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A team of Chinese engineers are working on developing an electric helicopter, according to local news.
Advanced Transport

Going electric could mean lighter and easier to control helicopters.

By Victor Tangermann

A Bulgarian hacker took control of the country's tax agency and also hijacked the sprinkler system outside of Parliament.
Hacking

They used the hacked sprinklers to soak government officials.

By Dan Robitzski

New evidence suggests that Mars may have had a liquid ocean on its surface, and that meteor impacts caused a planet-sized tsunamis.
Science & Energy

A massive crater lends evidence to the idea that Mars once had liquid oceans.

By Dan Robitzski

A Japanese scientist from the University of Tokyo just got permission from the government to create animal embryos that contain human cells, Nature reports.
Health & Medicine

"An animal with a human face will never be born."

By Victor Tangermann

More and more funeral homes are livestreaming services, giving people a chance to tune in if they couldn't travel or revisit moments they couldn't process.
Future Society

The difficulties of travel have made it difficult for some to pay their respects.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers believe a newly discovered trio of exoplanets just 73 light-years from Earth could serve as the ideal "lab" for future exoplanet research.
Science & Energy

It's like a "Disneyland" for planetary research.

By Kristin Houser

Startup Sierra Energy has found a way to vaporize trash, turning it into gases that can be used to create everything from fuel to fertilizer.
Science & Energy

It heats garbage to twice the temperature of a volcano’s core.

By Kristin Houser

A rare, brain-swelling deadly virus spread via mosquitoes was just spotted in Orange County, Florida, prompting public advisories warning to avoid bites.
Brain

Eastern equine encephalitis virus just popped up in Florida.

By Dan Robitzski

There's no short supply of aspirational, bold claims about how we'll colonize Mars. Unfortunately, none of them are realistic.
Mars

Bad news, Elon.

By Dan Robitzski

By hacking cars and forcing them to stall, bad actors could grind a city's traffic to a halt — and the easiest entry point may be the vehicle's radios.
Advanced Transport

Here's an argument against internet-connected vehicles.

By Kristin Houser

Across the U.S., parents are buying bulletproof backpacks for their children in an effort to protect them against school shootings.
Future Society

"You got to do what you got to do to protect your child."

By Kristin Houser

Right now, money is pouring into the drinkable weed industry, despite ever-changing regulations and a seemingly-nonexistant consumer base for weed drinks.
Future Society

The market for drinkable weed is all-but-nonexistent.

By Dan Robitzski

A new bill seeks to ban addictive website and social media features like autoplaying videos, endlessly-scrolling timelines, and other deceptive designs.
Future Society

"Big tech has embraced a business model of addiction."

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests that extraterrestrial life might be possible after all on distant icy planets that conventionally are thought to be too cold.
Science & Energy

Regions on Earth-like planets could reach temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

By Victor Tangermann

The source of a major Capital One data breach is now in federal custody after authorities were able to track the hacker down via her own social media posts.
Hacking

And on Slack. And on Meetup...

By Kristin Houser

The massive radiation leak that plumed over Eastern Europe in 2017 was just definitively traced back to a Russian nuclear facility.
Energy

In 2017, Russia denied responsibility for the massive radioactive leak.

By Dan Robitzski

Up to 18 people will be part of the first ever human study in the U.S. that uses gene editing technique CRISPR inside the body to treat blindness.
Gene Editing

It's the first-ever study in the U.S. that uses CRISPR inside the body.

By Victor Tangermann

A Green Future is Possible for NYC Thanks to One Innovative Organization
Future Society

A sustainable revolution is coming.

By Rachelle Dragani

Scientists found out that tiny flaws in circuitry that disrupt the flow of electricity can act as a digital fingerprint for electronic devices.
Science & Energy

Tiny defects at the atomic scale make each device unique.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir hopes she's the next Moonwalker — but she isn't thrilled with NASA's emphasis on putting a woman on the Moon.
Moon

NASA's former ISS commander isn't thrilled with the space agency's emphasis on gender.

By Kristin Houser