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A team of researchers wants to make use of nuclear waste by converting it into extremely long-lasting diamond batteries that could power medical devices.
Nuclear Fusion

New Technique Turns Nuclear Waste Into “Diamond Batteries”

These batteries would last almost indefinitely.

By Dan Robitzski

The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, sent a video to Jeff Bezos that allowed the nation to hack his phone, The Guardian reports.
Jeff Bezos

Report: Saudi Crown Prince Hacked WaPo Owner Jeff Bezos’ Phone

The UN believes the hack may be tied to a journalist’s brutal murder.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists at Google just published an incredibly-detailed 3D map of neural connections in the brain of a fruit fly, including 20 million synapses.
Neuroscience and Brain

Google’s 3D Map of a Fruit Fly Brain Will Blow Your Mind

25,000 neurons. 20 million synapses. One bug's brain.

By Victor Tangermann

U.S. President Donald Trump couldn't say enough nice — and baffling — things about billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk during a recent interview.
Elon Musk

Trump Praises Elon Musk: “He Does Good at Rockets”

Is it just us, or are these comments incomprehensible?

By Kristin Houser

Rolls-Royce is eyeing two building sites for its first mini nuclear power stations called "small modular reactors" (SMR) in Wales and northern England.
Nuclear Fusion

Rolls-Royce Is Building Tiny Nuclear Reactors

The planned nuclear reactors are only a tenth the size of traditional nuclear reactors.

By Victor Tangermann

A biological anthropology professor has written a book suggesting that it's not extraterrestrials piloting UFOs, but time-traveling humans from the future.
Future Society

Professor: UFOs May Be Time-Traveling Humans From the Future

"I think the simplest explanation, innately, is that it is us."

By Kristin Houser

Rand Paul's bizarre tweet suggests that we're not creating climate change on Earth, but perhaps we should be on Mars or some exoplanet.
Off-World

Senator: Climate Change Is Fake. Also, Let’s Terraform New Worlds

Rand Paul says humans will "likely survive for hundreds of millions of years."

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Space Force caused a social media frenzy by tweeting out a photo of its utility uniform nametapes on camouflage uniforms.
Space Force

Space Force Unveils Camouflage Uniform, Sparking Twitter Frenzy

"Have you been to a part of space where this camouflage would blend in?"

By Kristin Houser

After announcing plans to temporarily stop production of the 737 Max airliner in December, Boeing confirmed that production was officially on hold to CNN.
Advanced Transport

Boeing Officially Halts Production of 737 Max Airliner

The disaster-prone plane is officially on hold.

By Victor Tangermann

Astrobiologist Samantha Rolfe has published an essay explaining how invisible aliens could already be living on Earth — and how they might have gotten here.
Science & Energy

Astrobiologist Explains How Invisible Aliens Could Live on Earth

"This means we can’t study or even notice them because they are outside of our comprehension."

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX tested its Crew Dragon spacecraft's in-flight abort system on Sunday, blowing up a Falcon 9 rocket in the process.
SpaceX

Watch a SpaceX Rocket Explode in Mid-Flight

It looks like a scene out of "Star Wars."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley got to ride a Tesla Model X to the launch pad as part of a SpaceX pre-launch rehearsal over the weekend.
SpaceX

SpaceX Says It’ll Drive Astronauts to Launchpad in Tesla Model X

Here's a collaboration we can get behind.

By Victor Tangermann

President Donald Trump regrets getting personally involved in his administration's vape ban, which could help curb teen vaping.
Chemistry

Trump Says He Now Regrets Pushing for Vape Ban

"I should never have done that fucking vaping thing."

By Kristin Houser

A research facility that studies how cadavers decompose had a break in of hungry feral cats, which actually gave forensics experts new insights and tools.
Science & Energy

Feral Cats Break Into Research Facility, Eat Human Cadavers

"Both cats showed preference for bodies in relatively early decomposition."

By Dan Robitzski

In a statement, Tesla stated that a petition about unintended acceleration crash reports "is completely false and was brought by a Tesla short-seller."
Tesla

Tesla Blames Crash Reports on Short-Seller

Tesla says the claims were “completely false” and “brought by a Tesla short-seller.”

By Victor Tangermann

SLS
Falcon

How Does NASA’s New Mega-Rocket Compare to the Falcon Heavy?

The SLS may be more powerful, but is it worth the cost?

By Chelsea Gohd

Researchers couldn't find any reason why human hibernation shouldn't be possible — and cracking it could help us explore the cosmos.
Developments

Scientists: Human Hibernation Is Entirely Possible

"We couldn’t find any showstoppers, any reason it wouldn’t be possible."

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers have built a new model that could answer lingering questions about Betelgeuse — by positing that it was once two stars.
Science & Energy

Giant Star Betelgeuse May Have Eaten a Smaller Companion

The famous red giant may have once been two stars.

By Kristin Houser

A small Michigan town is spending $3,400 on a Nasal Ranger, a bizarre-looking device it hopes will help it sniff out illegal marijuana plants.
Future Society

Smelly Town Buys Bizarre Device to Sniff out Marijuana Plants

"The city of Bessemer stinks. You can smell marijuana everywhere."

By Kristin Houser

The NHTSA said Friday that it's thinking about launching an investigation over a petition citing issues over Teslas accelerating suddenly.
Tesla

Government Might Investigate Teslas Accelerating Unexpectedly

Are Teslas lurching forward and crashing?

By Victor Tangermann