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Watch an Astronaut Play Piano on the ISS as the Earth Drifts in the Background
International Space Station

Watch an Astronaut Play Piano on the ISS as the Earth Drifts in the Background

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is getting ready to say goodbye to space.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX and NASA have launched yet another crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
SpaceX

SpaceX Sends Four Astronauts Into Space On Reused Spacecraft

It's almost routine now.

By Victor Tangermann

When French astronaut Thomas Pesquet will jet off to the International Space Station tomorrow morning, he can look forward to some pretty fantastic meals.
Off-World

Huh, Turns Out Space Food Has Gone From Gross to “Pretty Fantastic”

This French astronaut is taking some incredible food with him to the space station.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists in Texas found a new coronavirus variant, BV-1, that seems to be similar to the highly-infectious strain from the UK.
Developments

Meet BV-1, the Newest COVID Variant To Be Terrified Of

The strain seems to cause more severe disease and resists antibodies.

By Dan Robitzski

Climate change, especially through the melting of Arctic and Antarctic ice and increased water usage, is making the Earth rapidly tilt over.
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Literally Changing the Tilt of the Earth

Polar ice loss is changing the location of the north and south poles.

By Dan Robitzski

A genetic sequencing startup is putting famed geneticist George Church's own DNA for sale as an NFT.
DNA

A Harvard Scientist Is Selling His Genetic Code as an NFT

This professor's entire genetic sequence is being put up for auction.

By Victor Tangermann

When SpaceX launches another four astronauts to the International Space Station, there won't be enough beds to go around.
Off-World

The Overcrowded Space Station Doesn’t Have Enough Beds

Some astronauts have to stake out some temporary sleeping places.

By Dan Robitzski

An investigation by Consumer Reports found that a Tesla Model Y could "easily" be driven "even with no one in the driver's seat" while on a closed track.
Tesla

It’s Shockingly Easy to Drive a Tesla Without Anybody in the Driver’s Seat

This is some seriously damning evidence.

By Victor Tangermann

A medical journal retracted a paper that claimed "current smoking was not associated with adverse outcome" in COVID-19 patients due to conflict of interest.
Viruses

Paper Claiming Cigarettes Protect Against COVID Retracted for Ties to Tobacco Industry

"The claims of a protective effect must be viewed with extreme caution by both the general population as well as clinicians."

By Victor Tangermann

People are deciding to not have kids to reduce their impact on the environment and struggle to justify bringing children into a climate-ravaged world.
Climate Change

Women Are Choosing Not to Have Children Because of Climate Change

"It's nice to know that the decision reduces your overall impact on the environment too."

By Dan Robitzski

The Indonesian navy is running out of time to track down a lost submarine with a crew of 53 on board off the north coast of Bali.
Future Society

Missing Submarine Running Out of Oxygen, Experts Fear

"We know the area but it's quite deep."

By Victor Tangermann

A custom sex robot made by RealDoll rants about hating humanity and waiting for the human race to die off so robots can take over.
Robotics

Sex Robot Programmed to Rant About End of Humanity

"We will just wait until you destroy yourselves and then take over from there."

By Dan Robitzski

After its first groundbreaking flight on the surface of Mars, NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is about to take off for the second time.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Completes Much Longer Flight, Does Tricks

"Go big or go home!"

By Victor Tangermann

A scientific instrument attached to NASA's Perseverance rover just sucked up a bit of carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere and turned it into oxygen.
NASA

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Turned Martian CO2 Into Oxygen

It's the "first instrument to produce oxygen on another world."

By Victor Tangermann

At least 20 ventilated coronavirus patients died after an Indian hospital ran out of the oxygen it needed to support them.
Developments

Oxygen Failure Kills 22 in COVID Treatment Ward

India is in the midst of a horrific new surge in cases.

By Dan Robitzski

A Chinese manufacturer has delivered their latest powered exoskeleton system, specifically designed for fighting fires in the woods.
Robots and Machines

Chinese Firefighters Issued Exoskeletons to Make Them Stronger

Firefighters will be able to carry up to 110 pounds with ease thanks to this powered exoskeleton.

By Victor Tangermann

In the process of lifting off from the Martian surface, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter kicked up a real storm, as a new video shows.
Mars

New Vid Shows NASA’s Mars Helicopter Kicking Up Dust During Flight

"Dust in the Wind… on Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

Indonesia's navy says it has completely lost track of a submarine with 53 people on board, NBC News reports.
Future Society

A Submarine Is Missing, With 53 on Board

A helicopter spotted an oil spill near the location where the submarine was granted clearance to dive.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered "The Unicorn," which is what they're calling an extremely tiny black hole closer to the Earth than any other black hole we know about.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover Closest-Ever Black Hole to Earth

They're calling it "The Unicorn."

By Dan Robitzski

New research shows that CRISPR gene-editing tools cause unintended changes to DNA in a shockingly-high number of experiments.
DNA

CRISPR Has a Problem: It Mangles DNA It Wasn’t Supposed to Touch

Scientists found previously-overlooked alterations in human embryos.

By Dan Robitzski