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New research suggests that some moons may escape their host planets' orbits to become "ploonets" — and Earth's own Moon could eventually join their ranks.
Science & Energy

Our Moon Could Escape Earth’s Orbit and Become a “Ploonet”

A hypothetical new type of world could explain a lot about our universe.

By Kristin Houser

Impossible Foods, the fake meat company behind the plant-based Impossible Burger, is now working on a recipe for plant-based fish meat.
Science & Energy

Impossible Foods Is Trying to Make Fake Fish Now

But plant-based fish may not have the same market as beef.

By Dan Robitzski

A woman in Cleveland is now the second in the world and first in the U.S. to give birth using a uterus harvested from a deceased donor.
Health & Medicine

New Mom First in US to Give Birth Using Deceased Donor’s Uterus

“We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome... the mother and baby girl are doing great."

By Kristin Houser

A new breathalyzer called the Keyto can help people on the keto diet track how well they're doing at cutting carbs out of their diets.
Health & Medicine

A $100 Breathalyzer Can Tell if You’re Sneaking Carbs

The Keyto combines the keto diet with vaping in public.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have found radiation levels up to 800,000 times higher than expected in the sea water around a sunken nuclear sub.
Nuclear Fusion

This Sunken Nuclear Sub Is Leaking Radiation Into the Ocean

Some samples showed radiation levels 800,000 times higher than normal.

By Kristin Houser

India is getting ready to launch its first-ever lunar lander mission called Chandrayaan 2 on Sunday, including an orbiter, lander, and rover.
Moon

India Is Launching a Moon Mission This Weekend

India's 56-pound mobile rover could soon be exploring the far side of the Moon.

By Victor Tangermann

Russia space agency Roscosmos confirmed that it's planning to 3D print structures on the moon to protect astronauts from the harsh environment by 2040.
Moon

Russia is Planning to 3D Print a Moon Base

Could natural resources on the Moon be 3D printed into habitats and tools?

By Victor Tangermann

To train more handy robots, scientists built "adversarial objects" — small, die-like figures that are as difficult to grasp as possible.
Robotics

Engineers Build “Adversarial Objects” to Confuse Grabby Robots

It's a fumble!

By Dan Robitzski

Thirteen paralyzed patients can now use their hands again thanks to Australian Natasha van Zyl's pioneering nerve transfer surgery.
Health & Medicine

Surgeon Transfers Nerves to Let Paralyzed Patients Use Hands

"It’s really a life-changing thing."

By Kristin Houser

Scientists 3D printed skin and bone samples upside down to see if astronauts on Mars could use the technology in low-gravity environments.
Mars

3D-Printed Human Skin and Bone Could Save Astronauts on Mars

"Brand new skin could be bioprinted instead of being grafted from elsewhere on the astronaut’s body."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have created a two-in-one device that purifies salty or contaminated water while simultaneously producing solar power.
Solar Power

New Device Purifies Water While Generating Solar Power

It uses waste heat from solar panels to remove impurities from water.

By Kristin Houser

Amazon and Microsoft are bidding for a $10 billion Pentagon contract for a wartime cloud computing system, but lawsuits over favoritism slowed the process.
Military

Amazon and Microsoft Want to Build A “War Cloud” for the Military

The tech companies are fighting over a $10 billion Pentagon contract.

By Dan Robitzski

German researchers have created a new sytem that enables a fully autonomous landing on any airplane runway, not just ones at larger airports.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch This Tiny Plane Nail a Fully Autonomous Landing

The C2Land system doesn't need help from the ground to safely land a plane.

By Kristin Houser

Amazon has officially filed an application with the Federal Communications Comission (FCC) to launch some 3,236 broadband satellites.
SpaceX

Amazon Wants to Join SpaceX and Launch 3,200 Internet Satellites

“The goal here is broadband everywhere."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists who were melting permafrost ice to look for ancient microbes were surprised to see a pile of 41,000 year-old worms wake up and wiggle around.
Biology

Scientists Melted Ancient Ice and a Long-Dead Worm Wriggled Out

"If they survived 41,000 years, I have no idea what the upper limit is."

By Dan Robitzski

Solar Foods is using renewable energy and the carbon dioxide polluting our air to create an environmentally friendly alternative protein.
Food

A Finnish Startup Is Making Food out of Carbon Dioxide

Solar Foods is creating edible protein "out of thin air."

By Kristin Houser

Researchers in Japan developed a tiny microchip valve that can be powered by a living cells and a naturally occuring chemical.
Robots and Machines

“Cyborg-Like” Earthworm Controls Microchip With Its Muscles

Behold the first microchip valve entirely powered by living cells.

By Victor Tangermann

As NASA scrambles to get ready for Artemis, its upcoming crewed mission to the Moon slated for 2024, China may take the lead.
Moon

Bad News, Astronauts: NASA Probably Won’t Reach Moon by 2024

The next moonwalking astronauts may be from China.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just awarded SpaceX with a launch services contract to launch NASA's Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission in 2021.
Science & Energy

SpaceX Scores NASA Contract to Launch Black Hole Spacecraft

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer could give us unprecedented views of black holes and neutron stars.

By Victor Tangermann

Watch as a glider-style drone composed of five mini-drones inspired by tiny seed pods bursts apart in mid-air to deliver its payloads.
Drones

This Bizarre Drone Splits Into Five Mini-Drones Mid-Air

Watch it burst apart during its descent.

By Kristin Houser