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A Chinese manufacturer has delivered their latest powered exoskeleton system, specifically designed for fighting fires in the woods.
Robots and Machines

Firefighters will be able to carry up to 110 pounds with ease thanks to this powered exoskeleton.

By Victor Tangermann

In the process of lifting off from the Martian surface, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter kicked up a real storm, as a new video shows.
Mars

"Dust in the Wind… on Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

Indonesia's navy says it has completely lost track of a submarine with 53 people on board, NBC News reports.
Future Society

A helicopter spotted an oil spill near the location where the submarine was granted clearance to dive.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered "The Unicorn," which is what they're calling an extremely tiny black hole closer to the Earth than any other black hole we know about.
Science & Energy

They're calling it "The Unicorn."

By Dan Robitzski

New research shows that CRISPR gene-editing tools cause unintended changes to DNA in a shockingly-high number of experiments.
DNA

Scientists found previously-overlooked alterations in human embryos.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn't mince words in response to a blog post criticizing electric long-haul trucking penned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Elon Musk

Have you wanted to get a Zune after being vaccinated?

By Tony Ho Tran

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous identity masking Bitcoin's creator or creators, has enough of the crypto to be the world's 19th richest person.
Bitcoin

Based on estimated holdings, Satoshi Nakamoto just beats out Michael Bloomberg.

By Dan Robitzski

California-based exoskeleton manufacturer SuitX is betting its technology will soon go mainstream — with exoskeletons being sold at every big box store.
Prosthetics and Devices

"There is no doubt in my mind that these devices will eventually be sold at hardware stores."

By Victor Tangermann

A man from Scandinavia says he was paired with his younger self doing explicit sexual acts when he recently logged back on to Omegle.
Future Society

"It was like a fully advanced system with different video sequences of me doing different stuff."

By Victor Tangermann

China's upcoming space station will have a telescope with 300 times the field of view of the Hubble Space Telescope attached to it.
Off-World

The Chinese Space Station Telescope will survey half of the sky over ten years.

By Dan Robitzski

Country musician, gun nut and staunch Trump supporter Ted Nugent tested positive for COVID-19 after repeatedly writing off the pandemic as a hoax.
Developments

"I thought I was dying."

By Victor Tangermann

Fallout from post-World War II nuclear bomb tests is still popping up in honey today, though at low concentrations that are still safe to eat.
Science & Energy

Fallout "is still out there and disguising itself as a major nutrient."

By Dan Robitzski

Local law enforcement told Reuters that they had executed a search warrant to obtain data from Tesla about Saturday's fatal crash involving a Model S.
Tesla

"We will eagerly wait for that data."

By Victor Tangermann

The head of Russia's space program Dmitry Rogozin has confirmed that the country will pull out of the International Space Station after 20 years.
International Space Station

After decades of international cooperation, Russia is handing over the keys.

By Victor Tangermann

The US Army is testing a pair of powered exoskeleton boots that could soon allow soldiers to carry heavily loaded rucksacks with ease over long distances.
Robots and Machines

These unique boots could allow soldiers to carry heavily loaded rucksacks without getting tired.

By Victor Tangermann

The US Strategic Command, the miliary agency that manages the nuclear stockpile, just hinted about the prospect of nuclear war on Twitter.
Science & Energy

What is going on with this account?

By Dan Robitzski

On the holiest of pot smoking days, joke-but-not-actually-a-joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin hit 42 cents, or $0.420, as Bloomberg reports.
Cryptocurrency

Happy Doge Day.

By Victor Tangermann

The United States announced that it supports Japan's plan to dump radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
Environment

The global community is picking sides on Japan's controversial plan.

By Dan Robitzski

"Exposure to a high background radiation displays clear beneficial health effects in humans," according to a team of Israeli researchers.
Studies

"Exposure to a high background radiation displays clear beneficial health effects in humans."

By Victor Tangermann

Tech companies have devleoped tools that allow them to retroactvely insert product placement into existing movies, TV shows, and music videos.
Science & Energy

Can't wait to watch "Lord of the Amazon Ring."

By Dan Robitzski