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Future Society

Airbus Planes Will Track How Often Passengers Go to the Bathroom

It will even track how long you have to wait outside bathrooms and if they're low on toilet paper.

Robotics

Watch a Robot Fish Fly by Shooting Water out of Its Rear

It can glide up to 85 feet thanks to its powerful propulsion system.

Climate Change

Residents Are Trying to Flee Russian Town Where Snow Turned Black

Environmental refugees from Siberia are trying to escape to Canada.

Moon

This Startup Will Send DNA From Your Spit to the Moon for $99

"You provide a saliva sample and then we take your DNA, your source code, and preserve it up in space for eternity."

Crew Dragon

Watch SpaceX Test Its Crew Dragon’s Escape System

This is what happens when you hit the eject button on your journey into space.

Developments

Trump Claims Kids Are Saying “Mom, I Want to Vape!”

Trump says he's concerned about "innocent kids" starting to smoke.

Solar Power

An Interstellar Object May Have Just Entered Our Solar System

"It's the next-best thing to sending a probe to a different solar system."

Solar Power

This Solar Panel-Like Device Can Generate Electricity in the Dark

A prototype was able to power a white LED — but not much more.

Off-World

People Are Already Getting Arrested Trying to “Storm Area 51”

Two YouTubers are in jail because they wanted to "see them aliens." Seriously.

Developments

With Looming Ban, People Are Plotting to Hoard Juul Pods

"Hoarding Juul pods for bartering in the looming apocalypse."

Robots and Machines

The FBI Reportedly Thinks Israel Spied on Trump’s Phone

The tech to spy on cell phones is out there — and government spies are embracing it.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Announces “Spaceballs”-Themed Super-Fast Tesla Mode

Will it give Tesla the edge to beat Porsche's lap time at the Nürburgring?

3D Printing

Report: Terrorists Could 3D Print Weapons of Mass Destruction

And we might not know until it's too late.

Drones

Gliding Delivery Drones Could Replace Military Airdrops

The drone is expected to cost half as much as a conventional airdrop.

Future Society

A Trump Adviser Wanted Microsoft to Spy on World Governments

Microsoft President Brad Smith says he politely declined.

Science & Energy

NASA Is Starting Fires in Space Just to Watch Them Burn

NASA is literally setting things on fire aboard the International Space Station. Seems safe, right?

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Model S Set a New Track Record in California

Porsche welcomes Tesla to have a crack at Germany's Nürburgring track.

Off-World

Japanese Rocket’s Launch Pad Inexplicably Bursts Into Flames

"Now we are trying to extinguish a fire."

Health & Medicine

Doctor Uses Robot to Perform First Long-Distance Heart Surgery

When the patient was on the operating table, the doctor was 20 miles away.

Future Society

NSA: The US Is Vulnerable to Cyberattacks, Hypersonic Missiles

High-tech weapons may be evolving too rapidly to adapt to them.