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Bitcoin.org, which is the first Google search result for "bitcoin," got hacked and led visitors to an apparent giveaway scam, CoinDesk reports.
Bitcoin

It has an entire page dedicated to teaching users how to "avoid scams."

By Victor Tangermann

Retired astronaut Bill Shepherd warns Congress that NASA should thoroughly investigate damage on the International Space Station before securing more funds.
Off-World

Bill Shepherd says there are probably other cracks that haven't been found yet.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at Stanford School of Medicine developed a scanner that can recognize the user's unique "anal print" for a longitudinal record of their health.
Prosthetics and Devices

Many users "wouldn’t, for very good reasons, like cameras pointing up their bottoms."

By Victor Tangermann

A new app called Phobys uses augmented reality to surround arachnophobic people with spiders as a form of virtual exposure therapy.
Health & Medicine

"It's easier for people with a fear of spiders to face a virtual spider than a real one."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers at Northwestern University have built tiny microchips with wings that glide like a maple tree's winged seed.
Robots and Machines

They want to drop swarms and fill the air.

By Victor Tangermann

The tone at the first in-person United Nations since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was pretty "dire," the Associated Press reports.
Climate Change

"The future is raising its voice at us."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's InSight Mars lander recently discovered three unusually powerful marsquakes — a monumental discovery after surviving a perilous winter.
NASA

"If we hadn't acted quickly earlier this year, we might have missed out on some great science."

By Dan Robitzski

A glitch on the prominent crypto data platform Pyth showed Bitcoin prices plummet down to just over $5,400 on Monday, but the drop never happened.
Science & Energy

Things seem to be back to normal.

By Dan Robitzski

A police department in Washington was practically handed a hit and run suspect on a silver platter. The driver was illegally parked, charging his Tesla.
Tesla

He didn't even wipe the handprints off the hood.

By Victor Tangermann

As ice melts, the Earth's crust expands upward and outward in deformations that can span hundreds of miles and last thousands of years.
Climate Change

As ice melts, the crust seems to warp for hundreds of miles.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists discovered that a protein called sonic hedgehog seems to play a huge role in Parkinson's, potentially revealing new treatment opportunities.
Brain

Seriously.

By Dan Robitzski

A number of NASA, Air Force, DARPA, and MIT scientists are regularly meeting on Zoom to discuss "anti-gravity" science and technologies.
DARPA

It's the "Woodstock of gravity-modification research."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified alarming parallels between the conditions that led to a horrific mass extinction event and the impacts of modern-day climate change.
Climate Change

Humanity has created the perfect conditions for ecological disaster.

By Dan Robitzski

An image shared by Chinese state news shows astronaut Tang Hongbo relaxing on board the country's new space station. amenities are surprisingly luxurious.
Off-World

They look a lot bigger than the ones on board the ISS.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX tourist Sian Proctor shared a video of a truly precious moment: the first time the crew got to open the hatch to the Crew Dragon's glass dome.
SpaceX

"Holy shit."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists 3D printed living, functional brain cells that they say could be more useful than animals in preclinical research.
Neuroscience and Brain

This could be a huge step forward for bioprinting.

By Dan Robitzski

In an unusual yet poetic essay, New York Times reporter Dennis Overbye compared astronauts to a genus of dung-eating fungus.
Off-World

Is venturing beyond Earth really "aspiring to leave the dung pile"?

By Dan Robitzski

Thought you'd heard of all the horrifying medical conditions? Get ready for rectourethral fistula.
Health & Medicine

That's not how it's supposed to happen.

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers launched a ransomware attack on a major farming services company, and the subsequent standoff could cause food shortages.
Science & Energy

NEW Cooperative is accusing the hackers of breaking their own rules.

By Dan Robitzski

A viral video shows an electric New York Citi rent-a-bike being grinded to pulp after being thrown on some subway tracks — and it was quite the explosion.
Robots and Machines

This is why you don’t leave your electric bike on the subway tracks.

By Victor Tangermann