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Security firm Dr. Web said 28 malware apps were downloaded from the Google Play Store almost 10 million times. Apple accused Android of big malware issues.
Future Society

Android Malware May Have Charged Millions of Customers Without Permission

The apps literally disguised themselves.

NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is doing lunar terrain tests as NASA prepares it for a Moon mission.
NASA

NASA Tests Rover Prototype After Announcing Launch Delay

Go, VIPER, go!

A viral Twitter video claims to illustrate how motor proteins move. It's fun, but incorrect — and what those molecules actually do is way cooler.
Biology

The Real Story Behind That Viral Clip of a Protein With a Confident Strut

Look at that little guy go!

The UK government is planning to bury the world's largest stockpile of radioactive nuclear waste beneath the ocean floor, sparking concern among experts.
Nuclear Fusion

Experts Warn UK Government Not to Bury Nuclear Waste Under Ocean Floor

"Rather than solving a problem for future generations, it could be leaving them a legacy of a nuclear waste dump..."

The only Gorgosaurus skeleton that's ever been made available for private ownership sold at auction for more than $6 million yesterday.
Climate Change

Paleontologists Furious as Dinosaur Skeleton Sells at Private Auction

"This is a disaster."

The Western US is in the worst drought in 1,200 years. Lawns suck up previous water resources, but not every resident is on board with cutbacks.
Climate Change

An Evil Force Is Sucking the Life Out of California: Lawns

"I have tears in my eyes, because I love the grass and they like playing in it."

A superhero 12-year-old begged West Virginia lawmakers to think about her young life as they moved to pass an abortion-criminalizing bill.
Developments

Brave 12-Year-Old Eviscerates Lawmakers for Outlawing Abortion

"Am I, a child, supposed to birth and carry another child?"

A sheep farmer in New South Wales, Australia, made a highly unusual discovery: a massive piece of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, according to experts.
SpaceX

SpaceX Debris Allegedly Smashes Into Sheep Farm

"If it landed on your house it would make a hell of a mess."

In a recent TikTok video, European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recalled the very specific smell she encountered once boarding the space station.
Off-World

Astronaut Complains of Pervasive Odor on Space Station

Who let one rip?

Visual effects artist Cinnamontographer has taken on the task of forever enshrining the now discontinued Choco Taco in the form of a high-fidelity 3D scan.
Science & Energy

National Hero Makes Perfect 3D Scan of a Choco Taco Before They Disappear Forever

We thank them for their service.

A motorcyclist in Utah was killed over the weekend after a Tesla driver crashed into him from the back — while the car's Autopilot system was turned on.
Tesla

Tesla on Autopilot Kills Motorcyclist

Dead at the scene.

A Twitter user said three of his Samsung phones popped open and appear to have battery problems caused by heat and climate change.
Climate Change

Tech Reviewer Says Heatwave Causing Samsung Batteries to Burst Out of Phones

It's getting way too hot.

An AI image generator made a series of ghoul-filled selfies that feature skeletal, grim reaper-like figures, one captured via smartphone in the mirror.
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Asked an AI to Show the “Last Selfie Ever Taken” and Um

Is heaven filled with... ghoulish grim reapers?

Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli is under investigation by two attorneys general for his new company, Druglike, which he says isn't a pharmaceutical company.
Cryptocurrency

Martin Shkreli’s Crypto Startup Under Investigation by Two Separate Attorneys General

Give it a rest, man.

The Duffer brothers — the directors of Netflix hit "Stranger Things" — retroactive edit their show. Will this become a streaming-wide trend?
Future Society

Netflix Is Letting Directors Retroactively Edit Shows Now

"We have George Lucas’d things also that people don't know about."

A crew on board a ship belonging to the nonprofit Ocean Voyages Institute made an unusual discovery while sailing through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Science & Energy

Researchers Scoop “Mysterious” Plastic Objects Out of Great Pacific Garbage Patch

"We’ve really used the ocean as a garbage pail."

The FTC launched an antitrust suit against Mark Zuckberg and Facebook/Meta, blocking — at least for now — Facebook/Meta's acquisition of VR company Within.
Future Society

Gov Files Antitrust Suit to Stop Facebook From Buying VR Company

"Mr. Zuckerberg has made clear that his aspiration for the VR space is control of the entire ecosystem."

The mysterious red ocean glow pilot Dustin Maggard captured in photos and video of the Pacific Ocean was caused by commercial saury fishing vessel lights.
Space

Expert Finds Compelling Explanation for Mysterious Red Glow in Ocean

It's not what you think.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is glad the Russians are leaving the International Space Station in a matter of years."Bon voyage," he tweeted.
Off-World

Elon Musk Lobs Casual Space Station Burn at Moscow

"Bon voyage."

A new study shows that resistant starch has an astonishing ability to help prevent a range of hereditary cancers, cutting risk by 60 percent.
Cancer

Study Suggests That Pill Can Cut Hereditary Cancer Risk by 60 Percent

Okay, that's really intriguing.