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Disease experts are worrying that the next pandemic could be caused by fungi, National Geographic reports, a terrifying possibility.
Fungi

Next Pandemic Could Be Caused by Horrid Fungi, Scientists Warn

"There’s a lot of stuff out there we don’t even understand."

Africa is getting close to securing monkeypox vaccine, incredibly important because of high case rates in African countries and virus severity.
Medical

Africa on the Verge of Getting a Monkeypox Vaccine

So far, experts say, the entire continent hasn't gotten a single dose.

The Federal Communications Commission recently announced that Elon Musk's space venture won't receive the almost $900 million in promised subsidies.
SpaceX

New Development Is Extremely Bad News for SpaceX

Elon Musk is in even more trouble now.

A massive chunk of comet was spotted crashing into our fiery Sun. And perhaps unsurprisingly, it doesn't look like the rocky body didn't make it out intact.
Off-World

Hey Kids, Wanna See a Giant Comet Smash Into the Sun?

Talk about a snowball's chance in hell!

Residents in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, were shocked to see a man wearing a jetsuit blast over the city's river and even dive through a bridge.
Robots and Machines

Residents Astonished When Man in Jetsuit Cruises Through Arch in Bridge

Was that... Iron Man?

Astronomers may have discovered the youngest planet in our galaxy — a planet so young that it's still shrouded in its dusty, gaseous building blocks.
Off-World

Astronomers Think They Found the Youngest Planet in the Galaxy

"It is like looking at our own past."

Researchers harnessing the power of the ASKAP radio telescope and a new Setonix supercomputer were able to capture an image of a supernova remnant.
Off-World

Supercomputer Spits Out Amazing Image of Exploded Star

Dead star remnants never looked this good.

A Russian anti-satellite test that took place in November is causing problems now amid a new Starlink satellite constellation's launch.
SpaceX

Russian Space Junk “Squalls” Are Really Gumming Up the Works for SpaceX

Nearly 1,000 Starlink satellites had close calls.

An NFT collection called "CryptoDickbutts" has jumped 690 percent in value this week because, apparently, nothing matters anymore.
NFTs

NSFW-Named NFTs on the Rise, Because Nothing Makes Sense Anymore

That's one way to spend thousands of dollars.

A group of researchers may have developed a VR headset that actually resembles normal eyeglasses — and not, you know, heavy, oversized scuba goggles.
Virtual Reality

Researchers Develop a VR Headset That’s Barely Thicker Than a Pair of Glasses

Please ignore the bizarre antennas.

Facebook provided Nebraska police with private data that led to the arrest and prosecution of a teenage girl who underwent an at-home abortion.
Developments

Facebook Just Sold Out Abortion Rights to Cops in Nebraska

The cops were hunting a teenager for getting an abortion — and arrested her as a result of her Facebook data.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to be preparing for the worst, as he might be forced by the court to buyout Twitter after he tried to backout of the deal.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Sells Almost $7 Billion In Tesla Shares For Twitter Deal

That's after he said he was done selling in April.

Apparently, this will be the year that Tesla finally starts shipping out its Semi trucks — but we're not holding our breath.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Claims Tesla Will Roll Out Electric Semi Truck This Year

We'll believe it when we see it.

Jeff Bezos and Amazon just purchased Roomba creator iRobot for $1.7 billion. Why? Amazon probably wants to map your home.
Future Society

Report: Amazon Bought Roomba to Better Creep on Your Home

"Amazon wants to have its hands everywhere."

How do we prove Tesla cars are safe? By throwing real children in front of them, of course! The latest in deranged Tesla fan behavior.
Tesla

Tesla Fanboys Want to Throw Kids in Front of Cars on Autopilot to Prove a Point

"Put an actual child in front of the Model 3 and step on the accelerator."

After the gigantic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, researchers have found that in spite of cleanup efforts, residue remained 10 years later. 
Science & Energy

Researchers Still Finding Residue From Massive 2010 BP Oil Spill

It keeps coming back to haunt us.

Within the span of a weekend, Facebook's new chatbot learned to be a racist conspiracist— and the company has already had to respond to headlines about it. 
Meta

Facebook Forced to Defend Its Brand New, Already-Racist Chatbot

According to the company, it's all part of the plan.

If you thought $40,000 for a new truck was expensive, try $47,000. Ford's electric model F-150 isn't going to be as "cheap" as originally promised.
Advanced Transport

Even Ford’s Electric F-150 Just Got a Massive Price Hike

It's Ford's way or the highway.

Google experienced a major outage the same day an explosion occured at one of its major data centers, but didn't comment on whether the events were related.
Future Society

Mysterious Explosion At Google Injures Workers Hours Before Major Outage

The events are apparently unrelated.

On Saturday, park rangers came across yet another set of human remains in Lake Mead. This is the fourth discovery of the like since May.
Climate Change

Rangers Keep Discovering Human Remains in Drying Up Lake

They just uncovered the fourth set of remains since May.