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Chinese astronauts are reportedly planning to let monkeys loose on their brand-new space station to have them have sex with each other.
Off-World

They're in for a wild ride.

Cats, ever the mischievous and frisky pets, may be harboring a lot more human DNA than once thought, possibly tampering crime scenes, a new study says.
Science & Energy

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but maybe a cat's curiosity could also implicate the wrong killer.

A team of neuroscientists at the University of Wisconsin claim to have found a way to control how high mice can get on cocaine.
Neuroscience and Brain

This could be a game changer for treating addiction.

In a "serendipitous" turn of events, scientists inadvertently spotted an ultra-rare naked stellar core, the first for a star this massive.
Space

That's not normal.

A team of Chinese researchers claim to have turned lunar regolith samples brought back by the country's Chang'e 5 mission into a source of fuel.
Off-World

The process could work autonomously as well, no astronaut required.

After disappointing setbacks and delays, NASA has finally got its mission to an invaluable asteroid made of precious metals back on track.
NASA

It might be the core of ancient planet.

According to an internal email obtained by The Washington Post, Musk wants to have Twitter charge users to view videos posted by content creators.
Future Society

Would you pay $10 to watch a video on Twitter?

Astronomers are puzzled by the strange behavior of a crooked cluster of stars, which appears to be following an alternative theory of gravity.
Physics

These star clusters are seemingly defying the laws of physics.

Holly Herndon uses her AI twin Holly+ to sing a cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene," and it's honestly impressive, albeit maybe a little ominous.
Artificial Intelligence

That's... not bad.

The UN's upcoming COP27 climate conference in Egypt is basically a "greenwashing" waste of time, according to Greta Thunberg, who says she won't be going.
Climate Change

"The COPs are mainly used as an opportunity for leaders and people in power to get attention, using many different kinds of greenwashing."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is desperately trying to turn his $44 billion investment into successful business venture by leveraging Tesla employees.
Elon Musk

This is pure chaos.

Ross Chastain didn't look like he was going to advance to the next stage of NASCAR's Championship — until he pulled off a move he learned from video games.
Future Society

"I never knew it would actually work."

A court case is about to kick off in Los Angeles later this month, involving a fatal crash caused by a Tesla vehicle, which was on Autopilot.
Tesla

"Who's at fault, man or machine?"

Phobos has always puzzled astronomers for its asteroid like qualities. Now, using the ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, they've peered beneath its surface.
Moon

What lurks beneath?

Members of the deaf community are taking advantage of sophisticated hand tracking to use sign language in virtual reality.
Virtual Reality

Meta's new finger tracking tech is actually pretty impressive.

Researchers have detected the largest potentially hazardous asteroid in 8 years, a one-mile-wide space rock that could end life as we know it.
Off-World

"If this one hits the Earth, it would cause planetwide destruction."

Twitter CEO Elon Musk pleaded with famed American author Stephen King to pay at least $8 to keep his blue checkmark.
Elon Musk

"We need to pay the bills somehow!"

Researchers From China Genetically Engineer Monkeys to Exhibit Autistic-Like Behavior
Science & Energy

Amid his increasingly-embarrassing Metaverse push, Meta-formerly-Facebook investors are growing more and more upset at CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Future Society

"He’s tone deaf to what the owners of the company want, outside of himself."

Dogecoin and other doge meme coins have seen huge gains over the weekend after Elon Musk added Twitter to his growing portfolio of companies he owns. 
Elon Musk

Funny how that works.