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Regions of the Amazon rainforest are now releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than they can absorb.
Renewable Energy

The Amazon Rainforest Is Starting to Emit More Carbon Than It Absorbs

"The tipping point is here, it is now."

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover has made its next big discovery: a patch of rock that "is probably exposed bedrock," according to an update.
Mars

NASA Mars Rover Found Bedrock That Looks Like Flagstones

Perseverance just hit rock bottom.

A 55-year-old man from a city in the southwestern province of Sichaun experienced a fever and tested positive for the H5N6 avian flu.
Developments

Man in China Hospitalized After Contracting Bird Flu

The risk of the virus spreading significantly are, fortunately, "very low."

The 82-foot zero emissions escort tug called "eWolf" could be a game changer in reducing carbon emissions in the maritime industry.
Science & Energy

This Fully Electric Tugboat Will Have Absolutely Massive Battery Packs

Electric tugboats could be a "game changer."

In a scathing Twitter thread, co-creator of popular alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin Jackson Palmer spoke his mind on cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency

The Creator of Dogecoin Says He Now Believes That All Cryptocurrency Is Horrible

It's a blistering takedown.

After over a month of troubleshooting, NASA engineers have finally isolated the cause of a computer glitch that shut down the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA

NASA Says It’s Figured Out What’s Wrong With the Hubble

Finally, some good news.

In order to meet the industry's incredible energy demands, crypto miners are buying and setting up shop inside existing power plants.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Miners Are Buying Up Entire Power Plants

Old power plants, factories, and warehouses are being loaded up with crypto mining rigs.

A Chinese team of researchers have claimed a new record in quantum computing, arguing its 66 qubit quantum computer is the most powerful in the world.
Quantum Computing

Chinese Scientists Say They Now Have the World’s Most Powerful Quantum Computer

This quantum computer solved a problem in just 70 minutes. The most powerful supercomputer would've needed "at least eight years."

NASA's groundbreaking Mars Helicopter has sent back some stunning color pictures it took on July 5 while flying over the Red Planet's rocky landscape.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Sends Back Stunning Color Photos

Its record-breaking ninth flight was one "big leap."

Giant “Mud Volcano” Explosion Seen Near Oil Platform
Science & Energy

Giant “Mud Volcano” Explosion Seen Near Oil Platform

The video is horrifying.

A team of astronauts were able to use CRISPR gene editing in space for the first time ever to study microgravity and DNA repair.
Off-World

Astronauts Use CRISPR Gene Editing in Space for First Time Ever

This can help humans travel further and further into space.

Video shows a U-Haul full of fireworks catching fire and detonating everything at once during a block party in Toledo, Ohio.
Science & Energy

Watch a U-Haul Full of Fireworks Explode Spectacularly

Maybe consider not doing this.

50-year-old Wendell Goney from Mount Dora, Florida, shot down a police drone, the property of the local Lake County Sherriff's Office, with a rifle.
Drones

Florida Man Shoots Down Police Drone Because It Was “Harassing” Him

The drone crashed and caught fire after being hit twice.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft was just outfitted with a message for any future civilizations that happen to discover it in the distant future.
NASA

New NASA Spacecraft Will Carry Time Capsule for the Descendants of Humans

NASA has no plans to retrieve the Lucy spacecraft, so someone else will have to.

The Marines recently tested a small drone that can carry a live grenade across a battlefield, targeting and detonating precise targets.
Drones

Marines Are Testing Tiny Drones That Carry Explosive Grenades

The drone can ferry a live grenade up to 12 miles away.

The leasee of a Tesla Model 3 reached out to YouTuber Rich Benoit after being quoted $16,000 for replacing a damaged battery pack.
Tesla

Independent Garage Fixes Tesla for $700 When Tesla Would Have Charged $16,000

The right to repair is more important than ever.

Roscosmos chief Dmitriy Rogozin congratulated Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson after his successful flight to 50 miles on Sunday.
Future Society

Head of Russian Space Program Criticizes “Billionaire Oligarchs”

He's tired of Russia's "billionaire oligarchs."

A massive lawsuit alleges that the extensive use of the pesticide chlrpyrifos caused neurological damage in developing embryos and young children.
Agriculture

Lawsuit Claims That Common Pesticide Causes Brain Damage in Children

At least 100,000 California homes could be contaminated.

Footage taken from the International Space Station's live feeds and widely shared on Reddit showed some unusual groupings of mysterious lights.
Off-World

Video Appears to Show UFO Drifting Behind Space Station, But It’s Actually Something Hilariously Boring

"Can someone please explain what I just saw on the ISS YouTube live feed?"

In algorithmic moderation gone awry, Tik Tok users found themselves unable to post phrases like "Black lives matter" or "supporting black success."
Artificial Intelligence

TikTok Censored the Words “Black Lives Matter” But Not “White Supremacy”

TikTok's algorithmic moderation has a long history of harming marginalized groups.