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Based on rover findings, NASA scientists envision Mars' Gale Crater to once have resembled the Altiplanos, the high altitude regions of South America.
Science & Energy

NASA: Rover May Have Found Remnants of Ancient Martian Oasis

Scientists say this Martian crater was once dotted with streams and salty pools.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station grew meat from bovine cells — and the experiment could help feed people in space and on Earth.
Future Society

Astronauts Just Grew Meat in Space for the First Time

Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!

By Kristin Houser

Porn deepfakes featuring actresses and musicians from the entertainment industry account for the vast majority of the manipulated videos currently online.
Artificial Intelligence

Study: Porn Accounts for 96 Percent of Deepfakes Online

And the victim of the deepfake was almost always a female actor or musician.

By Kristin Houser

Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook CEO who's accumulated a nice $69.8 billion, suggests that maybe no one needs a billion dollars after all.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg, a Billionaire, Says Billionaires Shouldn’t Exist

"…on some level no one deserves to have that much money."

By Dan Robitzski

Musk revealed that the Tesla will soon be getting "customized horn and movement sounds,"— including "goats" and "farts" according to a Sunday tweet.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Teslas Will Soon Make “Fart” and “Goat” Noises

They'll also make Monty Python-inspired coconut sounds.

By Victor Tangermann

To help her deal with depression, Sofia Barrett-Ibarria hired a dominatrix life coach — and she's not the only one seeking out dommes for that purpose.
Mental Health

New Mental Health Trend: Ditching the Therapist for a Dominatrix

"I wanted motivation, advice, and accountability from a woman who spanks grown men for a living."

By Kristin Houser

This Silicon-Valley based psychiatrist wants people to take a break from over-stimulation through "dopamine hacking." Some have already taken it too far.
Health & Medicine

Silicon Valley’s Nutty New Health Craze: “Dopamine Hacking”

Unsurprisingly, some are already taking this concept to a bizarre extreme.

By Victor Tangermann

Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time
Viruses

Watch the First Video of a Virus Growing in Real-Time

The footage could help us find new ways to fight infections.

By Victor Tangermann

Toyota, Japanese tech giant, is using virtual reality to teach a home helper robot how to fulfill random tasks around the house.
Robotics

Toyota Used VR to Teach a Home Helper Robot How to Clean

The tech lets humans look through the robot's eyes.

By Victor Tangermann

A visit to the seafloor at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill revealed a nightmarish landscape populated by gruesome, tumor-filled sea life.
Biology

The Deepwater Horizon Spill Created Horrific Mutant Creatures

"Nothing prepared us for what we saw," a researcher said. "There were deformities, but mostly things were missing."

By Dan Robitzski

The Chinese government has a startling level of control over TikTok, according to leaked documents that reveal how the government censors political posts.
Future Society

TikTok Mods Censor App for China, Scrubbing Tiananmen Square

Also banned: Tibetan independence and Falun Gong.

By Dan Robitzski

It's a vision in which humankind has gone off world, built an orbital economy, and then watched it slowly disintegrate, like your hometown after the factory closed. It's hard to say if it's plausible, but it's emotionally resonant.
Off-World

In “Ad Astra,” Off-World Colonies Are Crumbling Strip Malls

Applebee's on the Moon. Feral dogs on Mars. Is this the washed-up solar system we deserve?

By Jon Christian

An experimental TikTok feature available in China lets users highlight someone's face and search for any other time it appears in a post.
Science & Energy

TikTok Tracks Users With Facial Recognition

An experimental new feature lets you search for a person's face instead of by account. Is it a privacy risk?

By Dan Robitzski

German carmaker BMW released — and promptly deleted — an ad called "New Moments of Joy" about a future where people can have sex inside self-driving cars.
Self-Driving Vehicles

BMW Posts, Deletes Ad About Sex Inside Self-Driving Cars

Is this the future of "Netflix and chill?"

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just took questions from employees during a Q&A session, and for the first time, the company livestreamed the event.
Future Society

Facebook Just Livestreamed an Employee Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg

And during it, he blamed Tuesday's audio leak on an intern.

By Tag Hartman-Simkins

A team of researchers have figured out a way to implant memories in the brains of young zebra finches, thereby teaching them how to sing.
Science & Energy

Scientists Zap Birds’ Brains With Light to Implant False Memories

They taught the animals to mimic a song they'd never heard before.

By Victor Tangermann

An experiment in California tested how people would spend a universal basic income, and found that most spent it on food, utility bills and clothing.
Universal Basic Income

Basic Income Recipients Spent the Money on “Literal Necessities”

Most of the money went toward food, utility bills, and even donations.

By Natalie Coleman

After a week away from Facebook, undergrads felt better and made healthier choices. But they were also eager to sign on again.
Meta

A Week Break From Facebook Can Make You Less Depressed

It also means you'll probably read less news.

By Dan Robitzski

Various companies now sell devices they say can prevent concussions — but the science simply doesn't back up their claims.
Neuroscience and Brain

Experts: Football’s Anti-Concussion Devices Are a Dangerous Scam

The science doesn't back up claims that the devices prevent brain trauma.

By Kristin Houser

Flying car startup Kitty Hawk has revealed Heaviside, an electric aircraft that's "roughly 100 times quieter than a regular helicopter."
Advanced Transport

Kitty Hawk’s Extremely Quiet Flying Car Has a 100-Mile Range

It makes less noise than your average dishwasher.

By Victor Tangermann