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Boeing's Starliner missed its intended orbit for its first mission and burned up too much fuel to complete its planned journey to the ISS.
Boeing

Boeing’s Starliner Fails First Attempt to Reach Space Station

SpaceX's main rival just messed up in a major way.

By Kristin Houser

Tech giant Apple reportedly has a secret team working on satellite-based wireless data beaming technology, according to Bloomberg.
Future Society

Apple Is Reportedly Working on Secret Satellite Tech

First SpaceX — and now Apple?

By Victor Tangermann

An Army research center patented bizarre boots that generates electricity every time a soldier takes a step, giving them a new way to power their gear.
Energy

The Army Wants to Generate Electricity Inside Soldiers’ Boots

A tiny generator sparks to life with every step.

By Dan Robitzski

Chad Underwood, a Navy pilot who recorded a bizarre UFO encounter in 2004, talked to Intelligencer about what he saw in an interview.
Future Society

Navy Pilot Describes Bizzare “Tic Tac” UFO Encounter He Filmed

"It was just behaving in ways that aren’t physically normal."

By Victor Tangermann

Ocean acidification is literally eating away at sharks' skin, destroying the layer of tiny scales that helps them swim and hunt.
Environment

Our Acidic Oceans Are Eating Away at Sharks’ Skin

Sharks are losing their scales — and their ability to swim.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from MIT came up with an invisible ink that can be harmlessly embedded in the skin along with a vaccine to serve as a medical record.
Prosthetics and Devices

Invisible Ink “Tattoos” Could Be Used to ID Vaccinated Kids

They're only visible using a special smartphone camera app and filter.

By Victor Tangermann

A major investigation reveals two terrifying truths: your phone is constantly tracking and sharing your location, and you have no control over it.
Future Society

Phone Location Tracking Is Way Worse Than We Thought

Dozens of companies are likely tracking your every move with no oversight.

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers taught an artificially intelligent robot to cook and serve hot dogs by training it in a virtual setting and then an actual grill.
Robot Dogs

Finally, a Smart Robot That Can Cook and Serve Us Hot Dogs

And all it took was lots of practice on a virtual grill.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at North Carolina State University are exploring if drones can be used to monitor the growth of Christmas trees in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Drones

Farmers Could Use Drones to Grow Better Christmas Trees

Tracking the health and growth of Christmas trees is a lot easier with the help of drones.

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers built a soft robotic bug capable of surviving harsh punishment like being flattened, stomped, and folded. It's creepy, but a huge step forward.
Robotics

This Robotic Bug Was Designed to Survive Swatting

Exactly what we needed!

By Dan Robitzski

A new CDC study suggests that one in two American adults will be considered obese by 2030. It's a growing problem that affects low-income workers the most.
Studies

Half of America May Be Obese by 2030. Here’s Why That Matters for Society.

Even the fittest among us will feel the impact.

By Dan Robitzski

The Moon’s surface could electrocute future astronauts as they plan to visit areas hit by very little charge-negating sunlight.
Moon

Moon’s Surface Could Electrocute Astronauts, Scientists Warn

It's not just lunar dust that astronauts have to worry about.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars 2020 rover rolled forward and backward for the first time inside a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, clearing small ramps.
Mars

NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Earns Its “Driver’s License”

"A rover needs to rove, and Mars 2020 did that yesterday."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a Wednesday tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has its doubt that the company's upcoming computer upgrade option will be worth $2,000.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: $2,000 Tesla Computer Upgrade Not Worth It

Still no Netflix for those who bought a Tesla before 2018.

By Victor Tangermann

The internet has a shockingly large environmental impact, and data centers are giving off an increasing amount of carbon emissions. Something has to give.
Climate Change

In the Face of Climate Change, the Internet Is Unsustainable

The internet consumes an obscene amount of energy, and it's only getting worse.

By Dan Robitzski

China says its HL-2M tokamak should be operational in 2020, and the “artificial sun” could potentially make nuclear fusion a viable energy option on Earth.
Science & Energy

China Expects Its “Artificial Sun” to Be Operational in 2020

The HL-2M tokamak is nearing completion.

By Kristin Houser

British startup StandardToilet has designed a productivity toilet that's intentionally made to be uncomfortable thanks to its 13-degree slope.
Future Society

Startup Invents Uncomfortable Toilet to Boost Productivity

"[Its] main benefit is to the employers, not the employees."

By Victor Tangermann

If companies are given free rein to scrape the ocean floor for precious minerals, entire undiscovered ecosystems will be snuffed out.
Environment

This Plan to Mine the Ocean Floor May Erase Whole Ecosystems

Mining the ocean floor for minerals would be environmentally devastating.

By Dan Robitzski

To fight his alcohol addiction, Frank Plummer agreed to have electrodes implanted into his brain as part of an experimental study.
Neuroscience and Brain

This Scientist Got Brain Surgery to Fight His Alcohol Addiction

A brain implant is doing what a liver transplant couldn't.

By Kristin Houser

CIMON-2, the new version of the International Space Station's (ISS) bizarre, spherical robot assistant, should be better at picking up on emotional cues.
Robotics

The International Space Station’s Robot Got an Emotional Upgrade

This time, it's staying for three years.

By Dan Robitzski