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A new study suggests that the Moon's water supply is provided and repeatedly restocked by ions from the Earth's magnetic field.
Moon

Study: The Moon’s Water Came From Earth’s Magnetic Field

This could change things for astronauts.

A congressional advisory panel concluded that the U.S. shouldn't ban killer robots or AI because for all the military knows they could be a good thing.
Artificial Intelligence

Congressional Panel: Please, Let Us Build Killer Robots

Please? Just one Terminator?

Tesla has leaked a number of new images of the interior of its refreshed Model S — and the company included some quirky new features.
Tesla

Tesla Reveals Lavish New Spaceship-Like Model S Interior

That new steering wheel is outrageous.

A facility that bottles the AstraZeneca coronavirus into glass vials was temporarily on lockdown today after a suspicious package arrived.
Developments

Vaccine Factory Locked Down Due to “Suspicious Package”

Why would anyone target a COVID vaccine facility?

Virgin Hyperloop has released a new video showing off what the experience of traveling inside a Hyperloop pod could end up looking like.
Hyperloop

Here’s What Traveling By Hyperloop Could Look Like

"It’s simple. If it’s not affordable, people won't use it."

Scientists uncovered an unusual phenomenon happening beneath the Earth's crust that's responsible for pushing the Atlantic Ocean apart.
Science & Energy

The Atlantic Ocean Is Growing Larger and Larger, Scientists Say

The ocean is pushing itself apart.

According to documents, the US Navy was experimenting with some far-fetched technologies, including a "spacetime modification weapon."
Space

The Navy Reportedly Experimented With a “Spacetime Modification Weapon”

Military documents claim the device could "make the Hydrogen bomb seem more like a firecracker."

A team of scientists put out a call for a global, "wartime-like" push to build hundreds of carbon capture facilities around the world.
Climate Change

Scientists Call For Massive Global Network of Carbon Capture Plants

They say we need a "wartime-like crash deployment" to reverse carbon emissions.

Aaron Ansuini, a student at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada found out that his art history professor wasn't alive anymore.
Future Society

A University Is Using a Dead Professor to Teach an Online Class

"I just found out the the prof for this online course I’m taking died in 2019."

Health officials in China are testing for COVID-19 with anal swabs, citing limited evidence that the virus lingers in the digestive tract.
Developments

China Is Now Using Anal Swabs to Test for COVID-19

"I'm not quite sure what they’re trying to achieve here with all the anal swabs."

Overall numbers are still low, but more American adults now say that they would take the coronavirus vaccine than did last month.
Viruses

The Number of Americans Who Want a COVID Vaccine Is Slowly Growing

More and more people are saying they want the vaccine.

In an interview with People magazine, Maye Musk, Elon Musk's mother, said that she knew the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was destined to do great things.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Mom Says She Knew He Was a Genius at Age Three

"He thought, well, should he do space research or solar energy or electric cars? I said just choose one, and of course he didn't listen to me."

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he's committed to vaccinating 300 million Americans by the end of summer, an extremely ambitious timeline.
Developments

Biden Commits to Vaccinating 300 Million Americans by End of Summer

It's an extremely ambitious timeline.

Janet Yellen, Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, suggests that it's time to crack down on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin

Top Biden Appointee Suggests Cracking Down on Bitcoin

She says they're used for "illicit financing" and that the government should "curtail their use."

Tesla is hiring a "customer support specialist" that is meant to "escalate complaints [...] and address social media escalations directed at the CEO."
Elon Musk

Tesla Is Hiring an Employee to Defend Elon Musk on Social Media

Last year, Tesla ditched its PR department. That may have been a mistake.

For the first time ever, a company in China has manufactured a car battery that can be charged completely in just five minutes, The Guardian reports.
Advanced Transport

New Electric Car Battery Charges in Just Five Minutes

Fill 'er up!

Australian company Lavo has decided to take on Tesla's Powerwall by developing a home battery storage solution that uses hydrogen.
Science & Energy

This is the World’s First Home Hydrogen Battery

It can store three times as much energy as Tesla's Powerwall 2.

Las Vegas real estate mogul Robert Bigelow is offering up $1 million in prizes for the best evidence for the survival of consciousness after death.
Future Society

Space CEO Offers $1 Million for Evidence of Life After Death

He's looking for evidence of "the survival of consciousness after permanent bodily death."

Yet another study suggests there's a strong condition between COVID-19 and a variety of psychiatric and neurological conditions.
Health & Medicine

More Evidence Links COVID to Mental Illness, Neurological Disease

A shocking percentage of coronavirus patients end up diagnosed with a psychiatric illness.

Elon Musk is joining Reddit's plot to mess with GameStop stock short sellers just as the situation is getting out of control.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Directs His 43 Million Followers to Wall Street Bets

What the hell is happening with GameStop's stock price?