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A study warns Atlantic currents may soon stop, plunging parts of the world into freezing temperatures, essentially the plot of "The Day After Tomorrow."
Climate Change

While exaggerated, the movie wasn't that far from the truth.

Walmart's online shop is full of bizarre listings that demonstrate a total lack of quality control or oversight, leaving customers wading through the muck.
Future Society

It seems no one is behind the wheel.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to ruthlessly mock Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander, the company's counterpart to the lunar variant of SpaceX's Starship.
Off-World

Elon is out for blood.

SpaceX is sending a Japan-made robotic arm to the International Space Station that could give astronauts a (mechanical) hand.
Robotics

It can do more than just push buttons and flip switches.

Using a gigantic laser, scientists heated up a peppercorn-sized sample of two hydrogen isotopes to well past the temperature of the Sun's core.
Energy

"This is the most significant advance in inertial fusion since its beginning in 1972."

NASA Scientists tried to build a better map of the Milky Way galaxy just to discover a sharp break in one of its spiral arms.
Science & Energy

Who hurt you like this?

Prominent Venture Capitalist Admits That the “Climate Is F’d”
Climate Change

This green tech fund just raised $800 million "to keep unf***ing the planet."

A team of researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) have found a link between the rates of metal production and toxic lead exposure in humans.
Developments

Toxic metal contamination could be on the rise.

A Chinese military satellite appears to have gotten smashed by a disintegrating Russian rocket, Space.com reports.
Off-World

Is this the inevitable conclusion of our growing space junk problem?

The lead engineer of the team behind Blue Origin's lunar lander is leaving the company to join SpaceX, according to an update on LinkedIn.
Blue Origin

"They will never get a real government contract after this."

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot assisted driving software.
Tesla

It's finally official.

YouTuber Shane Wighton from the channel "Stuff Made Here" has created a terrifying bow that literally aims itself and never misses.
Robots and Machines

The Sheriff of Nottingham just got a serious upgrade.

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur told Insider about the unfortunate experience of being stationed on board the ISS while wildfires are raging across the world.
Science & Energy

"We've been very saddened to see fires over huge sections of the Earth, not just the United States."

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is officially suing NASA over its decision to work exclusively with SpaceX on a lunar lander for its 2024 mission.
NASA

The fight is only getting started.

SpaceX just got its first round of funds from NASA to develop a lunar lander capable of sending the first astronauts to the surface of the Moon.
Moon

NASA just spent $300 million on helping SpaceX develop its Starship spacecraft.

A Serbian hermit who lives in a cave emerged to discover a pandemic ravaging the world. As soon as a vaccine became available, he got the jab. 
Developments

“I urge every citizen to get vaccinated, every single one of them."

NASA has backed up their astronaut after a state-owned Russian news agency claimed that she intentionally sabotaged them during a mental breakdown,.
NASA

“We stand behind Serena and her professional conduct. We do not believe there is any credibility to these accusations."

A test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been delayed indefinitely — capping off a particularly rough week of bad news for NASA.
Future Society

It’s yet another blow to the beleaguered agency.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk hinted that Starship will likely be ready to land astronauts on the Moon before the projected 2024 launch date. 
Moon

But there are a few hurdles the company has to get over first.

Elon Musk boasted about Starship's reusability via tweet, saying that it’ll help drive more cost-effective missions to the Moon and Mars.
Elon Musk

Musk said it’ll be "crushingly cost-effective."