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Future Society

Man Invents Backpack-Mounted “Jetpack” for Speedy Ice Skating

"I was actually getting a little scared at one point because I was going a little too fast."

Fossil Fuels

New Trick Turns Air Into Synthetic Gasoline Without Using Any Fossil Fuels

It pulls fuel out of the air — using only renewable energy.

Data Privacy

Leaked Parler Data Contains Stunning Details About Capitol Attack

Parler was supposed to be the pro-Trump social network. Now it's helping the FBI investigate his supporters.

Environment

Scientists Warn of “Ghastly Future” for Global Environment

"The scale of the threats to the biosphere and all its lifeforms — including humanity — is in fact so great that it is difficult to grasp for even well-informed experts."

Chemistry

UFC Investigating Whether Psychedelics Help Fighters With Traumatic Brain Injuries

The UFC is partnering with Johns Hopkins University to explore medical psychedelics.

SpaceX

SpaceX’s “Darkened” Satellites Still Messing Up Research, Astronomers Say

The Starlink Darksats are better, but not good enough.

Off-World

Debate Rages Over Whether Single Speeding Cheeto Could Destroy Space Station

NASA declined to comment.

Blue Origin

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Pulls Off Spectacular Test Launch

A sensor-laden, human-sized dummy collected data from inside the cabin.

Science & Energy

Scientists Successfully Store Data Inside DNA of Living Bacteria

The data could even be passed on to the organisms' offspring.

Science & Energy

A Black Hole Bites a Chunk Out of This Star Every 114 Days

Look on the bright side — at least this isn't happening to our Sun.

Mars

NASA’s Mars Mole Is Giving Up

NASA admits defeat — it can't penetrate Mars' rocky surface.

RX and Medicine

Scientists Reprogram Fat Cells to Repair Injuries

The hacked cells learned to heal muscle, bone, cartilage, and even blood vessels in mice. Will they work in humans?

NASA

SpaceX Secures NASA Contract to Launch Lunar Lander

It'll carry a drill that'll dig into the Moon to search for water.

Physics

Astrophysicist Says It’s Likely We Can Travel Through Wormholes

It's increasingly likely, she says, that real people will travel through wormholes.

Advanced Transport

China Unveils Maglev Train that Travels at Nearly 400 MPH

That's more than half the speed of sound.

Physics

Scientists: Magnetic Fields May Have Crushed Our Entire Galaxy

Did unfathomably powerful magnetic fields warp the ancient Milky Way?

Energy

Physicists Outline Plan to Harvest Energy From Black Holes

Columbia University scientists say that in the future, a black hole could power an entire off-Earth civilization.

Future Society

Inventors Create Working Hoverboard

There's just one catch.

Developments

A Startup Is Planning Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants This Year

"Our ultimate goal is to essentially have an unlimited supply of organs."

Dark Matter

New Study Claims Dark Matter Doesn’t Exist

Could physicists have been so wrong?