We have updated our Privacy Policy. Please review to learn more. By continuing to use our services, you agree to these updates.

Read the latest articles from Futurism (Page 819)

Brain

Zapping the Brain Improved Language Learning Abilities by 13%

Learning new languages could become a lot easier in the future.

Science & Energy

NASA Says It Will Stop Using Racist Names for Space Objects

"Science depends on diverse contributions, and benefits everyone, so this means we must make it inclusive."

Viruses

Bill Gates Called Most US Coronavirus Tests “Garbage”

"The majority of all U.S. tests are completely garbage, wasted."

Space

Astronomers May Have Found a Star That’s Just 33 Years Old

This star is a 90s kid. Really.

Science & Energy

Scientists Are Using The Moon as a Giant Mirror to Search For Aliens

They're looking at a reflection of the Earth — to see what a habitable planet would look like from far away.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Propose Adding Psychoactive Drug to our Water Supplies

They say it could prevent suicides.

Science & Energy

Scientists Had to Rename Genes Because They Confused Microsoft Excel

According to one study, 20 percent of genetics papers contained an Excel-related error.

NASA

Former Astronaut Blasts Trump For Lying About NASA

"Great leaders take blame and pass along credit."

Off-World

Scientists: Martian Lava Tubes Large Enough to Fit Planetary Base

Natural caverns could help keep interplanetary settlers safe.

Data Privacy

A Private Equity Firm Just Bought the Largest Consumer DNA Database

Ancestry — and its trove of genetic data — just changed hands.

NASA

NASA Imaged the Bubble Around the Solar System and… Yikes

It almost looks... biological?

Future Society

Democrats Accused of Letting Cops Access Americans’ Browsing Histories

Congressman Adam Schiff and other Democratic leaders allegedly derailed privacy negotiations.

Physics

Scientists Played a Game of Go at the Quantum Scale

The black and white stones were replaced by entangled photons.

Science & Energy

Astronomers Say That Planets Orbiting Black Holes Are Called “Blanets”

Because, as we all know, planets orbiting stars are called "slanets."

Science & Energy

Like Your First Quarantine Sourdough Attempt, This Exoplanet Is “Surprisingly Dense”

This planet just makes no sense.

Starship

Watch SpaceX’s Epic Starship Test Flight From Inside the Giant Rocket

Now in high definition — and from the inside.

Studies

23andMe Releases Devastating Analysis of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Researchers are exploring a brutal period of history — using genetic code.

NASA

NASA Venus Rover Designed For “Exploring Hell”

The winning design looks like something out of "BattleBots."

Robotics

Watch a 60-Foot Mecha-Style Robot Take Its First Steps

This robot weighs 25 tons. A single hand is 6.5 feet across.

Elon Musk

Bill Gates Slams Elon Musk For Spouting COVID Misinformation

Shots fired!