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When SpaceX launches another four astronauts to the International Space Station, there won't be enough beds to go around.
Off-World

The Overcrowded Space Station Doesn’t Have Enough Beds

Some astronauts have to stake out some temporary sleeping places.

An investigation by Consumer Reports found that a Tesla Model Y could "easily" be driven "even with no one in the driver's seat" while on a closed track.
Tesla

It’s Shockingly Easy to Drive a Tesla Without Anybody in the Driver’s Seat

This is some seriously damning evidence.

A medical journal retracted a paper that claimed "current smoking was not associated with adverse outcome" in COVID-19 patients due to conflict of interest.
Viruses

Paper Claiming Cigarettes Protect Against COVID Retracted for Ties to Tobacco Industry

"The claims of a protective effect must be viewed with extreme caution by both the general population as well as clinicians."

People are deciding to not have kids to reduce their impact on the environment and struggle to justify bringing children into a climate-ravaged world.
Climate Change

Women Are Choosing Not to Have Children Because of Climate Change

"It's nice to know that the decision reduces your overall impact on the environment too."

The Indonesian navy is running out of time to track down a lost submarine with a crew of 53 on board off the north coast of Bali.
Future Society

Missing Submarine Running Out of Oxygen, Experts Fear

"We know the area but it's quite deep."

A custom sex robot made by RealDoll rants about hating humanity and waiting for the human race to die off so robots can take over.
Robotics

Sex Robot Programmed to Rant About End of Humanity

"We will just wait until you destroy yourselves and then take over from there."

After its first groundbreaking flight on the surface of Mars, NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is about to take off for the second time.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Completes Much Longer Flight, Does Tricks

"Go big or go home!"

A scientific instrument attached to NASA's Perseverance rover just sucked up a bit of carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere and turned it into oxygen.
NASA

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Turned Martian CO2 Into Oxygen

It's the "first instrument to produce oxygen on another world."

At least 20 ventilated coronavirus patients died after an Indian hospital ran out of the oxygen it needed to support them.
Developments

Oxygen Failure Kills 22 in COVID Treatment Ward

India is in the midst of a horrific new surge in cases.

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

Chinese Firefighters Issued Exoskeletons to Make Them Stronger

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

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

New Vid Shows NASA’s Mars Helicopter Kicking Up Dust During Flight

"Dust in the Wind… on Mars."

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

A Submarine Is Missing, With 53 on Board

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

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

Astronomers Discover Closest-Ever Black Hole to Earth

They're calling it "The Unicorn."

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

CRISPR Has a Problem: It Mangles DNA It Wasn’t Supposed to Touch

Scientists found previously-overlooked alterations in human embryos.

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

Elon Musk Deletes Meme Accusing Bill Gates of Vaccine Mind Control

Have you wanted to get a Zune after being vaccinated?

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

Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakomoto Is Now One of the World’s Wealthiest People

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

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

Exoskeleton Maker Says Powered Suits Could Soon Be for Sale at Home Depot

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

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

Guy Logs Onto Omegle and Gets Matched With Himself, Doing Explicit Acts

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

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

China’s Space Station Will Have a Hubble-Class Telescope Attached

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

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

Ted Nugent, Who Said COVID Was a Hoax, Catches COVID

"I thought I was dying."