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Developments

Experts Confirm Outbreaks of Black Death, Brain-Eating Amoeba

A stark reminder that the year 2020 is far from over.

Tesla

Here’s Why Tesla Is Selling Naughty Short-Shorts

Elon Musk says he might wear the sexy shorts to the next Tesla shareholder meeting.

Developments

Did the Media Get Suckered by a Fake Story About College Kids Catching COVID on Purpose?

That story about college kids trying to win cash pools by catching the coronavirus may have been too good to be true.

Developments

College Kids Are Apparently Playing a Game Where They Try to Catch COVID [UPDATED]

What happened to good old fashioned beer pong?

Climate Change

Climate Change Threatens 60 Percent of the World’s Fish Species

"Fish are so important for human nutrition, so this study makes a strong case for protecting our ecosystems and natural environments."

Future Society

Court Says Facebook has Been Wiretapping for Years

Facebook is wiretapping internet users, according to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Boeing

Boeing Just Powered Up NASA’s Most Powerful Rocket Ever

"This is a first-of-its-kind type of rocket, the world's largest, most powerful rocket ever built."

Health & Medicine

Study: Horror Movie Fans Were Better Prepared For the Pandemic

"Maybe with horror it’s about emotion regulation."

Tesla

Tesla Is Now Worth More Than ExxonMobil

Congrats, Elon.

Science & Energy

Planets With Oceans of Lava May Have Given Us Meteorites

It breathes life into the 19th-century theory that meteorites are "droplets of fiery rain."

Robotics

Hollywood Just Cast a Robot Actress in a $70 Million Movie

"Erica" will be the first robot lead actress.

Tesla

Simulation Shows Tesla Roadster Accelerating With SpaceX Thrusters

Elon Musk has teased the possibility of adding SpaceX thrusters to Tesla cars before. Now you can watch what it would be like.

Crew Dragon

NASA Says The SpaceX Crew Dragon Module Parked at the ISS Is Generating Way More Power Than Expected

"The vehicle's doing extremely well as we put it through its paces."

Future Society

A Japanese City Just Banned Using Phones While Walking

This suburb of Tokyo wants you to walk now, tweet later.

Physics

Tiny Quantum Fluctuations Can Actually “Kick” Large Objects

The effect is tiny, but it's a shockingly tangible impact.

Off-World

Watch These Mad Geniuses Light Birthday Candles With a Rocket Engine

That's one way to do it!

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Still Sharing Coronavirus Misinformation

Tesla's CEO continues to downplay the COVID-19 pandemic.

Artificial Intelligence

A Neural Network Generated a Bunch of Mutated-Looking New Animals

"Straying even further into the unknown, the model produced weird abstract patterns and unidentifiable entities, all with a vaguely biological, 'life-ish' feel to them."

Physics

The Large Hadron Collider Just Discovered a Brand-New Particle

The bizarre new particle is all charm. Get it?

Crew Dragon

NASA Astronaut Says SpaceX Crew Dragon Looked “Awesome” During Spacewalk

"It was just awesome to be able to look back and snap a picture."