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According to documents obtained by The Drive, pilots believe they may have spotted an inflatable person-shaped drone instead of the real thing in September.
Drones

Airport Jetpack Sighting May Have Actually Been Person-Shaped Drone

"The pilot said what he saw was exactly like the drone in the YouTube video below."

By Victor Tangermann

A professional "Call of Duty" player had to retire from his eSports career after an injury to his thumb and wrist came back.
Future Society

Professional Gamer Retires After Career-Ending Injury to Thumb

Don't laugh. This is serious.

By Dan Robitzski

Outgoing NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine shared an emotional goodbye video in which he celebrated the space agency's success and long-term missions.
NASA

In Video, NASA Head Bridenstine Gives Emotional Goodbye

"This has been the job of a lifetime."

By Dan Robitzski

Vaccinating everyone on Earth still might not be enough to eradicate the coronavirus, which could spread asymptomatically behind the scenes.
Viruses

Expert: We Could Vaccinate Everyone on Earth and Not Eliminate the Coronavirus

You should still get vaccinated, though.

By Dan Robitzski

Public records dug up by NASASpaceflight reporters show that SpaceX bought two deepwater oil rigs last summer to convert them into floating launchpads.
SpaceX

SpaceX Bought Two Huge Oil Rigs to Use as Floating Launchpads

"SpaceX is building floating, superheavy-class spaceports for Mars, Moon and hypersonic travel around Earth."

By Victor Tangermann

After a food shipment for Russian space station crewmembers was delayed by two months, the American cohort split their rations.
Off-World

On ISS, Americans Give Food to Russians After Delayed Shipment

A delayed food shipment would have left the Russian cosmonauts hungry.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of Chinese scientists have developed a gene therapy that was shown to reverse some aspects of aging and extend lifespans in mice.
Gene Editing

New Gene Therapy Reverses Aging in Mice

Could it work in humans?

By Victor Tangermann

General Motors has shown off two truly wild-looking autonomous vehicle and flying car concepts under the Cadillac brand at this year's CES.
Self-Driving Vehicles

This Is Cadillac’s Wild Flying Car Concept

Is this the future of flying in style?

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study published last week, an iPhone 12 can interfere with a pacemaker just by placing one close to the patient's heart.
Prosthetics and Devices

An iPhone 12 Can Temporarily Shut Down Implantable Defibrillators

They're warning that people with implantable defibrillators should avoid keeping a phone in their breast pocket.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists in New Zealand are bombarding rooftops with volcanic rock to help the area prepare for any potential future eruptions.
Science & Energy

Scientists Fire Volcanic Rocks at Rooftops to Prove Volcanoes Are Dangerous

Trust us, it's for science.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Juno spacecraft reportedly detected an FM radio signal coming from the Jovian moon Ganymede, local Utah news station KTVX reports.
Science & Energy

NASA Reportedly Detects Signal Coming From One of Jupiter’s Moons

"It’s not E.T."

By Victor Tangermann

Programmer Stefan Thomas has thousands of Bitcoin tucked away, but he forgot his password and only has two guesses left before he loses it forever,
Bitcoin

Man Has Only Two Password Guesses Left to Recover $236 Million in Bitcoin

If he guesses wrong, he'll lose out on nearly a quarter billion dollars.

By Dan Robitzski

Max Craddock was facing a ten year prison sentence in Italy after bringing his Boring Company Not a Flamethrower on a trip.
Elon Musk

Man Faced 10 Year Sentence for Wielding Elon Musk Flamethrower

"It’s not a weapon of war."

By Victor Tangermann

Disturbing footage shows a man in excruciating pain crawling out of a hospital after medical staff dismissed his pain as imaginary.
Health & Medicine

Video Shows Agonized Man Crawling Out of Hospital

Doctors ignored the man's excruciating leg pain because he also happened to have a mental illness.

By Dan Robitzski

Bitcoin miners and PC gamers are keeping their homes warm using the heat generated by their computers, as The Wall Street Journal reports.
Science & Energy

Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Chicken Coops With Their Rigs

Finally, a use for crypto mining.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have spotted a new type of "spider star," highly energetic pulsars that tear up their companion stars, that defies classification.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover “Spider Stars” That Tear Apart Other Stars

These cosmic monsters tear their companions to shreds.

By Victor Tangermann

Public health experts weigh in on how, specifically, President-elect Biden can get the coronavirus vaccine rollout on track.
Viruses

Here’s How Biden Could Save the Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout

Biden could save the vaccine rollout — or accidentally make it far worse.

By Dan Robitzski

The average life expectancy in the United States dropped more sharply than it has in over 40 decades thanks to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Viruses

COVID-19 Slashed the US Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

American life expectancy hasn't dropped this suddenly in decades.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are monitoring various species of wildlife to track whether the coronavirus can jump among different kinds of animals.
Viruses

Scientists Systematically Hunting for COVID-19 in Wild Animals

Scientists fear that interspecies mutations could defeat the vaccine.

By Dan Robitzski

A brain implant that delivers imperceptible, personalized electric shocks is successfully treating a woman with severe depression.
Neuroscience and Brain

Brain Implant Successfully Fights Off Depression, Scientists Say

"…I suddenly felt a genuine sense of glee and happiness, and the world went from shades of dark gray to just — grinning."

By Dan Robitzski