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A trio of scientists say that a new field of research called longevity medicine is emerging and that powerful AI is essentially leading the way.
Developments

Do you really want to live forever?

By Dan Robitzski

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Developments

The mysterious investigation is beginning. For real, this time.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at the FAA over a last-minute decision to scrub a launch of the latest prototype of the company's Starship spacecraft.
Starship

"Under those rules, humanity will never get to Mars."

By Jon Christian

As SpaceX prepares to launch the latest experimental prototype of its Starship prototype, its employees are paying tribute to history's fallen astronauts.
Starship

"We're getting ready for flight of Starship SN9. But it is also a Day of Remembrance of past pioneers who helped get us here."

By Jon Christian

NASA is working towards picking the final location for its Artemis base camp on the Moon, which is expected to be the first long-term base of operations.
NASA

Get ready for NASA's first permanent lunar base camp.

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests that the Moon's water supply is provided and repeatedly restocked by ions from the Earth's magnetic field.
Moon

This could change things for astronauts.

By Dan Robitzski

A congressional advisory panel concluded that the U.S. shouldn't ban killer robots or AI because for all the military knows they could be a good thing.
Artificial Intelligence

Please? Just one Terminator?

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla has leaked a number of new images of the interior of its refreshed Model S — and the company included some quirky new features.
Tesla

That new steering wheel is outrageous.

By Victor Tangermann

A facility that bottles the AstraZeneca coronavirus into glass vials was temporarily on lockdown today after a suspicious package arrived.
Developments

Why would anyone target a COVID vaccine facility?

By Dan Robitzski

Virgin Hyperloop has released a new video showing off what the experience of traveling inside a Hyperloop pod could end up looking like.
Hyperloop

"It’s simple. If it’s not affordable, people won't use it."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists uncovered an unusual phenomenon happening beneath the Earth's crust that's responsible for pushing the Atlantic Ocean apart.
Science & Energy

The ocean is pushing itself apart.

By Dan Robitzski

According to documents, the US Navy was experimenting with some far-fetched technologies, including a "spacetime modification weapon."
Space

Military documents claim the device could "make the Hydrogen bomb seem more like a firecracker."

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists put out a call for a global, "wartime-like" push to build hundreds of carbon capture facilities around the world.
Climate Change

They say we need a "wartime-like crash deployment" to reverse carbon emissions.

By Dan Robitzski

Aaron Ansuini, a student at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada found out that his art history professor wasn't alive anymore.
Future Society

"I just found out the the prof for this online course I’m taking died in 2019."

By Victor Tangermann

Health officials in China are testing for COVID-19 with anal swabs, citing limited evidence that the virus lingers in the digestive tract.
Developments

"I'm not quite sure what they’re trying to achieve here with all the anal swabs."

By Dan Robitzski

Overall numbers are still low, but more American adults now say that they would take the coronavirus vaccine than did last month.
Viruses

More and more people are saying they want the vaccine.

By Dan Robitzski

In an interview with People magazine, Maye Musk, Elon Musk's mother, said that she knew the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was destined to do great things.
Elon Musk

"He thought, well, should he do space research or solar energy or electric cars? I said just choose one, and of course he didn't listen to me."

By Victor Tangermann

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he's committed to vaccinating 300 million Americans by the end of summer, an extremely ambitious timeline.
Developments

It's an extremely ambitious timeline.

By Victor Tangermann

Janet Yellen, Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, suggests that it's time to crack down on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin

She says they're used for "illicit financing" and that the government should "curtail their use."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla is hiring a "customer support specialist" that is meant to "escalate complaints [...] and address social media escalations directed at the CEO."
Elon Musk

Last year, Tesla ditched its PR department. That may have been a mistake.

By Victor Tangermann