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This isn't the first time that the Pacific Ocean has birthed a new island — and according to the experts, they tend to be a bit of a flight risk.
Science & Energy

Experts Have Bad News for That Tiny Island That Appeared the Other Day

Life is fleeting, even if you're an island of volcanic ash.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Later today, NASA is going to test its DART battering ram on an asteroid for the first time — and we have the details on how you can watch live.
NASA

How to Watch NASA Slam a Battering Ram Into an Asteroid at 17,000 Miles Per Hour

The day is upon us!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Ann Druyan and Sam Sagan warn of a "pervasive and growing feeling" that the human enterprise is in a death spiral. Here's where they find hope.
Future Society

The Human Family in Crisis

There is a pervasive and growing feeling that the human enterprise is in a death spiral. 

By Ann Druyan and Sam Sagan

From the bubbling hot eruption of an underwater volcano, a new island emerges in the southwest pacific. But how long will it survive?
Science & Energy

A New Island Just Appeared in the Pacific Ocean

There’s a new kid on the block.

By Frank Landymore

STI rates in the US are alarming high, and top public health experts are sounding the alarms — but what, exactly, is the answer here?
Developments

The CDC Is Begging Americans to Protect Themselves From STIs

STI rates are spiking. How do we fix it?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Worried about cyber-bugs taking over the planet? The Japanese researchers behind new cyborg cockroaches say their enhanced insects are there to do good.
Robots and Machines

Inventor of Cyborg Cockroach Says It Will Only Be Used for Good

These roaches will hopefully not inherit the Earth.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The company formerly known as Facebook has finally begun working on an algorithm to block unsolicited photos on Instagram. 
Artificial Intelligence

Instagram Working on AI to Block Unsolicited D**k Pics

Better late than never.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Per a new study, administering the drug rapamycin to mice everyday for the first 45 days of their lives % extends life expectancy by an average 10 percent.
Science & Energy

Giving Baby Mice This Drug Makes Them Live 10 Percent Longer

A new study from Harvard and MIT raises interesting questions.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Combing through over 400 previous SETI surveys of our stars,scientists find that our telescopes pick up way more useful information than once thought,
Exobiology

New Project Scanning Old Data for Signs of Alien Civilizations

This could be big.

By Frank Landymore

Google's crackdown continues, and according to internal audio obtained by CNBC, the tension between Googlers and their CEO, Sundar Pichai, is growing.
Future Society

Google CEO Incredulous at Employees Mad About Loss of Perks

"I remember when Google was small and scrappy," he lamented.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

At least several churches coerce members into installing spyware or "shameware" apps that allow them to see almost everything members do on their phones.
Future Society

Churches Using “Shameware” Apps to Make Sure Members Don’t Watch Porn

They can see everything.

By Frank Landymore

NASA revealed that Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope will observe the agency's DART test, the first asteroid redirection attempt in history.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Aiming James Webb at Asteroid as DART Prepares to Smash It

Get your popcorn!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The brave little Mars lander that could is keeping on' keepin' on — even though it was supposed to die earlier this year. 
Mars

NASA’s Mars Lander Refuses to Die Even Though It’s Supposed To

The little lander that could is on its last legs, but it hasn't let go just yet.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Starlink's internet connection has gotten way slower — and analysts are blaming it on the Elon Musk-owned satellite internet service's popularity.
SpaceX

SpaceX Has a Major Problem With Its Starlink Internet Connections

Are customers gonna stand for this?

By Noor Al-Sibai

American car giant Ford has come up with a puzzling new way to ensure pedestrians aren't run over while crossing the street — a smartphone app.
Advanced Transport

Ford Wants Pedestrians to Download an App So Its Trucks Don’t Run Them Over

What were they thinking?

By Victor Tangermann

According to Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the devastating crypto bear market is ultimately good — "healthy," even — for the market.
Cryptocurrency

Binance Guy Says the Crypto Crash is Good, Actually

Uh, sure.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China's Mars orbiter and rover have together captured potential evidence of an ancient ocean on the planet's surface as we learn more about Martian water.
Mars

Chinese Rover Discovers Evidence of Ancient Ocean on Mars

We keep learning more and more about the water that once flowed on the Red Planet.

By Noor Al-Sibai

JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic just inked multi-year contracts with a sustainable startup called Air Company, which turns recaptured CO2 into usable jet fuel.
Advanced Transport

JetBlue, Virgin Strike Deal to Buy Jet Fuel Made From Recaptured CO2

"... a game-changer for our industry..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla says it's recalling over one million cars due to bug that's causing its windows to fail to detect obstacles in it paths.
Tesla

Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window

Owie!

By Frank Landymore

An AI artist unexpectedly discovered that private medical photos from over ten years ago were included in the AI training image database LAION.
Medical

Woman Horrified To Discover Her Private Medical Photos Were Being Used To Train AI

A disgusting invasion of privacy.

By Frank Landymore