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The web-slinging device can shoot out fibers that almost immediately solidify, which can stick to objects that it can then pick up.
Science & Energy

Researchers Create Real-Life “Spider-Man” Web-Slinging Tech

"It's really a superhero-inspired material."

By Frank Landymore

Meteorologists are getting death threats from conspiracy nuts, who believe they're covering up government weather control. Obviously.
Science & Energy

Meteorologists Are Getting Death Threats From Insane Hurricane Conspiracy Theorists

"People are just so far gone, it's honestly making me lose all faith in humanity."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Jupiter's Giant Red Spot is large enough to swallow Earth — and as new imagery suggests, it's a lot weirder than previously thought.
Off-World

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Acting Very Strangely, Puzzling Scientists

"That was very unexpected."

By Noor Al-Sibai

AI slop threatens to degrade the useability of the digital stalwart Wikipedia — and Wikipedia's editors are fighting back.
Artificial Intelligence

Wikipedia Declares War on AI Slop

The editors are fighting back.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Space startup Vast has shown off the final design of what it claims will be the "world's first commercial space station."
Off-World

Startup Unveils Luxurious Final Design for Its Planned Commercial Space Station

That Queen-sized bed looks comfy as hell.

By Victor Tangermann

Parts of the Sahara Desert in southeastern Morocco experienced a surprise deluge of heavy rains last month, leaving behind lake-filled oases.
Climate Change

Our Climate Is So Screwed Up, It Rained in the Sahara Desert

"It's been 30 to 50 years since we've had this much rain in such a short space of time."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

If there's a fifth force of physics to round out the Standard Model, asteroids may be our best bet of discovering its underlying particle.
Off-World

Mysterious “Fifth Force” of Physics Could Be Influencing Asteroids Near Earth

Were we wrong about the standard model of physics?

By Frank Landymore

NASA Says It’s Totally Fine the Space Station is Absolutely Riddled With Cracks and Leaks
NASA

NASA Says It’s Totally Fine the Space Station is Absolutely Riddled With Cracks and Leaks

Nothing to see here.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Both of the men who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics are AI pioneers — and one of them is considered the technology's "godfather."
Google

Researcher Who Just Won the Nobel Prize Quit Google to Warn About Evil AI Coming for Us All

"I wish I had a sort of simple recipe that if you do this, everything’s going to be okay. But I don’t."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Many Wall Street analysts aren't feeling too optimistic about Tesla's prospects ahead of its "Robotaxi" event this week.
Elon Musk

Wall Street Not Buying Elon Musk’s Big Promises Ahead of Tesla’s “Most Hyped” Event in Years

Tesla has a lot to prove.

By Frank Landymore

With so many planes seeming to fall apart, one doomed Turkish Airlines flight saw another kind of horror when its pilot died mid-flight.
Advanced Transport

Commercial Airline Pilot Dies Mid-Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing in New York

"He died before landing."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Irving Police Department spent well over a hundred grand on a Cybertruck that won't even be used as a patrol car.
Advanced Transport

A Police Department Spent a Ludicrous Amount of Money on a Cybertruck for the Worst Reason Possible

Hint: its "cool factor" was a key consideration.

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk said that Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet provider, would be free for victims of Hurricane Helene. Shockingly: it's not.
Future Society

No, SpaceX’s Starlink Internet Isn’t Free for All Hurricane Survivors

"Starlink is pulling on the heartstrings of people overwhelmed by disaster."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Footage shows an NOAA plane plowing through the center of Hurricane Milton, and experiencing extreme turbulences.
Science & Energy

Terrifying Video Shows Plane Plowing Through Hurricane Milton, Hitting Extreme Turbulence

Passengers are literally flying out of their seats.

By Victor Tangermann

Cognitive scientist and prominent AI researcher Gary Marcus believes that OpenAI will pivot into the surveillance business.
OpenAI

AI Researcher Slams OpenAI, Warns It Will Become the “Most Orwellian Company of All Time”

"In the last few months, the mask has really come off."

By Frank Landymore

As Hurricane Milton batters Florida, it's becoming increasingly clear that climate change is making monsters out of extreme storms. 
Climate Change

Make No Mistake: Climate Change Turned Hurricane Milton Into a “Monster”

"We should be prepared against this monster."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk's Las Vegas Hyperloop tunnel reportedly has a trespassing problem — the latest annoyance for a generally plagued project.
Elon Musk

Confused Drivers Are Somehow Getting Lost in Elon Musk’s Goofy Las Vegas Tunnel

How??

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Some of the world's leading space experts are warning that the current space junk crisis surrounding our planet is soon to reach a head.
Off-World

A Massive Space Junk Disaster in Orbit Is Inevitable Now, Scientists Warn

"Collisions are not a question of if but when."

By Noor Al-Sibai

25 out of 35 of the planet's "vital signs" are at the worst levels ever recorded, according to an annual climate change report.
Climate Change

Scientists Just Took the Earth’s “Vital Signs.” They Hated What They Saw.

"This is a global emergency beyond any doubt."

By Frank Landymore

In the UK, a disguised doctor injected his mom's boyfriend with poison to prevent the older man from inheriting property.
Developments

Scheming Doctor Wears Disguise During Fake COVID Shot Murder Plot

It's been described as "one of the most elaborate criminal plots in recent memory."

By Noor Al-Sibai