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A new app called Phobys uses augmented reality to surround arachnophobic people with spiders as a form of virtual exposure therapy.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Use AR to Make Arachnophobes See Huge Spiders

"It's easier for people with a fear of spiders to face a virtual spider than a real one."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers at Northwestern University have built tiny microchips with wings that glide like a maple tree's winged seed.
Robots and Machines

Scientists Build World’s Tiniest Flying Machines, Smaller Than a Grain of Sand

They want to drop swarms and fill the air.

By Victor Tangermann

The tone at the first in-person United Nations since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was pretty "dire," the Associated Press reports.
Climate Change

Member Nations Alarmed by Bleak Future During “Dire” UN Meeting

"The future is raising its voice at us."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's InSight Mars lander recently discovered three unusually powerful marsquakes — a monumental discovery after surviving a perilous winter.
NASA

NASA Lander Is off Life Support and Back To Work

"If we hadn't acted quickly earlier this year, we might have missed out on some great science."

By Dan Robitzski

A glitch on the prominent crypto data platform Pyth showed Bitcoin prices plummet down to just over $5,400 on Monday, but the drop never happened.
Science & Energy

Wall Street Glitch Showed Bitcoin Crashing to $5,400

Things seem to be back to normal.

By Dan Robitzski

A police department in Washington was practically handed a hit and run suspect on a silver platter. The driver was illegally parked, charging his Tesla.
Tesla

Tesla Driver Caught at Charging Station After Intentionally Running Over Pedestrian

He didn't even wipe the handprints off the hood.

By Victor Tangermann

As ice melts, the Earth's crust expands upward and outward in deformations that can span hundreds of miles and last thousands of years.
Climate Change

Harvard Study: Melting Polar Ice Is Physically Warping the Planet

As ice melts, the crust seems to warp for hundreds of miles.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists discovered that a protein called sonic hedgehog seems to play a huge role in Parkinson's, potentially revealing new treatment opportunities.
Brain

Brain Protein Named After Sonic the Hedgehog May Be Key to Treating Parkinson’s

Seriously.

By Dan Robitzski

A number of NASA, Air Force, DARPA, and MIT scientists are regularly meeting on Zoom to discuss "anti-gravity" science and technologies.
DARPA

NASA, DARPA, MIT Scientists Met to Discuss “Anti-Gravity” Tech

It's the "Woodstock of gravity-modification research."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified alarming parallels between the conditions that led to a horrific mass extinction event and the impacts of modern-day climate change.
Climate Change

Scientists Alarmed by Telltale Sign of Global Mass Extinction

Humanity has created the perfect conditions for ecological disaster.

By Dan Robitzski

An image shared by Chinese state news shows astronaut Tang Hongbo relaxing on board the country's new space station. amenities are surprisingly luxurious.
Off-World

The Bunks in the Chinese Space Station Are Absolutely Enormous

They look a lot bigger than the ones on board the ISS.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX tourist Sian Proctor shared a video of a truly precious moment: the first time the crew got to open the hatch to the Crew Dragon's glass dome.
SpaceX

Video Shows SpaceX Tourists Opening Spacecraft’s Glass Dome For the First Time

"Holy shit."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists 3D printed living, functional brain cells that they say could be more useful than animals in preclinical research.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists 3D Print Living Brain Cells

This could be a huge step forward for bioprinting.

By Dan Robitzski

In an unusual yet poetic essay, New York Times reporter Dennis Overbye compared astronauts to a genus of dung-eating fungus.
Off-World

New York Times Compares Astronauts to Dung-Eating Fungus

Is venturing beyond Earth really "aspiring to leave the dung pile"?

By Dan Robitzski

Thought you'd heard of all the horrifying medical conditions? Get ready for rectourethral fistula.
Health & Medicine

Doctors Intrigued by Man Who Jizzed Out of Butthole

That's not how it's supposed to happen.

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers launched a ransomware attack on a major farming services company, and the subsequent standoff could cause food shortages.
Science & Energy

Cyberattack on Farming Group Could Lead to Food Shortages

NEW Cooperative is accusing the hackers of breaking their own rules.

By Dan Robitzski

A viral video shows an electric New York Citi rent-a-bike being grinded to pulp after being thrown on some subway tracks — and it was quite the explosion.
Robots and Machines

Hey Kids… Wanna See an E-Bike Get Crushed by a Subway Train?

This is why you don’t leave your electric bike on the subway tracks.

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station is near the end of its life. When it's gone, NASA plans to rent rather than build its replacement.
NASA

NASA Is Trying to Rent a Private Space Station

"NASA will only be paying for the part that we need."

By Dan Robitzski

The island of La Palma's long-dormant volcano Cumbre Vieja erupted in a powerful explosion that's still threatening local communities.
Science & Energy

Volcano Flings Lava Nearly a Mile High, Swallows Houses Whole

"The price and privilege of living on a beautiful little island is, in this case, its geological history."

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promised "upgraded toilets" after the Inspiration4 crew experienced "challenges with it this flight."
Off-World

Elon Musk Confirms “Challenges” With Toilet on Tourist Spacecraft

"Definitely upgraded toilets" for the next flight.

By Victor Tangermann