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New research conducted on five Russian cosmonauts confirms that traveling to space damages the human brain. Now scientists want to know why.
Neuroscience and Brain

Russian Study Confirms That Space Travel Damages Your Brain Cells

"This must be explored further and prevented if space travel is to become more common in the future."

Scientists detected a bizarre, randomly-shifting radio wave coming from the center of the Milky Way galaxy, and they have no idea what's causing it.
Science & Energy

Scientists Baffled by Radio Waves Coming From Our Own Galaxy

Maybe it's a new celestial object, but astronomers still have no idea.

In an interview with the Financial Times, the Pentagon's former chief software officer said that he resigned in protest of slow innovation in the US.
Artificial Intelligence

Pentagon Tech Chief Quits in Frustration, Says US Has No “Fighting Chance” Against China

"Whether it takes a war or not is kind of anecdotal."

Two of the Inspiration4 crew members took some time out of their journey to perform a Harry Potter-inspired magic trick (with the help of zero gravity).
SpaceX

Watch SpaceX Tourists Do a Harry Potter-Inspired Magic Trick in Orbit

The trick was inspired by Harry Potter.

Thank the Great Pumpkin! Fauci Says Trick-or-Treating Is Fine This Year
Developments

Thank the Great Pumpkin! Fauci Says Trick-or-Treating Is Fine This Year

"Go out there and enjoy Halloween."

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a gigantic comet — and they say it’s headed towards Earth.
Off-World

The Biggest Comet Ever Discovered Is About to Cruise by Earth

The comet is estimated to be 60 to 100 miles wide.

On the heels of his wealth ballooning past Jeff Bezos’, Elon Musk decided to poke a little fun at his favorite online punching bag on Twitter with an emoji.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Mocks Jeff Bezos for Having Less Money Than Him

Musk awarded Bezos with a "silver medal."

Anthony Zadravic, a real estate agent in New South Wales, landed in court after he forgot to add an apostrophe to a post criticizing his former workplace.
Future Society

Man Sued for Bad Grammar in His Facebook Post

A judge stated that it could end up costing him more than $180,000

The Biden administration is allegedly looking into an executive order directing federal agencies to study crypto and give recommendations.
Cryptocurrency

Biden Secretly Considering First-Ever White House “Crypto Czar”

It would be a big push for regulations around crypto.

Elon Musk Says That Tesla Is Making Its Own Beer
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says That Tesla Is Making Its Own Beer

The “GigaBier” will be served in Cybertruck-themed bottles.

NASA Astronaut Realizes She Photographed an Airplane Way Below Her
NASA

NASA Astronaut Realizes She Photographed an Airplane Way Below Her

"It made me laugh out loud."

Lebanon’s entire electric grid collapsed on Saturday when the country’s two main power stations ran out of fuel. 
Energy

The Country of Lebanon’s Entire Electric Grid Just Collapsed

"The situation is dire."

Tesla CEO and meme thief Elon Musk’s net worth just rocketed even further past Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ — solidifying him as richest man in the world.
Elon Musk

Suddenly Elon Musk Is Way Richer Than Jeff Bezos

Here's how he boosted his wealth by $10.6 billion.

Alexandra Elbakyan is the founder of Sci-Hub, where you can download any scientific article you want. Journals are furious, but she doesn’t care.
Future Society

The Founder of Sci-Hub Is Absolutely Unrepentant

Alexandra Elbakyan started Sci-Hub, where you can download any scientific article you want. Journals are furious, but she doesn’t care in the slightest.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) spotted a strange blue glow over Europe early last month that turned out to be a "rare occurrence."
Future Society

Space Station Astronauts Spot Strange Glow Over Europe

Here’s what caused the "very rare occurrence."

Neural Network Is Frighteningly Good at Drawing Cthulhu
Virtual Reality

Neural Network Is Frighteningly Good at Drawing Cthulhu

Do you dare to gaze upon the AI-generated eldritch horror?

Streaming giant Twitch was hacked this week, resulting in a bunch of background images throughout the site being replaced by pictures of Jeff Bezos.
Jeff Bezos

Twitch Hacked Again, Gets Defaced with Jeff Bezos Pictures

This has been a bad week for the streaming platform.

VR Strip Clubs Have an Advantage: Dancers Can Accept Money for Sex
Virtual Reality

VR Strip Clubs Have an Advantage: Dancers Can Accept Money for Sex

"It's basically run almost exactly like a real-life strip club."

Facebook announced it would be cracking down on people using the platform to sell land in the Amazon rainforest
Future Society

Facebook Vows to Stop Selling the Amazon Rainforest

Apparently, you could have been buying Amazon land this whole time.

Lockheed Martin delivered a laser weapon called the Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL) to the Air Force, meant to be mounted to a gunship.
Military

Lockheed Delivers Laser Weapon for Mounting to Military Gunship

The "technology is ready for fielding today."