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If we treat the idea of straight space sex as an inevitability, we need to treat gay space sex the same way -- and urgently.
Off-World

We Need to Talk About Gay Sex in Space

We need to talk.

By Tony Ho Tran

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is about to kick off a groundbreaking clinical trial of a new nasal vaccine meant to prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's — 20 years of research in the making.
NASA

A Hospital Is About to Start Testing an Anti-Alzheimer’s Nasal Spray

This could be a game changer.

By Victor Tangermann

J.M Stibel, a brain scientist, has discovered evidence that the size of human brains have greatly decreased in the past 50,000 years.
Neuroscience and Brain

Human Brains Are Shrinking, Scientist Warns

Remember that movie "Idiocracy"?

By Tony Ho Tran

As if nothing is sacred anymore, the home arena of the Los Angeles Lakers is getting a new name: the Crypto.com Arena. Not everybody is thrilled.
Cryptocurrency

The Staples Center Will Be Renamed the “Crypto.com Arena” Because We Are Condemned to Eternal Damnation

"It’ll be weird."

By Victor Tangermann

Gasp! Scientists Say There Was an Inaccuracy in a Marvel Movie
Developments

Gasp! Scientists Say There Was an Inaccuracy in a Marvel Movie

"Perfectly balanced, as all things should be."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bank Sues Tesla for $160 Million Because of Elon’s 420 Tweet
Future Society

Bank Sues Tesla for $160 Million Because of Elon’s 420 Tweet

The issue? Musk's infamous 2018 tweet, once again.

By Tony Ho Tran

Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffet have chosen a tiny Wyoming city to build an experimental nuclear power plant in.
Nuclear Fusion

Bill Gates and Warren Buffet Are Building an Experimental Nuclear Plant in a Tiny City

"We think Natrium will be a gamechanger for the energy industry."

By Tony Ho Tran

Facebook Shows Off Gloves That Allow You to “Feel” VR Objects
Virtual Reality

Facebook Shows Off Gloves That Allow You to “Feel” VR Objects

Facebook is seriously committed to getting between you and reality.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have discovered that the Moon might have frozen pockets of carbon dioxide — and it could be used to create lunar greenhouses in the future.
Moon

Researchers Say CO2 “Traps” On Moon Could Be Used to Grow Plants

"These should be high-priority sites to target for future landed missions."

By Tony Ho Tran

This just in: you're not going to die if you eat the stickers that come on your grocery store fruits and veggies!
Developments

Rejoice! The New York Times Says It’s Fine to Eat the Stickers on Vegetables

The paper of record has weighed in.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The international space community was in shock when Russia tested an anti-satellite missile. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has yet to issue a statement.
Off-World

Everyone’s Condemned Russia Blowing Up a Satellite… Except Elon Musk

Elon Musk is being uncharacteristically quiet about the incident.

By Victor Tangermann

A recording of the International Space Station crew scrambling for safety after a Russian anti-satellite missile test has been released.
International Space Station

Hear the Moment ISS Crew Scrambles for Safety from Russian Satellite Debris

The astronauts were fully prepared to yeet themselves out via escape pod back to Earth.

By Tony Ho Tran

Experts say that neural implants that can deliver pleasure directly to our brains are coming soon. The question is what it will mean for us when they do.
Prosthetics and Devices

What Are the Ethics of an Implant That Delivers Pleasure Directly Into Your Brain?

"I mean everyone's got wants and needs. Some people may go farther for whatever it may be."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers might have developed an incredibly promising way to treat — and possibly vaccinate against — Alzheimer’s disease. 
Treatments

Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment Restores Lost Memories in Mice

They might be able to develop a vaccine for the disease as well.

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover has scooped up its next Martian soil sample — and this time, the rock has got a fascinating, new geological feature.
Mars

NASA Mars Rover Samples Mars With “Greenish Mineral”

"Hypotheses are flying!"

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's Ministry of Defense is defending its reckless actions after blasting an old satellite into 1,500 trackable pieces of space debris.
Off-World

Russia Says Actually It’s Fine That It Blew Up a Satellite, Filled Orbit With Deadly Space Junk

The "resulting fragments do not pose any threat to space activities."

By Victor Tangermann

A new music video from rapper Post Malone features an NFT product-placement cameo that is much more bizarre than you'd expect.
Ethereum

Watch Post Malone Buy An NFT While We Slowly Chart Our Descent Into Hell

And to think that crypto was less weird before.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The cryptosphere is abuzz over a Florida court case in which the plaintiffs are claiming that one of the co-creators of bitcoin is dead.
Bitcoin

Dubious Court Case Claims Bitcoin Co-Creator Is Dead

All roads lead to Florida.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new theory posits that, actually, wormholes can remain stable enough for particles to enter it and leave through the other side.
Science & Energy

New Paper Claims That Yes, You Could Climb Through a Wormhole to a Distant Galaxy

The theory shows what happens beyond the event horizon.

By Tony Ho Tran

Michael Rowan-Robinson, astronomer at the Imperial College London, may have found evidence for the elusive Planet Nine in 1983 infrared observations.
Solar Power

Scientists May Have Accidentally Spotted an Extra Planet in Our Solar System

Okay, that's fascinating.

By Victor Tangermann