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A new liver inflammation disease, or hepititits, is cause children to fall ill and require liver transplants. COVID-19 restrictions may have created it.
Developments

Doctors Alarmed by Strange Disease in Children

"A novel or yet undetected virus also cannot be ruled out at this time."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Facebook has announced plans to monetize its Metaverse — and creators are extremely irate at how large a cut the company intends to take.
Metaverse

Zuckerberg Dogpiled Over Plans to Monetize the Metaverse

"Yeah, good luck with that Mark."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The first-ever all-civilian mission to the International Space Station is well underway — and the crew is already talking about wanting to go to the Moon.
Moon

Tourists on Space Station Say They’re Discussing Private Moon Mission

"Universally, it’s a resounding yes."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made a spectacular new observation: the comet with the largest nucleus ever discovered, measuring 80 miles across.
Science & Energy

Absolute Unit! The Largest Comet Ever Spotted Is Headed Our Way

"It's big and it's blacker than coal."

By Victor Tangermann

Soldiers in Ukraine are using facial recognition software Clearview AI to identify dead Russian soldiers and send it to families in Russia.
Future Society

Ukraine Reportedly Using Facial Recognition to Send Photos of Dead Russian Soldiers to Their Mothers

"Oh, my God, that’s barbaric."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A startup called NextSense is working on a pair of earbuds that can record the electrical signals of the brain to study sleeping and mental conditions.
Prosthetics and Devices

Google Spinoff Working on Earbuds That Spy on Your Brain Signals

Move over, AirPods!

By Victor Tangermann

A Tesla Model 3 owner went through a terrifying experience with his vehicle's main display freezing up while driving at 83 mph down a California freeway.
Tesla

Man Says His Tesla Got Stuck at 83 MPH on the Highway

Terrifying!

By Victor Tangermann

Science is finally working to figure out what personality traits make someone an asshole.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Are Studying The Psychology of “A**holes”

"People didn’t really have very much trouble figuring out who the ‘biggest a**hole’ in their life was."

By Noor Al-Sibai

New App Pays Alcoholics $5 Per Day to Not Drink
Health & Medicine

New App Pays Alcoholics $5 Per Day to Not Drink

Get sober. Get paid.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to the stage at this year's TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, to address the elephant in the room: his bid to buy Twitter.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Doesn’t Seem to Have Much of a Plan for Twitter

Is it really about free speech?

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at the agency's jet propulsion lab in California, chained himself to a JP Morgan Chase bank last week to protest government inaction on climate change.
NASA

NASA Scientist Fights Off Tears Over Impending Disaster

"We’re going to lose everything."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Brazilian Military Faces Stiff Questions About Purchase of Penis Implants
Prosthetics and Devices

Brazilian Military Faces Stiff Questions About Purchase of Penis Implants

"We won’t allow Bolsonaro to turn Brazil into an orgy."

By Noor Al-Sibai

ProVeg, dedicated to reducing meat consumption, paid for a recent study that says vegan dog food I s healthier than those on conventional meat diets.
Future Society

Research Funded by Vegans Claims Being Vegan May Be Healthier for Your Dog

Now wait a minute...

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Long before sending off NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on its long journey into deep space last month, engineers took the opportunity to take an epic group selfie.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Workers Took an Epic Selfie in Reflection of James Webb’s Giant Gold Mirrors

"Everything is hunky-dory and doing well now."

By Victor Tangermann

In an animation, the James Webb Space Telescope is doing a seemingly chaotic loop-de-loop across the solar system. But there's method to the madness.
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope’s Orbit Is Gonna Be Absolutely Deranged

There's method to the madness.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope's golden primary mirror wings, or side panels, deployed and latched successfully.
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope Has Officially Started Unfolding Its Huge Golden Mirror

"Webb’s iconic primary mirror is taking its final shape."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA has released a stunning new image taken by its James Webb Space Telescope that shows a star fully in focus surrounded by a dizzying vista of galaxies.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Releases First “Fully Aligned” Image From James Webb Space Telescope

"We have the highest resolution infrared images taken from space ever."

By Victor Tangermann

One of its 13 early targets is Jupiter, a gas giant that's far closer to us than most of its other targets.
Science & Energy

The James Webb Space Telescope Is Going to Stare Straight Into Jupiter

There's a lot we know about Jupiter. But even more we don't.

By Victor Tangermann

You could be filing tax for free, but companies like Intuit and H & R Block spend millions lobbying the government, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Future Society

There’s a Terrible Reason That Doing Your Taxes Costs So Much

"You could be filing your taxes for free."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA is hoping to launch a spacecraft to investigate a massive metal-rich asteroid called Psyche, which experts estimate to be worth $10 quintillion.
NASA

NASA Shows Off Spacecraft Visiting $10 Quintillion Asteroid

"It could be the part of a metal core of a tiny planet..."

By Victor Tangermann