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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."

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 From Nuclear Bomb Tests Is Showing Up in This Popular Food

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

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

Investigators Issue Search Warrant for Data From Deadly Tesla Crash

"We will eagerly wait for that data."

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

Russia Confirms That It’s Abandoning the International Space Station

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

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

The US Army Is Testing a Powered Exoskeleton

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

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

The Agency In Charge of the Nukes Just Tweeted Something Alarming

What is going on with this account?

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

Dogecoin Hits $.420

Happy Doge Day.

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

United States Supports Plan to Dump Radioactive Water Into Ocean

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

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

Scientists Claim That Actually, Radiation Is Good For You

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

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

A Startup Is Using CGI to Insert Product Placements Into Old TV and Movies

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

Russia just showed off the construction of the first base module of its space station, scheduled to be launched into orbit some time 2025.
Off-World

Russia Shows Off First Module of Its Upcoming Space Station

We just got our first glimpse of Russia's latest orbital outpost.

Three rhino poachers had a run-in with wild elephants in South Africa's Kruger National Park. One of them ended up being trampled to death.
Science & Energy

Elephants Trample Suspected Poacher to Death

A trio of alleged rhino poachers had a run-in with some elephants.

An experiment that probed the star Betelgeuse for signs of dark matter didn't turn anything up, but it will help refine future attempts.
Science & Energy

MIT Scientists: Nearby Star Appears to Be Cranking Out Dark Matter

Maybe researchers haven't found any yet, but who's counting?

Local news reports of a deadly Tesla crash near Houston, Texas, were grossly exaggerated, according to a statement from the local fire chief.
Tesla

Fire Chief: Reports of Fiery Tesla Crash Grossly Exaggerated

"It was not an active fire."

After two people died in a fiery crash involving a Tesla Model S, investigators found nobody in the driver's seat. Elon Musk says Autopilot wasn't on.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Autopilot Wasn’t Engaged During Fatal Driverless Crash

The plot thickens.

According to Bob Balaram, Ingenuity's chief engineer at JPL, NASA's Mars helicopter has managed to shake off some dust that accumulated on its solar panels.
Mars

NASA Says Mars Helicopter Is Now Healthier Than It Was Before Flight

Ingenuity is in a "perfect state" to "explore aerial mobility on Mars."

NASA has shown off the first high-resolution video of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter taking to the skies on Monday morning.
Mars

New Video Shows Mars Helicopter Flight in Higher Resolution

What an incredible feat.