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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?

The US Wildlife Services department killed about 200 animals every hour in 2021 in the name of agriculture, human safety and disease management, apparantly.
Science & Energy

The US Government Is Killing 200 Animals Every Hour

They even killed a bald eagle.

NASA and Clemson University are launching a rocket mission directly into the Northern Lights to study temperature, plasma and wind.
NASA

NASA Is Launching Two Rockets Directly Through the Northern Lights

They're studying plasma in the atmosphere.

Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation announced that the country would begin selling NFTs based on the timeline of the Russian invasion.
NFTs

Ukraine Is Selling NFTs to Finance Its Military

"While Russia uses tanks to destroy Ukraine, we rely on revolutionary blockchain tech."

The Conger Ice Shelf, a chunk of ice the size of Rome, suffered a collapse in East Antarctica on March 15 and may be connected to a recent heave wave.
Climate Change

City-Sized Ice Shelf Collapses in Antarctica as Heat Surges

"My god."

Back in 2016, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made a prediction that, unfortunately, turned out to be wildly overconfident.
Elon Musk

This 2016 Elon Musk Prediction About the Future Turned Out to Be Hilariously Wrong

To be fair, lots of 2016 predictions didn't come true.

Exxon Mobile is used to waste about 18 million cubic feet of gas per month. Now it's using the fossil fuel to power crypto mining rigs.
Fossil Fuels

Exxon Mobil Is Starting to Burn Excess Gas to Mine Bitcoin

"It is creating use of what would be otherwise wasted."

For the first time ever, a fully paralyzed ALS patient has used a brain implant to communicate — and his pioneering requests were delightful. 
Brain

Completely Paralyzed Patient Gets Brain Implant, Asks For Beer And Heavy Metal

Okay, that's relatable.

Insider reports that last summer, an experimental Amazon delivery drone crashed in Oregon and caused a large fire that consumed several acres.
Drones

An Amazon Delivery Drone Crashed and Caused a Large Fire

Oops.

Newly released emails show NASA employees agonizing over allegations of the homophobic legacy of James Webb, the namesake of its new space telescope.
James Webb Space Telescope

Internal Emails Show NASA Employees Agonizing Over James Webb’s Homophobic History

"I think you will find this paragraph to be troubling."