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There's a chance that the 1,100 foot long asteroid Apophis could hit our planet after all, if it gets nudged by another asteroid.
Off-World

Will This Killer Asteroid Hit Earth in 2029? Scientists Say They’ll Know for Sure by 2027

The suspense is unbearable.

By Frank Landymore

Those self-driving, supposedly fully-autonomous robotaxis aren't all what they appear to be. Humans, it turns out, are still in the loop.
Self-Driving Vehicles

“Self-Driving” Cars Have a Dirty Secret

And it's a big one.

By Frank Landymore

A group of experts from the public and private sectors are warning that NASA's Earth-bound facilities are not at all up to snuff.
NASA

NASA Facilities Are Falling Apart, Experts Say

"NASA’s problem is it always seems to have $3 billion more program than it has of funds."

By Noor Al-Sibai

So-called "stablecoins" are far from stable. But Donald Trump's sons have a new stablecoin-forward crypto venture — which Trump is backing.
Cryptocurrency

Trump’s New Crypto Project Is a Type Linked to Organized Crime and Terrorism

Everything about this is awful.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Astronomers have spotted a tiny space rock just 33 feet long, which will orbit the Earth once, making it a "mini-moon."
Moon

Earth Gaining a Temporary New Moon, Scientists Say

It's adorably little.

By Victor Tangermann

The mega-tsunami created seismic vibrations in the Earth that were felt globally for over a week straight.
Science & Energy

Scientists Intrigued by Detection of 650-Foot Mega-Tsunami

"No one had ever seen anything like this."

By Frank Landymore

As his infamy grows, Elon Musk has apparently resorted to employing a massive security team to fend off would-be attackers. 
Elon Musk

Paranoid Elon Musk Now Constantly Surrounded by 20 Armed Bodyguards and a Medic

This is a little over-the-top, even for Elon.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Microsoft has secretly been selling AI to oil companies and claiming it can help them make even more money while degrading the climate. 
Environment

Microsoft Secretly Selling AI to Fossil Fuel Companies While Bragging About Environmental Progress

All while claiming the company will be "carbon negative" by 2030.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Biological robots such as xenobots and anthrobots perform new functions that their cells originally never exhibited.
Developments

Organisms Created in Laboratory Are “Third State” Beyond Life and Death, Scientists Say

"The third state challenges how scientists typically understand cell behavior."

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have observed land surrounding a "unique" volcano in Tanzania bulging, a possible sign of an impending eruption.
Science & Energy

Giant Volcano Is Bulging, Scientists Find

It could be about to blow.

By Victor Tangermann

In 1996, Carl Sagan made a prescient prediction about a populist "charlatan" that seems to have come true some decades after his death.
Future Society

In His Final Interview, Carl Sagan Warned That Someone Just Like Trump Could Take Over America

"If we are not able to ask skeptical questions... then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tens of thousands of gallons of water were used to put out the Tesla Semi after its battery ignited and caught fire in a crash last month.
Tesla

The Tesla Semi Fire Closed a Freeway for 15 Hours and Took 50,000 Gallons of Water to Put Out

So. Much. Water.

By Frank Landymore

For a few hundred thousand dollars, you can buy the machines you need to start producing lab-grown diamonds.
Future Society

You Can Officially Buy a Diamond-Generating Machine on Alibaba

Any takers?

By Frank Landymore

Adam "WeWork Guy" Neumann's crypto company has been discreetly refunding investors after years of failing to do anything said it would do.
Cryptocurrency

You’ll Be Shocked to Hear That the WeWork Guy’s Crypto Startup Is Shriveling Up and Dying

You don't say?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to explore one of the most promising spots to look for life in the solar system: Jupiter's moon Europa.
NASA

NASA Preparing to Launch Mission to World That “May Be Habitable Today”

It's unlike "anything we’ve seen before."

By Victor Tangermann

In a sweeping new lawsuit, over 900 people are claiming that Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs caused them long-term gastrointestinal damage.
RX and Medicine

More Than 900 Patients Say Ozempic and Similar Drugs Unexpectedly Injured Them

Does semaglutide have a dark side?

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI's newfangled o1-preview AI model is still struggling with the absolute basics — like counting letters.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s New “Strawberry” AI Is Still Making Idiotic Mistakes

Oops.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA engineers have pulled off an incredible feat, switching the agency's ancient Voyager 1 probe to a different set of thrusters.
NASA

NASA Activates Ancient Thrusters on Voyager 1, the Most Distant Human Object in Existence

It's incredible that it still has fuel left.

By Victor Tangermann

Donald Trump's strange speaking patterns during his debate against Kamala Harris are cause for concern, a psychiatrist explains.
Health & Medicine

Psychiatrist Says Trump’s Speech Patterns at Debate Were Cause for Alarm

"Any fair-minded mental-health expert would be very worried about Donald Trump’s performance."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Boeing executives have been eerily quiet since its plagued Starliner limped back to Earth over the weekend.
Boeing

Boeing Execs Have Been Suspiciously Quiet Ever Since Starliner Limped Back to Earth

The silence is deafening.

By Victor Tangermann