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Scientists can finally take a closer look at the big, radioactive bubbles our galaxy's black hole burped out millions of years ago.
Science & Energy

Excuse you.

By Dan Robitzski

British fishmonger Rex Goldsmith found that Instagram was censoring his photos for featuring "offensive content" twice in two weeks.
Future Society

"I think it's a bit ridiculous really."

By Kristin Houser

Computer scientist Richard Stallman sent an email seemingly defending an MIT professor accused of assaulting one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.
Future Society

Richard Stallman just inserted himself into the Epstein scandal in the worst possible way.

By Kristin Houser

Over the course of nine years, Harvard University accepted about $9 million in donations from child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Future Society

Another day, another institution taking Epstein's cash.

By Dan Robitzski

After a horrifying case where an unauthorized Uber driver raped his passenger, the company says its inroducing human oversight to its driver-verifying tech.
Future Society

Will hiring humans to verify Uber's drivers be enough to protect riders?

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists just traced the path of a runaway star, first spotted in the 80s, back to its original home and learned it got cast away by a black hole.
Science & Energy

The terrifying takeaway: our galaxy may be loaded with monster black holes.

By Dan Robitzski

A critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin used a drone to fly his electronics out of his high-rise apartment prior to a police raid on his home.
Drones

"The evacuation has been carried out. The drone reached its destination."

By Kristin Houser

In an effort to personalize the experience of flying, Airbus is testing out a new Internet of Things platform that collects data like bathroom visits.
Future Society

It will even track how long you have to wait outside bathrooms and if they're low on toilet paper.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have created a robot fish that can "fly" up to 85 feet by shooting a steady stream of water out of its rear end.
Robotics

It can glide up to 85 feet thanks to its powerful propulsion system.

By Kristin Houser

People from the Russian town Kiselyovsk want to gain entry to Canada as environmental refugees. Coal mining operations in their town have made it unlivable.
Climate Change

Environmental refugees from Siberia are trying to escape to Canada.

By Dan Robitzski

LifeShip will send your DNA to the Moon for $99 — a whimsical undertaking that could also ensure humanity lives on even if Earth becomes uninhabitable. 
Moon

"You provide a saliva sample and then we take your DNA, your source code, and preserve it up in space for eternity."

By Kristin Houser

The FBI has reportedly begun investigating Mithril Capital, the venture capital firm co-founded by Silicon Valley tycoon Peter Thiel.
Future Society

The deepstate's eye of Sauron set its sights on Mithril Capital.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX just posted dramatic footage of its commercial space shuttle Crew Dragon undergoing hundreds of rigorous tests of its emergency abort system.
Crew Dragon

This is what happens when you hit the eject button on your journey into space.

By Victor Tangermann

At the press conference where he called for a flavored vape ban, Trump claimed that children are running home and begging their parents for vapes.
Developments

Trump says he's concerned about "innocent kids" starting to smoke.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers believe they may have detected a second interstellar object, but unlike 'Oumuamua, this one is on its way into our solar system.
Solar Power

"It's the next-best thing to sending a probe to a different solar system."

By Kristin Houser

An electrical engineer at the University of California in LA, has come up with a device that can harness electricity from a dark night sky to power an LED.
Solar Power

A prototype was able to power a white LED — but not much more.

By Victor Tangermann

A pair of Dutch YouTubers who flew to the U.S. to attend the Storm Area 51 event were arrested for tresspassing on a government site.
Off-World

Two YouTubers are in jail because they wanted to "see them aliens." Seriously.

By Kristin Houser

some people are planning — or at least tweeting about planning — to stock up on their beloved Mango-flavored Juuls and other tropical-flavored vape juices.
Developments

"Hoarding Juul pods for bartering in the looming apocalypse."

By Dan Robitzski

When StingRays were found in Washington D.C. in 2017, the FBI concluded that Israel was likely trying to spy on Trump and his circle.
Robots and Machines

The tech to spy on cell phones is out there — and government spies are embracing it.

By Dan Robitzski

Musk confirmed in a tweet on Wednesday that the Model S "Plaid powertrain is about a year away from production" and applies to almost all Tesla vehicles.
Elon Musk

Will it give Tesla the edge to beat Porsche's lap time at the Nürburgring?

By Victor Tangermann