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The use of drug and hormonal therapies to induce breastfeeding in trans woman is safe and just as good for the baby as a cis mom's milk.
Developments

The science is new, but fascinating.

X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk has once again been accused of operating a fake online persona. Just another day!
Elon Musk

"That's a good imitation. I don't know how you do that."

Philippines claimed that Chinese fishermen are intentionally using cyanide to destroy the Scarborough Shoal, a tropical atoll.
Science & Energy

There's no use in planting a flag in a dead place.

Some AI warlock has forced an image generator to spit out fake photos of Taylor Swift performing in juggalo clown makeup.
Future Society

Swoop Swoop!

The anti-satellite space weapon Russia is said to be developing could potentially destroy low-Earth orbit for everyone.
Off-World

"Nobody would survive an action like that — no satellite, either Chinese or Russian and American or European."

The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, met the world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge of India, on Monday in California.
Health & Medicine

The height difference between these two is more than six feet!

Otter CEO Sam Liang says a "working prototype" of an AI avatar able to attend meetings in lieu of its human counterpart is on the horizon.
Artificial Intelligence

"It needs to have the knowledge and emotional intelligence to participate in a productive way."

Elon Musk is claiming that the first human to get a Neuralink chip can move a mouse with their mind — but we have to take his word for it. 
Prosthetics and Devices

"Patient is able to move a mouse around the screen by just thinking."

This suggests that stars could be playing a bigger role in the evolution of our planet's orbit — and climate — than once believed.
Off-World

Talk about star power!

The first known jail photo of the disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has surfaced, and he's schlubbier than ever.
Blockchain

"Scruffier than a motherf*cker."

First responders were called onto the scene in Tennessee last week after a bunch of kids got sick when doing an experiment with dry ice. 
Health & Medicine

Dry ice is not your friend, kids!

A massive jet stream formed over the mid-Atlantic region this past weekend, pushing eastbound planes faster than the speed of sound. 
Wind

Who needs a Concorde?

Ocean water and Arctic ice may contain viruses that can help trap pollution — and scientists are figuring out ways to enhance them.
Viruses

"The overall goal is engineering microbiomes toward what we think is something useful."

New research posits that life originated somewhere in the cosmos — and that it traveled through space on tiny particles of cosmic dust.
Off-World

An incredibly bold theory indeed.

A plan to store nuclear waste in America's busiest oil field is a fascinating collision between fossil fuels and nuclear.
Nuclear Fusion

Not in my backyard!

Doctors are already using unregulated and little-tested AI tools to aid in diagnosing patients, prompting concern.
Developments

"The cart is so far ahead of the horse, it’s like how do we rein it back in without careening over the ravine?"

An undisclosed AI outfit has struck a deal to pay Reddit $60 million per year for access to its huge database of users' posts.
Artificial Intelligence

"When you use something for free, you are the product."

Does dark matter reside in a deformed mirror universe of our own, where rules are different and atoms failed to form?
Physics

Is dark matter a broken mirror universe of our own?

The notoriously pessimistic AI researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky is back with a new prediction about the future of humankind.
Artificial Intelligence

"We have a shred of a chance that humanity survives."

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander, just sent back some stunning selfies with the Earth in the background as it crosses the gulf.
Moon

Looking good!