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A new study published last week in arXiv reports that researchers found an unidentified object nearly 13.5 billion light-years away in the universe.
Off-World

Scientists Detect Huge Object, Farther Away Than Anything Else Detected in Universe

That's... so far.

Lab-grown meat company Primeval Foods is planning to bring a whole host of exotic meats to the market, including zebra, lion, elephant, and tiger.
Science & Energy

Startup Says It’s About to Start Selling Lab-Grown Tiger Steaks to Restaurants

Lab-grown "Siberian tiger, leopard, black panther, Bengal tiger [...] and zebra" meat are also in the works.

Bill Nye the Science Guy told viewers in a new Coca-Cola advertisement that Coke is creating a world without plastic waste and pollution.
Science & Energy

Bill Nye Accused of Shilling for Huge Polluter

Say it ain’t so, Bill!

A team of astronomers have discovered a powerful new space laser — technically a "megamaser" — a whopping five billion lightyears from Earth.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Detect Galactic Laser Coming From Deep Space

Hey, where's that coming from?!

SpaceX has successfully launched the first all-private crew of space tourists to the International Space Station, as part of Axiom Space's Ax-1 mission.
SpaceX

SpaceX Successfully Launches First All-Private Mission to the Space Station

It's a historic moment.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a big splash at last night's "Cyber Rodeo" event at the company's brand new Gigafactory in Texas.
Elon Musk

Watch Elon Musk Drive a Tesla Onstage While Blasting Dr. Dre

But then, he shared some bad news.

A hacker called Los Pelaos posted bizarre video to Justin Bieber, Travis Scott, Taylor Swift and other official celebrity YouTube acconts for Paco Sanz.
Hacking

A Hacker Just Stole Justin Bieber’s YouTube Channel and Uploaded Something Truly Bizarre

Deeply unhinged.

It's news that literally nobody wants to hear: we're well on the path to yet another wave of COVID-19 cases. But things are different now.
Developments

It Is With Great Regret That We Inform You That We May Be Getting Slammed by Another COVID Wave

A new "zombie" subvariant could already be spreading in the US.

A new study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering used special ultrasound to lower blood sugar in patients with diabetes as insulin prices soar.
Studies

Scientists Say They Might Have Found a Way to Treat Diabetes Without Insulin

It works in animals, and humans trials are coming up.

Scientists have discovered polluting microplastic in the lungs of living people for the first time, more proof that the particles are practically everywhere.
Studies

Scientists Find Microplastics Deep Inside Human Lungs

It's absolutely everywhere.

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has made a fascinating discovery on Sol 401, 412 Earth days since landing on the Red Planet: the remains of its parachute.
NASA

NASA Rover Finds Its Own Parachute in Martian Desert

Is that really it?

New reserach shows fungi and mushrooms create electrical pulses and may be communicating with each other, or talking to each other.
Environment

Scientist Says Mushrooms Have a Language They Use to Talk to Each Other

Do they cry when we eat them?

Campaign Zero, a police reform group, says the ShotSpotter camera rarely produces evidence of a gun crime and detect fireworks, slamming doors and more.
Robots and Machines

Gun Shot Detection Cameras Alerting Cops to Slamming Doors Instead

"[It's] manufacturing consent for increased policing."

On top of making jokes about finally convincing Twitter to add an Edit button, Elon Musk did what he does best: post silly memes.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Jokes That He’s Gonna Smoke Weed at Twitter Board Meetings

Never say never.

Facebook parent company Meta is looking to cash in with "Zuck Bucks" now that Facebook's popularity has finally turned a corner.
Future Society

Facebook Secretly Working on Virtual Currency Dubbed “Zuck Bucks”

Fool me once.

OpenAI has released its latest creation called DALL-E2 — a truly impressive demonstration of the power of generative adversarial networks.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazing New AI Can Spit Out Realistic Images From Simple Descriptions

This is absolutely incredible.

A crypto startup promising users $20 worth of its Worldcoin cryptocurrency hasn't actually paid anything out despite claiming to help alleviate poverty.
Future Society

Startup That Exchanges Crypto for Eyeball Scans Descends Into Chaos

“They robbed me of my money."

OpenAI has released its latest product dubbed DALL-E2 — an impressive piece of coding that can turn simple text descriptions into photorealistic images.
OpenAI

Drat! OpenAI Says Its Image-Generating AI Is Incapable of Making Porn

They came prepared.

Scientists from MIT built a robot that can help dress a human. Future mobility aid applications are included in their study publishing this month.
Robotics

MIT Trained a Robot to Dress You Like a Cartoon Mad Scientist

Need a helping hand?

UK-based startup First Light claims to have achieved a fusion energy "breakthrough" by shooting a projectile into a fuel target to release energy.
Energy

Startup Claims Fusion Power “Breakthrough” Using Massive Gun

"We have identified a genuine route to commercial fusion."