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Neuroscientists found that crows have conscious and subjective experiences, challenging assumptions about animal intelligence and human superiority.ogical constraints
Science & Energy

Scientists Claim to Have Proved That Crows Have Conscious Experiences

Crows seem to have subjective experiences, just like us.

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook's former head of monetization says that his former employer, like big tobacco companies, worked to make its product as addictive as possible.
Future Society

Former Employee: We Made Facebook as Addictive as Cigarettes on Purpose

"We took a page form Big Tobacco's playbook, working to make our offering addictive at the outset."

By Jon Christian

Following a landmark European court ruling, Facebook is warning that it may pull out of Europe entirely, as The Guardian reports.
Future Society

Facebook Threatens to Pull Out of Europe Entirely

Is it just an empty threat?

By Victor Tangermann

A new video shows a Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet crashing into the ground in a massive ball of flame after colliding with a tanker aircraft.
Robots and Machines

Watch a US Fighter Jet Smash Into the Ground in a Huge Fireball

That looked expensive.

By Victor Tangermann

At Huawei's request, the Chinese government plans to launch a new antitrust probe into Google over its Android operating system's market dominance.
Future Society

China Plans to Launch an Antitrust Probe Into Google

The investigation is being launched at Huawei's request.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists warn that as climate change progresses, even traditionally wet and humid forests around the world could be consumed by worsening fires.
Climate Change

Scientists Warn: Someday, Even Wet Forests Could Burn

Humanity could soon find itself on a crash course with a future where an ever-growing swath of the planet is coated in flames.

By Dan Robitzski

Washington state emergency responders were able to get early access to SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband service for regions affected by wildfires.
Future Society

SpaceX Gives Early Starlink Internet to Towns Destroyed by Wildfires

"Glad SpaceX could help!"

By Victor Tangermann

Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf suggests that it would be much easier to find intelligent extraterrestrial life while it's facing the apocalypse.
Science & Energy

Scientist: Aliens Facing the Apocalypse Would Be Easier to Find

"We may yet find ourselves detecting the shrieks of civilizations across our galaxy."

By Dan Robitzski

As their eerie name suggests, "zombie storms" occurs when strong tropical climates cause storms to come back from the dead.
Science & Energy

National Weather Service Warns of “Zombie Storms”

Hurricane Paulette rose from the dead last week.

By Victor Tangermann

The HP Omnicept measures biometrics to tell when people are stressed, which could be a good tool for high-stakes job simulations.
Virtual Reality

New VR Headset Reads Your Biometrics to Find Your Breaking Point

It monitors your heartbeat, pupil size and more — all in a bid to measure your stress level.

By Dan Robitzski

The biotech company LambdaVision is launching a project to manufacture artificial retinas for blind patients out in space.
Developments

Biotech Company Plans to Manufacture Artificial Retinas in Space

NASA is launching its first experiment to the space station this month.

By Dan Robitzski

A new enzyme, which is really a hybrid of two others, can break down plastic waste six times faster than the next best one.
Environment

Scientists Create Enzyme That Devours Plastic at Incredible Speed

The new enzyme breaks down plastic six times faster than the previous best one.

By Dan Robitzski

Despite all of Amazon's claims to the contrary, warehouse workers suffer extremely high rates of injuries, and impossible quotas and robots make it worse.
Future Society

Injuries Went Up When Amazon Deployed Warehouse Robots

The robots made Amazon more efficient — but also far more dangerous.

By Dan Robitzski

According to an update, NASA's ground analysis concluded that the leak on board the International Space Station "appeared to grow in size."
International Space Station

NASA Says the International Space Station Is Leaking Faster Now

The ISS leak "appeared to grow in size," according to a NASA spokesperson.

By Victor Tangermann

An aviation company ZeroAvia successfully flight tested a hydrogen-powered passenger plane and has more ambitious tests planned in the future.
Advanced Transport

Researchers Successfully Test Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Plane

It's an impressive proof of concept for hydrogen-powered air travel.

By Dan Robitzski

Last week, a meteoroid briefly visited our planet before bouncing off our atmosphere like a stone skipping across a lake.
Science & Energy

Watch a Meteoroid Bounce Off the Earth’s Atmosphere

Swerve!

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has officially set the date for SpaceX's long awaited Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station for 2:40 am Eastern time on October 31.
NASA

NASA: Next SpaceX Astronaut Launch Will Be on Halloween

Trick or treat!

By Victor Tangermann

Cornell scientists developed a robot so tiny that it's invisible to the human eye — and they say it could someday hunt for cancer inside your body.
Robotics

This Robot Is So Tiny You Could Fit Ten of Them on a Single Period

Its creators hope the microscopic bot will crawl around inside your body to fight cancer.

By Dan Robitzski

A UK helicopter emergency services charity is in talks with Gravity Industries to allow paramedics to jetpack up a mountain to provide first aid.
Robots and Machines

Paramedics Test Jetpack For Daring Mountain Rescues

It could cut a grueling trip up a mountain down to a 90 second flight.

By Victor Tangermann

Japan Outlines Plan to Power Spacecraft With Moon Ice
Moon

Japan Outlines Plan to Power Spacecraft With Moon Ice

Generating fuel on the Moon is a lot cheaper than bringing your own.

By Victor Tangermann