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Using stem cells to grow minitiarized intestinal tissue called organoids, the researchers recreated a human immune response inside mice.
Developments

Scientists Grew Tiny, Partially Functional Human Intestines Inside Mice

It's as remarkable as it sounds.

By Frank Landymore

A University of Delaware student "accidentally" created a small amount of a "shock-sensitive explosive chemical" in one of the university's labs.
Chemistry

College Student “Accidentally” Builds Explosive, Forcing Bomb Squad to Detonate It

"We don't really have any homework to be doing so far, so here we are waiting for the explosion."

By Victor Tangermann

Netflix's new romcom "You People" allegedly used CGI to make it look like it actors Jonah Hill and Lauren London were kissing.
Future Society

Netflix Romcom Allegedly Used CGI to Make Jonah Hill Kiss Lauren London

Because actual physical intimacy in a romcom is overrated!

By Frank Landymore

Billionaire climate advocate Bill Gates will do whatever it takes to save the planet — as long as it doesn't mean giving up his private jet.
Climate Change

Bill Pledges to Keep Flying Private Jet While Speaking Out Against Climate Change

"I'm part of the solution."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Google is warning netizens to watch out for AI-generated content regarding "health, civic, or financial information." So, you know, the important things.
Google

Google Issues Warning About AI-Generated Content About Health and Finance

So, you know, the stuff that you really don't want to get wrong — and yet, the stuff that AI-made content consistently gets wrong.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is adjusting its orbit to make sure it won't get pelted with even more micrometeorites.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Adjusting James Webb Orbit to Get Damaged by Micrometeoroids Less

Better safe than sorry.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced the accidental discovery of an "extremely small" asteroid by the James Webb Space Telescope — but in space, size is relative. 
James Webb Space Telescope

Baby Asteroid Photobombs James Webb On Accident

Hey, down in front!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Google now has a ten percent stake in Anthropic, the company behind a powerful AI chatbot called Claude. The AI arms race marches on.
Google

Google Invests $300 Million in AI That Passed Law School Exam

Google's doin' their darndest to level the playing field.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to the US Space Force, a mysterious Russian satellite broke apart in orbit early last month, leaving at least 85 pieces of space debris behind.
Off-World

Mysterious Russian Satellite Explodes

We have no idea why.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have now pinpointed the location of an "engine" overpowering a galactic merger with infrared light.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Reveals Mysteriously Powerful “Engine” of Two Merging Galaxies

Awe inspiring.

By Frank Landymore

John Carmack — Doom creator, father of virtual reality, and former Meta employee — believes that we're on the cusp of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
Brain

Former Facebook Exec Says AI Will Soon Simulate the Human Brain

"I do consider it essentially inevitable."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China's giant balloon, which had a structure hanging from it, was shot down by a US missile over the weekend — and now, China wants it back, please.
Future Society

China Wants the Corpse of Its Balloon Back After the US Killed It With a Missile

Give it baaaack!!!

By Victor Tangermann

Hot tubs are, according to scientists, exactly as gross as you've always been warned — and in fact may be even grosser than you could imagine. 
Developments

Hot Tubs Are Filled With Things Too Horrifying to Mention, Scientists Say

Talk about a hot tub grime machine.

By Noor Al-Sibai

China is constructing giant towers with well over a dozen stories to farm pigs, The New York Times reports, a massive drive to stabilize prices.
Science & Energy

China Growing Pigs in Huge High Rise Buildings

These "towers of pigs" are absolutely massive.

By Victor Tangermann

Italy's privacy watchdog has moved to ban Replika, the AI "companion" app that's recently made headlines for being too sexual.
Artificial Intelligence

Italy Strikes Crushing Blow to AI-Powered Girlfriend

They have a point.

By Noor Al-Sibai

As spotted by Reuters, Google's upcomign AI chatbot Bard is already spewing misinformation — right in its own promotional screenshots.
Google

Google’s Demo of Upcoming AI Shows It Making Huge Factual Mistake

This is absolutely embarrassing.

By Victor Tangermann

Artificial intelligence like ChatGPT is often wrong, and yet it's somehow always certain, even tending to double down on incorrect answers. Sound familiar?
OpenAI

ChatGPT Is Just an Automated Mansplaining Machine

Look, we've all met this guy before.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A newly-discovered layer located under the Earth's crust may provide scientists with more information about tectonic plates and the formation of continents.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover Molten Hell Zone Beneath Earth’s Tectonic Plates

Geologists used to assume this layer was hard as rock — but it seems to be going soft.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Chinese geneticist He Jiankui rocked the scientific world with his gene-edited baby experiments back in 2018. Now, he speaks out about some of his regrets.
Gene Editing

Scientist Who Gene Edited Human Babies Says Mistakes Were Made

"I did it too quickly."

By Victor Tangermann

The molecules kill some types of fungi "so efficiently that we named them after Keanu Reeves," said the lead author of the study.
Science & Energy

Scientists Develop Compound That Kills So Efficiently They Named It After Keanu Reeves

"He, too, is extremely deadly in his roles."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré