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Scientists discovered that an ancient skull belonged to a new species in the Homo genus that's even closer related to us than Neanderthals.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say Ancient Skull Belonged to “Dragon Man” Related to Modern Humans

And it may be an even closer relative than Neanderthals are.

By Dan Robitzski

Guggenheim's chief investment officer (CIO) and noted Bitcoin bear Scott Minerd expects Bitcoin to sink as low as $15,000, a drop of over 50 percent.
Bitcoin

Expert: Bitcoin Is Gonna Crash Below $15,000

"I don't think people need to be anxious to be putting money in bitcoin right now."

By Victor Tangermann

Google's search engine misidentified an engineer's likeness as belong to a serial killer, who happens to have the same name.
Future Society

Google Algorithm Accuses Random Guy of Being a Serial Killer

"I don't know if this is hilarious or terrifying."

By Victor Tangermann

The research labs around the world that handle the most dangerous pathogens have alarmingly bad biosecurity protocols in place.
Developments

Experts: Infectious Disease Labs Have Shockingly Terrible Security

Labs handling the most dangerous pathogens scored dismally low on biosafety and biosecurity.

By Dan Robitzski

Israel has deployed a military robot called the Jaguar, which is armed with a machine gun, to the border of the Gaza Strip.
Robotics

Israel Sends Robots Armed with Machine Guns to Palestinian Border

Heavily armed military robots will guard the border to Gaza.

By Dan Robitzski

China's state-owned Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology has announced some ambitious plans to establish a permanent crewed base on the surface of Mars.
Mars

China Releases Plans for Permanent Mars Base

The race to establish a human presence on Mars is heating up.

By Victor Tangermann

We may never be able to debunk the undying hypothesis that the coronavirus somehow escaped from a lab because it's technically unfalsifiable.
Developments

The Lab Leak Theory Is a Tragic Hall of Mirrors That’ll Probably Never Have a Satisfying Answer

There's always another technicality, no matter how much evidence researchers find.

By Dan Robitzski

A tech startup says it's gene-hacked trees to asborb and sequester more climate change-inducing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
Science & Energy

A Startup Is Working on Gene Hacked Trees to Gobble Up Tons of Climate-Destroying Carbon Dioxide

The idea is to suck up more carbon and keep it from re-entering the atmosphere.

By Dan Robitzski

Israeli biotech company Future Meat has opened what it claims to be the "world's first industrial cultured meat facility."
Science & Energy

The World’s First Lab Grown Meat Factory Just Opened Up

It can produce the equivalent of 5,000 burgers a day.

By Victor Tangermann

Orbital Assembly Corporation has unveiled a robot capable of churning out parts for a ring-shaped luxury hotel that's meant to one day orbit the Earth.
Off-World

Startup Successfully Tests Space Hotel Building Robot

The robot managed to churn out a metal framework the length of a football field.

By Victor Tangermann

An ambitious mission to map out the entire global ocean floor is only 20 percent complete after a year of pandemic-related slowdowns.
Environment

We’re Planning Moon Missions But We’ve Only Mapped 20 Percent of the Ocean Floor

We should probably finish exploring our own world first.

By Dan Robitzski

An ancient comet impact may have helped jumpstart human civilization, according to a study linking the collision to cultural and societal shifts.
Science & Energy

Study: A Comet Hitting Earth May Have Helped Spark Civilization

"Did civilization, therefore, begin with a bang?"

By Dan Robitzski

American pop icon Britney Spears spoke out in an explosive testimony on Wednesday about the troubling situation surrounding her conservatorship.
Future Society

Britney Spears Says She’s Being Forced to Take Psychiatric Medication, Stay on Birth Control

"I truly believe this conservatorship is abusive."

By Victor Tangermann

Members of Congress tried to pass the buck for NASA's small budget for the Artemis missions, but Administrator Bill Nelson wasn't having it.
NASA

Head of NASA Slams Congress’s Hypocrisy

"…you can only get so many pounds of potatoes out of a five-pound sack."

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new analysis, early genetic sequences linked to the initial outbreaks of the coronavirus in Wuhan were mysteriously deleted.
Developments

Scientist Says Early Chinese COVID Data Was Mysteriously Deleted

There's still we a lot we don't know.

By Victor Tangermann

John McAfee, software pioneer, has died by apparent suicide in his Spanish prison cell Wednesday evening, the New York Post reports.
Future Society

John McAfee Found Dead in Prison Cell

He was found dead just hours after news emerged he would face extradition to the US.

By Victor Tangermann

According to recent research, a cancer-like parasitic disease caused by tapeworms was identified in patients in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Developments

A Scary Parasite Is Spreading From Dogs to Humans

It's establishing itself in North America.

By Victor Tangermann

A new Facebook patent reveals some unusual new augmented reality headware, including a fedora, baseball cap, and visor with displays attached to the brim.
Future Society

Facebook Is Working on an Amazingly Hideous Augmented Reality Fedora

Even the guy in the patent drawing looks like he doesn't want to be there.

By Dan Robitzski

A Texas hospital just ousted over 150 employees who refused to get the coronavirus vaccine, comparing the workplace requirement to Nazism.
Viruses

Texas Hospital Fires Over 150 Employees For Refusing To Get Vaccinated

In a dismissed lawsuit, they compared vaccine requirements to Nazism.

By Dan Robitzski

Japan's government is now recommending companies to allow their staff to work for four, not five, days a week, as Deutsche Welle reports.
Future Society

The Japanese Government Is Strongly Encouraging Four-Day Work Weeks

Japan's unhealthy work-life balance may be terrible for the economy.

By Victor Tangermann