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A new chemical reactor seems to be able to take carbon dioxide and convert it into the building blocks for rocket fuel, making Mars journeys more feasible.
Off-World

Scientists Say New Technique Could Turn Martian Air Into Rocket Fuel

"It's like a gas station on Mars."

By Dan Robitzski

A new MIT research center aims to merge humanity with tech like brain-computer interfacesor robotic limbs in order to treat or erase physical disabilities.
RX and Medicine

MIT Establishes New Initiative to Meld Humans and Machines

"The world profoundly needs relief from the disabilities imposed by today’s nonexistent or broken technologies."

By Dan Robitzski

According to British gossip magazine Page Six, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Grimes, musician and partner of three years, have broken up.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk and Grimes Just Broke Up After Dating Three Years

Here's why, according to Musk.

By Victor Tangermann

China has declared all cryptocurrency transactions and any other related activities within its borders illegal, sending Bitcoin plummeting yet again.
Bitcoin

China Makes Crypto Transactions Illegal, Prompting Bitcoin Market Crash

It's a game of whack-a-mole.

By Victor Tangermann

Tushy, a popular bidet attachment company, gathered its greatest minds to come up with a space bidet for SpaceX tourists on board the Crew Dragon.
Off-World

As Spacecraft Toilet Rumors Swirl, Bidet Company Pitches Elon Musk

We can't tell if the "Tushy Ass Blast 9000" is a joke or not.

By Victor Tangermann

A man says that his Tesla suddenly broke down and completely locked up in the middle of a highway, making it impossible for him to safely pull over.
Tesla

Driver Claims Tesla Locked Up in Middle of Six-Lane Highway

"The joys of living on the bleeding edge."

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists got an unprecedented look at the exoplanet WASP-127b and made new discoveries about its atmosphere and weather.
Solar Power

Scientists Manage to Study Weather on Planet in Different Solar System

Unsurprisingly, the forecast on the "hot Saturn" world WASP-127b calls for thick clouds.

By Dan Robitzski

A number of misguided residents in Edson, Alberta, a small Canadian town, organized a "COVID party" intended to infect as many guests as possible.
Developments

Several People in ICU After Attending “COVID Party”

"It’s just unbelievable."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson once again confirmed that Jeff Bezos' lawsuit will definitely delay the Artemis Moon missions and landing.
Moon

Head of NASA: Jeff Bezos’ Lawsuit Likely to Delay Human Moon Landing

"If you have a coin, you can flip it as to what's going to happen in the legal wrangling that's going on right now."

By Dan Robitzski

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

Bitcoin.org, Which Taught Users Not to Get Scammed, Gets Hacked and Replaced With Scam

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

Astronaut Who Helped Build Space Station Says Damage Is “Serious”

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

Scientists Working on Toilet That Identifies You by Your Butthole

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

Scientists Use AR to Make Arachnophobes See Huge Spiders

"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

Scientists Build World’s Tiniest Flying Machines, Smaller Than a Grain of Sand

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

Member Nations Alarmed by Bleak Future During “Dire” UN Meeting

"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

NASA Lander Is off Life Support and Back To Work

"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

Wall Street Glitch Showed Bitcoin Crashing to $5,400

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

Tesla Driver Caught at Charging Station After Intentionally Running Over Pedestrian

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

Harvard Study: Melting Polar Ice Is Physically Warping the Planet

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

Brain Protein Named After Sonic the Hedgehog May Be Key to Treating Parkinson’s

Seriously.

By Dan Robitzski