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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

The International Space Station is near the end of its life. When it's gone, NASA plans to rent rather than build its replacement.
NASA

"NASA will only be paying for the part that we need."

By Dan Robitzski

The island of La Palma's long-dormant volcano Cumbre Vieja erupted in a powerful explosion that's still threatening local communities.
Science & Energy

"The price and privilege of living on a beautiful little island is, in this case, its geological history."

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promised "upgraded toilets" after the Inspiration4 crew experienced "challenges with it this flight."
Off-World

"Definitely upgraded toilets" for the next flight.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is building a spacecraft designed to travel about 1.5 billion miles through our solar system relying on solar electric propulsion alone.
NASA

The future is electric — even in space.

By Victor Tangermann

Thanks to a recent dip in the value of Bitcoin, president Nayib Bukele is looking to cash in and announced he "bought the dip."
Bitcoin

The self-anointed "dictator of El Salvador" just "bought the dip."

By Victor Tangermann

Bees killed 63 endangered South African penguins last week in what a conservationist is calling a "dramatic" loss for the species.
Science & Energy

"It is very, very unlikely and very unusual."

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX's much bigger spacecraft Starship may also eventually be destined to launch tourists in the coming years, a big upgrade for future space tourists.
Starship

"Starship will be able to carry a lot more people at once."

By Victor Tangermann

International Space Station crewmembers are repairing equipment using instructions on an AR headset so they can be more autonomous during distant missions.
Off-World

NASA says the hands-free tech could make crewmembers more autonomous during faraway missions.

By Dan Robitzski

Commander and billionaire funder of the Space Crew Dragon expedition Jared Isaacman explained on Twitter why we saw so little footage last week.
Off-World

It's not easy to broadcast from space.

By Victor Tangermann

Max Hodak, the former president of Neuralink who recently started a new neurotech company, says that furries are frequently reaching out.
Brain

"Patience please."

By Dan Robitzski

A new mouse study seems to have determined how beta-amyloid, a toxic compound linked to Alzheimer's disease, starts to accumulate in the brain.
Studies

A mouse study found "leakage" of toxic proteins into the brain.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk took a jab at Joe Biden because the President hasn't yet congratulated him or SpaceX for the recent Inspiration4 mission.
SpaceX

The SpaceX CEO seemed to parrot Trump's nickname for Biden.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission was mostly smooth sailing for the four civilians. But there was an issue with the spacecraft's Waste Management System.
SpaceX

There was an issue with the Waste Management System.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is calling for at least "some amount of cooperation" between NASA and China — despite some pretty restrictive legislation.
NASA

He says there should be at least "some amount of cooperation."

By Victor Tangermann

Caltech astronomer and Pluto killer Mike Brown claims he has found evidence of a potential planet in the Kuiper Belt roughly 100 billion miles from Earth.
Off-World

Here's why he believes the object is much more worthy of planet status than Pluto.

By Tony Ho Tran

An experimental neural implant seems to restore both muscular control over and sensation in people's limbs, even when a spinal cord injury is in the way.
Neuroscience and Brain

"And that's what we're trying to do: help people be able to do more things on their own, without having to ask for help."

By Dan Robitzski

Boeing has discovered two empty miniature bottles of tequila onboard an in-development model of Air Force One.
Future Society

The company says it's taking the matter very seriously.

By Tony Ho Tran

While the SpaceX space tourists returned from their journey, one of the crewmembers passed the time by watching 1987's "Spaceballs."
Future Society

Elon Musk later said it's "one of my favorite movies."

By Tony Ho Tran