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In a recent interview, Elon Musk suggested that oil tycoons might not have known how much they were damaging the planet when they got into the business.
Elon Musk

What changed, man?

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, scientists say they've ascertained how radioactive the Moon is — a finding that could have implications for the future of space travel.
Moon

The Moon is about 200 times as radioactive as the Earth, according to new research.

By Jon Christian

The Air Force just awarded a contract to develop lasers that can detonate landmines and other hazards from a safe distance.
Military

The ZEUS laser will detonate any mines or explosives blocking airfields.

By Dan Robitzski

An AI algorithm learned how to dose anesthetized patients during surgery. In a simulated environment, it outperformed what doctors use today.
Developments

The AI system outperformed existing tech on simulated patients.

By Dan Robitzski

Later this month, NASA is scheduled to launch an unusual payload — 10 bottles of a face cream by cosmetics company Estée Lauder.
NASA

A scheme for NASA to promote cosmetics in space is prompting backlash.

By Jon Christian

New research shows that personally experiencing wildfires makes people more likely to support anti-climate change policy, regardless of political leanings.
Climate Change

"If weeks of pervasive wildfire smoke become the new normal in the American West, it could be the reality check that loosens some of the partisan logjams about climate change politics in our region."

By Dan Robitzski

Cosmonaut Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, who's heading to the International Space Station next month on a Soyuz rocket, says he would be nice to any aliens he met.
Exobiology

Take me to your leader!

By Jon Christian

After about a year, NASA and Roscosmos have just about narrowed down the source of the ongoing air leak on the International Space Station.
Science & Energy

Unfortunately, investigators have hit a nasty snag.

By Dan Robitzski

When the world around them quieted down, white-crowned sparrows living near San Francisco learned a new, more intricate song.
Biology

The white-crowned sparrow sang differently as the world quieted down.

By Dan Robitzski

Investigations reveal that hundreds of elephants died due to cyanobacteria, toxic microscopic algae found in larger bodies of blue-green water.
Environment

Finally, answers.

By Victor Tangermann

The smart doorbell company Ring just announced a drone that flies around and records video inside your home. It sounds like a privacy nightmare.
Drones

What could possibly go wrong?

By Dan Robitzski

An open-source hearing aid built using off-the-shelf parts could slash the price of otherwise prohibitively expensive hearing aids to a single dollar.
Prosthetics and Devices

"We have shown that it is possible to build a hearing aid for less than the price of a cup of coffee."

By Victor Tangermann

To fight climate change, experts suggest gene-hacking plants and animals to cut emissions and better sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Climate Change

Gene-hacked plants could sequester more carbon out of the atmosphere.

By Dan Robitzski

A number of airports in Europe are working to bring 30 minute COVID-19 tests to airports, in the hopes of breathing new life into the industry.
Advanced Transport

"We need the system to work and work quickly. Otherwise this industry will not survive."

By Victor Tangermann

In a recently uploaded preprint, researchers argue that the discovery of phosphine on Venus could be chalked up to asteroids grazing Earth's atmosphere.
Science & Energy

Plenty of asteroids have already made such a trip — but could life survive it?

By Victor Tangermann

Space debris could pose an even bigger threat than we thought, thanks to new research that found smaller pieces of junk that were never cataloged.
Science & Energy

Tiny bits of garbage, whipping around our planet, could be a bigger hazard than we thought.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists think they may have discovered an exoplanet that resembles Saturn in another galaxy, but it could be decades before they know for sure.
Science & Energy

"There's absolutely no reason to think there wouldn’t be planets in other galaxies."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA engineers working on the Orion capsule meant to carry astronauts to the Moon have a smelly problem: how to design a space toilet that doesn't smell.
Off-World

"Take a couple dirty diapers, some microwave food wrappers, a used airsickness bag, and a few sweaty towels..."

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists claim they have determined a way to figure out if there's life living underground on faraway places, including the Moon and Mars.
Science & Energy

"We know that these searches will be technically challenging, but not impossible."

By Victor Tangermann

Police reportedly trained a dog to sniff out electronic storage devices, which cops claim helps them find hidden digital evidence.
Science & Energy

Cops say it will help them arrest pedophiles.

By Dan Robitzski