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Researchers have discovered that nearly 33 percent of all Americans have detectable amounts of a weed-killing chemical in their bodies. 
Developments

Weed-Killing Chemical Used in Deadly Agent Orange Toxin Found in 1 in 3 Americans

This is grim.

By Tony Ho Tran

A geomagnetic storm earlier this month caused 40 of SpaceX's broadband-beaming Starlink satellites to fall out of orbit shortly after launch.
SpaceX

Dramatic Video Shows SpaceX Starlink Satellites Burning Up in the Sky

Fortunately, they "pose zero collision risk with other satellites."

By Victor Tangermann

Dr. Phil Accused of Withholding Guest’s Medication to Make Her Seem “Crazy”
Health & Medicine

Dr. Phil Accused of Withholding Guest’s Medication to Make Her Seem “Crazy”

"Make sure she doesn’t take her medication before she goes onstage."

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX has successfully stacked its orbital-class Starship prototype dubbed Ship 20 on top of its Super Heavy booster.
Starship

SpaceX Stacks Orbital-Class Starship on Booster, Hoists It With Mechazilla

What a sight.

By Victor Tangermann

Seattle-area Mazda drivers found themselves in NPR hell after their cars refused to tune into anything else due to a glitch.
Advanced Transport

NPR Station Traps Mazda Smart Radios So They Can Only Listen To It

A terrible fate!

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of astronomers have discovered evidence for yet another exoplanet orbiting Proxima Centauri, our closest neighboring star.
Exoplanets

Scientists Find Life-Friendly Exoplanet They Say Is Close Enough to Visit

"The discovery shows that our closest stellar neighbor seems to be packed with interesting new worlds, within reach of further study and future exploration."

By Victor Tangermann

An animal rights advocacy group accuses Neuralink and Elon Musk specifically of facilitating and funding the torture and mutilation of monkeys. 
Neuroscience and Brain

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Accused of Abusing Brain-Hacked Monkeys

"The documents reveal that monkeys had their brains mutilated in shoddy experiments and were left to suffer and die."

By Tony Ho Tran

The agency conducted a report in response to a recent request by SpaceX to launch the second generation of Starlink satellites into orbit.
NASA

NASA Warns That SpaceX Satellite Swarm Could Kill Astronauts

NASA also says the swarm could threaten the whole Earth.

By Tony Ho Tran

Aa team of researchers from the University of Reading in the UK found that it's possible to encourage rain by supercharging clouds with electricity.
Science & Energy

Scientists Propose Electrocuting Clouds to Make it Rain

Real life wizardry.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Avi Loeb wants to capture a high-res image of a UFO in two years with the Galileo Project, using telescopes on the Harvard observatory roof.
Exobiology

Harvard Astronomer Says He’s Building Device to Capture “High Resolution Image” of UFO

Can he pull it off?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Planetary scientists believe they've unlocked two mysteries about Saturn while studying its atmospheric currents.
Off-World

Scientists Unlock Decades-Old Mystery Behind Glow on Saturn

This unlikely pair of findings answers decades-old questions about the ringed planet.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla cut corners to deal with the rampant supply chain issues — putting yet another hurdle in the way to level three full-self driving cars. 
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Accused of Cutting Corner That Makes Level 3 Self-Driving Impossible

Another bump in the road for Elon’s full self-driving promise.

By Tony Ho Tran

The UK chapter of the World Wildlife Fund has cancelled its NFT project after critics pointed out it's still based on the polluting Ethereum blockchain.
NFTs

World Wildlife Foundation Cancels NFT Project After Critics Point Out That It Was Actually a Huge Polluter

"My initial response was they must be joking.'"

By Victor Tangermann

Threats of Russian invasion have led the Ukrainian military to a bizarre training location — the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. 
Military

Great, Ukraine is Doing Military Combat Drills in Chernobyl Now

Pripyat may not be as radioactive as one would expect.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A camera mounted inside the JET fusion reactor recorded an amazing video of glowing plasma swirling during this week's record experiment. 
Energy

Amazing Video Shows Inside Fusion Reactor During Record Breaking Test

Woah.

By Victor Tangermann

The team from McGill University designed a rocket system that uses a 10-meter wide laser array on Earth to power up an orbiting spacecraft.
Advanced Transport

Scientists Propose Mission to Mars Powered by Giant Laser on Earth

It could whip a spacecraft to Mars in just 45 days.

By Tony Ho Tran

Meta warned this week that it would shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if it didn't agree on new data protection rules. Lawmakers were delighted.
Future Society

Facebook Threatens to Pull Out of Europe, Europe Says “Please Do”

"I can confirm that life would be very good without Facebook."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has hooked up the pair of massive "chopsticks" of its 460-foot "Mechazilla" tower to its latest Starship prototype dubbed Ship 20.
Starship

SpaceX Grabs Starship With Giant Robot Arms

"It's chopstick time!"

By Victor Tangermann

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently developed and tested a new Black Hawk helicopter that can fly with no one inside it.
DARPA

Welp, DARPA Just Flew a Black Hawk Helicopter with No Pilot

They say it can be easily fitted into existing aircraft.

By Tony Ho Tran

A gaggle of troublesome turkeys have laid siege to NASA's Ames Center in Mountain View, California.
NASA

Furious Turkeys Lay Siege to NASA Lab

It's a fowl situation.

By Noor Al-Sibai