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Through fortunate timing, the space probe BepiColombo is passing Venus tonight, just a month after scientists first found signs of potential life there.
Science & Energy

"The closer we get, the better the signal."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla is releasing a "Full Self-Driving Beta" to some owners who are "expert and careful drivers" some time next week, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Self-Driving Vehicles

"Almost at zero interventions between home and work."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists traced the Atlantic Ocean's temperatures over the last 2,900 years. It just had its hottest decade since then, and it's getting worse.
Climate Change

Temperatures have been spiking beyond the typical cyclical rise and fall.

By Dan Robitzski

Israeli security researchers have figured out how to trick self-driving cars into slamming on the brakes by flicking an image of a stop sign on a billboard.
Self-Driving Vehicles

"The attacker... injects a few frames into a digital billboard, and the car will apply the brakes or possibly swerve, and that's dangerous."

By Jon Christian

A team of scientists developed new wearable sensors that can be manufactured directly onto someone's skin — without burning the recipient in the process.
Prosthetics and Devices

Just in time for "Cyberpunk: 2077."

By Dan Robitzski

There's Twitter drama unfolding at the Russian space agency Roscosmos, where former cosmonauts attacked the agency director who responded as a robot.
Science & Energy

There's some Twitter beef unfolding around Russia's space agency.

By Dan Robitzski

There's a growing body of evidence, the New York Times reports, that COVID adversely affects the memory and concentration of some patients.
Neuroscience and Brain

"I feel like I have dementia."

By Jon Christian

Facebook, a company that's been around since 2004, announced on October 12, 2020 that it will prohibit posts that deny or distort the Holocaust.
Future Society

Zuckerberg defended Holocaust deniers' right to post just two years ago.

By Dan Robitzski

Astar about 215 million light-years from Earth got too close to a black hole, and got devoured in a process that scientists call "spaghettification."
Physics

"The idea of a black hole 'sucking in' a nearby star sounds like science fiction. But this is exactly what happens in a tidal disruption event."

By Jon Christian

The X4, a smartwatch designed for kids, has a disturbing number of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could put children at risk.
Robots and Machines

"I wouldn't want that kind of functionality in a device produced by a company like that."

By Dan Robitzski

As a temporary boost in the fight against COVID-19, a team of U.K. scientists are experimenting with a tuberculosis vaccine from 1921.
Viruses

There's evidence that the vaccine can fight other infections too.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new feature in the LA Times, a startup called Shiok Meats may be poised to be the first company in the world to sell a lab-grown meat.
Science & Energy

"It will likely be a restaurant in Singapore that serves this up to consumers for the first time in history."

By Jon Christian

Peloton, the digital exercise bike company, is now waging a war against hate speech and misinformation on its online platform.
Future Society

Peloton is cracking down.

By Dan Robitzski

As Antarctica melts, the sea level could rise by an additional four inches over what models predicted by 2100 due to fluctuations in weather.
Climate Change

Simpler models were off by several inches.

By Dan Robitzski

Astrophysicist Paul Sutter explores the implications of new research about a hypothetical type of black hole that would contain a "fractal universe."
Physics

"It would be a mini fractal universe, repeating endlessly from large scales to small."

By Jon Christian

The autonomous vehicle company Waymo just announced that its self-driving taxi service Waymo One is opening up to the public.
Self-Driving Vehicles

"As of yesterday, we've returned with 100% fully driverless for the near term."

By Dan Robitzski

Research shows that the human species is rapidly evolving: The percent of people with a medial artery in their forearms has grown over the last 150 years.
Medical

"This is micro evolution in modern humans…"

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft announced that it will indefinitely extend its remote working policies for employees who don't need a physical office to do their jobs.
Future Society

"The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of us to think, live, and work in new ways."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of students from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have created a car that's almost entirely made out of recycled waste.
Science & Energy

"We want to show that waste is a valuable material, even in complex applications like a car."

By Victor Tangermann

Watch an Astronaut Show You How to Poop in Space
Off-World

It's still "one of the most frequent questions we get about life on Space Station."

By Victor Tangermann