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In a matter of just two to three years, electric cars are set to become cheaper than their gasoline-powered alternatives according to a new report.
Advanced Transport

Electric vehicles are about to get a lot cheaper.

By Victor Tangermann

In exchange for technical support from Canada, NASA will fly a Canadian astronaut to lunar orbit, making them the first non-American to reach the Moon.
Moon

"This will make Canada only the second country after the U.S. to have an astronaut in deep space."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists modified a Boston Dynamics Spot robot that they say could explore Mars to find a suitable location for a human outpost.
Boston Dynamics

Okay, this is a pretty interesting idea.

By Dan Robitzski

A Space Force member was 30 minutes late for a fitness lesson because he was at a nearby Target to snag a PlayStation 5. He was knocked down a rank.
Future Society

When his superior officer reprimanded him, he responded "YOLO."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study by researchers from the CDC, "brain-eating amoeba" are slowly making their way northwards from the southern United States.
Developments

And we have climate change to blame.

By Victor Tangermann

On Wednesday, Trump signed SPD-6 which calls for off-world nuclear reactors and nuclear propulsion systems for spacecraft.
Off-World

"Space nuclear power and propulsion is a fundamentally enabling technology for American deep-space missions to Mars and beyond."

By Dan Robitzski

The US might have far more doses of Pfizer's vaccine than initially thought thanks to the manufacturer overfilling vials to insure against spills.
Developments

"Given the public health emergency, FDA is advising that it is acceptable to use every full dose obtainable."

By Victor Tangermann

A strip club in Oregon has created a drive-thru strip club experience to keep their business going during a worldwide pandemic.
Viruses

Masked-and-gloved adult dancers? We've reached "Cyberpunk 2077" levels of neo-dystopia.

By Victor Tangermann

Wall Street is about to launch futures contracts tied to the price of water for the first time in US history, as Business Insider reports.
Future Society

When water supplies run low, should investors profit?

By Victor Tangermann

Etsy account "Makebuilder" will sell you a hand crafted ten-foot-tall "Utah monolith replica" made out of 7 gauge 304 stainless steel for $10,000.
Off-World

Exit through the gift shop.

By Victor Tangermann

A retired Israeli general turned whisteblower has claimed that aliens are not only real, but have made contact, and that the world isn't ready to know.
Exobiology

A retired Israeli general has some, uh, interesting news for the end of 2020.

By Foster Kamer

Hospitals in India report hundreds of new cases caused by a mysterious, yet-unidentified illness from over the past weekend.
Developments

It's spreading rapidly — and causing epilepsy-like symptoms.

By Dan Robitzski

The Air Force just let an AI-powered algorithm take over the navigation and sensor systems of a spy plane during a training flight on Tuesday.
Military

"This is the first time this has ever happened."

By Victor Tangermann

In a leaked company meeting, Facebook showed off recent progress on the brain-reading technology its been developing for years.
Devices

FarmVille is never gonna be the same.

By Dan Robitzski

India just laid the foundations for what officials are claiming will be the world's largest renewable energy park producing 30 gigawatts of green energy.
Energy

It'll generate a flabbergasting 30 gigawatts of green energy, using vast fields of solar arrays and wind turbines.

By Victor Tangermann

Cornell scientists traced a radio signal back to a hot Jupiter exoplanet. If confirmed, it could help the hunt for habitable worlds.
Science & Energy

This is the first radio signal ever detected from a planet beyond our star system.

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates, Amazon, and the U.K. government put millions into the hydrogen-powered plane startup ZeroAvia, which had a successful test flight in September.
Advanced Transport

Gates is betting big on air travel powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

By Dan Robitzski

China's lunar probe has officially returned with the first pristine samples collected from the Moon's surface in almost half a century.
Moon

Breaking: China has pulled off an extraordinary mission to bring fresh lunar sample back to Earth — for the first time in nearly 50 years.

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors who perform surgery on their birthday seem to lose more patients than on any other day, according to a new study on emergency operations.
RX and Medicine

New research found a grim statistical trend.

By Dan Robitzski

Members of the UK parliament recently put forth a motion that calls for the end of automated bots reselling hardware at prices "greatly above" MSRP.
Future Society

Could this solve the PS5 scalping crisis?

By Victor Tangermann