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Onlookers spotted something rather strange being transported on the back of a pickup truck at SpaceX's "Starbase" testing facilities in South Texas.
SpaceX

Photo Shows Iron Man-Style Suit at SpaceX Launch Site

Elaborate android or Halloween costume?

By Victor Tangermann

George Takei, who was on "Star Trek" alongside Captain Kirk actor William Shatner, wasn't impressed with his costar's trip to "space" earlier this week.
Off-World

George Takei Roasts “Star Trek” Costar William Shatner After Rocket Trip

"He’s boldly going where other people have gone before."

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors say that a woman who refused treatment and took CBD oil instead showed a remarkable improvement and that the tumor in her lung shrank drastically.
RX and Medicine

Doctors Say CBD Oil Shrank a Patient’s Tumor

There is, unfortunately, a lot to unpack here.

By Dan Robitzski

Missouri Governor Mike Parson is furiously trying to prosecute a journalist who exposed and reported a serious cybersecurity flaw in a government website.
Science & Energy

Governor Calls Journalist a “Hacker” for Looking at HTML

The hack in question? Pressing the F12 key.

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the country's 30th richest man, is making his dream of traveling to space come true in December.
Off-World

Billionaire Says He’ll Play Badminton on Upcoming Space Station Trip

"The closer it gets the more excited I get. I'm not afraid or worried."

By Victor Tangermann

China has unveiled the crew for its next crewed mission to its Tiangong space station, including the first female astronaut to venture to the outpost.
Off-World

China Is Sending the First Woman Astronaut to Its Brand New Space Station

In 2013, Wang Yaping became the country's second female astronaut. Tomorrow, she's going back.

By Victor Tangermann

Political candidate Scott Pio suggested on Twitter that sea levels may lower if we simply took all the boats out of the water.
Climate Change

Candidate Suggests Lowering Sea Levels by Taking “All the Boats Out of the Water”

Why didn't we think of that?

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists injected photosynthetic algae into a tadpole that supplied the animal's brain with so much oxygen it could live without breathing.
Biology

Scientists Create Creature That Doesn’t Need to Breathe

"Can we get away from breathing as a way to keep our brains going?"

By Dan Robitzski

A 14-year-old high school student and white hat hacker rickrolled their entire school district by hacking into the school's internet-connected devices.
Hacking

Teen Hacks School Computer System, Rickrolls Entire School District

And in perfect synchronization.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in California are projecting that humanity could become a multi-world species within the 21st century.
Moon

NASA Scientists Predict Settlements on Moons of Saturn, Jupiter

The first humans could land on Saturn's moons before the year 2100.

By Victor Tangermann

A 12-year-old girl developed a fear of Slenderman after watching a VR experience of the fictional character, exemplifying some of the dangers VR can pose.
Future Society

12-Year-Old Develops Slenderman Phobia After Seeing Him in VR

We need to think long and hard about what we want to get out of a so-called "metaverse."

By Dan Robitzski

North Korean propaganda website Arirang Meari wrote in a post that Netflix's "Squid Game" proves that South Korea-style capitalism doesn't work.
Future Society

North Korea: Squid Game Is Proof Capitalism Doesn’t Work

We're not convinced.

By Victor Tangermann

Ruth Hamilton was woken up by a meteorite smashing through her roof, landing inches from where she was sleeping moments prior.
Science & Energy

Woman Almost Smashed by Meteorite That Crashed Through Ceiling and Landed on Her Bed

"You're sound asleep, safe, you think, in your bed, and you can get taken out by a meteorite, apparently."

By Victor Tangermann

Waymo's semi-autonomous vehicles have been flocking to and getting stuck in the same dead-end San Francisco street, seemingly nonstop, for weeks.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Dozens of Self-Driving Cars Getting Stuck on Same Dead-End Street

The future is here, it's just stuck in the corner.

By Dan Robitzski

The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its launch site in French Guiana, where it will undergo final touchups before launching in December.
Science & Energy

NASA’s Scandal-Plagued James Webb Telescope Arrives at Launch Site

All it needs is some final touchups before it's packed into a rocket.

By Dan Robitzski

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, wasn't impressed with William Shatner's brief joyride to space, saying that sving the environment is more important.
Space

British Royal Disses William Shatner’s Spaceflight

Are saving the environment and going on trips to space really mutually exclusive goals?

By Victor Tangermann

Famed theoretical physicist Michio Kaku argued that it's not even close. "SpaceX has a tremendous lead over Blue Origin," he told Fox Business.
Blue Origin

Michio Kaku: SpaceX Is Absolutely Destroying Blue Origin

"SpaceX has a tremendous lead over Blue Origin."

By Victor Tangermann

Experts say installing a gun on a robodog marks an inflection point in the development of killer robots — and maybe the tech shouldn't be allowed at all.
Robot Dogs

Experts Shocked by Military Robodog With Sniper Rifle Attachment

"This crosses a moral, legal and technical line, taking us to a dark and dangerous world."

By Jon Christian

As soon as famed "Star Trek" actor William Shatner stumbled out of Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule, he was born a new man. But Jeff Bezos was distracted.
Off-World

William Shatner Tried to Tell Jeff Bezos About the Glory of Spaceflight, But Bezos Interrupted Him to Spray Staff With Champagne

"Give me a champagne bottle," Bezos said, gesturing to nearby staff and interrupting Shatner. "I want one."

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA just endorsed Vuse e-cigarettes, the first vaping products that the regulatory agency has approved, because it says they're safer than cigarettes.
Developments

The FDA Just Officially Endorsed Vaping

Well, that's a bit of a change.

By Dan Robitzski