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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity became the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on the surface of another planet earlier this morning.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Achieves Flight on Red Planet

It's the first vehicle to fly on the surface of another planet.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a particular kind of light wave that they can exploit to look straight through an object as if it was never there.
Future Society

New Tech Makes Objects Invisible by Shining Light Straight Through Them

A specific light wave can pass through objects as if they're not there at all.

By Dan Robitzski

Footage from a Tesla's built-in security cameras played a part in identifying the guy behind several anti-Black hate crimes in Massachusetts.
Tesla

Tesla Helps Cops Catch Man Who Committed Racial Hate Crime

It illustrates the double-edged sword of mass surveillance.

By Dan Robitzski

A dire new report shows that only about three percent of the land on Earth remains intact and untouched by human-caused destruction.
Climate Change

Study: Humanity Has Ravaged All But 3 Percent of The Land on Earth

The planet is doing way worse than we thought.

By Dan Robitzski

According to documents obtained by The Washington Post, NASA has officially chosen SpaceX to to build a rocket capable of landing astronauts on the Moon.
Moon

NASA Reportedly Chooses SpaceX to Develop Moon Lander

Today could be a big day for SpaceX and Starship.

By Victor Tangermann

After Japan announced it's going ahead with the plan to dump Fukushima's contaminated water into the ocean, a Chinese official issued a personal challenge.
Environment

Japanese Prime Minister Challenged to Drink Radioactive Water Before Dumping It Into the Ocean

"So then please drink it."

By Dan Robitzski

Dogecoin is now worth $40 billion, CNBC reports, after values skyrocketed, adding $20 billion in value in just 24 hours.
Cryptocurrency

Dogecoin Is Spiking and People Are Losing Their Minds

Did Dogecoin just go to the Moon?

By Victor Tangermann

During a recent visit to Tesla's factory in Austin, Texas, CEO Elon Musk decided to take the company's long-awaited Cybertruck for a spin.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Takes Cybertruck for Off-Road Joyride

"I was just there, driving Cybertruck around the site where it will be built!"

By Victor Tangermann

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says that we'll probably need a third vaccine dose and frequent boosters to optimize our protection against the coronavirus.
Viruses

Pfizer CEO Says You’ll “Likely” Need a Third Dose of COVID Vaccine

Third time's the charm.

By Dan Robitzski

A single pixel, a part of an NFT by digital artist Pak, sold for $1.36 million worth of Ether at auction house Sotheby's.
Cryptocurrency

Artist Sells NFT of Single Pixel for $1.7 Million

"Pak is our Picasso."

By Victor Tangermann

A new Global Risk Assessment report publihsed by the US intellgience community warns against the possibility of China deploying space weaponry.
Military

US Spies Warn That China Is Building Space Weapons

Officials are concerned China may dethrone the US as the global leader in space.

By Dan Robitzski

Civil rights groups are outraged at yet another showing of the New York City police department's robotic dog called "Digidog."
Robot Dogs

NYPD Robodog Involved in Arrest of Man With Gun

"We’re powerless."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are hard at work tracking down any alien civilizations that might be out there even though there's no guarantee they wouldn't attack us.
Science & Energy

SETI Research Director Warns of “Malevolent” Alien Civilizations

"We have no reason to believe that technological advancement and altruism or morality are somehow linked."

By Dan Robitzski

A mysterious creature caught in a tree caused residents in Krakow, Poland, to shut their windows and hunker down. It turned out to be a croissant.
Future Society

Terrifying Mutated-Looking “Creature” Turns Out to Be a Croissant

Turns out it wasn't an escaped iguana after all.

By Victor Tangermann

Google Earth just released a huge update to its time-lapse function, creating 3D, 35-year time-lapses of the entire planet.
Science & Energy

Watch Humanity Mold the Planet in Amazing Google Earth Time-Lapse

Watch Greenland melt before your very eyes.

By Dan Robitzski

Russia is planning to launch a mission to the Moon's south pole — and it's scheduled for launch this October, as Space.com reports. 
Moon

Russia Is Planning a Moon Landing Later This Year

Russia is hoping to pick up where it left off in 1976.

By Victor Tangermann

Research shows that smoking weed can significantly impair people's vision but that only a small percentage of people acknowledge that fact while high.
Chemistry

Weed Absolutely Wrecks Your Vision, According to New Research

Maybe go with delivery instead of takeout.

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time ever, an international team of scientists have created chimera embryos that are made up of both human and monkey cells, as NPR reports.
Science & Energy

For First Time Ever, Scientists Create Part-Human, Part-Monkey Embryos

"Our goal is not to generate any new organism, any monster."

By Victor Tangermann

Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified of far-fetched genetic weaponry, so security was his top priority when creating a national genetics research program.
Gene Editing

Vladimir Putin Is Reportedly Terrified of Gene-Hacking Experiments

The Russian leader fears the idea of far-fetched "gene weapons."

By Dan Robitzski

US carmaker Ford just announced its answer to Tesla's Autopilot called BlueCruise. CEO Jim Farley took the opportunity to take potshots at the competition.
Tesla

Ford CEO Mocks Tesla For Rolling Out Half-Finished Autonomous Driving

"We tested it in the real world, so our customers don’t have to."

By Victor Tangermann