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A crypto enthusiast wants to dig through a landfill to recover a tossed hard drive, which he says contains roughly $180 million worth of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin

Man Who Lost $180 Million Bitcoin Hard Drive 9 Years Ago Still Trying to Dig Through Trash

He's not ready to give up.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Think and you’ll miss it: researchers at MIT claim to have successfully created analog synapses a million times faster than those in our human brains.
Artificial Intelligence

MIT Claims New Artificial Neuron 1 Million Times Faster Than the Real Thing

"This is not a faster car, this is a spacecraft."

By Frank Landymore

Modern climate change will likely take place over a shorter period of time than previous extinction events, leaving species with far less time to adapt.
Climate Change

Scientists Warn of Devastating Mass Extinction Event Caused by Climate Change

Okay, that's pretty grim.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The James Webb Space Telescope just dropped an amazing new image of the black hole-centered "Cartwheel Galaxy" in greater detail than ever seen before. 
James Webb Space Telescope

Incredible New James Webb Image Shows “Cartwheel Galaxy” In Glorious Detail

Just, wow.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a cringey video shared by Facebook parent company Meta's VR department on Twitter, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's hands look very strange.
Metaverse

New Metaverse Vid Makes Zuckerberg’s Hands Look Super Strange

"How could anyone possibly compete with this."

By Victor Tangermann

An AI image generator called Stability.ai created an incredible series of Renaissance-style paintings of famous rappers — and they go hard.
Artificial Intelligence

These AI-Generated, Renaissance-Style Portraits of Rappers Are Incredible

Drake, Snoop Dogg, and Tyler the Creator by Rembrandt? Yes, please.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A small nuclear reactor has been approved for certification by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Friday, the first in the country.
Nuclear Fusion

First Small Nuclear Reactor Greenlit By US Regulators

This design could be a game changer for renewable energy.

By Frank Landymore

New images show just how drastic the Great Salt Lake's decline has been — and where the resulting clouds of dangerous dust could fall.
Climate Change

Shocking New Images Show Major US Lake Drop To Lowest Recorded Water Levels

"It’s clear the lake is in trouble."

By Frank Landymore

ESA is prepping to send a spacecraft to Venus — a feat which will require state-of-the-art methods to get through the planet's grueling atmosphere. 
ESA

ESA Unveils Plan to Send Spacecraft Through Venus’ “Hot, Thick” Atmosphere

It will get as close as 93 miles from the surface.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Roboticists at Stanford University announce the succesful exploration of two more sunken ships using their bleed-edge diving robot that is capable of touch.
Robotics

Terrifying Humanoid Diving Robot With “Human” Sense of Touch Explores Shipwreck

It's excellent at exploring underwater worlds — and invading your nightmares.

By Frank Landymore

Miraculously, surgeons just successfully completed one of the most complicated conjoined twin separations ever recorded — with the help of virtual reality.
Prosthetics and Devices

Surgeons Use VR Headsets to Separate Conjoined Twins

It was "just really man-on-Mars stuff."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After three years of testing in the field, scientists in China claim that they've identified a way to engineer transgenic rice that needs less fertilizer.
Science & Energy

Scientists Gene Hack Rice to Need Way Less Fertilizer and Boost Yields

"Amazing."

By Frank Landymore

Just days after reports of an alleged SpaceX rocket debris crash, another piece of space junk — this time from China — crashed into the Indian Ocean.
Off-World

Wild Video Shows Chinese Space Junk Light Up the Night Sky

Woah.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Heat wave Zoe was so bad that Seville, Spain decided to create its own naming and rating system for heat waves and gave it the highest score.
Climate Change

Hooray! Heat Waves Are Now Bad Enough to Get Names

Thousands of people have died.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

GM Cruise is losing $5 million every day, and a total of about $5 billion since 2018. Cruise has had multiple safety issues and accidents.
Advanced Transport

GM’s Robotaxis Are Losing a Fortune

It's bleeding $5 million every single day.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Friday as monkeypox infection rates rise. New Yorkers can sign up for texts about monkeypox.
Medical

New York Declares State of Emergency As Monkeypox Infections Increase

"This executive order enables us to respond more swiftly."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

International scientists disocvered a tertiary, or triple, star system with a third star orbiting a binary of two stars. The stars are massive in size.
Off-World

Scientists Discover Unique Triple Star System

But there might be more.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Taylor Swift and her private jet are the world's worst celeb CO2 emission offenders according to a new report, which the internet freaked out about.
Climate Change

Taylor Swift Didn’t Rack Up Wasteful Private Jet Miles Alone, Team Says

"To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Germany may need to expand the life of a nuclear power plant as Russia invades Ukraine and destabilizes power supplies in Europe.
Nuclear Fusion

German Government Says It May Keep Nuclear Plant Open After All

"This debate is not only about us, but also about our neighbors."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Bill Gates, billionaire and co-founder of Microsoft, has thrown some weight behind an air conditioning startup Blue Frontier to help stop climate change.
Climate Change

Bill Gates Invests in Exciting Air Conditioning Startup

It emits 85% less GHG.

By Lonnie Lee Hood