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Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have created a stunningly detailed map of the seafloor of the Monterey Canyon.
Science & Energy

New Scan of Seafloor Is So Detailed, You Can See an Individual Crab

"We don’t realize how much of the picture we’ve been missing."

By Victor Tangermann

Meet the "facekini," a ski mask of sorts made from UV-resistant fabrics and designed to cover a wearer's entire head and face.
Climate Change

There’s a Hot New Climate Change Accessory: “Facekinis” That Cover Your Entire Head

It's not unpractical, just terrifying.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists have found that tiny changes in GPS signals could allow us to predict large earthquakes roughly two hours early.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say They Can Predict Earthquakes by Analyzing Tiny Changes in GPS Data

This could be a huge deal.

By Victor Tangermann

A "smart farm" startup founded by Elon Musk's younger brother Kimbal is shuttering most of its locations and has laid off most of its staff.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Brother Just Laid Off Most of His Staff on a Zoom Meeting

"It was framed as a temporary thing, but the layoffs didn't feel temporary."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Twitter owner Elon Musk has officially changed Twitter's name with the letter "X" — a last-ditch effort to turn the ailing loss maker around.
Elon Musk

Business Genius Elon Musk Says He’s Changing Twitter’s Name

Who needs brand recognition anyways?

By Victor Tangermann

A Tesla cybertruck driving through mud in a desert terrain.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck’s Bizarre Windshield Wiper Overwhelmed by Mud While Offroading

Build Tesla Tough.

By Noor Al-Sibai

With the release of "Oppenheimer," a new study looks back at the devastating destruction wrought by the atom bomb.
Science & Energy

Oppenheimer’s Atom Bomb Apparently Spread Fallout on 46 US States

Nice job, Oppenheimer.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A 71-year-old hiker died in Death Valley, California just hours after giving an interview to the Los Angeles Times about his voyage.
Science & Energy

Hiker Dies in Death Valley Hours After Doing Interview With Newspaper

"Everything is hot here."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers just got a $600,000 grant from the Australian government to study ways of merging human brain cells with artificial intelligence.
Brain

Scientists Working on Merging AI With Human Brain Cells

"This new technology capability in the future may eventually surpass the performance of existing, purely silicon-based hardware."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are investigating if sharks are getting high off of bales of cocaine that are landing in the waters off of the coast of Florida.
Science & Energy

Florida Sharks Suspected of Eating Discarded Bales of Cocaine

Are "cocaine sharks" really feasting on illegal contraband?

By Victor Tangermann

Canadian cops arrested and charged four men for the December kidnapping of a 24-year-old self-described "Crypto King."
Cryptocurrency

Disgruntled Investor Charged With Kidnapping “Crypto King”

He wanted his money back.

By Frank Landymore

The FTX drama continues with news that the DOJ is accusing Sam Bankman-Fried of leaking his ex Caroline Ellison's diary to the NYT.
Blockchain

The Government Is Accusing SBF of Intentionally Leaking His Ex-Girlfriend’s Diary

"The defendant has sought to publicly discredit a government witness."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Annoyed users of the World of Warcraft Reddit decided to trick an AI-written website scraping their content into writing about "Glorbo."
Artificial Intelligence

Redditors Invented a Fake Word and an AI Site Published an Article Thinking It Was Real

Who's excited for "Glorbo?"

By Frank Landymore

While NASA keeps upping its budget on its Mars mission, Americans have quietly reported that their priorities don't exactly seem to align.
Mars

A Majority of Americans Don’t Care About Mars, Want NASA to Defend Against Killer Asteroids

These priorities do seem a bit off.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Drifting without a star, these rogue planets may vastly outnumber star-bound worlds like those of our solar system.
Off-World

Trillions of “Rogue Planets” Are Wandering Through Our Galaxy, Scientists Say

Rogue is in vogue.

By Frank Landymore

While most subreddits have ended their protests against the site's ownership, one popular sub has held out — and is now being punished.
Future Society

Reddit Seizes Popular Subreddit That Dared Defy Its Iron Fist

They've followed through with their threats.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have discovered strong evidence of two planets traveling the same orbit around a star, a phenomenon called Trojan planets.
Off-World

Scientists Just Spotted Something Absolutely Wild in a Distant Star System

Astronomers found a cosmic "unicorn."

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the aftermath of the space agency's DART battering ram that smashed into an asteroid last year.
NASA

Hubble Spots Remains of Asteroid NASA Smashed With Battering Ram

"This is a spectacular observation — much better than I expected."

By Victor Tangermann

Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried and his brother Gabriel talked about buying a tiny island to conduct genetic experiments on humans.
Future Society

FTX Considered Buying an Island to Conduct Human Genetic Experimentation

"Probably there are other things it’s useful to do with a sovereign country, too."

By Victor Tangermann

The sea otter known as "841," wanted for harassing many a surfer, has still avoided capture by wildlife authorities.
Future Society

Surfboard-Stealing California Sea Otter Evades Capture Once Again

Humanity's best efforts are no match for this tenacious otter.

By Frank Landymore