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In an inexplicable tweet, DARPA called all city dwellers to please find them "commercially managed underground urban tunnels and facilities."
DARPA

DARPA Needs a Creepy Underground Lair ASAP

Nobody knows why. But here's our theory.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists think they've detected a bizarre black hole that, at 100 times the mass of our sun, is twice the theoretical size limit.
Science & Energy

Spotted: A Black Hole That Shouldn’t Be Physically Possible

This raises questions.

By Dan Robitzski

China's central bank is set to launch a state-backed cryptocurrency and hand it out to several major institutions in the country, according to Forbes.
Cryptocurrency

Report: China’s Central Bank is Ready to Launch Cryptocurrency

Will China's national cryptocurrency have a better chance than Facebook's Libra?

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with an extremely elliptical orbit that sets it apart from any other known planet.
Science & Energy

Newly Discovered Exoplanet Is “Unlike Any Other”

It slingshots around its star in a truly strange orbit.

By Kristin Houser

A first-of-its-kind study will test the ability of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in "magic mushrooms," to treat chronic anorexia nervosa.
Health & Medicine

Trial Testing Psilocybin’s Impact on Anorexia Launches in US

A first-of-its-kind study will put the "magic mushroom" compound to the test.

By Kristin Houser

The U.K. has new surveillance CCTV cameras that can read people's lips, and privacy-focused government watchdogs are not happy about it.
Future Society

UK Watchdog Is Worried Government Will Deploy Lip-Reading CCTVs

"It would change the nature of our society."

By Dan Robitzski

A new system makes it easier than ever for people to generate believable deepfakes. The AI tool doesn't require training and can swap faces in real-time.
Artificial Intelligence

New System Makes It Troublingly Easy to Create Deepfakes

FSGAN can swap faces in real-time, no training required.

By Dan Robitzski

A new deepfake finally answers the age old question: What would it look like if Joe Rogan played Dr. Evil in the "Austin Powers" films?
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Used a Deepfake to Turn Dr. Evil Into Joe Rogan

He's joined by a Brendan Schaub Mini-Me.

By Dan Robitzski

Vaping cannabis oil sold under the brand name Dank Vapes left a man with severe heart and lung damage, according to his brother.
Chemistry

Vaping Black-Market Cannabis Oil Is Putting People Into Comas

Some of these vape cartridges contain a chemical Nazis used in gas chambers. Seriously.

By Kristin Houser

YouTube is suing a Nebraska man for allegedly lauching a swatting attack against a popular Minecraft streamer after attempting to extort money from them.
Future Society

YouTube Sues Man for Allegedly Swatting a Minecraft Streamer

But that wasn't until after he tried to extort money from them.

By Kristin Houser

YouTube accidentally took down videos of robots fighting, claiming they included portrayals of animal violence and cock fighting.
Robotics

YouTube Accidentally Removed Robot Battle Videos for “Animal Cruelty”

"Robot builders across the world cried out in agony."

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astrophycisists came up with a way to construct a traversable wormhole that could fling objects or astronauts to another end of the universe.
Science & Energy

Physicists Publish Instructions For DIY Wormhole

Some assembly required. Also, some components are totally theoretical.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have created a theoretical model of Saturn that posits that the gas giant's liquid interior is viscous, flowing like honey.
Science & Energy

Saturn’s Interior May Actually Flow “Like Honey”

It would solve a mystery involving the planet's powerful jet streams.

By Kristin Houser

The Pentagon is considering launching a network of satellites that would be able to identify and track any acts of aggression in outer space.
Military

The Pentagon Wants Sentinel Satellites to Deter Space Warfare

The idea is to spot aggression in orbit and quickly identify who's responsible.

By Dan Robitzski

KFC sold out of all the plant-based "chicken" available at an Atlanta restaurant on Tuesday, a sign that customers are eager to try faux meats.
Future Society

KFC Sold All of Its Meatless “Chicken” in Five Hours

This probably isn't the last we've seen of Beyond Fried Chicken.

By Kristin Houser

To Protect Endangered Coral Reefs, Researchers Need Legal Recourse
Future Society

To Protect Endangered Coral Reefs, Researchers Need Legal Recourse

The Great Barrier Reef is dying way faster than researchers expected. That should make you scared — and hopping mad.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just activated its Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC), starting off its year in Earth's orbit after launching in June.
Science & Energy

NASA Officially Activates Its “GPS for Deep Space”

NASA's new atomic clock could allow autonomous spacecraft to navigate deep space.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Starhopper finally launched itself some 150 meters (492 feet) into the air Tuesday evening at the company's Boca Chica test facility in Texas.
SpaceX

SpaceX’s Starhopper Aces Test Flight to Almost 500 Feet

"One day Starship will land on the rusty sands of Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

A self-driving racecar league is in its first competitive season, and the vehicles are already approaching world record times.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Racecars Are Edging Up Toward Human Records

An autonomous car called DevBot is 12 seconds behind a human driver's record.

By Dan Robitzski

After Tesla fired Carl Medlock, he began repairing the company's Roadsters on his own, and today, he's well known amongst the Roadster community.
Tesla

Meet the Guy Tesla Fired, Who Now Fixes Roadsters

"Carl's famous among the Roadster owners."

By Kristin Houser