tesla Handled It.
Tesla

Tesla Model X in Autopilot Killed a Driver. Officials Aren’t Pleased With How Tesla Handled It.

The crash happened just four days after Uber's self-driving car killed a pedestrian.

Diet to Reduce Blood Pressure May Help Combat Depression
Health & Medicine

Diet to Reduce Blood Pressure May Help Combat Depression

“I think we need to view food as medicine.”

Estonia To Offer Free Genetic Testing, And Other Nations May Follow
Health & Medicine

Estonia To Offer Free Genetic Testing, And Other Nations May Follow

100,000 Estonians are participating in the first run of the new system.

A Journal Retracted A Controversial Paper About CRISPR. The Damage Might Already Be Done.
Prosthetics and Devices

A Journal Retracted A Controversial Paper About CRISPR. The Damage Might Already Be Done.

If people were convinced CRISPR is dangerous, that article was (inaccurate, now-retracted) "proof."

With the Most Reused Parts Ever, SpaceX’s Mission Successfully Sent Its Cargo to the ISS
SpaceX

With the Most Reused Parts Ever, SpaceX’s Mission Successfully Sent Its Cargo to the ISS

It's the first time a reused booster and already-used spacecraft have been used in a single mission.

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Bitcoin

Exclusive: The Truth Behind the Bitcoin “Cult” Trying to Buy a Church in Brooklyn

Flyers protesting the church were sprinkled around the subway.

The Chinese Space Station Has Crashed in the Pacific. Why Was It So Hard to Track?
Off-World

The Chinese Space Station Has Crashed in the Pacific. Why Was It So Hard to Track?

This might be a much more frequent occurrence in the next few decades.

Another Thing That Climate Change Takes From Us: Our Beaches
Climate Change

Another Thing That Climate Change Takes From Us: Our Beaches

If beaches survive rising seas, we might not be allowed to visit them.

Hold Up: What Actually Happened in Sierra Leone’s “Blockchain” Election?
Blockchain

Hold Up: What Actually Happened in Sierra Leone’s “Blockchain” Election?

"There was some miscommunication on our behalf..."

Here’s Why A California Court Requires Cancer Risk Warnings on Coffee
Cancer

Here’s Why A California Court Requires Cancer Risk Warnings on Coffee

Don't pour out that cup of joe just yet.

Super-Local Broadband May Be The Best Way to Preserve Net Neutrality
Future Society

Super-Local Broadband May Be The Best Way to Preserve Net Neutrality

Access to the internet could become a public service.

Mind-Controlled Mice Navigate Mazes, No Longer Crave Food
Food

Mind-Controlled Mice Navigate Mazes, No Longer Crave Food

Living organisms controlled remotely could actually be useful.

Cape Town Is Running Out of Water. Can We Prevent A Global Crisis?
Climate Change

Cape Town Is Running Out of Water. Can We Prevent A Global Crisis?

"It wasn't until we lost the climate lottery that we realized how much work we had to do."

Donald Trump Is Still Going in on Jeff Bezos and Amazon, Still Getting Basic Facts Laughably Incorrect
Jeff Bezos

Donald Trump Is Still Going in on Jeff Bezos and Amazon, Still Getting Basic Facts Laughably Incorrect

Trump rage, code red.

SpaceX Launched Another Falcon9, But Failed to Recover Its Nose Cone
Falcon

SpaceX Launched Another Falcon9, But Failed to Recover Its Nose Cone

Until next time.

If You Jaywalk in China, Facial Recognition Means You’ll Walk Away With A Fine
Future Society

If You Jaywalk in China, Facial Recognition Means You’ll Walk Away With A Fine

Facial recognition in the city of Shenzhen is just one part of a growing national surveillance system.