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The world's rivers are drying up at rates faster than ever before thanks to climate change — and last year was the world on record. 
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Drying Up All the World’s Rivers at an Alarming Rate

"Water is the canary in the coal mine of climate change."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Hera mission is officially underway to investigate the aftereffects of DART, NASA's successful planetary defense test.
Off-World

Europe Deploys Spacecraft to Investigate Extraterrestrial “Crash Scene”

What do we have here?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An ancient rock — or rather, the living microbes inside of it — could offer an unprecedented glimpse into early life on Earth.
Biology

Scientists Cracked Open a 2-Billion-Year-Old Stone and Discovered Something Entirely Unexpected

This could be huge.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists believe they've discovered where the "voices" heard by some schizophrenic people emanate from using brainwave mapping.
Studies

Scientists Say They’ve Traced Back the Voices Heard by People With Schizophrenia

Is this where auditory hallucinations come from?

By Noor Al-Sibai

X owner Elon Musk has promoted several debunked claims and toxic conspiracies about the government's response to Hurricane Helene.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Spreading Dangerous Hurricane Helene Conspiracy Theories

"It’s frankly ridiculous, and just plain false."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In its effort to compete with SpaceX, China has launched the first internet satellites in own constellation — and astronomers are irked.
Astronomy

China Joins SpaceX in Ruining Astronomy for Everybody

"It’s difficult to know whether they are listening to the concerns of astronomers."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronomers have made a "baffling" discovery: the most distant rotating disc galaxy ever observed that closely resembles our own.
Off-World

This Ancient “Rebel” Galaxy Closely Mirroring the Milky Way Has Astronomers Freaked Out

"We expect most early galaxies to be small and messy looking."

By Victor Tangermann

Qantas Airlines had to issue an apology after airing an R-rated film starring Dakota Johnson during a flight from Sydney to Japan.
Advanced Transport

Chaos Erupts After Sexually Explicit, R-Rated Movie Airs to Hundreds of Airline Passengers

There were "audible gasps across the plane."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA researchers believe that a layer of molten goo, which shifts and moves like ocean tides, sits between the Moon's mantle and core.
Moon

Something Massive Is Shifting Deep Inside the Moon

What was that?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a Sunday tweet, Musk promised to give out $47 to "every person you refer to sign the petition if they’re in a swing state."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Now Promising Cash to Voters in Desperate Attempt to Win Trump the Election

How low is Musk willing to go?

By Victor Tangermann

The scientists edited to the bacteria to prove which enzyme it used to degrade PET plastics into bioavailable carbon.
Bacteria

Scientists Gene Hack Bacteria That Breaks Down Plastic Waste

The bacteria "could be optimized and exploited to help get rid of plastics in the environment."

By Frank Landymore

Tesla chief information officer Nagesh Saldi is now leaving the company less than a week before it's supposed to unveil its robotaxi.
Tesla

Top Tesla Exec Abandons Ship Just Days Before Major “Robotaxi” Event

There are barely any executives left at Tesla.

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have devised a fascinating way to determine when you may die — and all it takes is a simple cheek swab.
Studies

Fun New Mouth Swab Will Tell You When You’ll Die

And you might be able to buy the test online, too.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Groundbreaking, surprising research reveals that the joy of swallowing, not just taste or aroma, drives our eating habits.
Studies

Absolutely Deranged Study Says Swallowing Makes You Happy and Is Why You Overeat

The findings could have potentially massive implications for the way we eat.

By Foster Kamer

A core component of NASA's Gateway lunar space station just passed a grueling round of pressure tests, a big win for the project.
NASA

NASA’s Lunar Space Station Just Took a Massive Step Towards Launching

This is big!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA is planning on growing habitable structures out of fungus — also called mycotecture — for space colonies on the Moon and then Mars.
Moon

NASA Wants to Grow Trippy Houses Made Out of Mushrooms on the Moon

Just add water!

By Sharon Adarlo

In preparation for the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years, NASA is prototyping a new Moon rover that looks a lot like a tractor/golf cart.
NASA

NASA’s Lunar Rover Prototype Looks Like If a Tractor and a Golf Cart Had a Baby

Get in loser.

By Noor Al-Sibai

While seeking re-election, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro is making a huge campaign promise: free Ozempic for all.
RX and Medicine

Deranged Mayor Promises “No More Fat People” With Free Ozempic Shots

"Everyone will be taking Ozempic."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The notoriously unreliable "AI Overviews" that Google forces to the top of search results will now come with sponsored ads.
Google

Google Is Stuffing Annoying Ads Into Its Terrible AI Search Feature

Oh great.

By Frank Landymore

The battle over remote work continues — and it looks like CEOs are overwhelmingly willing to take extreme measures to get folks back to the office.
Future Society

Vast Majority of CEOs Ready to Make Remote Workers’ Lives As Miserable As Possible

It's back to the office — or else.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré