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ESA is prepping to send a spacecraft to Venus — a feat which will require state-of-the-art methods to get through the planet's grueling atmosphere. 
ESA

ESA Unveils Plan to Send Spacecraft Through Venus’ “Hot, Thick” Atmosphere

It will get as close as 93 miles from the surface.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Roboticists at Stanford University announce the succesful exploration of two more sunken ships using their bleed-edge diving robot that is capable of touch.
Robotics

Terrifying Humanoid Diving Robot With “Human” Sense of Touch Explores Shipwreck

It's excellent at exploring underwater worlds — and invading your nightmares.

By Frank Landymore

Miraculously, surgeons just successfully completed one of the most complicated conjoined twin separations ever recorded — with the help of virtual reality.
Prosthetics and Devices

Surgeons Use VR Headsets to Separate Conjoined Twins

It was "just really man-on-Mars stuff."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After three years of testing in the field, scientists in China claim that they've identified a way to engineer transgenic rice that needs less fertilizer.
Science & Energy

Scientists Gene Hack Rice to Need Way Less Fertilizer and Boost Yields

"Amazing."

By Frank Landymore

Just days after reports of an alleged SpaceX rocket debris crash, another piece of space junk — this time from China — crashed into the Indian Ocean.
Off-World

Wild Video Shows Chinese Space Junk Light Up the Night Sky

Woah.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Heat wave Zoe was so bad that Seville, Spain decided to create its own naming and rating system for heat waves and gave it the highest score.
Climate Change

Hooray! Heat Waves Are Now Bad Enough to Get Names

Thousands of people have died.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

GM Cruise is losing $5 million every day, and a total of about $5 billion since 2018. Cruise has had multiple safety issues and accidents.
Advanced Transport

GM’s Robotaxis Are Losing a Fortune

It's bleeding $5 million every single day.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Friday as monkeypox infection rates rise. New Yorkers can sign up for texts about monkeypox.
Medical

New York Declares State of Emergency As Monkeypox Infections Increase

"This executive order enables us to respond more swiftly."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

International scientists disocvered a tertiary, or triple, star system with a third star orbiting a binary of two stars. The stars are massive in size.
Off-World

Scientists Discover Unique Triple Star System

But there might be more.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Taylor Swift and her private jet are the world's worst celeb CO2 emission offenders according to a new report, which the internet freaked out about.
Climate Change

Taylor Swift Didn’t Rack Up Wasteful Private Jet Miles Alone, Team Says

"To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Germany may need to expand the life of a nuclear power plant as Russia invades Ukraine and destabilizes power supplies in Europe.
Nuclear Fusion

German Government Says It May Keep Nuclear Plant Open After All

"This debate is not only about us, but also about our neighbors."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Bill Gates, billionaire and co-founder of Microsoft, has thrown some weight behind an air conditioning startup Blue Frontier to help stop climate change.
Climate Change

Bill Gates Invests in Exciting Air Conditioning Startup

It emits 85% less GHG.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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!

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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?"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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."

By Victor Tangermann