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A decades-old law was used to sentence an OTC Bitcoin trader to prison. Rizzn says more clarity around Bitcoin and blockchain law is needed.
Bitcoin

Guy Sentenced to Prison for Changing People’s Cash Into Bitcoin

"Uncle Sam will be footing the bill for my room and board."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The US Department of Energy said it's making geothermal energy a priority, hoping to cut its cost by 90 percent before 2035.
Geothermal

The Biden Administration Wants to Cut Geothermal Energy Costs by 90 Percent

It makes a lot of sense.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Travis Kalanick is back with a venture called CloudKitchen, and surprise! It's terrible to employees and "dark kitchen" operators alike.
Future Society

The Disgraced Uber Guy Is Back With a Fun New Plan to Kill Restaurants

"We came in there with a dream for our brand, and CloudKitchens tried to destroy it."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Early-onset cancer is an increasing threat to the global population, according to a new report. Early-onset cancer may be a new epidemic.
Cancer

Young People Are Getting Way More Cancer Than Old People Did

Well, that's bleak.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Using gene modification techniques, a team of researchers have come up with a new promising way to treat balding, a condition experienced by millions.
Developments

Scientists Are Working on a Gene-Hacking Drug That Could Treat Baldness

It's already been proven to work in mice.

By Victor Tangermann

A new analysis has determined that by current emissions, roughly 4.4 million acres of land and 650,000 individual properties will be underwater by 2050.
Climate Change

Hundreds of Thousands of American Homes Will Be Swallowed by the Sea, Scientists Say

This is not good.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to new research, LSD-assisted therapy could be a surprisingly effective and long-lasting treatment for anxiety and depression-related symptoms.
Health & Medicine

Study Finds LSD Therapy Strikingly Effective at Reducing Anxiety and Depression

"The response was surprisingly sustained."

By Victor Tangermann

Vice President Kamala Harris' call with astronauts on the International Space Station was cut short earlier today when NASA lost comms with the ISS.
Off-World

Vice President Shows Up Late, Gets Cut Off From Astronauts Mid-Call

Can you hear me now?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Sorry, but the doctor helping spearhead President Joe Biden's monkeypox response is an absolutely perfect choice for the job.
Health & Medicine

Sorry, But Biden’s New Monkeypox Doctor Seems Absolutely Awesome

"I learned my bedside manner from East Village drag queens."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The situation at the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant — the Ukrainian nuclear power plant at the war's front lines — is bad. Really bad.
Nuclear Fusion

Battle-Scarred Ukraine Nuclear Plant Cooling Systems Hanging by a Thread, Officials Say

"This is an unsustainable situation and is becoming increasingly precarious."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

For a company whose whole job is rocketry, SpaceX sure is good at flexing its might — as video of its "Can Crusher" test equipment proves.
SpaceX

This “Can Crusher” Might Be the Weirdest SpaceX Flex We’ve Ever Seen

OK, this is pretty badass.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A recent study shows that kids are actually wildly good at getting around the anti-cheating software Proctorio's promised capabilities.
Future Society

Study: Students Are Very Good at Outsmarting Anti-Cheating Software

The kids are alright.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't convinced of the long-term prospects of fusion energy, the concept of fusing atoms together to generate green electricity.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Slams Fusion, Says Future of Energy Is Wind and Solar

Musk still believes in the "big fusion reactor in the sky."

By Victor Tangermann

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) never beats around the bush when it comes to NASA's planned Artemis missions to the Moon.
NASA

New Government Report Is Extremely Bad News for NASA

Not good.

By Victor Tangermann

A hydrogen balloon expedition turned dangerous in China when the men operating it lost control, leading too a two-day, nearly 200-mile detour. 
Advanced Transport

Man Loses Control of Hydrogen Balloon, Helplessly Drifts Almost 200 Miles

"I almost gave up."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have discovered two "Super-Earth" planets orbiting a nearby dwarf star— and one of them may actually be habitable.
Off-World

Scientists Discover Nearby “Super-Earth” That May Support Life

Get in, nerds! We're going on a road trip.

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX is still hard at work to get its Starship and Super Heavy booster prototypes ready for their big day. But not everything is going according to plan.
Starship

SpaceX Tested Starship’s Engines and Accidentally Caused a Large Fire

Yes, the flames even set an actual dumpster on fire.

By Victor Tangermann

It's easy to imagine a spacewalk being trippy or even jaw-droppingly frightening, but for one Christian astronaut, it was nothing short of religious. 
Off-World

Astronaut Says He Had Religious Experience During Spacewalk

"It’s sensory overload, it’s mesmerizing, it’s amazing."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A former NASA scientist is once again throwing shade on his former employer for its bizarre National Space Council "photo ops."
Future Society

Former NASA Scientist Slams Kamala Harris Meeting as “Photo Op”

"The public has no clue whatsoever as to what is going on."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Actor Jason Mamoa has taken to Instagram to ferociously protest single-use plastics by shaving his hair off. Is that effective activism?
Environment

Jason Momoa So Furious About Environment That He Shaved His Head

Can Momoa's hair really save the world?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré