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A gruesome study found that one kind of brain cell actually gets more active and starts to grow for hours after people die.
Neuroscience and Brain

After You Die, Some Cells in Your Brain Become More Active

So-called zombie genes make brain cells grow bigger and bigger for several hours.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla has officially started to accept Bitcoin as payment for its vehicles in the US, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Tesla

You Can Now Officially Buy a Tesla With Bitcoin

Buyers beware.

By Victor Tangermann

Blue Origin and NASA are developing artificial gravity by rotating the entire rocket and using centrifugal force, kind of like a carnival ride.
Blue Origin

NASA and Blue Origin Developing Artificial Gravity Trick

Blue Origin's rockets are going for a spin.

By Dan Robitzski

According to information obtained by NASASpaceFlight, SpaceX may attempt to send a Starship prototype all the way to space as soon as July.
Starship

SpaceX Reportedly Wants to Fly First Starship to Orbit as Soon as July

Starships were meant to fly.

By Victor Tangermann

Generation X and especially millennials are aging shockingly poorly, according to a massive new study on health outcomes.
Studies

Millennials Are Aging Really Badly, Experts Say

"The worsening health profiles we found in Gen X and Gen Y is alarming."

By Dan Robitzski

The anti-masker woman who assaulted her Uber driver in that horrifying viral video turned herself in to the police and faces up to 20 years in prison.
Developments

Woman Faces Years in Prison For Coughing on Uber Driver

She turned herself in and now faces up to 20 years in jail.

By Dan Robitzski

Arizona State University astrophysicists claim they have solved the mystery behind interstellar object 'Oumuamua once and for all.
Science & Energy

Scientists: ‘Oumuamua Was Likely a Chunk of a Pluto-Like Planet

It definitely wasn't a comet. So what the hell was it?

By Victor Tangermann

To celebrate the occasion, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is stashing a small piece of fabric from the famous Wright aircraft under its solar panel.
Mars

NASA Hid a Small Piece of the Wright Brothers’ Airplane in Its Mars Helicopter

Ingenuity is about to make history.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk waded in to the world of UFO sightings, claiming his latest meme is the "strongest argument against aliens."
Exobiology

Elon Musk Has an Interesting Argument Against UFOs

"Honestly, I think I would know if there were aliens."

By Victor Tangermann

A recent survey of human-made chemicals inside pregnant women's bodies found dozens of plastics and other compounds that scientists can't identify.
Studies

Scientists Detect Chemicals Inside Pregnant Women They Can’t Even Identify

"It's very concerning that we are unable to identify the uses or sources of so many of these chemicals."

By Dan Robitzski

A new satellite called ELSA-d will snare space junk and drag it to safety with a powerful magnet to help clean up low-Earth orbit.
Off-World

Just-Launched Spacecraft Will Use Grappling Hook to Destroy Space Junk

It uses a magnetic grappling hook to catch space junk and fling it into an incineration orbit.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has chosen the location to attempt a historic first with its Ingenuity Helicopter: the first time a manmade object to take flight on Mars.
Mars

NASA Chooses “Airfield” Location for Mars Helicopter

You're looking at "the first airfield on another planet."

By Victor Tangermann

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Military

Haunting Photos Show Missiles Milliseconds Before Exploding

3… 2… 1...

By Dan Robitzski

In a tweet, Musk promised that "SpaceX will be landing Starships on Mars well before 2030." The real challenge is to make "Mars Base Alpha self-sustaining."
Starship

Elon Musk Says He’ll Be Landing Starships on Mars “Well Before 2030”

Elon Musk really can't wait to get to Mars.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered that they could use precise ultrasound to read neural activity and even predict behavior before it happens.
Neuroscience and Brain

Caltech Scientists Say They Can Read Human Brain With Ultrasound

It's a whole new approach to brain-computer interfaces.

By Dan Robitzski

Watch This Awesome Video of Clouds Drifting Across the Martian Sky
Off-World

Watch This Awesome Video of Clouds Drifting Across the Martian Sky

"Clouds in the sky, gently passing overhead."

By Victor Tangermann

The architecture firm ABIBOO released mockups for a futuristic Martian city that would become a sustainable, off-world home to 250,000 people.
Mars

Plans Unveiled for Grand Mars City

The architecture firm ABIBOO predicts Martian settlers will become cliff dwellers.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of astronomers found new patterns of a fast radio burst on a microsecond scale, suggesting we could hone in on their location.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find New Patterns In Mysterious Radio Pulses From Distant Galaxies

We've never had this close of a look at fast radio bursts.

By Victor Tangermann

Former US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe made some intriguing claims about the federal government's tracking of UFOs.
Exobiology

Former US Director of National Intelligence Says He’s Seriously Puzzled by UFOs

He says that Air Force pilots and military satellites have detected objects that they can't explain.

By Jon Christian

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Food

Scientists Link Eating This Common Baseball Stadium Food With Dementia Risk

A massive study revealed another possible link between diet and cognitive health.

By Dan Robitzski