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When scientists released gene-hacked mosquitoes into the wild population in Jacobino, Brazil, they thought it would quell the bugs. They had no such luck.
Science & Energy

Gene-Hacking Mosquitoes to Be Infertile Backfired Spectacularly

Life finds a way.

By Dan Robitzski

German flying car startup Volocopter just showed off its flying taxi as it was taking flight at Stuttgart's Mercedes-Benz Museum
Advanced Transport

Watch This Flying Taxi Soar Over a German City

This 18-rotor two-seater drone could one day fly you to work.

By Victor Tangermann

MIT scientist Richard Stallman backpedaled his statements on the Jeffrey Epstein debacle, clarifying that adults shouldn't have sex with kids.
Future Society

MIT Scientist Says He Doesn’t Think Pedophilia Is Okay Any More

Richard Stallman is backpedaling his disgusting comments defending Jeffrey Epstein — and sex with kids as young as 14.

By Dan Robitzski

Thanks to the Gemini Observatory, we get a closer look at the object called C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), a comet believed to be from beyond our solar system.
Solar Power

Here’s a Pic of That Mysterious Object From Beyond Solar System

Behold: a visitor from beyond.

By Victor Tangermann

After photographing dead bodies for 17 months, scientists at a body farm made a greusome discovery: decomposing corpses wriggle around as they dry up.
Developments

Horrifying Study: Corpses Thrash Around For a Year After Death

Scientists photographed a corpse for 17 months so you don't have to.

By Dan Robitzski

France's Minister of the Economy and Finance said that Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency will be barred from the country if it's released as planned.
Cryptocurrency

French Gov Official Warns Facebook: Libra Is Not Welcome Here

"…we cannot authorize the development of Libra on European soil."

By Dan Robitzski

A news reporter caught a Tesla Model X plowing its way down a flooded street in South Dakota, exiting the water seemingly no worse for wear.
Tesla

Watch a Tesla Model X Blast Through Deep Flood Waters

"Don't do what you see right there. Very dangerous."

By Kristin Houser

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

Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole Lets out Two Giant, Radioactive Burps

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

Instagram Keeps Accidentally Flagging Fish Photos as Offensive

"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

MIT Community Horrified by Famed Researcher’s Epstein Outburst

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

Unlike MIT, Harvard Cut Off Epstein Donations After Conviction

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

A Driver Tricked Uber’s Algorithm, Sexually Assaulted a Passenger

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

A Runaway Star Is Escaping a Black Hole at 1.2 Million MPH

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

Putin Critic Uses Drone to Save Hard Drives Before Police Raid

"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

Airbus Planes Will Track How Often Passengers Go to the Bathroom

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

Watch a Robot Fish Fly by Shooting Water out of Its Rear

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

Residents Are Trying to Flee Russian Town Where Snow Turned Black

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

This Startup Will Send DNA From Your Spit to the Moon for $99

"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

FBI Investigation Targets Trump Booster Peter Thiel’s VC Firm

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

Watch SpaceX Test Its Crew Dragon’s Escape System

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

By Victor Tangermann