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Researchers at Caltech have opened the doors to hell and allowed a creepy robot that can walk on two spindly feet and fly, to enter.
Robotics

This Scary-Looking Robot Can Walk and Fly

It can even skateboard and slackline.

By Victor Tangermann

In May, images surfaced of the USSR's space shuttle Burya covered in graffiti — and thanks to a new video, we can see a time lapse of the artist's work.
Off-World

Video Shows Scoundrel Drawing Graffiti on USSR Space Shuttle

It belongs in a museum, dammit.

By Victor Tangermann

The operators of the oil pipeline that spilled 144,000 gallons of crude oil off the coast of California waited for three hours before shutting it down.
Environment

Operators Let Oil Pipeline Gush Into Ocean for Hours Without Shutting It Off

What was the holdup?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA took two of the Being Starliner crewmembers and reassigned them to a SpaceX mission so they could actually get some flight experience.
Boeing

NASA Quietly Signals That Boeing’s Spacecraft Is Going Nowhere

The Starliner crew is hitching a ride with SpaceX instead.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla recently announced increases to the price of its Model 3 and Model  Y, with prices starting at $54,990 and $41,990 before incentives.
Tesla

The Cybertruck Is Now the Cheapest Tesla

"I love this simulation."

By Victor Tangermann

Russia passed a new law declaring that any independent reporters or media organizations that cover the space program will be designated "foreign agents."
Future Society

Russia Bans Journalists From Covering Its Space Program

"The wording in the order is so streamlined that, if desired, literally anyone can be accused of violating it."

By Dan Robitzski

Singapore has rolled out robot cops meant to catch residents in the act of not following social distancing guidelines — and Singaporeans are fed up.
Robotics

People in Singapore Furious About Robot Cops That Lecture People on Social Distancing

The robots remind them of "Robocop," and calls to mind a "dystopian world."

By Victor Tangermann

Russian actress Yulia Peresild arrived at the International Space Station yesterday to film "The Challenge," the first feature length movie filmed in space.
Off-World

Russian Actress Boards Space Station, Says She Feels Like She’s Dreaming

"Everything was new to us today, every 30 seconds brought something entirely new."

By Victor Tangermann

Healthcare provider UCHealth won't give kidney transplants to patients not vaccinated against COVID-19 because they're less likely to survive the disease.
Viruses

Hospital Says It Won’t Do Organ Transplants on Unvaccinated People

It doesn't want the organs to go to waste.

By Dan Robitzski

The developer of "Evolved Apes" just called it quits, absconding with 798 ether, about $2.7 million, a week after the launch of the project.
Cryptocurrency

NFT Developer Absconds With $2.7 Million Dollars

It's a classic crypto rug-pull.

By Victor Tangermann

Liu Cixin, author of the famous science-fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem," says he's not convinced humanity will unite against a global threat.
Off-World

“Three-Body Problem” Author No Longer Sure Humankind Would Unite Against Hostile Aliens

"Now I realize that might have been too perfect of a wish."

By Dan Robitzski

More people than ever before are asking to get counseling at Castle Craig, the world's first rehabilitation clinic to treat cryptocurrency addiction.
Cryptocurrency

People Are Flooding to Cryptocurrency Rehab Clinics

Inquiries increased tenfold for this clinic over the last year.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists managed to create — and get a clear image of — a Wigner crystal, which is a lattice structure made entirely of electrons.
Physics

Scientists Create Material Made Entirely Out of Electrons

This is the first time someone claiming to make a Wigner crystal presented proof.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers have made a surprising discovery that could redefine how we understand aging, potentially paving new ways to prevent balding.
Gene Editing

New Genetic Discovery Could Finally Explain Balding

Without these two genes, mice lost all of their hair in a matter of months.

By Victor Tangermann

California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency and launched criminal investigations into the cause of a horrific oil spill.
Environment

California Declares State of Emergency, Opens Criminal Investigation Over Horrific Oil Spill

As many as 144,000 gallons of oil leaked in Orange County.

By Dan Robitzski

The USSR's graffiti-covered space shuttle is so valuable, a Kazakh businessman wants the skull of a Kazakh folk hero in exchange for it.
Off-World

Man Attempting to Trade Derelict USSR Space Shuttle for Human Skull

"It is not water that flows in our veins, but blood, and it has the scent of wormwood."

By Victor Tangermann

The German government just unveiled a facility that synthesizes jet fuel out of nothing but water and atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Energy

New Facility Creates Jet Fuel Out of Water

"The era of burning coal, oil, and natural gas is drawing to a close."

By Dan Robitzski

Drones literally started raining from the sky during a light show in Zhengzhou, a city of 10 million people in the Chinese province of Henan.
Drones

Light Show Goes Wrong When Drones Start Plummeting Out of the Sky

The organizer claims there was foul play.

By Victor Tangermann

A brain implant that zaps a woman's brain 300 times per day treated her severe depression after medications failed for years.
Brain

Depressed Woman Gets Brain Implant, Says It Caused “Most Intensely Joyous Sensation”

She says the neural electrode returned her to "a life worth living."

By Dan Robitzski

Russian actress Yulia Peresild just arrived at the International Space Station alongside director Klim Shipenko after launching early Tuesday morning.
International Space Station

Russian Actress Arrives at International Space Station

Their journey wasn't without its hiccups.

By Victor Tangermann