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A scientist is attempting to build a framework for understanding "plant neurobiology," with the hope of answering the question: are plants conscious?
Science & Energy

New Experiments Examine Whether Plants Might Be Conscious Beings

Could plants really have internal worlds?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

As water levels dip dangerously low, dry river and lake beds reveal long-forgotten and hidden objects the rest of the world was never meant to see.
Climate Change

The Top 13 Wildest Objects That Terrible Droughts Have Revealed

Dino tracks? Nazi warships? BOMBS?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Tattoo ink may contain toxic chemicals — including some that could potentially be carcinogenic — that are nowhere to be found on ingredient lists.
Studies

Scientists Concerned About Potential Carcinogens in Your Tattoos

"Every time we looked at one of the inks, we found something that gave me pause."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Watch AI Generate Dozens of Fashion Designs in a Mesmerizing Video
Artificial Intelligence

Watch AI Generate Dozens of Fashion Designs in a Mesmerizing Video

These designs are seriously beautiful.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to Insider, there are several silly, annoying, and/or stupid words forced upon Amazon employees by its founder and Executive Chairman, Jeff Bezos.
Future Society

Amazon Makes Its Employees Use a Bunch of Stupid Made-Up Words

Some of these are... not great.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An NFT collection depicted -- and monetized -- porn performers as collectible digital assets. The only problem? It never got their permission.
NFTs

Sleazy Project Sold NFTs of Porn Stars, But Never Got Their Permission

"I did not authorize this ugly NFT."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new fossil found in a man's backyard may be the biggest ever discovered in Europe. The Late Jurassic sauropod is 82 feet long and nearly 40 feet tall.
Environment

Man Discovers 82-Foot Dinosaur Skeleton in Backyard

Incredible!

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Former President Donld Trump's social media outlet, Truth Social, has allegedly stiffed its host company RightForge more than $1.6 million in unpaid bills.
Future Society

Trump’s Social Network Apparently Owes $1.6 Million in Hosting Fees

That's a lot of dough.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Some Tesla Model S owners are complaining that at just ten to 20,000 miles on their vehicles, their steering yokes have started to, uh... disintegrate.
Tesla

Tesla’s Futuristic Steering Yokes Are Already Falling Apart, Drivers Say

C'mon, Elon.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA just closed up the hatch of its Orion spacecraft, yet another step towards the agency's historic return to the Moon next week.
Moon

NASA Closes Hatch on Spacecraft Headed to the Moon

It's getting real.

By Victor Tangermann

WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann is back, with a property management crypto startup. The confusing part? Its crypto can't pay rent.
Cryptocurrency

WeWork Guy’s Apartment Rental Company Plans to Launch Crypto That Can’t Be Used to Pay Rent

We're... completely confused, actually.

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a new study, psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in magic mushrooms, could be used to treat alcohol use disorder.
Health & Medicine

Study: Magic Mushrooms Helped 83% of People Cut Excessive Drinking

This could be huge.

By Victor Tangermann

Neuralink co-founder and co-CEO Elon Musk had twins with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis last year, a decision that may have brokencorporate policies.
Elon Musk

Experts Say Elon Musk Messed Up by Having Secret Children With His Employee

Breaking rules or not, It's pretty messed up.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists in the UK have created "synthetic" mouse embryos without egg or sperm cells. It's a breakthrough in the field of genetic engineering.
Gene Editing

Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryos Without Sperm or Eggs

"The next milestone in this field very likely will be a synthetic stem-cell based human embryo."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made the first "clear detection" of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, according to NASA.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots “Clear Evidence” of CO2 in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet

Yet another spectacular discovery.

By Victor Tangermann

Your Doppelganger May Have Strikingly Similar Genes, Habits
DNA

Your Doppelganger May Have Strikingly Similar Genes, Habits

Two peas from different pods.

By Frank Landymore

Joe Rogan recently sat down with Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to chat about some of the privacy implications of the company's hardware.
Future Society

Joe Rogan Just Casually Obliterated Mark Zuckerberg

That has GOT to hurt.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is calling new videos that show its vehicles mowing down child mannequins while on Autopilot defamatory — and has sent a cease-and-desist letter.
Tesla

Hurry Up and Watch These Videos Tesla Wants Removed From the Internet

"Mr. Free Speech Absolutist, just a crybaby hiding behind his lawyers."

By Victor Tangermann

More than 900 people are dead and 50,000 more are homeless in Pakistan following record-breaking amounts of rain. Flooding has also impacted crops.
Climate Change

At Least 900 Dead, 50K Homeless in Pakistan After Summer Floods

"This is a climate-induced humanitarian disaster of very epic proportion."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's former second-in-command is once again warning that the public may be in for some major surprises with the SLS launch next week.
Moon

Former NASA Official: Moon Launch This Month May Be “Embarrassing”

"There is not another test flight planned if this doesn't go perfectly."

By Noor Al-Sibai