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There's one line on NASA's James Webb space telescope's spec sheet that has caught us off guard: it has a tiny 68 gigabyte solid-state drive (SSD).
James Webb Space Telescope

Seriously, that's it?

By Victor Tangermann

Amid heatwaves, drought, and floods, UN Secretary General António Guterres told state ministers that "no nation is immune" from the climate change crisis.
Climate Change

"No nation is immune."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The James Webb Space Telescope has charmed starwatchers the world round, but there was a time NASA was worried it wouldn't make it.
James Webb Space Telescope

"It was very serious."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Legal experts are saying things aren't looking good for Elon Musk, following Twitter's decision to take him to court.
Elon Musk

It's a real dumpster fire.

By Victor Tangermann

English officials say thousands of peoeple could die in this week's heatwave. Temperatures could hit 104 degrees and caused a emergency heat red alert.
Climate Change

"We could see 1,500 to 2,000 deaths."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A suit filed against Mars Inc, on Thursday claims the company doesn't inform customers that Skittles contains titanium dioxide, which could be toxic.
Chemistry

To taste or not taste the rainbow?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Experts are worried that Texas' state's power plants won't be able to keep up with energy demands as temperatures soar and plants run full steam.
Climate Change

"Things are going to break."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Billionaire Bill Gates is sad about the world's current state of affairs — so he says he's donating virtually all of his personal wealth in order to fix it.
Future Society

Tell us something we don't know, guy!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

All those videos of cops having so-called "seizures" after touching small amounts of fentanyl-laced drugs may be more psychological than anything else.
Developments

Calm down, officer.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A secret, ghostly self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been hiding underneath layers of cardboard and glue for more than a century.
Future Society

It's been hidden for more than a century.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Even if the crypto market isn't exactly growing in terms of profit, the enthusiasts who mine it are certainly increasing their energy consumption. 
Cryptocurrency

Even Congress is involved now.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda invested in Hologram, a company that lets users animate their NFTs as avatars in real time during video calls like Google Meet.
NFTs

Okay, it's pretty cool.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Less than 24 hours after her death, New York City’s chief medical examiner completed Ivana Trump's autopsy and said she died from blunt force trauma.
Medical

May Ivana and those who loved her find peace.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Coal-powered plants are being repurposed in the US to store and produce solar and battery power for more renewable power sources.
Solar Power

Best news we've heard all week!

By Lonnie Lee Hood

MetaMask co-founders Aaron Davis and Dan Finlay are well aware that they played a big part in allowing Ponzi schemes to flourish.
Cryptocurrency

"There are so many different kinds of failure that are happening all the time."

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA update has revealed that after a series of delays, the Psyche asteroid mission is under review and may ultimately be scrapped.
NASA

This mission has been in the works for years.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A solar panel can leak heavy metals and cause pollution, but consumer solar demand may mean they get tossed aside less often.
Solar Power

"People just don’t realize that there are toxic materials in those electronics."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter and its moon Europa, taken by its groundbreaking new James Webb Space Telescope.
James Webb Space Telescope

This is only the beginning.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is hoping to send scientists to the International Space Station on private missions, but the space agency says it'll need funding to make it happen. 
NASA

Get 'em up there!

By Lonnie Lee Hood

After somehow losing a human skeleton in transit, FedEx used perhaps the milquetoast possible way to apologize for the loss.
Medical

Talk about adding insult to injury!

By Noor Al-Sibai