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Military

Haunting Photos Show Missiles Milliseconds Before Exploding

3… 2… 1...

By Dan Robitzski

In a tweet, Musk promised that "SpaceX will be landing Starships on Mars well before 2030." The real challenge is to make "Mars Base Alpha self-sustaining."
Starship

Elon Musk Says He’ll Be Landing Starships on Mars “Well Before 2030”

Elon Musk really can't wait to get to Mars.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered that they could use precise ultrasound to read neural activity and even predict behavior before it happens.
Neuroscience and Brain

Caltech Scientists Say They Can Read Human Brain With Ultrasound

It's a whole new approach to brain-computer interfaces.

By Dan Robitzski

Watch This Awesome Video of Clouds Drifting Across the Martian Sky
Off-World

Watch This Awesome Video of Clouds Drifting Across the Martian Sky

"Clouds in the sky, gently passing overhead."

By Victor Tangermann

The architecture firm ABIBOO released mockups for a futuristic Martian city that would become a sustainable, off-world home to 250,000 people.
Mars

Plans Unveiled for Grand Mars City

The architecture firm ABIBOO predicts Martian settlers will become cliff dwellers.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of astronomers found new patterns of a fast radio burst on a microsecond scale, suggesting we could hone in on their location.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find New Patterns In Mysterious Radio Pulses From Distant Galaxies

We've never had this close of a look at fast radio bursts.

By Victor Tangermann

Former US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe made some intriguing claims about the federal government's tracking of UFOs.
Exobiology

Former US Director of National Intelligence Says He’s Seriously Puzzled by UFOs

He says that Air Force pilots and military satellites have detected objects that they can't explain.

By Jon Christian

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Food

Scientists Link Eating This Common Baseball Stadium Food With Dementia Risk

A massive study revealed another possible link between diet and cognitive health.

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates reportedly owns more farmland than anyone else in the United States. He recently tried to explain why, and it was a little hard to follow.
Climate Change

Bill Gates Attempts to Explain Why He Bought More Farmland Than Anyone Else in America

His explanation was a little confusing, honestly.

By Jon Christian

Terrifying video footage shows a Tesla Model Y, with its self-driving system engaged, start to drift into multiple lanes of oncoming traffic.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Mode Steer Toward Oncoming Highway Traffic

Most turn attempts looked great, but it only takes one error.

By Dan Robitzski

Janelle Shane trained the artificial intelligence algorithm GPT-3 to write some incredible pickup lines. We think they have a shot at actually working.
Artificial Intelligence

You Should Definitely Try These Horrible Pickup Lines Written by AI

"You know what I like about you? Your... Long... Legs..."

By Dan Robitzski

Senator Bernie Sanders suplexed tech billionaire Elon Musk in a Sunday tweet, excoriating the SpaceX CEO for pouring money into interplanetary space travel.
Off-World

Bernie Sanders Slams Elon Musk for “Unsustainable” Greed

Bernie just clobbered Elon for funding space travel while children go hungry.

By Jon Christian

Rancho Mirage, California will soon become home to the first neighborhood made entirely of 3D-printed houses in the United States.
3D Printing

An Entire 3D-Printed Neighborhood Is Springing Up in a California Desert

The houses get printed out in a warehouse while employees sleep.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new report by Common Sense Media found that the average screen time for children in the U.S. is as high as its ever been.
Robots and Machines

This Company Wants To Pay You $2,400 To Avoid Screens for 24 Hours

Are you up to the challenge?

By Tony Ho Tran

Tons of Old People Are Smoking Weed — And Doctors Are Worried
Developments

Tons of Old People Are Smoking Weed — And Doctors Are Worried

The pandemic might have increased that amount, and that has some doctors concerned.

By Tony Ho Tran

An extremely rare daytime meteor fell over England on Saturday afternoon, causing a sonic boom loud enough to rattle windows and shake houses.
Science & Energy

Rare Daytime Meteor Fell Over England, Caused House-Shaking Boom

Researchers say the meteor “would have been going faster than the speed of sound.”

By Tony Ho Tran

Mars Incorporated has developed an autonomous robot that will follow shoppers around a grocery store to tempt them with candy before they checkout.
Robotics

The Maker of M&Ms Built a Robot to Chase You Around the Store With Candy

It gathers data about your shopping habits — all while offering you snacks.

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX's Starship does a white-knuckles "belly flop" maneuver during its test hops. Here's what it would feel like to ride inside Starship during it.
Starship

This Is What It Would Be Like to Ride Starship During Its Epic “Belly Flop” Maneuver

"Um, I wouldn't eat a hot dog on the flight."

By Dan Robitzski

An amateur astronomer discovered a new nova appearing in the Cassiopeia constellation last Thursday — and it's bright enough to see in your own backyard.
Science & Energy

A New Object Just Appeared In This Constellation

You can see it from your backyard.

By Tony Ho Tran

A creator on YouTube created a CGI version of himself using a powerful new app — and used it to prank his friends on a video call.
Virtual Reality

This Guy Made a CGI Version of Himself to Fool His Friends on Videochat

Here’s how you can do it too.

By Tony Ho Tran