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Baltimore police will spend half of 2020 surveilling the entire city with a network of spy planes, putting everyone under constant monitoring.
Future Society

Baltimore Police Plan to Monitor the Whole City With Spy Planes

The resurrected surveillance program will last six months.

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers at Stanford have taught a self-driving DeLorean how to drift around a complex track that even human drivers would struggle with.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch a Self-Driving DeLorean Burn Rubber on a Stunt Course

"Back to the Future" meets "Tokyo Drift."

By Victor Tangermann

During Thursday's debate, Bernie Sanders suggested cutting the military's bloated budget and putting it towards a more important fight: climate change.
Climate Change

Bernie Sanders: Spend Money on the Climate Instead of Weapons

A novel concept!

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just released an image of a "cosmic candy cane" in the center of the galaxy. The unusually shaped cloud is likely linked to active star formation.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover “Cosmic Candy Cane” in Milky Way Galaxy

The celestial goody is made of enough raw materials for millions of years.

By Dan Robitzski

Watch a Jet Wing Pilot “Jetman” Hover Over a Lake
Advanced Transport

Watch a Jet Wing Pilot “Jetman” Hover Over a Lake

Jetman just made his triumphant return with an epic new stunt.

By Victor Tangermann

Marijuana can literally change a user's heart, enlarging its left ventricle and impairing function, according to a new study.
Chemistry

New Research: Marijuana Changes Heart Structure

It also impairs the organ's ability to function.

By Kristin Houser

A Russian YouTube channel built a knock-off version of Tesla's Cybertruck and then drove it around the streets of Moscow.
Elon Musk

Russians Troll Elon Musk With Knockoff Cybertruck

"How do you like that, Elon Musk?"

By Kristin Houser

Boeing's Starliner missed its intended orbit for its first mission and burned up too much fuel to complete its planned journey to the ISS.
Boeing

Boeing’s Starliner Fails First Attempt to Reach Space Station

SpaceX's main rival just messed up in a major way.

By Kristin Houser

Tech giant Apple reportedly has a secret team working on satellite-based wireless data beaming technology, according to Bloomberg.
Future Society

Apple Is Reportedly Working on Secret Satellite Tech

First SpaceX — and now Apple?

By Victor Tangermann

An Army research center patented bizarre boots that generates electricity every time a soldier takes a step, giving them a new way to power their gear.
Energy

The Army Wants to Generate Electricity Inside Soldiers’ Boots

A tiny generator sparks to life with every step.

By Dan Robitzski

Chad Underwood, a Navy pilot who recorded a bizarre UFO encounter in 2004, talked to Intelligencer about what he saw in an interview.
Future Society

Navy Pilot Describes Bizzare “Tic Tac” UFO Encounter He Filmed

"It was just behaving in ways that aren’t physically normal."

By Victor Tangermann

Ocean acidification is literally eating away at sharks' skin, destroying the layer of tiny scales that helps them swim and hunt.
Environment

Our Acidic Oceans Are Eating Away at Sharks’ Skin

Sharks are losing their scales — and their ability to swim.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from MIT came up with an invisible ink that can be harmlessly embedded in the skin along with a vaccine to serve as a medical record.
Prosthetics and Devices

Invisible Ink “Tattoos” Could Be Used to ID Vaccinated Kids

They're only visible using a special smartphone camera app and filter.

By Victor Tangermann

A major investigation reveals two terrifying truths: your phone is constantly tracking and sharing your location, and you have no control over it.
Future Society

Phone Location Tracking Is Way Worse Than We Thought

Dozens of companies are likely tracking your every move with no oversight.

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers taught an artificially intelligent robot to cook and serve hot dogs by training it in a virtual setting and then an actual grill.
Robot Dogs

Finally, a Smart Robot That Can Cook and Serve Us Hot Dogs

And all it took was lots of practice on a virtual grill.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at North Carolina State University are exploring if drones can be used to monitor the growth of Christmas trees in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Drones

Farmers Could Use Drones to Grow Better Christmas Trees

Tracking the health and growth of Christmas trees is a lot easier with the help of drones.

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers built a soft robotic bug capable of surviving harsh punishment like being flattened, stomped, and folded. It's creepy, but a huge step forward.
Robotics

This Robotic Bug Was Designed to Survive Swatting

Exactly what we needed!

By Dan Robitzski

A new CDC study suggests that one in two American adults will be considered obese by 2030. It's a growing problem that affects low-income workers the most.
Studies

Half of America May Be Obese by 2030. Here’s Why That Matters for Society.

Even the fittest among us will feel the impact.

By Dan Robitzski

The Moon’s surface could electrocute future astronauts as they plan to visit areas hit by very little charge-negating sunlight.
Moon

Moon’s Surface Could Electrocute Astronauts, Scientists Warn

It's not just lunar dust that astronauts have to worry about.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars 2020 rover rolled forward and backward for the first time inside a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, clearing small ramps.
Mars

NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Earns Its “Driver’s License”

"A rover needs to rove, and Mars 2020 did that yesterday."

By Victor Tangermann