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During his maiden voyage to space, "Star Trek" icon William Shatner had an awe-inspiring experience — but it wasn't necessarily positive.
Off-World

William Shatner Says His Space Trip Left Him With a Feeling of Terrible Grief

"All I saw was death."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Google's new Imagen Video AI, which can generate video from text, is up and running — but its gross content problem means we can't use it.
Google

Google Not Releasing New Video-Generating AI Because of Small Issue With Gore, Porn and Racism

"We have decided not to release the Imagen Video model or its source code until these concerns are mitigated."

By Noor Al-Sibai

For the first time, microplastics have been discovered in human breastmilk. Experts are deeply concerned about the potential implications for infant health.
Studies

Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Breastmilk

According to the researchers, microplastics exposure is "inevitable."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Bad news for social media stans: researchers have compelling reasons to believe that using these apps may be making you depressed. 
Health & Medicine

Surprise, Surprise: Social Media Use Strongly Linked to Depression

So THAT's why it feels so bad to log onto Twitter dot com.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists believe that there could well be nitrous oxide, better known as whippets or laughing gas, in space — and that it could indicate life.
Off-World

To Find Alien Life, Scientists Suggest Searching Space for This Party Drug

Seriously.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Police in Canada revealed a horrifying new way to racially profile: DNA phenotyping, which it claims will help them predict what a criminal might look like.
Future Society

Cops Upload Image of Suspect Generated From DNA, Then Delete After Mass Criticism

"You're wasting money on racist astrology for cops."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

With all the hype around self-driving cars, one key-but-now-disgraced pioneer of the industry says the tech is far, far from being viable.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Godfather of Self-Driving Cars Says the Tech Is Going Nowhere

"It’s an illusion."

By Frank Landymore

There's a new addition to an ever-growing lineup of elite — and deeply unsettling — celeb deepfakes: "Unreal Keanu Reeves."
Artificial Intelligence

This Keanu Reeves Deepfake Is Giving Us Shivers

Creepy, but impressive.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange in trading volume, has been hacked yet again — but this time, the losses are truly staggering.
Cryptocurrency

Hackers Steal Over Half a Billion Dollars From World’s Largest Crypto Exchange

Why does this keep happening?

By Victor Tangermann

After purchasing 100 electric aircraft from a Swedish startup last year, United Airlines says it's preparing to put them to work in regional flights.
Advanced Transport

United Airlines Says It’ll Use Electric Planes for Flights Under 200 Miles

Is this the future of short-haul flights?

By Frank Landymore

Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggests the company's Cybertruck could move faster through water with the help of an electric propeller.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Could Move Through Water Faster With a Propeller

"You’d need an electric propeller mounted on the tow hitch to go faster than a few knots."

By Victor Tangermann

A class action suit by NASA employees alleges that its internal ratings system discriminates against Black and Asian-American workers.
NASA

Lawsuit Accuses NASA of Widespread Racial Discrimination

"The fact that the agency refuses to actually rectify the issue leaves a bad taste in my mouth."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Dumpy, an Australian white frog, went viral this week for being delightfully enormous. But sadly, while we still absolutely stan, Dumpy isn't that big.
Science & Energy

Tragic News: That Viral Giant Frog Video Is Edited to Make Him Look Huge

"We have been BAMBOOZLED."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

ATP, the universal energy molecule, couldn't rise to the top alone. It needed both water and another phosphorylating molecule, called AcP, to do it.
Chemistry

Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why ATP Powers All Life on Earth

"...really quite significant for the origin of life."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A NASA astronaut aboard the ISS got an amazing shot of the water, dirt, and silt draining out of Florida after Hurricane Ian.
Off-World

ISS Astronaut Snaps Photo of Florida Draining After the Massive Hurricane Ian

An incredible perspective.

By Noor Al-Sibai

President Joe Biden is publicly warning, in the starkest words possible, that a nuclear "Armageddon" with Russia could be imminent.
Future Society

President Biden Says He’s Concerned About Nuclear “Armageddon”

"We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis."

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's partnership with SpinLaunch has made an explosive entrance after shooting a payload out of the Suborbital Accelerator thousands of feet into the air.
NASA

The Payload NASA Shot Into Sky With Giant Gun Came Down So Hard They Needed to Dig It Out With an Excavator

That's one way to make an entrance.

By Frank Landymore

Jupiter's moons all vary considerably in size, as demonstrated in an amazing new video shared by the account MetaBallStudios on YouTube.
Moon

Awesome Video Shows Jupiter’s Moons in Comparison to NYC

How are there so many of them?

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company is finally delivering its first all-electric Semi truck this winter to none other than Pepsi.
Elon Musk

Tesla Delivering First Semi Truck to Pepsi in December, Elon Musk Says

Pepsi's getting a Semi.

By Victor Tangermann

Mark Zuckerberg's push to make Facebook's Horizon Worlds metaverse platform the next big thing isn't convincing even its own developers.
Metaverse

Facebook Leak: Metaverse So Glitchy Not Even Employees Use It

"Why don’t we love the product we’ve built so much that we use it all the time?"

By Frank Landymore