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The Catholic Church has a new idea to promote religion in the age of smartphones: a $109 smart rosary bracelet that connects to an app.
Future Society

Catholic Church Launches $109 Bluetooth “Click to Pray” Gadget

It comes in a box decorated to look like a Bible.

By Jon Christian

Across the globe, cities are banning cars on the roads in an effort to decrease traffic and air pollution, while encouraging a sense of community.
Future Society

The Latest Urban Trend: Banning Cars on City Streets

"Our main objective is to give the streets back to people."

By Kristin Houser

This bizarre organism can learn without a brain, digest food without a mouth or stomach, and rapidly heal itself after being chopped in half.
Brain

Paris Zoo Unveils Bizarre “Blob” That Can Learn With No Brain

It can move on its own, solve problems, and quickly heal if chopped completely in half.

By Jon Christian

Senator Ron Wyden's new privacy bill would hold tech companies' CEOs responsible if they lie about protecting users' personal information.
Privacy

New Privacy Bill Could Send Mark Zuckerberg to Jail

"Mark Zuckerberg won’t take Americans’ privacy seriously unless he feels personal consequences."

By Kristin Houser

Space.com delves into the the history of research into the star, and finds that though scientists have made some progress, the mystery remains unexplained.
Physics

This Star Appears to Be Older Than the Universe

This ancient star has been annoying physicists for nearly two decades.

By Jon Christian

Congress still isn't ready to approve a budget increase to support a 2024 crewed Moon mission — but it isn't quite ready to deny it either.
Moon

Congress Is Preparing to Kill 2024 Moon Mission

"I don't want to go to the Moon by taking money from people who can't afford to survive in this society."

By Kristin Houser

Investigators took down a massive child pornography site and arrested hundreds of its users by tracking their bitcoin payments.
Bitcoin

Agents Bust Massive Child Porn Site by Tracking Bitcoin Payments

This sickening site took bitcoin payments for child porn. Investigators tracked those payments to bust more than 300 of the site's users.

By Kristin Houser

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Science & Energy

The One Daily Science and Technology Newsletter You Absolutely Need to Read

Bold, bright, and better than ever — you need to check out "The Future Is."

By Jacob Banas

An app claiming to use DNA tests to determine whether someone's gay is under fire by the scientists who actually conducted the research it's based on.
DNA

Scientists Call For Removal of App Claiming to Detect Gay DNA

An app that claims to detect gay DNA says it's based on work by these scientists. They say it's a "gross and dangerous mischaracterization" of their research.

By Dan Robitzski

Using data gathered by the Hubble space telescope, astronomy professor Paul Karas created a remarkable video of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov.
Science & Energy

See a Video of the Interstellar Comet Created From Hubble Data

"We should all enjoy the marvelous beauty of our alien comet friend."

By Kristin Houser

The US Army is about to conduct the first tests related to its Strategic Long Range Cannon, a weapon designed to hit targets 1,000+ miles away.
Robots and Machines

US Army Is Building a Cannon That Can Shoot From NYC to Nashville

This devastating weapon is designed to shoot targets more than 1,000 miles away.

By Kristin Houser

New research found that the soil on Mars and the Moon could feasibly be used to grow plants, suggesting future space colonists may be able to farm crops.
Off-World

New Research: You Could Grow Crops in Martian Soil

This is good news for off-world colonies.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA required SpaceX to undergo review to make sure workers weren't getting high after Elon Musk smoked weed. But, inexcplicably, NASA paid for it.
Science & Energy

NASA Paid $5 Million to Make Sure SpaceX Workers Don’t Smoke Weed

"We need to show the American public that when we put an astronaut on a rocket, they’ll be safe."

By Dan Robitzski

A new study found the methods used to detect contamination in former meth labs to be terribly lacking, leading to health problems for new residents.
Studies

Homes Once Used as Meth Labs Can Make New Owners Sick Years Later

Researchers found traces of meth on new inhabitants' beds, toys, and toothbrushes.

By Kristin Houser

A video from the Tesla crash test lab highlights the safety work that goes into making the company's Model 3 one of the safest cars on the road.
Tesla

Watch Tesla Slam a Model 3 Into a Wall at High Speed

This is how you design one of the safest cars in the world.

By Kristin Houser

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Treatments

Boosting NAD+ Levels May Be the Key to Effective Anti-Aging Treatments, Study Finds

Basis has been shown to boost NAD+ levels by an average of 40 percent.

By Futurism Creative

A team of researchers just secured funding to create a working prototype of an artificial womb, which could end one of the leading causes of infant deaths.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Want to Grow Babies in Giant, Liquid-Filled Balloons

"Natural reproduction is not the only way."

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. military is developing non-invasive technology that would allow soldiers to control drones with just their brain.
Brain

The Pentagon Wants to Control Drones With Soldiers’ Brain Waves

And six teams of researchers are working on the tech to make it happen.

By Kristin Houser

This Website Will Turn Your Face Into a Renaissance Portrait
Artificial Intelligence

This Website Will Turn Your Face Into a Renaissance Portrait

And no, it won't invade your privacy.

By Victor Tangermann

A small survey shows that most Chinese workers would prefer to be managed by an impartial AI algorithm than a human, in a positive twist on job automation.
Future Society

88 Percent of Chinese Workers Would Prefer a Robot Boss

Middle managers: consider yourselves warned.

By Dan Robitzski