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Energy

Electric Car Batteries Are Turning This Country Into an Actual Hellscape

Cobalt mining is having a disastrous impact on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Off-World

China’s New Space Station Is Powered by Ion Thrusters

The country is betting big on electric spacecraft propulsion.

Tesla

Watch Tesla Autopilot Get Bamboozled by a Truck Hauling Traffic Lights

Who put all these traffic lights in the middle of the road?

Off-World

Scientists Puzzled by Giant Red Patches on Pluto

We still don't know why they exist.

Graphene

Graphene Hard Drives Store Ten Times as Much Data

Just slap some graphene on that bad boy and watch it work.

Science & Energy

Scientists Say Dark Matter Could Be Hiding Inside an Extra Dimension

"We propose that there may be a fourth dimension that only the dark forces know about."

Future Society

Bill Gates Was Reportedly Horrible to His Employees

Former employees say Gates was a difficult boss who used NDAs to keep unsavory details quiet.

Mars

New York Times Publishes Then Deletes Article Claiming Watermelons Were Found on Mars

"Authorities say rise of fruit aliens is to blame for glut of outer space watermelons."

Jeff Bezos

Petition: Please Keep Jeff Bezos in Space Forever

"Jeff Bezos is actually Lex Luthor, disguised as the supposed owner of a super successful online retail store."

Off-World

It’s Looking Possible That the Hubble Is Dead Forever

NASA is still trying to resuscitate the iconic observatory.

Climate Change

Researchers Claim Collapsing Ocean Ecosystem Will Devastate Humanity Within 25 Years

The food supply for 3 billion people is at risk.

Mars

NASA’s Mars Lander Is Dying

Some of its scientific instruments already had to be shut off.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Built One of the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputers to Train Its Self-Driving System

"For us, computer vision is the bread and butter of what we do and what enables Autopilot."

Drones

Video Shows Man Flying Through Times Square on Giant Drone

It's the Green Goblin come to life.

Science & Energy

Giant Arc of Galaxies Is Way Too Big to Exist, Scientists Say

Plain and simple, this thing is too big to exist.

Robots and Machines

Watch Dudes Tow a Pickup With a Giant Mecha Suit

Have you ever watched a giant mecha suit go off-roading?

Bitcoin

China Orders Banks to Stop Handling Crypto, Bitcoin Plummets

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

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."

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.

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.