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A bioethicist argues that making gene-hacked designer babies is not only possible but ethically responsible, if it means eradicated diseases.
Gene Editing

Bioethicist Argues That We Need a CRISPR Baby Industry ASAP

"The human germline is by no means perfect."

By Dan Robitzski

A man removed a GPS tracker he found on his car, but because it belonged to police, they were able to search his house for the "stolen" device.
Future Society

Cops Charge Man With Theft For “Stealing” Their Secret GPS Tracker

If you pry a police GPS tracker off your car, should they be able to charge you with theft?

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers are finding that the 122 satellites SpaceX has launched so far are already ruining the night sky, showing up as bright trails in observations.
Science & Energy

Astronomers: SpaceX’s Satellites Are Blocking View of Stars

"Rather depressing… This is not cool!"

By Victor Tangermann

NASA found a weak supermassive black hole in the Phoenix Cluster billions of light years away that is not strong enough to stop stars from forming.
Science & Energy

NASA Finds Supermassive Black Hole Birthing Stars at “Furious Rate”

It's surrounded by trillions of Suns' worth of hot gas — and churning out stars 500 times faster than the Milky Way.

By Victor Tangermann

A blind man who went through brain surgery to get outfitted with a new bionic eye says he can see some things for the first time in years.
RX and Medicine

A Man’s New Bionic Eye Lets Him See After an Accident Blinded Him

What looks like everyday sunglasses is actually a camera linked to a brain implant.

By Dan Robitzski

New NASA research found that Neptune has two moons that are locked in a strange orbital dance in order to "maintain the peace."
Science & Energy

NASA: Neptune’s Moons “Dance” to Avoid Smashing Into Each Other

This video is eerily beautiful.

By Kristin Houser

In 2018, China completed more successful orbital launches than any other nation for the first time, and it's on track to hold 2019's record, too.
Off-World

China Now Launches More Orbital Rockets Than Any Other Country

The country successfully launched six more orbital missions than the U.S. in 2018.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk doesn't think it's fair that NASA will pay Boeing 60 percent more than SpaceX to provide the same service.
Boeing

Elon Musk Tears Into NASA for Pricey Boeing Launches

NASA will pay Boeing $35 million more than SpaceX per launch. Elon Musk: “doesn’t seem right.”

By Kristin Houser

A team out of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has confirmed traces of water vapor being released above Jupiter's moon Europa.
Science & Energy

Scientists Confirm Water Vapor Above the Surface of Europa

NASA is investigating Jupiter’s icy moon for signs of life.

By Victor Tangermann

Ever since Trump announced a flavored vape ban, advisers and lobbyists have been trying to nip it in the bud. Now, it seems that they succeeded.
Developments

Courting “Vapers Who Vote,” Trump May Cancel Flavored Vape Ban

Lobbyists and advisers have been pushing Trump to abandon the ban for months.

By Dan Robitzski

YouTubers systematically tested over 15,000 keywords to demonstrate that YouTube is automatically demonetizing LGBTQ content.
Future Society

Is YouTube Demonetizing Videos That Mention LGBTQ Words?

The evidence is piling up.

By Dan Robitzski

Space companies trying to make off-world tourism a thing will likely cause major environmental destruction in the process as spaceflight ramps up.
Off-World

The Toll Casual Space Tourism Will Take on the Planet (Updated)

Increased rocket launches will be environmentally catastrophic.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists used a powerful supercomputer to create a new simulation that lets you see a galaxy form over the course of 13.8 billion years.
Science & Energy

Watch a Galaxy Form Over More Than 13 Billion Years

Scientists had to speed the simulation up just a little bit.

By Kristin Houser

A team of scientists used data collected by the European Space Agency's Cluster mission to map out Earth's "eerie song" it sings during a solar storm.
Solar Power

Here’s What Happens When a Solar Storm Slams Into the Earth

You can even "listen" to the otherworldly music it creates.

By Victor Tangermann

Companies in India like Oxy Pure are selling customers access to pure oxygen as the area's air pollution becomes increasingly dangerous.
Future Society

As Air Pollution Spikes, Indian “Bars” Sell Clean Oxygen

The air pollution is so bad that children are getting brain damage — and entrepreneurs see a possibility.

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers were advertising thousands of stolen and hacked Disney+ accounts and credentials online within hours of the streaming service's launch.
Hacking

Hackers Are Already Selling Stolen Disney+ Accounts

Within hours of the service's launch, thousands of stolen credentials were online.

By Kristin Houser

A special panel of scientists studied the idea of hibernation pods for astronauts and how it would affect the design and size of habitation modules.
Developments

Scientist: Astronaut Hibernation Pods “Actually Not so Crazy”

A key advantage: it could protect astronauts from cosmic radiation.

By Victor Tangermann

A haunting quest to source a viral video of a man apparently capturing catfish using Coca-Cola brand soda, Mentos, and an ordinary egg.
Science & Energy

Is That Viral Catfish/Egg/Coke/Mentos Vid Real? An Investigation

We asked Coke — and Mentos.

By Jacob Banas

Richard Browning, British inventor and daredevil, has broken his own speed record flying in his "Iron Man" style jet suit.
Advanced Transport

Watch Daredevil Set a New Speed Record In “Iron Man” Jet Suit

"It truly feels like that dream of flying you have sometimes in your sleep."

By Victor Tangermann

By targeting protein-producing cells in the brains of mouse models of Down syndrome, researchers reversed some of the animals' cognitive impairments.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Reverse Cognitive Deficits of Down Syndrome in Mice

"Nobody thought anything could be done. But we may have struck gold."

By Kristin Houser