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A local photographer used his heat-seeking drone to find a six-year-old boy who'd gotten lost in a cornfield in Minnesota.
Drones

Man Uses His Heat-Seeking Drone to Find Missing Child

The drone spotted Ethan in a cornfield at 2 a.m.

When Donald Trump confused the first all-female ISS spacewalk for the first female spacewalk, astronaut Jessica Meir was quick to correct him.
Off-World

Watch Astronaut Jessica Meir Tell Trump He’s Wrong, From Space

During a call with the Space Station, Trump said something that wasn't true — and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir was quick to correct him.

Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov has begun editing human eggs, putting him one step closer to his goal of creating CRISPR babies.
Gene Editing

Russian Biologist Confirms He’s Working on More CRISPR Babies

He's already editing donated human eggs and bodily cells.

Public health researcher Joel Moskowitz argues that we don't yet understand the risks of 5G, such as causing cancer, and that more research is necessary.
Cancer

Researcher Warns That 5G Might Actually Cause Cancer After All

"Meanwhile, we are seeing increases in certain types of head and neck tumors."

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

Tom DeLonge’s UFO Research Group Partners With US Army

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

Daring Tourists Can Now Visit Chernobyl’s Control Room

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

Lawsuit: “Fortnite” Is as Addictive as Cocaine, Ruins Lives

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

Someone Deepfaked Barack Obama Into “Black Panther”

Wakanda forever!

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

Scientists Are Now Detecting Stranded Whales From Orbit

"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

Oops: Samsung Admits Anyone’s Thumbprint Can Unlock Its New Phone

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

Catholic Church Launches $109 Bluetooth “Click to Pray” Gadget

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

The Latest Urban Trend: Banning Cars on City Streets

"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

Paris Zoo Unveils Bizarre “Blob” That Can Learn With No 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

New Privacy Bill Could Send Mark Zuckerberg to Jail

"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 Star Appears to Be Older Than the Universe

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

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."

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.

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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."

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.

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."