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Looters have reportedly seized radioactive dirty bomb materials from a lab near the site of the Chernobyl disaster, according to Science.
Robots and Machines

Dirty Bomb Ingredients Reportedly Stolen From Seized Chernobyl Site

That's not good.

A new analysis has found that the majority of NFT drops are complete failures -- either generatig no interest, or not enough to cover their minting fees.
NFTs

Huge Surprise: Two Thirds All NFT Drops Are Complete Failures

"Money is flowing too fast and too ignorant into the space."

Saturn's beautiful rings are vanishing, scientists say — but it's happening slowly, at least, in a geological or cosmic timescale.
Off-World

Saturn’s Rings Are Disappearing, Scientists Say

"Very, very sad."

An extraordinary image from the ESA shows the Sun from much closer than Earth — and spoiler alert, it's pretty incredible.
Off-World

Scientists Release Stunning Picture Taken Really Close to the Sun

The more you zoom in, the more incredible it becomes.

It's all fun and free speech until someone gets hurt — especially if that someone is the notoriously mercurial Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s “Free Speech” Social Network Mocked by Employee Who Got Fired for Saying Things Tesla Didn’t Like

Do as he says, not as he does.

Well, turns out that SpaceX's latest Crew Dragon capeule, "Freedom," is probably going to be the last of the iconic spacecraft ever made. 
Crew Dragon

SpaceX Says It’s Not Building Any More Crew Dragon Spacecraft

No tears, please.

A Florida couple is headed to space with Blue Origin -- and then, they say, possibly on a longer orbital trip via Elon Musk's SpaceX.
SpaceX

First Married Space Tourist Couple Say They’re Taking a Vacation with SpaceX Too

"Hopefully, we can do it four times."

A physicist from the UK named Melvin Vopson is raising a startling possibility: that dark matter might be information itself.
Science & Energy

Scientist Says That Dark Matter May Be Information Itself

Okay, that's a fascinating idea.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that he's caught COVID — again, that is, because he already caught it, way back in 2020.
Developments

Elon Musk Says He Has COVID Again

Not again, Elon!

Could a powerful slap actually kill a person, as was suggested after Will Smith's Oscars altercation with Chris Rock? Let's examine the science.
Developments

Can You Die From Getting Slapped Too Hard?

An investigation.

NASA has finalized the list of targets that the James Webb Space Telescope will study, but is keeping the first one a secret.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Is Keeping the James Webb Telescope’s First Target Secret

What'll they study first?

A new interview with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk paints him as the lonely, eccentric hero working to colonize Mars, champion AI and harness solar power.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Sometimes He Feels Lonely

Oh, please.

The UK's Lake District is equipping paramedics with their own Jet Suits, aka jet packs, created by Gravity Industries for emergency response.
Advanced Transport

The UK Is Training Paramedics to Use Jetpacks in Emergencies

They can fly nearly 100 mph!

Billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Starlink terminals can outmaneuver Russian milles to maintain internet connectivity for Ukraine.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: SpaceX Can Launch Satellites Faster Than Russia Can Shoot Them Down

"I hope we do not have to put this to a test, but I think we can launch satellites faster than they can launch anti-satellites missiles."

Scientists say the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its six mass bleach event because of heat waves caused by climate change.
Climate Change

Scientists say World’s Largest Coral Reef is Bleaching Again

More than half is "bleached completely white."

Government-backed North Korean hackers are likely behind a hack aimed at more than 300 people that used a Google Chrome zero-day vulnerability to exploit.
Hacking

North Korea Launches Wave of Hacks Directed at US Companies

So is the US gonna do... anything?

A new report published yesterday includes testimony from Tesla employees who say they were called racist slurs and later fired.
Future Society

More Employees Are Saying That Tesla’s Factory Is Horrifically Racist

"They didn’t want a Black face up there."

A new robot created at the University of Tokyo is so dextrous it can peel a banana without smushing it, using two arms with two fingers each.
Robotics

Incredible! This Robot Is So Dexterous That It Can Perfectly Peel a Banana Without Damaging It

You're pretty good with your hands, buddy!

Does one need any more proof that indie sleaze is back in vogue?
Hacking

Grimes Says She Got Hackers to Shut Down a Blog She Didn’t Like

"It was like, my coolest hacker moment."

Museums financially strapped by the pandemic have turned to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to help them recoup money from eager collectors.
NFTs

Broke Museums Are Selling NFTs of Famous Paintings by Raphael and Da Vinci

Does a da Vinci by any other name smell as sweet?