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Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time
Viruses

Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time

The footage could help us find new ways to fight infections.

By Victor Tangermann

Toyota, Japanese tech giant, is using virtual reality to teach a home helper robot how to fulfill random tasks around the house.
Robotics

Toyota Used VR to Teach a Home Helper Robot How to Clean

The tech lets humans look through the robot's eyes.

By Victor Tangermann

A visit to the seafloor at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill revealed a nightmarish landscape populated by gruesome, tumor-filled sea life.
Biology

The Deepwater Horizon Spill Created Horrific Mutant Creatures

"Nothing prepared us for what we saw," a researcher said. "There were deformities, but mostly things were missing."

By Dan Robitzski

The Chinese government has a startling level of control over TikTok, according to leaked documents that reveal how the government censors political posts.
Future Society

TikTok Mods Censor App for China, Scrubbing Tiananmen Square

Also banned: Tibetan independence and Falun Gong.

By Dan Robitzski

It's a vision in which humankind has gone off world, built an orbital economy, and then watched it slowly disintegrate, like your hometown after the factory closed. It's hard to say if it's plausible, but it's emotionally resonant.
Off-World

In “Ad Astra,” Off-World Colonies Are Crumbling Strip Malls

Applebee's on the Moon. Feral dogs on Mars. Is this the washed-up solar system we deserve?

By Jon Christian

An experimental TikTok feature available in China lets users highlight someone's face and search for any other time it appears in a post.
Science & Energy

TikTok Tracks Users With Facial Recognition

An experimental new feature lets you search for a person's face instead of by account. Is it a privacy risk?

By Dan Robitzski

German carmaker BMW released — and promptly deleted — an ad called "New Moments of Joy" about a future where people can have sex inside self-driving cars.
Self-Driving Vehicles

BMW Posts, Deletes Ad About Sex Inside Self-Driving Cars

Is this the future of "Netflix and chill?"

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just took questions from employees during a Q&A session, and for the first time, the company livestreamed the event.
Future Society

Facebook Just Livestreamed an Employee Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg

And during it, he blamed Tuesday's audio leak on an intern.

By Tag Hartman-Simkins

A team of researchers have figured out a way to implant memories in the brains of young zebra finches, thereby teaching them how to sing.
Science & Energy

Scientists Zap Birds’ Brains With Light to Implant False Memories

They taught the animals to mimic a song they'd never heard before.

By Victor Tangermann

An experiment in California tested how people would spend a universal basic income, and found that most spent it on food, utility bills and clothing.
Universal Basic Income

Basic Income Recipients Spent the Money on “Literal Necessities”

Most of the money went toward food, utility bills, and even donations.

By Natalie Coleman

After a week away from Facebook, undergrads felt better and made healthier choices. But they were also eager to sign on again.
Meta

A Week Break From Facebook Can Make You Less Depressed

It also means you'll probably read less news.

By Dan Robitzski

Various companies now sell devices they say can prevent concussions — but the science simply doesn't back up their claims.
Neuroscience and Brain

Experts: Football’s Anti-Concussion Devices Are a Dangerous Scam

The science doesn't back up claims that the devices prevent brain trauma.

By Kristin Houser

Flying car startup Kitty Hawk has revealed Heaviside, an electric aircraft that's "roughly 100 times quieter than a regular helicopter."
Advanced Transport

Kitty Hawk’s Extremely Quiet Flying Car Has a 100-Mile Range

It makes less noise than your average dishwasher.

By Victor Tangermann

Maria Elena Gimeno has turned herself into police after a video of her keying a Tesla Model 3 was captured by the car's Sentry Mode feature.
Tesla

“Famous” Tesla Vandal Caught by Sentry Mode Turns Herself In

It's not the first time vandals have turned themselves in after getting caught on camera.

By Victor Tangermann

A French man was able to regain control over all four of his paralyzed limbs again thanks to a mind-controlled exoskeleton suit, the BBC reports.
Robots and Machines

Watch a Paralyzed Man “Walk” Using a Mind-Reading Exoskeleton

"It was like [being the] first man on the Moon."

By Victor Tangermann

Six of the 10 authors behind a controversial mosquito study are calling for its retraction, saying they never approved the version that was published.
Science & Energy

Gene-Hacked Mosquito Researchers Are Battling Amongst Themselves

More than half the authors behind a controversial study are calling for its retraction.

By Kristin Houser

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk paid a convicted felon $52,000 to investigate Vernon Unsworth, the man that Musk called a "pedo guy."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Paid Convict to Investigate Man He Called “Pedo Guy”

Musk's operative stole over half a million dollars from his own company.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists finally managed to directly observe the cosmic web, a vast network of hydrogen gas that connects and feeds galaxies.
Science & Energy

Here’s the First-Ever Pic Of “Cosmic Web” Connecting All Galaxies

A huge breakthrough confirms a startling theory about the structure of the universe.

By Dan Robitzski

A judge ruled that plans to open an overdose prevention site in Philadelphia would not violate the Controlled Substances Act's "crack house statute."
Developments

US Drug Addicts May Soon Have a “Safe” Place to Shoot Up

The site would aim to give drug users a safe place to shoot up.

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope are upping the ante: they just announced plans to capture real-time video of our galaxy's central black hole.
Science & Energy

Scientists Plan to Capture a Feasting Black Hole on Video

Static black hole pictures are so April 2019.

By Dan Robitzski