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Things are getting steamy in England — quite literally, in the case of one Royal Air Force base where it got so hot, the runway actually melted.
Climate Change

UK Shuts Down Air Force Base When It Got So Hot the Runway Melted

That's a serious heatwave!

A ship passed through a "milky sea" deep-water bioluminescence event in 2019. A new study about bioluminescence details the glowing ocean and biology.
Biology

Sailors Say the Ocean Around Their Ship Started to Glow

"The sea was lit, but the waves were black."

There's one line on NASA's James Webb space telescope's spec sheet that has caught us off guard: it has a tiny 68 gigabyte solid-state drive (SSD).
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb’s Hard Drive Is Hilariously Tiny

Seriously, that's it?

Amid heatwaves, drought, and floods, UN Secretary General António Guterres told state ministers that "no nation is immune" from the climate change crisis.
Climate Change

Head of UN Says Humanity Is Facing “Collective Suicide”

"No nation is immune."

The James Webb Space Telescope has charmed starwatchers the world round, but there was a time NASA was worried it wouldn't make it.
James Webb Space Telescope

Glitch Made NASA Scientists Think the James Webb Might Be Dead

"It was very serious."

Legal experts are saying things aren't looking good for Elon Musk, following Twitter's decision to take him to court.
Elon Musk

This Trial May Mean Elon Musk Is in Big Trouble

It's a real dumpster fire.

English officials say thousands of peoeple could die in this week's heatwave. Temperatures could hit 104 degrees and caused a emergency heat red alert.
Climate Change

English Officials Horrified by Heat Wave They Say Could Kill Thousands

"We could see 1,500 to 2,000 deaths."

A suit filed against Mars Inc, on Thursday claims the company doesn't inform customers that Skittles contains titanium dioxide, which could be toxic.
Chemistry

Please No! Lawsuit Claims Toxic Ingredient in Delicious Skittles

To taste or not taste the rainbow?

Experts are worried that Texas' state's power plants won't be able to keep up with energy demands as temperatures soar and plants run full steam.
Climate Change

Experts Concerned Texas Power Plants Will Start to Die Amid Heat Wave

"Things are going to break."

Billionaire Bill Gates is sad about the world's current state of affairs — so he says he's donating virtually all of his personal wealth in order to fix it.
Future Society

Bill Gates Says Sorry the World Isn’t Going So Great

Tell us something we don't know, guy!

All those videos of cops having so-called "seizures" after touching small amounts of fentanyl-laced drugs may be more psychological than anything else.
Developments

Cops Keep Having Impossible Fentanyl “Seizures” on Camera For Some Reason

Calm down, officer.

A secret, ghostly self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been hiding underneath layers of cardboard and glue for more than a century.
Future Society

Secret Van Gogh Portrait With Left Ear Discovered with X-ray

It's been hidden for more than a century.

Even if the crypto market isn't exactly growing in terms of profit, the enthusiasts who mine it are certainly increasing their energy consumption. 
Cryptocurrency

United States Crypto Miners Are Now Using as Much Power as Houston

Even Congress is involved now.

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda invested in Hologram, a company that lets users animate their NFTs as avatars in real time during video calls like Google Meet.
NFTs

Linkin Park Singer Creates Technology to Turn You Into a Human NFT in Online Meetings

Okay, it's pretty cool.

Less than 24 hours after her death, New York City’s chief medical examiner completed Ivana Trump's autopsy and said she died from blunt force trauma.
Medical

Medical Examiner Releases Details About Death of Ivana Trump

May Ivana and those who loved her find peace.

Coal-powered plants are being repurposed in the US to store and produce solar and battery power for more renewable power sources.
Solar Power

Companies Are Turning Coal Plants Into Solar Farms

Best news we've heard all week!

MetaMask co-founders Aaron Davis and Dan Finlay are well aware that they played a big part in allowing Ponzi schemes to flourish.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Founders Say It’s Not Their Fault They’re Enabling Ponzi Schemes

"There are so many different kinds of failure that are happening all the time."

A NASA update has revealed that after a series of delays, the Psyche asteroid mission is under review and may ultimately be scrapped.
NASA

NASA May Cancel Mission to Zillion Dollar Asteroid

This mission has been in the works for years.

A solar panel can leak heavy metals and cause pollution, but consumer solar demand may mean they get tossed aside less often.
Solar Power

California Complains Its Junkyards Are Filling With Toxic Solar Panels

"People just don’t realize that there are toxic materials in those electronics."

NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter and its moon Europa, taken by its groundbreaking new James Webb Space Telescope.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Picture of Jupiter So Crisp You Can See Its Moon Europa

This is only the beginning.