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Space

China Just Launched a Mysterious “Reusable Test Spacecraft”

Is this China's long-rumored spaceplane?

Energy

Battery-Free Game Boy Powered by Force of Mashing Buttons

Finally, a console fueled by your heated gamer moments.

Prosthetics and Devices

Neuroscientist: There Was a Huge Problem With Neuralink’s Demo

To experts, Neuralink's demo seems to have raised far more questions than it was able to answer.

Gene Editing

Russian Scientist Still Plotting to Create More CRISPR Babies

Denis Rebrikov wants to prevent deafness by gene-hacking human embryos.

Science & Energy

Close-Up Images of Sunspots Look Like Horrible Gaping Mouths

What they saw is absolutely terrifying.

Science & Energy

A Three-Star System Ripped Apart Its Own Protoplanetary Disc

Stars can still form, but they'll have a rough time.

Future Society

Amazon Promises Its Alexa For Landlords System Doesn’t Spy on Tenants

At least, no more than a normal Alexa device would.

Advanced Transport

Watch Ford’s Insanely Powerful Electric Mustang Pop a Wheelie on the Drag Strip

Here it is. The future of the American muscle car.

Moon

NASA’s Moon-Bound Orion Spacecraft is Officially Fit for Flight

An uncrewed test flight is slated for November 2021.

Science & Energy

Psychophysicists: Your Brain Might Not Be as Conscious as You Think

"You just believe that you are conscious at each moment of time."

NASA

Weeks Later, NASA Still Can’t Find Hole in Space Station

"The leak rate is still stable and well below the design specifications for the station."

Devices

Scientists Debut Hovering “Antigravity” Device

"People say it’s like the scene in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' when the boat floats upside down."

Viruses

Doctors Fight Deadly Tumors Using Gene-Hacked Virus

Next, they're going to try it on human cancer patients.

NASA

NASA-Funded Scientist Claims New Thruster Could Approach Light Speed

He says his "MEGA drive" could enable spaceflight to neighboring star systems — because, miraculously, it doesn't need any propellant.

NASA

NASA Tests Rocket So Huge It Lights Entire Hillside on Fire

Northrop Grumman's SLS booster is an absolute beast.

Science & Energy

SETI Team Increases Number of Stars That Might Host Life by 200x

They're now listening for radio signals from 288,315 star systems.

Future Society

Russia Declassifies Video of World’s Biggest Nuclear Blast

Watch it here.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Trained on the Bible Spits Out Bleak Religious Prophecies

A quantum researcher cooked up an "AI Jesus."

Pollution

Pollution Dissolved This Shark’s Teeth and Skin, Researchers Say

But somehow, it still survived — by swallowing its prey whole.

Nuclear Fusion

Researchers Test Battery Powered by Nuclear Waste

"So if you're talking about electric vehicles, our battery could run for around 90 years without the requirement of recharging."