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Chinese officials continued their crackdown on cryptocurrencies in the country, ordering banks to stop supporting any transactions involving crypto.
Bitcoin

China Orders Banks to Stop Handling Crypto, Bitcoin Plummets

The price of Bitcoin hasn't been this low since Trump was president.

By Victor Tangermann

A video reportedly shows part of China's Long March 2F rocket lying in the middle of the field, leaking what appears to be nitrogen tetroxide.
Off-World

Video Reportedly Shows Chinese Rocket That Smashed Into Earth

"There is a real chance of damage to whatever it hits and the outside chance of a casualty."

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland and the Max Planck Institute in Germany built a small quadrupedal robot meant to tackle the steep hills of Mars.
Mars

Scientists Built a Walking Mars Rover That Can Climb Steep Hills

SpaceBok was originally designed to leap around on the Moon. But now, it may be headed to Mars instead.

By Victor Tangermann

The US Navy detonated 40,000 pounds worth of explosives right next to a a warship to make sure it can weather battle conditions.
Robots and Machines

US Navy Sets Off Giant Explosion That Registers as 3.9 Magnitude Earthquake

Here's what detonating 40,000 pounds worth of explosives in the ocean looks like.

By Victor Tangermann

The Israeli military just tested a plane equipped with a new laser weapon that's capable of burning through drones in midair.
Drones

Watch Israel’s Military Shoot Down Drones With a Laser

A plane equipped with a powerful laser burned holes through drones in midair.

By Dan Robitzski

After Subway was sued for allegedly lying about its tuna sandwiches, a NYT reporter decided to buy some of the meat and test its DNA.
Science & Energy

DNA Test Fails to Find Any Tuna in Subway Tuna Sandwiches

"…The further you get the fish from the bone, the harder it is to recognize what that fish is."

By Dan Robitzski

The pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which collaborated with Pfizer to make a coronavirus vaccine, is now injecting patients with a vaccine for cancer.
Cancer

First Patient Injected With Cancer Vaccine in Phase II Trial

"Our vision is to harness the power of the immune system against cancer and infectious diseases."

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) simulated what happens when a satellite burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.
Off-World

Watch What Happens When a Satellite Burns Up in Earth’s Atmosphere

It doesn't just look cool on camera — the test serves an extremely important purpose.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, a team of geologists found that our planet goes through a cycle of severe geological events — almost like clockwork.
Science & Energy

The Earth Suffers a Regular Cycle of Horrific Catastrophes, Scientists Say

Major geological events in our planet's history were anything but random.

By Victor Tangermann

A bizarre space rock called 2014 UN271 will come near Earth within the next decade before continuing along its 600,000-year-long orbit.
Off-World

A Tiny Planet Will Soon Drift Nearer to Earth Than Since Caveman Times

And then it'll be gone for another 600,000 years.

By Dan Robitzski

China's authorities are increasingly cracking down on cryptocurrency mining practices, causing the price of graphics cards to plummet.
Bitcoin

GPU Prices Plummet After China Cracks Down on Bitcoin Mining

Is the crypto slump here to stay?

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists developed a pee test that they say can diagnose brain cancer before it's too late to treat or remove the tumor.
Cancer

Pee Test Could Diagnose Brain Cancer, Scientists Say

Genius: "Urine can be collected easily without putting a burden on the human body."

By Dan Robitzski

Over the last 15 years, the Earth has doubled how much energy from the Sun it traps as excess heat on the surface and in the ocean.
Climate Change

Sun Heat on Earth Doubled In 15 Years, You Dumb Melting Morons

My world's on fire / how 'bout yours?

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook is starting to squeeze ads into the magical virtual reality environments enabled by its Oculus Quest VR headset.
Virtual Reality

Dystopian Marketers, Unite: Facebook to Start Dropping Ads Into VR Spaces

VR advertising is upon us, and right in your face.

By Victor Tangermann

A Canadian fusion energy company is set to break ground on a large-scale nuclear fusion demonstration plant in Culham, UK — and it's being funded by richest man in the world
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Is Helping Build a Fusion Power Plant in the UK

Yes, fusion. Billionaires are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into fusion energy startups.

By Victor Tangermann

Killer drones are already making airstrikes without any humans involved in the decision making, according to a recent UN report. 
Robots and Machines

Academics: Ban the Killer “Slaughterbots” Before We All Die

It's not too late.

By Victor Tangermann

Two NASA astronauts conducted an hours-long spacewalk Wednesday morning to install new solar panels on the International Space Station.
Off-World

Watch Astronauts Venture Outside the Space Station to Install Solar Panels

Don't slip!

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists unraveled a mystery of planetary formation by discovering that chaotic perturbations help trigger protoplanetary disks to clumb together.
Science & Energy

Study: An Extra Pinch of Chaos, and BAM, New Planets

Scientists find the missing ingredient.

By Dan Robitzski

A gigantic swarm of autonomous warehouse robots becomes both more sophisticated and efficient the more individual robots are put to work.
Robotics

Terrifying Robot “Swarm” Gets Smarter the More We Make It Work

The robots find their own way around while their algorithm is constantly tweaked and improved.

By Dan Robitzski

Three astronauts successfully entered China's Tiangong space station on Thursday afternoon Beijing time, just hours after launching.
Off-World

First Astronauts Arrive at China’s New Space Station

"It feels great."

By Victor Tangermann