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Scientists are using genetically modified parasites inside mosquitoes to deliver life-saving malaria vaccines in a new clinical study.
RX and Medicine

Scientists Trick Mosquitoes Into Vaccinating Against Malaria by Biting

"We use the mosquitoes like they're 1,000 small flying syringes."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

If you've been waiting for someone to take over the archival storage market, a startup called Folio Photonics is here to upgrade optical storage.
Future Society

Startup Says It Can Store 100TB in Nintendo-Like Cartridges

"This is what people said we couldn't do, because a lot of people have failed in front of us."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Two years after publishing, the journal Nature has retracted what was believed to be a major superconductivity breakthrough.
Science & Energy

Journal Retracts Study on Room Temperature Superconductors

"The process of going from the raw data to the published data was incredibly opaque."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

On Sunday, a massive oil leak was detected in Louisiana in Saint Bernard Parish after suspicious activity. Around 20,000 gallons of oil leaked in the spill.
Mars

20,000 Gallons of Oil Just Leaked Into Louisiana Marshlands

"Not certain if that was criminal damage to property or theft."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Elon Musk sure has interesting ideas about intellectual property, as evidenced by his penchant for stealing memes — including, most recently, one of ours
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Cropped The Credit Out of Our Cartoon and Tweeted It Out

Seriously, Elon?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines have sprung some leaks, causing concern they may have been sabotaged as an escalation of the Ukrainian conflict.
Science & Energy

Russia’s Main Pipelines Leak Natural Gas Into Sea After Apparent Explosions

It doesn't look good, folks.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Amid concerns about rising emissions, scientists have discovered something weird — that trees appear to be growing faster as carbon dioxide levels rise.
Climate Change

Carbon Dioxide Seems to Be Making Trees Grow Faster, Scientists Say

As climate change gets worse, will the trees compensate?

By Noor Al-Sibai

You can't see or feel it, but our Milky Way galaxy is actually... rippling, like a galactic pond that's been hit by a cosmic stone. Here's why.
Off-World

Our Entire Galaxy Is Rippling and the Reason Why Is Wild

"We can see that these stars wobble..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Awesome But Nightmarish AI Turns Any Person Into a Pokémon
Artificial Intelligence

Awesome But Nightmarish AI Turns Any Person Into a Pokémon

You get a Pokémon! And you get a Pokémon!

By Lonnie Lee Hood

According to former particle physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, the state of the field of particle physics is misguided and wasteful.
Physics

Former Particle Physicist Absolutely Annihilates the Field of Particle Physics

"Now is not the time to idle around inventing particles, arguing that even a blind chicken sometimes finds a grain."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's asteroid smashing DART mission was so successful, its impact could be seen from the surface of the Earth — and we have the footage.
NASA

Video Shows NASA Spacecraft Smashing Asteroid From Earth’s View

Kaboom!!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Getting Starlink up and running in Iran isn't as simple as switching on some orbital satellites, and it very well looks like Musk's promise might fall flat.
SpaceX

There’s a Huge Problem With Elon Musk’s Promise to Bring Starlink to Iran

There are a lot of serious roadblocks here.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A NASA mission known as DART slammed into an asteroid just moments ago, in a test of tech to defect a killer asteroid from Earth.
NASA

NASA Slams Spacecraft Into Asteroid to Test Earth Saving Tech

"Humanity one, asteroid zero."

By Jon Christian

The hacking collective Anonymous is targeting the Iranian government amid widespread citizen protests sparked by the alleged murder of Mahsa Amini.
Hacking

Anonymous Hacks Iran After Woman Allegedly Killed by “Morality Police”

"The Iranian people are not alone."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A storm tech startup sent one of its robots into the devastating Hurricane Fiona and captured unbelievable video of its huge waves and winds.
Science & Energy

Scientists Sent a Robot Into the Ferocious Hurricane Fiona

Now that's something you don't see everyday.

By Noor Al-Sibai

We've all wondered what it would be like if our favorite gone-too-soon celebrities were still alive — but one artist has put AI to work to make it happen.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Dreams Up What Your Fave Dead Celebs Would Look Like Today

These are some of the most stunning "aged-up" portraits we've ever seen.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Although James Earl Jones has stepped away from his most iconic role, the legendary "Star Wars" actor's incredible baritone lives on thank to AI.
Artificial Intelligence

James Earl Jones Now Letting Darth Vader Be Voiced by AI

Luke, AI am your father.

By Noor Al-Sibai

This isn't the first time that the Pacific Ocean has birthed a new island — and according to the experts, they tend to be a bit of a flight risk.
Science & Energy

Experts Have Bad News for That Tiny Island That Appeared the Other Day

Life is fleeting, even if you're an island of volcanic ash.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Later today, NASA is going to test its DART battering ram on an asteroid for the first time — and we have the details on how you can watch live.
NASA

How to Watch NASA Slam a Battering Ram Into an Asteroid at 17,000 Miles Per Hour

The day is upon us!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Ann Druyan and Sam Sagan warn of a "pervasive and growing feeling" that the human enterprise is in a death spiral. Here's where they find hope.
Future Society

The Human Family in Crisis

There is a pervasive and growing feeling that the human enterprise is in a death spiral. 

By Ann Druyan and Sam Sagan