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Studies

Study: Sorry, Aging Is Unstoppable, You Vain, Youth-Hungry Idiots

"More and more people get to live much longer now. However, the trajectory towards death in old age has not changed."

Future Society

Amazing Video Shows Giant Squid Hunting Deep Underwater

This is pretty creepy.

Virtual Reality

You Perceive Time Differently in Virtual Reality, Scientists Say

Time flies when you're having fun in VR.

Artificial Intelligence

Nobel Winner: Artificial Intelligence Will Crush Humans, “It’s Not Even Close”

From the Dept. of People You Should Really, Really Listen To.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Brags That He Understands Cryptocurrency Because of PayPal

"Hey cryptocurrency 'experts,' ever heard of PayPal?"

Advanced Transport

Another Ship Just Got Stuck in the Suez Canal

2021 is already replaying the hits.

Advanced Transport

Man Beats Usain Bolt’s 100 Meter Dash Record Using Actual Jetpack

"I have to say, all respect to Usain Bolt, because I thought that felt pretty quick."

Future Society

Amazon Says Sad Workers Can Shut Themselves in “Despair Closet”

Inside the "AmaZen" box, nobody can hear you scream.

Robots and Machines

Astronaut: If You Think UFOs Are Aliens, You’re an Idiot

"Obviously, I've seen countless things in the sky that I don't understand."

Robots and Machines

Astrophysicist Says Alien UFO Theories Are Stupid

"But if the mission of these aliens calls for stealth, they seem surprisingly incompetent."

Elon Musk

Remember Anonymous? Now They’re Threatening Elon Musk

"You may think that you are the smartest person in the room, but now you have met your match."

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."