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A judge has awarded Blue Origin a "stay" after the Jeff Bezos-led space company sued NASA over losing the HLS contract to SpaceX.
Starship

Blue Origin Lawsuit Could Be Massive Setback to Starship Development

Work on the lunar lander contract is on hold — again.

By Victor Tangermann

A huge rain storm, the first in recorded history to hit Greenland's ice sheet, caused a record-breaking ice melt last week.
Climate Change

Red Alert: It Rained in Greenland’s Ice Sheet for the First Time in Recorded History

Unprecedented rainfall washed away vast swathes of Greenland's ice.

By Dan Robitzski

Stunning 3D Images Show How the Coronavirus Infects Our Cells
Viruses

Stunning 3D Images Show How the Coronavirus Infects Our Cells

Seeing the coronavirus in action is an important step toward thwarting it.

By Dan Robitzski

mRNA booster shots for COVID-19 may be available in the US starting next month. Many are still unvaccinated, but you should consider getting yours anyway.
Viruses

Why You Might Want an mRNA Booster Shot, In One Simple Graphic

Booster shots may be coming to the US soon, for better or worse.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists managed to 3D print a "viable" glioblastoma tumor so that they can develop better, more effective treatments for the deadly brain cancer.
Brain

Scientists 3D Print Living, Viable Brain Tumor, to Practice Killing It

It seems almost unfair for the little cancer blobs.

By Dan Robitzski

Police departments are increasingly relying on systems that use sensors and artificial intelligence to keep track of gunshots, the AP reports.
Future Society

Crime-Fighting AI Put a Guy in Jail for a Year With Little Evidence

Police departments are increasingly relying on fundamentally flawed technologies.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's constellation of Starlink satellites are responsible for 1,600 near-collisions every week, and that number is going to keep growing.
SpaceX

SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Cause 1,600 Near-Crashes in Orbit Every Week

Starlink satellites have caused half of the near-collisions in orbit, and that percentage is poised to grow.

By Dan Robitzski

Literally Nobody Asked for Facebook’s Dumb VR Meeting Feature
Future Society

Literally Nobody Asked for Facebook’s Dumb VR Meeting Feature

Even more work meetings, but this time with giant goggles strapped to your face.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Cambridge psychologists have demonstrated that magic tricks can fool birds, based on a snack-based version of the shell game.
Science & Energy

Magic Tricks Can Fool Birds, Say Scientists With Nothing Better To Do

This next trick is for the birds!

By Dan Robitzski

Vaccine misinformation on TikTok is spreading like, well, something viral.
Developments

How Are These Horrible Vaccine TikToks Fooling So Many People?

Low effort misinformation is having a huge impact on the platform.

By Dan Robitzski

A pharmacist was arrested for selling 125 blank CDC COVID vaccine cards to anti-vaxxers who wanted to fake their documents.
Viruses

Pharmacist Busted for Selling Real COVID Vaccine Cards to Anti-Vaxxers

If you're going to undermine public health, at least charge a little more?

By Dan Robitzski

In a video shared by the Twitter account Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley, a Tesla can be seen wading through several feet of flood waters.
Tesla

Do Not Attempt To Imitate This Video of a Tesla Forging Floodwaters

But if you do, make sure to get it on video.

By Victor Tangermann

The latest Boston Dynamics video shows the humanoid robot Atlas jumping and flipping. Here's a cut of all the times it fell or tripped.
Boston Dynamics

Here’s a Therapeutic Video of Those Boston Dynamics Robots Busting Ass

Maybe the robots will report us for thoughtcrime, but delighting in their falls is worth it for now.

By Dan Robitzski

A new analysis of the environmental impact of the 1987 ban on CFCs found that it bought us crucial time to stave off the worst of climate change.
Climate Change

Study: A 1987 Chemical Ban Saved the Planet

Or, at the very least, it bought us crucial time.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have successfully grown brain organoids — tiny, three-dimensional tissue cultures that mimic the real thing — each with their own set of 'eyes.'
Developments

Scientists Just Grew These Grotesque Mini Brains With “Eyes” in a Lab

It's as creepy as it sounds.

By Victor Tangermann

The Army announced plans to develop and launch a series of high-altitude devices that can spy on and jam enemy communications.
Military

The Army Plans To Build Balloons That Can Jam Communications From Above

Lone Starr strikes again.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have genetically engineered daddy long legs to create a version with short legs, an effort to study how arachnids' genomes evolve over time.
Science & Energy

Scientists Create Horrifically Mutated Spider-Like Creatures

Meet the daddy short legs.

By Victor Tangermann

The US Navy is developing an uncrewed aircraft that can remain airborne for 90 days at a time thanks to massive solar panels on each of its wings.
Advanced Transport

The US Navy Is Working on a Solar-Powered Plane Can Fly for 90 Days Straight

"For us, if you’re flying 90 days with one aircraft, that’s two takeoffs and landings versus […] hundreds."

By Victor Tangermann

A study warns Atlantic currents may soon stop, plunging parts of the world into freezing temperatures, essentially the plot of "The Day After Tomorrow."
Climate Change

Uh, Uh… The Plot to “The Day After Tomorrow” May Actually Be Happening

While exaggerated, the movie wasn't that far from the truth.

By Victor Tangermann

Walmart's online shop is full of bizarre listings that demonstrate a total lack of quality control or oversight, leaving customers wading through the muck.
Future Society

Here’s Why Walmart.com Is Selling Weed Flags and Fetish Gear

It seems no one is behind the wheel.

By Dan Robitzski