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Elon Musk wants to fire a US Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer who'd previously interviewed him during a 2018 Tesla investigation.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Demands Lawyer Be Fired for Being Mean to Tesla That One Time

Oh, he's mad.

After fifty years of continuous burning, Turkmenistan officials are finally trying to close up a 230-feet wide fiery sinkhole in the Karakum Desert.
Climate Change

Authorities Attempting to Close Fiery “Gates of Hell”

Good luck with that!

A study published in Nature found that astronaut's bodies are destroying their own blood through hemolysis, causing space anemia after returning to Earth.
Space

Space Is Wreaking Havoc on Astronauts’ Blood

Does this mean we can't make it to Mars?

Tsunami waves that hit Tonga's Pacific island nation shores following an underwater volcano eruption— and if you want, you can watch in real time.
Science & Energy

Hey Kids, Wanna See Satellite Footage of a Volcano Violently Erupting?

"We live on a fragile wet ball of lava in space you guys."

Podcaster Joe Rogan is once again in the news for being an anti-science dimwit — and even a quick perusal of his past shows that this isn't the first time.
Future Society

If You Think Joe Rogan Is Credible, This Bizarre Clip of Him Yelling at a Scientist Will Probably Change Your Mind

He's always been like this.

FedEx asked the US Federal Aviation Administration if it could install anti-missile lasers on cargo jets, according to a request filed earlier this month.
Advanced Transport

FedEx Asks Permission to Install Anti-Missile Lasers on Its Cargo Jet

Maybe all planes should have this?

Twenty elephants have died during the last eight years from eating plastic trash in the Pallakkadu village, with two more found dead this weekend.
Climate Change

Congratulations, Earth: Hungry Elephants Are Devouring Trash and Dying

Somebody's got to do something.

What happens when you cross "Black Mirror" level sci-fi, the uncanny valley, and good ole catfishing?
Robots and Machines

Model Says Company Started Selling Sex Doll of Her Without Her Knowledge

This case is as legally complicated as it is unsettling.

We're about to have a close call with a huge asteroid — but don't worry, it's not gonna turn out like "Don't Look Up." 
Off-World

A Giant Asteroid Is Careening So Close That You’ll Be Able to See It From Earth

It'll be a sight for sore eyes (if you have a telescope handy).

Some folks are worried Meta and Mark Zuckerberg might have ulterior motives in the Metaverse. Here's a roundup of excellent Metaverse memes.
Metaverse

The Most Brutal Memes About How the Metaverse Will Trap Us in a Human Meat Farm

Comedic, but not exactly comforting.

A "decentralized autonomous organization" called CityDAO was hoping to turn 40 acres in Wyoming into a crypto city — but they got hacked.
Hacking

Hackers Plunder “Cryptocurrency City” That Had Promised “Dank Memes”

"DO NOT CONNECT YOUR WALLET."

After celebrating a hallmark heart transplant in which a human patient received a pig heart, news outlets have been reporting on the man's troubled past.
Health & Medicine

Newspapers Criticized for Reporting That Patient With Gene-Hacked Pig Heart Stabbed Someone Decades Ago

Doctors really shouldn't make that call.

One tour company owner in Lapland, the northernmost region in Finland, went viral after posting her reindeer-powered sled to avoid high gas prices.
Climate Change

Gas Prices So High in Finland One Woman Gets Around With Reindeer

"How many carrots per mile does that model get?"

To the surprise of literally no one, Tesla is delaying the release of its Cybertruck until at least 2023.
Tesla

Tesla Is Apparently Delaying the Disastrous Cybertruck Another Year

A watched pot never boils.

Just over a month after an MIT professor warned of "slaughterbots" being used by civilians, Vice is now reporting that cartels are using them to drop bombs.
Drones

Video Appears to Show Drug Cartel Using Drone to Bomb Enemies

The footage is seriously disturbing.

Man Performs Cringey Vaccination Rap at City Council Meeting
Developments

Man Performs Cringey Vaccination Rap at City Council Meeting

"Dr. Fauci, give me that ouchie."

A recent investigation found damning evidence that famed physicist Erwin Schrödinger was a pedophile — and even groomed and impregnated a 17-year-old girl.
Quantum Physics

Turns Out Schrödinger, the Father of Quantum Physics, Was a Pedophile

He was a monster.

The metaverse has already proven to be cash cows for investors looking to make millions off of literally nothing.
Blockchain

In Further Evidence of Deranged Financial Bubble, Investors Are Paying Millions for Virtual Real Estate

"You’re buying something that isn’t tied to reality."

Researchers have found that astonishingly both men and women looked more attractive to study participants when most of their face was obscured by a mask.
Future Society

Study: Face Masks Make People Look More Attractive

Fascinating.

The US Department of Defense has helped develop technology that allows a single person to control 130 drones for military operations.
Drones

New Military Tech Lets One Person Fly Swarm of 130 Drones

The operator would use VR and voice commands to control the swarm.