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A newly-detected green comet is about to do a flyby near Earth — and it may be visible to the naked eye if conditions are just right.
Off-World

If you're lucky, you'll be able to see it with the naked eye.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Disgraced astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is trying to claim that one of his old tweets was doctored — but he's either wrong, or lying. 
Future Society

We can see it with our own eyes!

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new porn access law went into effect in Louisiana, requiring that users prove their age with a government-issued ID if they want to access adult content.
Future Society

"I thought Pornhub must have gotten hacked — why are they asking me for my personal information?"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Washington Post columnist Geoffrey Fowler was able to impersonate US senator Edward Markey with a verified Twitter account — and it's not the first time.
Elon Musk

"Under Musk’s leadership, Twitter users face a greater risk of seeing something fake and thinking it is real."

By Victor Tangermann

Paper and wood product manufacturer Stora Enso has commissioend engineers to build anodes for batteries using lignin from wood pulp.
Science & Energy

Put those leftovers to use!

By Frank Landymore

Scientists at Caltech are about to test their Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD), which could help determine the future of space-based solar power.
Solar Power

"No matter what happens, this prototype is a major step forward."

By Frank Landymore

It's no secret that social media use can change adult brain anatomy — but a new study suggests that it may affect adolescent brains differently.
Neuroscience and Brain

This study is one of the first of its kind, and it's pretty fascinating.

By Noor Al-Sibai

28-year-old Georgia man Randal Reid was thrown in jail for nearly a week based on a facial recognition match that should've been obvious was false.
Future Society

They may end up regretting this one.

By Frank Landymore

The FDA has changed its rules to make it easier for patients to access abortion pills, which until now were difficult to get.
RX and Medicine

Finally, some good abortion news.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Billionaires are funding immortality tech. And in theory, such techology would allow those billionaires to compound their wealth and power forever. Gulp.
Future Society

"The longer you're around, the more your wealth compounds."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Coinbase has agreed to a $100 million settlement with New York financial regulators for failing to ensure that it can't be used for fraud, money laundering.
Blockchain

Busted!

By Victor Tangermann

Just before his 200th birthday, scientists exhumed the remains of Gregor Mendel, the Czech friar credited with being the father of genetics.
Genetics

How the tables have turned!

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to officials, a man intentionally drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff in California in an alleged attempt to murder his family.
Tesla

"We were actually very shocked when we found survivable victims in the vehicle."

By Victor Tangermann

Business Insider had real hiring managers take a look at two cover letters that OpenAI's ChatGPT bot wrote, and their responses were mixed.
OpenAI

"We would likely think this was written by a genuine candidate and follow up with a screening call."

By Frank Landymore

It appears that Twitter has taken to suspending space-watching journalists for posting rockets, which is an integral part of their jobs.
Off-World

Seriously, what rules did they even break?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new report by The Information has shed light on Apple's hotly-anticipated mixed reality headset — and it sounds like a pretty quirky device.
Virtual Reality

Wait, what?

By Victor Tangermann

On New Years' Day, several Stanford scientists joined CBS' Scott Pelley on "60 Minutes" to discuss the mass extinction crisis. No one had any good news.
Climate Change

"Humanity is very busily sitting on a limb that we're sawing off."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed into cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football. According to some reports, the league wanted to play on.
Developments

"Imagine a coworker/friend of yours needed CPR for 9 minutes in your office and then after your boss was like — take 5 minutes."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An international team of researchers have come up with a new theory that could allow for objects to go faster than the speed of light.
Physics

Mind blown.

By Victor Tangermann

After leaving Neuralink in 2021, Max Hodak is back with a brain-computer interface startup of his own — and his plans are pretty next-level.
Virtual Reality

"We think we see a way to create what ends up as the ultimate AR/VR display technology without meaningful surgery."

By Noor Al-Sibai