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After investigating a ransomware attack that shut down about a quarter of the US beef supply, the FBI is pointing fingers at a major Russian hacking group.
Science & Energy

FBI Blames Russia Hackers for Shutting Down Much of US Beef Supply

First oil, now beef. What's next?

By Dan Robitzski

A new video shows off a daring pilot take off using what amounts to be a backpack helicopter — a futuristic blend of a jetpack and drone.
Advanced Transport

Watch a Man Soar Into the Sky With a Helicopter Backpack

The future of personal flight or a safety hazard?

By Victor Tangermann

Using the Large Hadron Collider, scientists figured out the primordial goo called quark-gluon plasma created by the Big Bang behaved like liquid water.
Science & Energy

The Early Universe Was a Vast Liquid Ocean, Scientists Say

The primordial goo created by the Big Bang may have flowed like water.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced it has selected two new missions to Venus, our planet's closest planetary neighbor.
NASA

NASA Is Officially Headed Back to Venus

"We’re revving up our planetary science program with intense exploration of a world that NASA hasn’t visited in over 30 years."

By Victor Tangermann

During a recent interview, former President Barack Obama suggested that humanity may die off unless we take dire action against climate change.
Climate Change

Barack Obama: Humans Could Be Extinct in a Hundred Years

But if they do, those generations will probably judge us pretty harshly.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla recently filed a series of trademarks to use its logo and branding within the restaurant industry, hinting at restaruants near Supercharger locations.
Tesla

Tesla Files Patent for Burger Chain at Supercharger Locations

What better way to wait for your car to charge than with a burg?

By Dan Robitzski

The Tesla CEO sent shares of Samsung Publishing soaring by more than ten percent at one point by tweeting about the popular children's song "Baby Shark."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Tweets About “Baby Shark,” Causing Financial Chaos

"Baby Shark crushes all!"

By Victor Tangermann

The container ship that leaked tons of plastic and chemicals near the coast of Sri Lanka is now sinking, carrying hundreds of tons of oil down with it.
Environment

Burned Container Ship Is Sinking With 330 Tons of Oil On Board

The destroyed container ship is now sinking.

By Dan Robitzski

A crackdown by Tesla's legal team in China has led to a wave of new public apologies by Chinese Tesla owners, who admitted they staged "brake failures."
Tesla

Tesla Owner Admits That Brake Failure Claims Were Made Up

A wave of Chinese Tesla owners are starting to come forward, admitting they staged "brake failures."

By Victor Tangermann

A YouTuber sent a drone to investigate an erupting volcano in Iceland. Unfortunately, the drone didn't survive the perilous trip.
Drones

Watch a Drone Get Obliterated by an Erupting Volcano

Fagradalsfjall was ready for its closeup.

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers managed to force the shutdown of all the US-based beef plants of the world's largest meat producer JBS SA, according to Bloomberg.
Hacking

Hackers Shut Down Almost a Quarter of the US Beef Supply

The FBI is investigating.

By Victor Tangermann

A pair of Russian cosmonauts spent seven hours early Wednesday morning preparing a docking module of the International Space Station for dismemberment.
Off-World

Russia Is Getting Ready to Chop an Entire Section Off the Space Station

The country is making space for its new ISS module.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at the University of Washington plan to launch clinical trials on a breath mint that actually regrows lost tooth enamel.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Say They’ve Created Candy That Heals Tooth Enamel

Sucking on a new lozenge might help your teeth grow stronger.

By Dan Robitzski

According to documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal, Tesla failed to preapprove CEO Elon Musk's tweets, as it was required to do by a court order.
Elon Musk

SEC Report: Tesla Failed to Control Elon Musk’s Tweets

"Tesla has abdicated the duties required of it by the court’s order."

By Victor Tangermann

A man tried to treat his bipolar disorder with psychedelic mushrooms. But after he injected instead of eating them, the shrooms grew inside his bloodstream.
Chemistry

A Man Injected Himself With Mushrooms and the Fungi Took Over His Blood

The fungi treated his blood like any other damp, dark place.

By Dan Robitzski

China broke a record with its "artificial Sun" fusion reactor on Friday when it sustained a plasma temperature of 120 million degrees Celsius for 101 second
Science & Energy

China’s “Artificial Sun” Fusion Reactor Just Set a World Record

The reactor got more than 10 times hotter than the core of the Sun.

By Tony Ho Tran

Chinese officials are frustrated by the growing number of US researchers and officials calling for another investigation into how the pandemic began.
Developments

China Is Furious That Americans Are Considering the Lab Leak Hypothesis

Calls for investigations into how the pandemic began are irritating Chinese officials.

By Dan Robitzski

After a fire and explosion wrecked a nearby container ship, the Sri Lankan coastline is coated in plastic and toxic pollution.
Pollution

Burning Container Ship Covers Beaches With Horrible Toxic “Snow”

Billions of plastic pellets are blanketing the Sri Lankan coastline.

By Dan Robitzski

China's government announced on Monday that couples are allowed to have a third child, signaling concerns over declining population growth.
Future Society

China Now Allows Couples to Have Three Children

Is it too late to reverse China's plunging population growth?

By Victor Tangermann

Thousands of New York City drivers just launched a worker-owned rideshare service meant to take the exploitation out of the gig economy.
Advanced Transport

Thousands of New York Drivers Create Worker-Owned Version of Uber

"Every single transaction reveals exploitation."

By Dan Robitzski