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The U.S. Department of Energy will build the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a cutting-edge particle collider, at New York's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Physics

DOE: New York Will Be Home to a New Particle Collider

The cutting-edge device will cost upwards of $2.6 billion to build.

By Kristin Houser

Spanish startup Novameat has unveiled its latest product: Steak 2.0, a plant-based steak it says is the "most realistic" yet.
Future Society

This Meaty-Looking “Steak” Is Made From Peas and Seaweed

Novameat calls it the "most realistic" plant-based steak yet.

By Kristin Houser

According comments he made on a post that outlined his New Year's resolutions on Facebook, Zuckerberg revealed that he hunts wild boar with bow and arrow.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Says He Hunts Wild Boar With a Bow and Arrow

Mark Zuckerberg: billionaire hog slayer.

By Victor Tangermann

A study of mass mortality events involving feral pigs could yield insights that help Australia repair its ecosystem after its devastating brushfires.
Science & Energy

15 Tons of Rotting Feral Pigs May Help Save Australian Ecosystem

The dead pigs are helping researchers understand mass mortality events.

By Kristin Houser

Boeing has released internal communications regarding its 737 Max — and the contents of some of the messages are downright disturbing. 
Advanced Transport

Boeing’s Deadly 737 Max “Designed by Clowns,” Wrote Employee

"I still haven’t been forgiven by God for the covering up I did last year."

By Kristin Houser

A new report suggests that the U.S. military might be holding on to more footage of a mysterious 2004 "unidentified aerial phenomenon" UFO encounter.
Future Society

US Military Admits It Has Secret Footage of UFO Incident

Pentagon spokesperson: "the release of these materials would cause exceptionally grave damage to the National Security of the United States."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX hopes to prove that NASA astronauts will be safe aboard Crew Dragon by deliberately destroying a Falcon 9 rocket soon after launch.
Falcon

SpaceX Is Going to Blow up a Falcon 9 Rocket Just After Launch

The test aims to prove that Crew Dragon will keep astronauts safe.

By Kristin Houser

When the Department of Veterans Affairs refused to pay for a disabled veteran's prosthetic legs, the company that provided the limbs came to repo them.
Prosthetics and Devices

Healthcare Company Repossesses Veteran’s Prosthetic Legs

This is shameful.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of German researchers have finally solved the mystery of a mysterious seismic humming first discovered in November 2018: an underwater volcano.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Source of Bizarre Worldwide Humming Noise

Let's just say that it involves the largest magma chamber ever discovered.

By Victor Tangermann

Surveillance vendor Special Services Group has created a truly bizarre collection of tech for cops — including a spy camera hidden in a tombstone.
Future Society

This Company Sells Cops a Spy Camera Hidden Inside a Tombstone

And it really doesn’t want you to know about the tech.

By Kristin Houser

The Radcliffe Wave is an unbroken stream stars and stellar nurseries 9,000 light-years long — and it may be the biggest structure in the Milky Way.
Science & Energy

Wave of “Stellar Nurseries” May Be Our Galaxy’s Biggest Structure

The unbroken stream of gas, dust, and young stars is 9,000 light-years long.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers found that increasing the minimum wage by a single dollar is linked to a drop in suicide rates between 3.4 and 5.9 percent in the U.S.
Studies

Increasing Minimum Wage by $1 Linked to Drop in Suicide Rates

The rich, unsurprisingly, are living longer.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have found a way to increase the lifespan of C. elegans worms fivefold, which would be equivalent to a human reaching the age of 500.
Science & Energy

Scientists Extend Lifespan of Worms by 500 Percent

This would be like a human living to be 400 years old.

By Kristin Houser

The eight "mighty mice" NASA sent to space have returned to Earth from the ISS, potentially bringing with them insights on humans avoiding muscle loss.
NASA

NASA’s Super-Muscular Mice Return to Earth From Space

Thankfully, none got loose on the space station.

By Kristin Houser

In a letter to Senators, Ring confirmed at least four instances of employees abusing their power to watch customers' video footage.
Future Society

Amazon Employees Were Watching Ring Footage For Fun

It's not just hackers spying through your Ring camera.

By Dan Robitzski

Two stars that make up the binary system called V Sagittae some 1,100 light years away are going to collide in an enormous explosion around 2083.
Science & Energy

These Two Stars Will Collide in a Spectacular Explosion

It'll be the brightest stellar object in the night sky.

By Victor Tangermann

Police charged a man with careless driving for flossing his teeth while his Autopilot-enabled Tesla Model S was driving 84 miles per hour.
Tesla

Man Cited for Flossing Teeth While Autopilot Drove Tesla 84 MPH

Police charged the 58-year-old man with careless driving.

By Kristin Houser

Panasonic showed off a VR glasses prototype that looks more like something out of a 90s steampunk movie at this year's CES in Las Vegas.
Virtual Reality

Panasonic’s VR Glasses Are Unlike Any You’ve Seen Before

The future of VR is looking very steampunk.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA released a new panorama image of the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Aside from looking cool, it could help reveal how the galactic core operates.
Science & Energy

Check Out This Incredibly Beautiful New Image of Our Home Galaxy

NASA took a panorama of the Milky Way's center.

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese robotics company Vstone has created Hiro-chan, a faceless robot baby that transitions from crying to laughing when held.
Robotics

Japanese Company Thinks Seniors Will Love Its Faceless Robot Baby

That’s one way to avoid the uncanny valley.

By Kristin Houser