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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

Congress Is Preparing to Kill 2024 Moon Mission

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

By Kristin Houser

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

Agents Bust Massive Child Porn Site by Tracking Bitcoin Payments

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

By Kristin Houser

The One Daily Science and Technology Newsletter You Absolutely Need to Read
Science & Energy

The One Daily Science and Technology Newsletter You Absolutely Need to Read

Bold, bright, and better than ever — you need to check out "The Future Is."

By Jacob Banas

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

Scientists Call For Removal of App Claiming to Detect Gay 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.

By Dan Robitzski

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

See a Video of the Interstellar Comet Created From Hubble Data

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

By Kristin Houser

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

US Army Is Building a Cannon That Can Shoot From NYC to Nashville

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

By Kristin Houser

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

New Research: You Could Grow Crops in Martian Soil

This is good news for off-world colonies.

By Dan Robitzski

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

NASA Paid $5 Million to Make Sure SpaceX Workers Don’t Smoke Weed

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

By Dan Robitzski

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

Homes Once Used as Meth Labs Can Make New Owners Sick Years Later

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

By Kristin Houser

A video from the Tesla crash test lab highlights the safety work that goes into making the company's Model 3 one of the safest cars on the road.
Tesla

Watch Tesla Slam a Model 3 Into a Wall at High Speed

This is how you design one of the safest cars in the world.

By Kristin Houser

Treatments

Boosting NAD+ Levels May Be the Key to Effective Anti-Aging Treatments, Study Finds

Basis has been shown to boost NAD+ levels by an average of 40 percent.

By Futurism Creative

A team of researchers just secured funding to create a working prototype of an artificial womb, which could end one of the leading causes of infant deaths.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Want to Grow Babies in Giant, Liquid-Filled Balloons

"Natural reproduction is not the only way."

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. military is developing non-invasive technology that would allow soldiers to control drones with just their brain.
Brain

The Pentagon Wants to Control Drones With Soldiers’ Brain Waves

And six teams of researchers are working on the tech to make it happen.

By Kristin Houser

This Website Will Turn Your Face Into a Renaissance Portrait
Artificial Intelligence

This Website Will Turn Your Face Into a Renaissance Portrait

And no, it won't invade your privacy.

By Victor Tangermann

A small survey shows that most Chinese workers would prefer to be managed by an impartial AI algorithm than a human, in a positive twist on job automation.
Future Society

88 Percent of Chinese Workers Would Prefer a Robot Boss

Middle managers: consider yourselves warned.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is well aware of a potentially fatal flaw in the company's plan to use a Moon base as a refueling station.
Moon

Here’s What Worries Elon Musk About a SpaceX Moon Base

But he already has an idea for how to get around the problem.

By Kristin Houser

An app literally called "How Gay Are You" uses incredibly questionable science to predict whether people are homosexual based on their DNA test results.
DNA

This Startup Says It Can Analyze Your DNA to Detect if You’re Gay

Experts told us the app is an ethical disaster that's based on flawed, totally inaccurate science.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has designed two new spacesuits to support its 2024 mission to the Moon, and the suits are better than their predecessors in almost every way.
Moon

NASA Unveils Spacesuits for Next Moon Mission

NASA just put on a futuristic fashion show.

By Kristin Houser

Microsoft's Xbox Live now has a filter system for offensive text-based messages. Next, it wants to filter out offensive voice chats.
Future Society

Microsoft Wants to Censor Xbox Live Voice Chat in Real Time

Could a nimble AI beep out offensive phrases in real time?

By Kristin Houser

Scientists are getting closer to cracking the physics of warp drive, according to aerospace engineering professor Jason Cassibry.
Science & Energy

Professor: Progress Toward Warp Drive Has Been “Enormous”

Scientists are getting closer to cracking the system's physics.

By Kristin Houser