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An alien and UFO research group founded by former Blink-182 member Tom DeLonge has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army.
Space

They say they're going to be studying active camouflage, beamed energy propulsion, and... time travel?

You can now visit the control room where the decisions leading up to the Chernobyl disaster were made. But only for five minutes.
Future Society

You have five minutes to endure radiation levels 40,000 times higher than normal.

Two Canadian parents are spearheading a class-action lawsuit against Epic Games because they say its popular video game "Fortnite" is addictive.
Future Society

The suit claims players "don't eat or shower, and no longer socialize."

In this deepfake, former U.S. president Barack Obama takes over for Chadwick Boseman as the Marvel superhero Black Panther.
Future Society

Wakanda forever!

A new technique for Identifying stranded whales in satellite imagery could make it possible for conservationists to detect strandings sooner.
Science & Energy

"This will allow local authorities to intervene earlier and possibly help with conservation efforts."

Tech giant Samsung has admitte that any thumbprint can unlock its Galaxy S10 phone — a flabbergasting security misstep for a leading iPhone competitor.
Robots and Machines

When the Galaxy S10 launched earlier this year, Samsung called the fingerprint authentication system "revolutionary."

The Catholic Church has a new idea to promote religion in the age of smartphones: a $109 smart rosary bracelet that connects to an app.
Future Society

It comes in a box decorated to look like a Bible.

Across the globe, cities are banning cars on the roads in an effort to decrease traffic and air pollution, while encouraging a sense of community.
Future Society

"Our main objective is to give the streets back to people."

This bizarre organism can learn without a brain, digest food without a mouth or stomach, and rapidly heal itself after being chopped in half.
Brain

It can move on its own, solve problems, and quickly heal if chopped completely in half.

Senator Ron Wyden's new privacy bill would hold tech companies' CEOs responsible if they lie about protecting users' personal information.
Privacy

"Mark Zuckerberg won’t take Americans’ privacy seriously unless he feels personal consequences."

Space.com delves into the the history of research into the star, and finds that though scientists have made some progress, the mystery remains unexplained.
Physics

This ancient star has been annoying physicists for nearly two decades.

Congress still isn't ready to approve a budget increase to support a 2024 crewed Moon mission — but it isn't quite ready to deny it either.
Moon

"I don't want to go to the Moon by taking money from people who can't afford to survive in this society."

Investigators took down a massive child pornography site and arrested hundreds of its users by tracking their bitcoin payments.
Bitcoin

This sickening site took bitcoin payments for child porn. Investigators tracked those payments to bust more than 300 of the site's users.

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Science & Energy

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An app claiming to use DNA tests to determine whether someone's gay is under fire by the scientists who actually conducted the research it's based on.
DNA

An app that claims to detect gay DNA says it's based on work by these scientists. They say it's a "gross and dangerous mischaracterization" of their research.

Using data gathered by the Hubble space telescope, astronomy professor Paul Karas created a remarkable video of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov.
Science & Energy

"We should all enjoy the marvelous beauty of our alien comet friend."

The US Army is about to conduct the first tests related to its Strategic Long Range Cannon, a weapon designed to hit targets 1,000+ miles away.
Robots and Machines

This devastating weapon is designed to shoot targets more than 1,000 miles away.

New research found that the soil on Mars and the Moon could feasibly be used to grow plants, suggesting future space colonists may be able to farm crops.
Off-World

This is good news for off-world colonies.

NASA required SpaceX to undergo review to make sure workers weren't getting high after Elon Musk smoked weed. But, inexcplicably, NASA paid for it.
Science & Energy

"We need to show the American public that when we put an astronaut on a rocket, they’ll be safe."

A new study found the methods used to detect contamination in former meth labs to be terribly lacking, leading to health problems for new residents.
Studies

Researchers found traces of meth on new inhabitants' beds, toys, and toothbrushes.