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A link between the protein Sestrin and exercise could one day allow us to enjoy the benefits of physical activity without ever leaving our couches.
Treatments

Study: Treatment Provides Benefits of Exercise Without Exercising

It works on mice and fruit flies. Could something similar work in humans?

By Kristin Houser

A team of researchers have developed an AI that can detect hyoglycaemic events — drops in blood sugar — in raw ECG data from a wearable.
Prosthetics and Devices

This AI Can Detect Low Blood Sugar From ECG Readings

This is impressive.

By Victor Tangermann

On opposite side of the Earth's core lie two massive, mysterious blobs of ultrahot ancient rock that have scientists locked in a decades-long disagreement.
Science & Energy

Geologists Baffled By “Massive Anomalies” at Edge of Earth’s Core

"It would be like having an object in the sky, and asking, 'Is that the moon?' And people are like, no. 'Is that the sun?' No. 'What is it?' We don’t know."

By Dan Robitzski

New research suggests that the Big Bang theory could be off: some assumptions about the early unvierse don't match the actual data.
Science & Energy

Another Astronomer Says the Big Bang Might Not Have Happened

Eric Lerner says his findings contradict the popular theory.

By Dan Robitzski

A journalist crashed Segway's new S-Pod into a wall at CES 2020, bringing an end to the self-balancing electric wheelchair's demonstration.
Advanced Transport

Segway’s New Vehicle Crashes Into Wall During CES Demo

"At the very end of my ride, the joystick came loose, and the Segway egg (and I) crashed into the wall."

By Kristin Houser

In a video uploaded to Twitter by Elon Musk, a Tesla Model 3 can be heard talking to pedestrians, the newest feature Musk has announced for the Tesla.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Teslas Will Talk to Pedestrians

Teslas will also "fart in their general direction," Musk said.

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Department of Energy will build the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a cutting-edge particle collider, at New York's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Physics

DOE: New York Will Be Home to a New Particle Collider

The cutting-edge device will cost upwards of $2.6 billion to build.

By Kristin Houser

Spanish startup Novameat has unveiled its latest product: Steak 2.0, a plant-based steak it says is the "most realistic" yet.
Future Society

This Meaty-Looking “Steak” Is Made From Peas and Seaweed

Novameat calls it the "most realistic" plant-based steak yet.

By Kristin Houser

According comments he made on a post that outlined his New Year's resolutions on Facebook, Zuckerberg revealed that he hunts wild boar with bow and arrow.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Says He Hunts Wild Boar With a Bow and Arrow

Mark Zuckerberg: billionaire hog slayer.

By Victor Tangermann

A study of mass mortality events involving feral pigs could yield insights that help Australia repair its ecosystem after its devastating brushfires.
Science & Energy

15 Tons of Rotting Feral Pigs May Help Save Australian Ecosystem

The dead pigs are helping researchers understand mass mortality events.

By Kristin Houser

Boeing has released internal communications regarding its 737 Max — and the contents of some of the messages are downright disturbing. 
Advanced Transport

Boeing’s Deadly 737 Max “Designed by Clowns,” Wrote Employee

"I still haven’t been forgiven by God for the covering up I did last year."

By Kristin Houser

A new report suggests that the U.S. military might be holding on to more footage of a mysterious 2004 "unidentified aerial phenomenon" UFO encounter.
Future Society

US Military Admits It Has Secret Footage of UFO Incident

Pentagon spokesperson: "the release of these materials would cause exceptionally grave damage to the National Security of the United States."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX hopes to prove that NASA astronauts will be safe aboard Crew Dragon by deliberately destroying a Falcon 9 rocket soon after launch.
Falcon

SpaceX Is Going to Blow up a Falcon 9 Rocket Just After Launch

The test aims to prove that Crew Dragon will keep astronauts safe.

By Kristin Houser

When the Department of Veterans Affairs refused to pay for a disabled veteran's prosthetic legs, the company that provided the limbs came to repo them.
Prosthetics and Devices

Healthcare Company Repossesses Veteran’s Prosthetic Legs

This is shameful.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of German researchers have finally solved the mystery of a mysterious seismic humming first discovered in November 2018: an underwater volcano.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Source of Bizarre Worldwide Humming Noise

Let's just say that it involves the largest magma chamber ever discovered.

By Victor Tangermann

Surveillance vendor Special Services Group has created a truly bizarre collection of tech for cops — including a spy camera hidden in a tombstone.
Future Society

This Company Sells Cops a Spy Camera Hidden Inside a Tombstone

And it really doesn’t want you to know about the tech.

By Kristin Houser

The Radcliffe Wave is an unbroken stream stars and stellar nurseries 9,000 light-years long — and it may be the biggest structure in the Milky Way.
Science & Energy

Wave of “Stellar Nurseries” May Be Our Galaxy’s Biggest Structure

The unbroken stream of gas, dust, and young stars is 9,000 light-years long.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers found that increasing the minimum wage by a single dollar is linked to a drop in suicide rates between 3.4 and 5.9 percent in the U.S.
Studies

Increasing Minimum Wage by $1 Linked to Drop in Suicide Rates

The rich, unsurprisingly, are living longer.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have found a way to increase the lifespan of C. elegans worms fivefold, which would be equivalent to a human reaching the age of 500.
Science & Energy

Scientists Extend Lifespan of Worms by 500 Percent

This would be like a human living to be 400 years old.

By Kristin Houser

The eight "mighty mice" NASA sent to space have returned to Earth from the ISS, potentially bringing with them insights on humans avoiding muscle loss.
NASA

NASA’s Super-Muscular Mice Return to Earth From Space

Thankfully, none got loose on the space station.

By Kristin Houser