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Civil rights groups are outraged at yet another showing of the New York City police department's robotic dog called "Digidog."
Robot Dogs

NYPD Robodog Involved in Arrest of Man With Gun

"We’re powerless."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are hard at work tracking down any alien civilizations that might be out there even though there's no guarantee they wouldn't attack us.
Science & Energy

SETI Research Director Warns of “Malevolent” Alien Civilizations

"We have no reason to believe that technological advancement and altruism or morality are somehow linked."

By Dan Robitzski

A mysterious creature caught in a tree caused residents in Krakow, Poland, to shut their windows and hunker down. It turned out to be a croissant.
Future Society

Terrifying Mutated-Looking “Creature” Turns Out to Be a Croissant

Turns out it wasn't an escaped iguana after all.

By Victor Tangermann

Google Earth just released a huge update to its time-lapse function, creating 3D, 35-year time-lapses of the entire planet.
Science & Energy

Watch Humanity Mold the Planet in Amazing Google Earth Time-Lapse

Watch Greenland melt before your very eyes.

By Dan Robitzski

Russia is planning to launch a mission to the Moon's south pole — and it's scheduled for launch this October, as Space.com reports. 
Moon

Russia Is Planning a Moon Landing Later This Year

Russia is hoping to pick up where it left off in 1976.

By Victor Tangermann

Research shows that smoking weed can significantly impair people's vision but that only a small percentage of people acknowledge that fact while high.
Chemistry

Weed Absolutely Wrecks Your Vision, According to New Research

Maybe go with delivery instead of takeout.

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time ever, an international team of scientists have created chimera embryos that are made up of both human and monkey cells, as NPR reports.
Science & Energy

For First Time Ever, Scientists Create Part-Human, Part-Monkey Embryos

"Our goal is not to generate any new organism, any monster."

By Victor Tangermann

Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified of far-fetched genetic weaponry, so security was his top priority when creating a national genetics research program.
Gene Editing

Vladimir Putin Is Reportedly Terrified of Gene-Hacking Experiments

The Russian leader fears the idea of far-fetched "gene weapons."

By Dan Robitzski

US carmaker Ford just announced its answer to Tesla's Autopilot called BlueCruise. CEO Jim Farley took the opportunity to take potshots at the competition.
Tesla

Ford CEO Mocks Tesla For Rolling Out Half-Finished Autonomous Driving

"We tested it in the real world, so our customers don’t have to."

By Victor Tangermann

During a conference, SpaceX COO and president Gwynne Shotwell said the company is hoping to get the first people to Mars inside a Starship "before 2030."
Starship

SpaceX COO: “We Will Fly Large Numbers of People on Starship in Five Years”

"Starship is an amazing machine."

By Victor Tangermann

Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field May Be Caused by Buried Fragment of Ancient Planet
Future Society

Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field May Be Caused by Buried Fragment of Ancient Planet

It's a compelling theory.

By Victor Tangermann

Female Indian jumping ants vying for a seat on a vacant throne actually shrink their own brains to become queenlike mating "gamergate" ants.
Biology

This Type of Ant Can Shrink and Regrow Its Brain

The ants undergo a bizarre transformation while they fight over their colony's throne.

By Dan Robitzski

Startup Epirus has come up with a novel solution to take out enemy drone swarms: a  weapon that can blast out beams of high-power microwaves.
Drones

Mobile Weapon System Kills Entire Drone Swarms Using Microwaves

The system can take out multiple drones at a time.

By Victor Tangermann

A scientist who has long suggested that the coronavirus could have accidentally leaked from a research lab, maintains that the idea is worth investigating.
Developments

Harvard/MIT Researcher: COVID Definitely Could Have Leaked From a Lab

"I think it's essential that we have a real investigation… into whether this virus could have come from a lab or from the wildlife trade."

By Dan Robitzski

The Twitter account for Steak-umm, a processed meat product, decided to pick on science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Future Society

Neil deGrasse Tyson Sucked Into Feud With Processed Meat Brand (Again)

The processed meat brand made some pretty compelling arguments.

By Victor Tangermann

As Neuralink continues to develop its neural implant technology, experts have concerns about what that would mean for personal privacy.
Neuroscience and Brain

Expert: Neuralink Could Sell Your Private Thoughts to the “Highest Bidder”

"I worry about the widespread use of brain chips in the future."

By Dan Robitzski

The National Weather Service station in Cape Cod has been abandoned and is scheduled for demolition because it's about to fall into the sea.
Climate Change

Climate Research Station Abandoned Because It’s Falling Into the Sea

"In a way we are unprepared for how much worse things will be with climate change."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Mars lander InSight is caked in so much dust that it can't harness enough solar energy to stay operational through the Martian winter.
Mars

NASA Takes Emergency Action to Save Dying Mars Lander

Another dust storm could kill the struggling lander for good.

By Dan Robitzski

Biden's FCC is finally starting to crack down on robocallers, enacting a law that gives them the power to give out fines.
Future Society

The United States Says It’s Finally Cracking Down on Robocalls

Is this the beginning of the end for robocalls?

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese officials say it's time to decide what to do about the Fukushima power plant's radioactive water. That likely means dumping it in the ocean.
Energy

Japan Says Sorry, But It Has to Dump This Radioactive Water Into the Ocean

Japanese officials say they've put off the "unavoidable" release long enough.

By Dan Robitzski