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In a video missive, Pope Franics urged Catholics to pray that AI developers build tools that help humanity rather than exploit it.
Artificial Intelligence

The Pope Is Praying for AI That Serves Humanity

Off-the-rails AI could lead to "barbarism," the Pope warned.

By Dan Robitzski

According Washington state officials, an investigation of the latest murder hornet nest found 500 live specimen in various stages of development.
Science & Energy

Scientists Peel Open Murder Hornet Nest, Find Something Terrifying

Oh no.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has fired up the three rocket engines of its Starship SN8 prototype for the second time last night at its testing facilities in Boca Chica, Texas.
Starship

Watch SpaceX Fire Up the Mighty Engines of Starship SN8

It's the first Starship test with a nosecone — and honestly, damn.

By Victor Tangermann

Biden promised to reverse the incumbent Donald Trump's controversial April decision to leave the World Health Organization.
Developments

Biden Says He’ll Rejoin World Health Organization on First Day of Presidency

Should Biden reverse Trump's decision to leave the WHO?

By Jon Christian

NASA warns that AST & Science's plan to launch 240 massive telecom satellites into orbit would create a serious risk of collisions in space.
NASA

NASA Says This Company’s Giant 5G Satellites Could Cause “Catastrophic Collision”

This it the first time NASA has warned about a specific satellite mega-constellation.

By Dan Robitzski

Walmart thought building robots to track stores' inventories would make things easier, but the project ultirmately fell short.
Robotics

Walmart Is Giving Up on Its Inventory Robots

An ambitious push to automate its stores fell flat.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of SpaceX enthusiasts have created a stunning video of what a launch of the space company's Starship rocket could one day look like.
Starship

Elon Musk: This Fan-Made Video Is “Very Close” to Showing Actual Starship Flight

The ultimate seal of approval.

By Victor Tangermann

A pilot program in Jackson, Mississippi would give police real-time access to participants' Amazon Ring security cameras.
Future Society

Amazon Will Let Police Livestream Your Ring Doorbell Camera

Should cops be allowed to tap into your doorbell camera?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA astronaut and mission commander Mike Hopkins will have to sleep in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule while on board the ISS.
SpaceX

The Space Station Is About to Be so Crowded That One Astronaut Will Have to Sleep in the SpaceX Capsule

"We are currently short one crew quarters on board station."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have a counterintuitive approach to distributing limited COVID-19 vaccines: Inoculate the superspreaders who'd otherwise keep infecting others.
Viruses

Scientists: We Should Vaccinate Social Butterflies Before the Vulnerable

To stop the coronavirus, inoculate the people actually spreading it.

By Dan Robitzski

Biden has said very little about space. Here's what NASA could look like under his administration.
NASA

Joe Biden Was Behind NASA’s Historic SpaceX Launch This Week

Without Joe Biden, there would be no deal between NASA and SpaceX.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive scientific review that combined the results of thousands of studies found that regularly eating chili peppers is linked to major health benefits.
Food

Huge Meta-Study: This Food Appears to Actually Make You Live Longer

People who eat these on the regular might live longer and have healthier hearts.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study by researchers at Oxford, 20 percent of those previously infected with the coronavirus develop a mental illness within 90 days.
Health & Medicine

Oxford Research: 18% of COVID Patients Develop Mental Illness Within Months

This is ominous.

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Army is developing a series of Robotic Combat Vehicles armed with powerful weapons that can semi-autonomously navigate a battlefield.
Robotics

US Army Readies Robot Tanks Fitted With Chainguns, Missile Launchers

The future of warfare is looking a lot more like the opening to "The Terminator."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists think that Jupiter's moon Europa might glow in the dark and that by measuring that glow they can detect what's hidden in its oceans.
Science & Energy

NASA Project Could Peer Inside Europa to Find Alien Life

Magnetically charged, radioactive ice could reveal Europa's secrets.

By Dan Robitzski

The universe has been steadily heating over billions of years due to the violent process of dragging matter together into new galaxies.
Physics

The Universe Is Getting Steadily Hotter, According to New Research

"Temperature has increased about 10-fold."

By Dan Robitzski

A top British general speculated that in the 2030s, robot soldiers could make up as much as a quarter of the British army.
Robotics

Top General Says “Robot Soldiers” Could Make Up 25 Percent of British Army

"I suspect we could have an army of 120,000, of which 30,000 might be robots, who knows."

By Dan Robitzski

More bad news for the alien-hunting Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico: a second cable has fallen, crushing the intricate reflector dish below.
Science & Energy

More Damage Reported at Alien-Hunting SETI Facility

"Now this."

By Victor Tangermann

When Joe Biden takes office, he may shift NASA's priorities away from space exploration and toward a renewed focus on climate change.
Climate Change

Biden May Slow Down Moon Program to Focus NASA on Climate Change

The Democratic Party platform suggests new priorities.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists discovered a new brown dwarf with a radio telescope, revealing a new way to find celestial bodies too cold to pick up in infrared.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover a “Failed Star” Too Cold to Show up in Normal Scans

"This work opens a whole new method to finding the coldest objects floating in the Sun's vicinity."

By Dan Robitzski