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"Fboy Island" contestant and self-proclaimed crypto investor Garrett Morosky successfully conned one of the show's stars then tried to keep the money.
Cryptocurrency

"This is what I deserve."

"The Accident," a bizarre and likely ancient brown dwarf, hints at an entirely new class of celestial objects hiding in plain sight within the Milky Way.
Science & Energy

They're calling it "The Accident."

NASA is officially starting to flight test an all-electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft built by California-based Joby Aviation.
Advanced Transport

Is this what the future of the air taxi will look — and sound — like?

Billionaire Jared Isaacman is bringing hops to space and hopes to auction them off to a brewery to raise money for charity.
SpaceX

Jared Isaacman is bringing hops to space then auctioning them off for charity.

New research demonstrates a way to trick an older person's immune system into becoming as robust and active as it was in their youth.
Studies

Their work could help the elderly stave off COVID-19 and other infections.

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Studies

Participants who already had atrial fibrillation were at considerably higher risk after a single drink.

Astronauts stationed on board the International Space Station threw their own zero-gravity pizza party, as seen in a clip by ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet.
Off-World

"Everything but pineapple, that would be a serious offense in Italy."

Burning Man has moved entirely online for 2021 over COVID concerns, allowing festival goers to roam the the space from the comfort of their own home.
Virtual Reality

It's free to attend, but donations are welcome.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk argued GM may be having trouble keeping up with Tesla in EV market share because of recent fires involving the Chevy Bolt.
Elon Musk

"This might be part of the problem."

The Airlander 10, a gigantic airship that looks an awful lot like a butt, could start ferrying passengers to and from the North Pole soon.
Advanced Transport

The giant, gassy aircraft could soon start making journeys to the North Pole.

Scientists determined that a high percentage of stars consume what could have been habitable exoplanets, and they figured out how to tell if it happened.
Science & Energy

At least we know not to settle there.

To celebrate 100 days on Mars, China's national space agency released a number of photos showing the path its Mars rover took.
Mars

The country's rover and lander are in good health.

NASA's SLS rocket and Orion are still undergoing tests that were supposed to finish earlier this Summer. Now the agency is blaming the pandemic.
Moon

"Moving step by step, we are progressing toward launch while keeping our team as safe as possible."

An intruder has managed to drive their vehicle into The Boring Company's Loop system in Las Vegas, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch.
Elon Musk

"The driver of the unauthorized vehicle was cooperative and eventually escorted out of the system."

The Chinese government is forcing gaming companies to limit online gaming availability to just three hours a week to children in the country.
Future Society

The gaming industry — and likely kids — aren't thrilled about the crackdown.

A 2012 study co-authored by famed behavioral scientist Dan Ariely about honesty was more than likely based on falsified data, according to an investigation.
Data Privacy

"This is not what real data look like, and we can’t think of a plausible benign explanation for it."

For many climate scientists, the great ferocity of hurricane Ida came to no surprise as the world is starting to really feel the results of climate change.
Climate Change

It's a bad omen.

Russian cosmonauts stationed on board the ISS have discovered several new cracks in the wall of the aging outpost, warning that they could eventually widen.
Off-World

"This is bad and suggests that the fissures will begin to spread over time."

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company will attempt something very different to recover its massive Super Heavy booster.
Starship

"Success is not guaranteed, but excitement is!"

Elon Musk once again criticized Bitcoin, arguing that the underlying technology of Dogecoin is better suited for scalability.
Bitcoin

He claims the kids stole roughly $1 million worth of crypto from him.