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Floating Abortion Clinic Proposed in Gulf of Mexico to Circumvent Bans
Developments

Floating Abortion Clinic Proposed in Gulf of Mexico to Circumvent Bans

"This is closer and faster access for some people."

Oft-troubled rideshare application Uber is in hot water once again — and this time, allies like French President Emmanuel Macron might be going down, too.
Advanced Transport

If This Leak Is Real, Uber Is in Huge Trouble

This is pretty bad.

Former NASA astronaut and US Air Force test pilot Terry Virts has had enough of Russia's provocations on board the International Space Station.
NASA

Former NASA Astronaut Says America Should Cut Russia Loose on the Space Station

"To keep things in perspective, Putin has essentially brought Europe back to 1941."

Elon Musk's Mars dreams may have to temper with a harsh reality put forth by equally-frustrating nerd Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 
Mars

Neil deGrasse Tyson Has Some Serious Beef With Elon Musk’s Mars Plans

Let them fight!

A UK-based TikTok claims to have collected more than 1.4 million frog eggs, which have since hatched into tadpoles living in his backyard pool — and conservation biologists are horrified by the potential consequences of the trend could going viral, The Guardian reports.
Science & Energy

Experts Alarmed by Teen Breeding Millions of Frogs for “Frog Army”

"I wanted to create the largest frog army in history."

One of the biggest music channels on YouTube called Lofi Girl has been taken down due to a "false" Content ID copyright claim.
Future Society

Iconic Lofi Hip Hop Girl Videos Taken Down by Copyright Strikes

Not her!

Doctors published a study in the European Heart Journal that found people who add salt to their food are more likely to die a premature death.
Food

Salting Your Food Can Kill You Faster, Doctors Say

Maybe don't pass the salt.

Japanese researchers say we'll probably need their newly designed Moon base with artificial gravity if humans are going to live on the Moon.
Moon

Japanese Team Invents Moon Base With Artificial Gravity

"The day when human beings live in outer space, the moon, and Mars is imminent."

Scientists say the James Webb Space Telescope will get hit by a micrometeorite every month. The telescope is about to return its first deep space images.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Planning for James Webb to Get Hit by One Micrometeorite Per Month

Space is a dangerous place.

Former President Donald Trump isn't a fan of Tesla CEO Elon Musk anymore because the billionaire didn't vote Republican. Trump says Musk lied about voting.
Elon Musk

Donald Trump Is Absolutely Furious That Elon Musk Lied to Him

"He told me he voted for me."

Asteroid’s Surface Like a “Plastic Ball Pit,” Scientists Find
Off-World

Asteroid’s Surface Like a “Plastic Ball Pit,” Scientists Find

"The surface was soft and flowed away like a fluid."

People in Arizona hate Waymo's autonomous self-driving vehicles so much it made one pedestrian attack a vehicle and a safety driver inside the car.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicle Attacked by Furious Pedestrian

They went ham on that thing.

A pregnant Texas driver is fighting a traffic ticket after police said her unborn child doesn't count as a passenger in HOV lanes.
Future Society

Pregnant Woman Fights Traffic Ticket, Claiming Unborn Fetus Count as Passenger After Roe Reversal

"My baby girl is right here. She is a person."

A smart pet door from Petvation that uses facial recognition software and machine learning to let your pets in and out is headed to production.
Future Society

Smart Pet Door Uses Facial Recognition to Keep Strange Animals Out

Face ID is out. Whisker recognition is in.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is officially trying to back out of his bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion, the BBC reports.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Officially Giving Up on Buying Twitter

Twitter is confident it will "prevail" in court.

One cryptocurrency company is literally applying the logic of layaway to non-fungible tokens now, because apparently, the crypto community can sink lower. 
NFTs

Horrifying Loan Scheme Allows People to Buy NFTs in Installments

What could possibly go wrong?

Brad Pitt is one of the most recognizable faces in acting. But recognizing faces is something that Pitt himself seriously struggles with.
Neuroscience and Brain

Brad Pitt Says He Has Prosopagnosia

Here's what that means.

NASA just teased us with a list of the cosmic wonders captured by the James Webb telescope for its upcoming first images.
James Webb Space Telescope

Here’s What to Expect From James Webb’s First Images

NASA has officially revealed its first targets.

Crypto exchange Voyager Digital has filed for bankruptcy, and according to the paperwork, most customers likely won't be getting their money back.
Cryptocurrency

Man Loses Down Payment for House When Crypto Exchange Goes Bankrupt

"I just don't understand how this could be legal."

The federal government is looking into a self-driving taxi company after its second reported collision with another vehicle.
Advanced Transport

Feds Reportedly Investigating Driverless Taxis After They Wreak Havoc in San Francisco

What the hell is going on?