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A team of researchers claim to have created a biodegradable and renewable alternative to both glass and plastic in the form of "transparent wood."
Science & Energy

Scientists Say New “Transparent Wood” Could Replace Plastic

It's far more sustainable.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced that after successfully smashing its Double Asteroid Reduction Test (DART) into an asteroid, the space rock ejected two comet tails.
NASA

Asteroid NASA Smashed a Spacecraft Into Grew Two “Unexpected” Tails

Astronomers are "both surprised and puzzled."

By Noor Al-Sibai

China claims to have become the first to successfully carry out tests on a Hyperloop-style, magnetically levitated train inside a vacuum tube.
Hyperloop

China Successfully Tests Hyperloop-Like Train Inside a Vacuum Tube

Suck it, Elon Musk.

By Noor Al-Sibai

AI-powered music generators are here — and it looks like they're gunning for a strong position in the content-creation economy.
Artificial Intelligence

AI That Generates Music from Prompts Should Probably Scare Musicians

It's seriously impressive tech.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A much more affordable vehicle may eventually be joining Tesla's lineup of EVs at roughly half the cost of the Model 3 and Model Y.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Working on Next-Gen Car That Costs Half as Much as a Model 3

We'll believe it when we see it.

By Victor Tangermann

He may not be head of Roscosmos anymore, but former Russian space agency director Dmitry Rogozin is still posting like he did when he filled that position.
Future Society

Former Head of Russian Space Program Shares Bizarre Meme Involving Ukraine, Darth Vader Skull

This is truly unhinged.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have found that the universe is expanding at an entirely different rate than previously thought, a groundbreaking discovery.
Physics

Most Precise Measurements of the Universe Suggest That Something Is Very Wrong

"It certainly indicates that potentially something is fishy with our understanding of the universe."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A study conducted by scientists from Trinity College Dublin could suggest that quantum processes are involved in the functions of our brains.
Physics

Scientists Suggest Our Brains Work Like Quantum Computers

"As a result, we can deduce that those brain functions must be quantum."

By Frank Landymore

On Tuesday, the feds took their first legal action against six e-cigarette companies, all of which have been accused of selling vaping products illegally.
Developments

Feds Cracking Down on Vaping Companies for “Breaking the Law”

Too little, too late?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers at Google Deepmind and the University of Oxford have concluded that it is now "likely" superintelligent AI will be the end of humanity.
Google

Google and Oxford Scientists Publish Paper Claiming AI Will “Likely” Annihilate Humankind

"An existential catastrophe is not just possible, but likely."

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers at Stanford Medicine have created what they hope will one day be a life-saving treatment for brain cancer: a wireless brain implant.
Brain

Doctors Test Brain Implant That Destroys Tumors

It literally blasts the tumors with heated up gold particles.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The iconic Pillars of Creation, considered by many the quintessential image of space, has been re-imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.
James Webb Space Telescope

A New James Webb Shot of the Pillars of Creation Is Dazzling our Tiny Brains

Absolutely spectacular.

By Frank Landymore

It looks like new COVID-19 strains are about to surge this winter — and their new names may be inspiring Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He Might Name His Next Kid After a COVID Variant

Let's hope he doesn't.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Pubs, clubs, and hotels in New South Wales, Australia, are testing a facial recognition system used to deter self-reported "problem gamblers."
Facial recognition

Casinos to Use Facial Recognition to Keep “Problem Gamblers” Away

"This is as terrifying as it is absurd."

By Frank Landymore

Researchers at Boston University have staunchly denied that they developed a hyper-deadly COVID-19 strain in their labs using gain of function research.
Viruses

Scientists Deny Making Deadly Horror COVID in a Lab

"They’ve sensationalized the message, they misrepresent the study and its goals in its entirety."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Using its NEOWISE telescope, NASA has combined 12 years worth of images to create the ultimate timelapse of our sky, and it's breathtaking.
Off-World

This 12-Year Time-Lapse of the Entire Night Sky is Seriously Blowing Our Minds

Simply amazing.

By Frank Landymore

It's official: 30,000 people were dumb enough to purchase Elon Musk's "Burnt Hair" meme perfume — and now, it's sold out.
Elon Musk

Tens of Thousands of Idiots Bought Elon Musk’s “Burnt Hair” Perfume and Now It’s Sold Out

He had the last laugh.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Guardian reports that the BBC has already secretly prepared scripts to read on air in the event of energy shortages causing blackouts or empty gas reserves — a telling sign that between the war in Ukraine, growing energy uncertainty, and a fast-approaching winter, UK authorities are bracing for the absolute worst.
Energy

UK Authorities Anticipate Energy Blackouts This Winter

The BBC is preparing scripts in case there's a "major loss of power."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

New data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that all ten automated driving deaths since May involved Teslas.
Tesla

Overwhelming Majority of Automated Driving Deaths Caused by Tesla Vehicles

"You're seeing innocent people who had no choice in the matter being killed or injured."

By Frank Landymore

Indie sleaze is back, baby, and this time, it's coming to shatter — or maybe reinforce — your illusions about Grimes and MIA.
Future Society

Grimes “Accidentally Reinvents Scientology” in Bonkers Interview With an Anti-Vaxxer

Oops.

By Noor Al-Sibai