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Following a door panel being ripped off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 midflight, US regulators are investigating 171 potentially affected planes.
Advanced Transport

Experts Alarmed After Large Piece Blows Off Boeing 737 Mid-Flight

"I can't imagine what these passengers experienced."

By Victor Tangermann

That viral review of a body butter that seems to attract wolf spiders has garnered headlines being debunked -- but not everyone's convinced.
Science & Energy

Experts Say Popular Body Lotion Not Attracting Horny Spiders

What the what?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A woman in Australia used her electric car to power her son's life-saving dialysis machine during a blackout.
Advanced Transport

Woman Uses Electric Car to Power Son’s Dialysis Machine During Blackout

"We could have run it for at least four nights and then have to go charge the car somewhere."

By Victor Tangermann

It turns out that there may be some genetic and evolutionary stuff afoot with bisexuality — but naturally, there are ethical concerns.
Studies

Controversial New Research Find That Bisexuals Are a Bunch of Rascals

Babadook, eat your heart out.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In his latest tech industry scorecard, famed roboticist Rodney Brooks soberly warns of an impending "AI winter."
Artificial Intelligence

Robotics Expert Says AI Hype Is Due for a Brutal Reality Check

"There may be yet another AI winter, and perhaps even a full scale tech winter, just around the corner."

By Frank Landymore

A new bidet seat from Kohler can be used totally hands free, if you're willing to connect it to Amazon Alexa and Google Home.
Future Society

Rejoice! Device That Sprays Your Butthole Now Connects to Alexa for Voice Control

Alexa, clean my butt.

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Juno spacecraft performed its closest every flyby of Io, capturing stunning photos of the ever-shifting surface of this volcanic world.
Moon

NASA Spacecraft Zooms Close to Jupiter’s Brutal Moon, Snaps Amazing Photos

"I was in awe."

By Frank Landymore

Design for Space Elevator Wins Prize
Space

Design for Space Elevator Wins Prize

"It would revolutionize the way we get to and from space and make it more viable."

By Victor Tangermann

Long after being accused of artificially inflating range figures, Tesla has downgraded the estimated number of miles of some of its vehicles.
Tesla

Tesla Admits Its Cars Have Shorter Driving Range Than It Claimed

It's a meaningful first step.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has responded to Navajo Nation president Buu Nygren's complaint over space contractors sending cremated human remains to the Moon.
Moon

Native Americans Say New Mission Will Desecrate the Moon

"It is crucial to emphasize that the Moon holds a sacred position in many Indigenous cultures, including ours."

By Victor Tangermann

As the world inches closer to mind-reading tech, some scientists are calling to legally enshrine the right to keep our thoughts to ourselves.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Concerned About Devices That Literally Read Your Mind

"If we lose our mental privacy, what else is there to lose?"

By Noor Al-Sibai

A woman in Virginia has gained viral TikTok fame as "tunnel girl" because she's building a tunnel and storm shelter under her house.
Future Society

Local Officials Horrified by Woman Digging Huge Cavern Under Her House

This tunnel is closed until further notice.

By Sharon Adarlo

What if an AI trained on the entire legal code began enforcing it? One AI researcher is ringing alarm bells about that very prospect.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Might Actually Enforce All Our Stupid Laws, Expert Warns

Drowning you in stress, paperwork, and legal bills. 

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted that "Muslim and Arab (especially Palestinian) colleagues" are "uncomfortable" about speaking out.
Future Society

Sam Altman Says Muslim Colleagues Are Afraid to Speak Up

He's sending a strong message.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is suing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) because, according to the company's claim, the agency itself is unconstitutional.
SpaceX

SpaceX Sues Government Over Claim It Fired Employees for Criticizing Elon Musk

I know you are but what am I?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Until now, scientists didn't know what exactly made pee yellow — and the answer seems to be situated a bit north of the bladder after all.
Studies

Scientists Have Been Studying Your Pee and They Finally Have Answers

Glad they got that one sorted out.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers estimated that thousands died in six countries during the first COVID-19 wave due to the use of hydroxychloroquine.
Studies

17,000 People Died From Taking Hydroxychloroquine, Scientists Estimate

Patients were basically guinea pigs.

By Sharon Adarlo

The spacecraft Peregrine will be the first American lunar lander built by a private space company if it lands on the Moon successfully.
Moon

Private American Moon Mission Launching Monday

There's money to be made on the Moon.

By Sharon Adarlo

The investigation comes after the FDA received reports linking these side effects to semaglutide drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic.
Developments

FDA Investigating Link Between Semaglutide and Hair Loss, Suicidal Thoughts

These weight loss drugs could come with some nasty complications.

By Frank Landymore

The project in Iceland will be the first ever attempt of drilling straight into the incredibly hard to find magma beneath the Earth's surface.
Energy

Scientists Drilling Into Magma Chamber for Potentially Unlimited Energy

"It's the first journey to the center of the Earth."

By Frank Landymore