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A team of scientists found out that the invasive weed Bidens pilosa a cheap source of enzymes that help make wine and cheese.
Chemistry

Scientists Made Wine and Cheese Using an Annoying Weed

This might be the best counter to an invasive species so far.

By Dan Robitzski

After decades of work, scienitsts revealed a complete map of the universe. In doing so, they also may have solved a major debate among astronomers.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Release Largest Map of the Universe in History

It's the "complete story of the expansion of the universe."

By Dan Robitzski

A major ATM sales and services company is warning that thieves have found a new way of "jackpotting" ATM machines, causing them to spit out cash.
Robots and Machines

Clever Hackers Are Making ATMs Spit Out All Their Money

Jackpot!

By Victor Tangermann

Boring Company CEO Elon Musk has shown off a brand new render of his tunnel company's latest project at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s New Tunnel Render Makes No Sense

Musk's Las Vegas tunnel sounds incredibly underwhelming. Is it just a publicity stunt?

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astronomers have taken what they claim to be the first-ever image of a multi-planet system around a Sun-like star.
Science & Energy

This is the First Image of a Multi-Planet System Around a Sun-Like Star

"This discovery is a snapshot of an environment that is very similar to our solar system, but at a much earlier stage of its evolution."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a preliminary lab test conducted by Pfizer, their COVID vaccine is effective against new highly transmissible variants of the virus.
Viruses

Pharma Execs Say They Plan to Profit on COVID-19 Vaccine

Moderna took a $483 million grant, but still wants to sell its COVID vaccine at a profit.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at a Chinese security lab have found a loophole that allows them to turn fast chargers for smartphones into a phone-killing device.
Devices

New Hack Makes Phone Chargers Kill Devices Plugged Into Them

It can even set devices on fire.

By Victor Tangermann

A new series of supercomputer-rendered animations shows what would happen to an Earth-like planet with a thin atmosphere if it collided with another object.
Science & Energy

Watch These Brutal Simulations of Apocalyptic Planetary Collisions

This is what'd happen if Earth crashed into another planet.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of German scientists are throwing a tightly-controlled concert in order to understand how COVID-19 can spread in large crowds.
Viruses

German Scientists Are Hosting a Concert to Study How COVID-19 Spreads

The scientists are looking for 4,000 brave volunteers to hang out in a stadium.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk has announced that the mysterious computer-brain interface startup Neuralink he co-founded is about to update us on its progress on August 28.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Teases Major Neuralink Reveal

Is Neuralink about to drop an "awesome" update?

By Victor Tangermann

Someone found a new way to use deepfakes to spread disinformation online: using the tech to make up a fake journalist from scratch.
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Used Deepfake Tech to Invent a Fake Journalist

"Absolutely we need to screen out impostors and up our defenses."

By Dan Robitzski

Watch a 3D Printer Spit Out an Entire Two-Story House
3D Printing

Watch a 3D Printer Spit Out an Entire Two-Story House

"Printing this building is mainly a statement."

By Victor Tangermann

Google is investing heavily in new kinds of wearable technology, including high-tech tattoos that turn your body into a touchpad.
Google

Google Is Working on Tattoos That Turn Your Body Into a Touchpad

Google wants your skin.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers have developed a special wall-mounted, noise-cancelling technology that can keep out the noise — even when windows are open.
Future Society

Noise Cancelling Window Gadget Can “Mute” Street Sounds

It's like a pair of noise-cancelling headphones for your entire apartment.

By Victor Tangermann

Three historic joysticks used to control NASA's Apollo 11 command module have just sold for more than $780,000 at an auction, going against NASA's wishes.
NASA

Someone Just Sold Apollo 11’s Joysticks, Against NASA’s Wishes

Houston, we have an auction!

By Victor Tangermann

"Bunny Ebola," a deadly hemorrhagic disease that infects rabbits, is spreading through domestic and wild populations in the U.S.
Developments

A “Bunny Ebola” Epidemic Is Sweeping Through America’s Rabbits

Bleeding, inflammation, and organ failure are coming for our precious bunnies.

By Dan Robitzski

A second stage of a Russian rocket that launched a mysterious spacecraft  reentered the Earth's atmosphere over the weekend, burning up like a comet.
Off-World

Texas Residents Spot Disintegrating Russian Rocket Booster in Sky

Rocket parts, raining from the sky.

By Victor Tangermann

An app called Sonde One claims to spot signs of respiratory disease just by analyzing your voice. But it's careful to clarify that it can't really diagnose.
Prosthetics and Devices

This App Claims It Can Hear COVID-19 in Your Voice

"We've heard that the nasal swabs return a disturbing number of false negatives."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientist Max Coleman has been trying to figure out if its possible to grow radishes in lunar soil analogues in his kitchen.
NASA

NASA Experiment: Radishes Could Probably Grow in Lunar Soil

"We're trying to show astronauts can use horticulture to grow their own food on the Moon."

By Victor Tangermann

A class of exoplanets thought to resemble gas giants like Neptune may actually be rocky worlds covered in thick, heavily irradiated oceans.
Science & Energy

“Mini-Neptune” Exoplanets May Actually Be Covered in Radioactive Oceans

This'd be a crummy place for a vacation.

By Dan Robitzski