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A researcher posing as a 13-year-old child was able to gain access to a virtual strip club via a metaverse app called VRChat.
Metaverse

Turns Out It’s Really Easy for Kids to Visit Sex Clubs in the Metaverse

"It's children being exposed to entirely inappropriate, really incredibly harmful experiences."

Another day, another bad crypto take — but with war brewing in Ukraine, this one really takes the cake. 
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Dude Mocked for Shockingly Tone Deaf Post About Ukraine Invasion

This is absolutely not the time for crypto nonsense.

As tensions mount with Russia, some are beginning to fear that geopolitical conflict might pose an existential threat to the International Space Station.
Off-World

Expert: No, Russia Isn’t Going to Pull Its Modules to Sabotage the ISS

"In theory, it’d be possible to detach — but I think it’s very unlikely to happen."

Ukraine’s president has announced that Russian troops are moving towards the Chernobyl — and could risk damaging the sealed off nuclear reactor.
Future Society

Ukraine Says Russia Is Trying to Seize Chernobyl’s Melted Down Nuclear Reactor

One advisor is warning that an attack could lead to "radioactive nuclear dust" being "spread over the territory."

Two gigantic clusters of galaxies smashed into each other around a billion years ago — and the collision's shockwaves spread so far that they absolutely dwarf our own galaxy.
Science & Energy

Amazing Image Shows Brutal Shockwave Larger Than Our Entire Galaxy

It makes your head spin.

Sea ice in Antarctica has officially reached a record low, according to the latest findings from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Climate Change

Welp, Scientists Say Antarctic Sea Ice Is at a Record Low

That’s not good.

What if we told you that you could literally build buildings out of plastic bags and water bottles?
Science & Energy

Startup Turns “Unrecyclable” Plastic Into Giant, Indestructible Construction Bricks

This sounds mildly ingenious.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently said that he’d be willing to put aside his feud with Biden if he was ever invited to the White House.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Promises He Won’t Make a Scene If Invited to the White House

"They have nothing to worry about. I would do the right thing."

Scientists from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia have managed to regrow bone by firing high-frequency sound waves at stem cells.
Developments

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out How to Grow New Bone Using Sound Waves

They can grow new bone from a patient's own cells.

Virgin Galactic announced that is has lost an astonishing $1 billion in 2020 and 2021, a colossal figure, given it made only $3.5 million in those years.
Off-World

Virgin Galactic Lost an Absolutely Staggering Amount of Money Last Year

This is grim news for the commercial spaceflight industry.

A few users who got scammed with the hoax "Cool Kitten" NFTs decided to get a little revenge on their swindlers with a coup.
NFTs

A Bunch of People Who Got Scammed by an NFT Project Took Sweet Revenge

Here’s how they pulled it off.

A Spanish company is pouring tens of millions of dollars into becoming the world's first commercial octopus farm.
Science & Energy

Critics Horrified by World’s First Octopus Farm

"Octopus farming would increase, not alleviate, pressure on wild aquatic animals."

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Ja Rule, rapper and grifter behind the Fyre Festival fiasco, is trying to get into the NFT game.
NFTs

Of Course the Guy Behind Fyre Fest Is Selling NFTs Now

Do you trust him?

Coinbase's Super Bowl stunt netted the crypto wallet company a ton of new users — and with it, way more scrutiny.
Future Society

The CEO of Coinbase Gets Brutally Owned, May Never Recover

Ouch!

Alexey Galda is a theoretical physics professor who likes to test out his research by jumping out of planes while wearing a wingsuit.
Physics

Physics Professor Regularly Flings Himself From Airplanes in Batman-Like Glider

Everyone has a hobby!

Scientists — and former astronauts alike — are excited for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to scan distant worlds for signs of life.
James Webb Space Telescope

Former Astronaut Suggests Specific Planet for James Webb to Search for Life

If there's alien life out there, this planet is an exceptional candidate.

China’s Yutu-2 rover just won’t stop making weird discoveries on the Moon. Its latest are several mysterious glass spheres found on the far side of the lunar surface. 
Moon

China Says Rover Discovered Glass Spheres on the Dark Side of the Moon

"The globules simply blow our mind..."

A college student found himself in a heated situation when he briefly set fire to his kitchen while creating homemade rocket fuel.
Future Society

College Kid Tries to Make DIY Rocket Fuel in Dorm, Explodes Kitchen in Huge Fireball

"Please keep your experiments in the lab and supervised by trained professionals."

Some mad scientists have been training neural networks onto "The Simpsons" — and the results are demonic AF.
Artificial Intelligence

Neural Networks Generate Demonic Simpsons Characters Straight From Hell

What's growing out of Bart's head!?

Elon Musk's back at it again, folks — and this time, he's accusing the federal government's Securities and Exchange Commission of leaking.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Lawyer Accuses Government of “Leaking” Information About Him

What's he talking about?