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In a podcast interview this weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed new details about the electric car company's long-awaited hypercar, the Roadster.
Elon Musk

"If you have 3 Gs of thrust, you can go in any direction."

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese researchers say that replacing water with atmosphere-polluting carbon dioxide could make fracking more eco-friendly.
Fossil Fuels

It could get fossil fuels out of the Earth, and trap carbon dioxide in it.

By Kristin Houser

A new congressional report found that many ongoing NASA missions are drastically over budget and delayed past their deadlines.
NASA

A congressional watchdog agency is keeping a close eye on NASA.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took a break from studying the surface of Mars to look at the clouds floating in the Red Planet's atmosphere.
Off-World

NASA's Curiosity rover kicked back to do some cloud-watching.

By Kristin Houser

A fungus genetically modified to produce a spider toxin that quickly kills mosquitoes could help end the spread of malaria.
Health & Medicine

It could help end malaria — but some worry at what cost.

By Kristin Houser

Facebook's plan to block revenge porn by storing digital fingerprints of lewd photos to cross-reference new uploads doesn't involve informing victims.
Future Society

The site claims to automatically — and quietly — delete revenge porn.

By Dan Robitzski

By analyzing only a short audio clip of a person's voice, this artificial intelligence reconstructs what they might look like in real life.
Artificial Intelligence

Its guesses aren't perfect, but they're pretty good — and that's terrifying.

By Jon Christian

New York's State Education Department has asked a public school district to delay its trial of a facial recognition system on students and staff.
Facial recognition

But it might not have the authority to actually stop an upcoming trial.

By Kristin Houser

The universe is speckled with voids that are totally empty, except for the dark energy that's pushing galaxies apart. That's where scientists should look.
Off-World

If we want to find dark energy, we may have to search in places devoid of everything else.

By Dan Robitzski

A Brooklyn wholesaler has been charged with selling the U.S. military gear made in China that could have endangered troops' lives.
Future Society

And the counterfeits could have put Americans' lives at risk.

By Kristin Houser

A tank-like killer robot can navigate and track targets without needing a human operator in the immediate area, but humans still need to pull the trigger.
Robotics

This is the last thing you see before you die.

By Dan Robitzski

North Face has officially apologized for uploading images of remote locations with models wearing North Face swag in them to Wikipedia.
Future Society

"When The North Face exploits the trust you have in Wikipedia to sell you more clothes, you should be angry."

By Victor Tangermann

Several times a week, short bursts of light appear on the surface of the Moon. Scientists have only been able to guess as to why the phenomenon occurs.
Moon

But astronomers have a good guess.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have created a tool for analyzing marijuana strains on a genetic level, and it could ensure buyers know exactly what they're purchasing.
Future Society

A new analysis method could keep cannabis dealers honest.

By Kristin Houser

Australian pilots recently had to land after Chinese boats reportedly aimed lasers at them. Now China is denying responsibility for the incident.
Military

Now China denies the whole affair.

By Dan Robitzski

Kathy Lueders, manager of the commercial crew program at NASA, sees SpaceX's Crew Dragon explosion as a blessing in disguise.
NASA

Was SpaceX's catastrophic "anomaly" a blessing in disguise?

By Victor Tangermann

While playing rounds of capture the flag in Quake III Arena, DeepMind's artificial intelligence was able to outperform human teammates.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI is way better at helping you capture the flag than your pitiful human friend.

By Victor Tangermann

As of Monday, a kilogram is now defined by the relationship between energy and mass as opposed to a metal cylinder in France.
Science & Energy

It's no longer based on a metal cylinder in France.

By Kristin Houser

Fertility clinics around the world are asking He Jiankui if he'd be willing t teach them how to use CRISPR to create designer babies.
Prosthetics and Devices

Clinics across the world want to use CRISPR to create gray-market designer babies.

By Jon Christian

As the planet heats up, climate change has melted the snow off of Mt. Everest, revealing the remains of long-dead climbers.
Climate Change

As snow melts, human remains poke out of the surface.

By Dan Robitzski