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A Twitter user said three of his Samsung phones popped open and appear to have battery problems caused by heat and climate change.
Climate Change

Tech Reviewer Says Heatwave Causing Samsung Batteries to Burst Out of Phones

It's getting way too hot.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

An AI image generator made a series of ghoul-filled selfies that feature skeletal, grim reaper-like figures, one captured via smartphone in the mirror.
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Asked an AI to Show the “Last Selfie Ever Taken” and Um

Is heaven filled with... ghoulish grim reapers?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli is under investigation by two attorneys general for his new company, Druglike, which he says isn't a pharmaceutical company.
Cryptocurrency

Martin Shkreli’s Crypto Startup Under Investigation by Two Separate Attorneys General

Give it a rest, man.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The Duffer brothers — the directors of Netflix hit "Stranger Things" — retroactive edit their show. Will this become a streaming-wide trend?
Future Society

Netflix Is Letting Directors Retroactively Edit Shows Now

"We have George Lucas’d things also that people don't know about."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A crew on board a ship belonging to the nonprofit Ocean Voyages Institute made an unusual discovery while sailing through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Science & Energy

Researchers Scoop “Mysterious” Plastic Objects Out of Great Pacific Garbage Patch

"We’ve really used the ocean as a garbage pail."

By Victor Tangermann

The FTC launched an antitrust suit against Mark Zuckberg and Facebook/Meta, blocking — at least for now — Facebook/Meta's acquisition of VR company Within.
Future Society

Gov Files Antitrust Suit to Stop Facebook From Buying VR Company

"Mr. Zuckerberg has made clear that his aspiration for the VR space is control of the entire ecosystem."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The mysterious red ocean glow pilot Dustin Maggard captured in photos and video of the Pacific Ocean was caused by commercial saury fishing vessel lights.
Space

Expert Finds Compelling Explanation for Mysterious Red Glow in Ocean

It's not what you think.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is glad the Russians are leaving the International Space Station in a matter of years."Bon voyage," he tweeted.
Off-World

Elon Musk Lobs Casual Space Station Burn at Moscow

"Bon voyage."

By Victor Tangermann

A new study shows that resistant starch has an astonishing ability to help prevent a range of hereditary cancers, cutting risk by 60 percent.
Cancer

Study Suggests That Pill Can Cut Hereditary Cancer Risk by 60 Percent

Okay, that's really intriguing.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Citizens living in the southwestern Japanese city of Yamaguchi have found themselves besieged by violent gangs of macaque monkeys.
Science & Energy

Japanese City Terrorized By Furious Baby-Snatching Monkeys

“I have never seen anything like this my entire life.”

By Frank Landymore

On Wednesday, NASA announced that it plans to send two more Ingenuity-class helicopters to Mars to assist in its mission to bring Martian samples to Earth.
Advanced Transport

NASA Says It’s Sending Two More Ingenuity-Class Helicopters to Mars

It's an ingenious plan.

By Frank Landymore

NOAA Ocean Exploration scientists came across a series of organized sublinear holes on the Mid-Atlantic ocean floor, and it's unclear who or what made them.
Science & Energy

Scientists Puzzled by Strange Row of Holes on Ocean Floor

What in the world?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Jupiter's massive moons may be the reason why the gas giant never formed rings like its neighbor Saturn, according to new research.
Science & Energy

Jupiter’s Moons Accused of Sucking Up the Planet’s Rings

Talk about the vacuum of space!

By Frank Landymore

With the help of Danish space design company SAGA Space Architects, students at a Swiss boarding school designed a futuristic three-story space habitat.
Starship

This Futuristic Space Condo Is Designed to Squish Into SpaceX’s Starship

"Hopefully, we are going to learn a lot about living on the Moon."

By Victor Tangermann

A "black widow" pulsar is devouring its neighboring star, and in the process has become the densest neutron star ever recorded.
Science & Energy

Pulsar Devours Neighbor, Becomes Heaviest Neutron Star Ever Observed

They call it a "black widow" pulsar, and it's hungry.

By Frank Landymore

Several NGOs have co-signed a letter to Telsa and Elon Musk, begging the founder to avoid investing in Indonesia's nickel mining industry.
Environment

Environmental Groups Horrified by New Tesla Plan

They're begging the founder to stay away from Indonesia.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to a new Roscosmos interview, Russia's vision for its upcoming station dubbed Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) isn't exactly groundbreaking.
Off-World

Russia’s New Space Station Gets Sadder the More We Hear About It

Sounds more like a step backwards.

By Victor Tangermann

An independent analysis shows that Tesla's electric cybertruck is incredibly aerodynamic — its drag is above average for other pickup trucks on the market.
Wind

New Analysis Finds That Blocky Cybertruck Has Enviable Wind Resistance

Not bad!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A team of researchers have discovered "pits" in the lunar surface which, according to their computer modeling, sit at a balmy 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
Moon

NASA Finds Holes on the Moon Where It’s Always a Comfortable Temperature

A balmy 63 degrees Fahrenheit.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive piece of Chinese space junk is slowly making its descent back down to Earth — and nobody is entirely sure where it will fall.
Off-World

Chinese Rocket Officially Plummeting Down to Earth

"Due to the uncontrolled nature of its descent, there is a non-zero probability of the surviving debris landing in a populated area."

By Victor Tangermann