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In March 2020, SpaceX will deliver cannabis plant cultures to the International Space Station for agri-tech company Front Range Biosciences.
SpaceX

SpaceX Is Delivering Cannabis to the Space Station

But not the kind that could get astronauts stoned.

By Kristin Houser

A group of Tesla owners in Croatia organized an ICEing protest at a gas station to bring attention to the problem of non-EVs blocking charging stations.
Tesla

Tesla Owners Block Gas Pumps in ICEing Protest

"[I]t was not our intention to harass anyone."

By Kristin Houser

A team of researchers used a type of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict ADHD in patients by having it analyze magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.
Neuroscience and Brain

This AI Can Detect ADHD Better than Humans

The same approach could be applied to other neurological conditions as well.

By Victor Tangermann

TIME magazine has chosen 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as its 2019 Person of the Year for launching a global movement.
Climate Change

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s Person of the Year

She's the youngest person to ever earn the distinction.

By Kristin Houser

Car enthusiast Instagram account hypercarslands uploaded a render of Tesla's Cybertruck if it were amphibious, going for a dip with a passenger fishing.
Tesla

Tesla Cybertruck Goes Amphibious in Hilarious Fan-Made Video

Splish splash, Cybertruck is takin' a bath.

By Victor Tangermann

A bizarre plot to steal a domain name at gunpoint has earned Instagram influencer Rossi Lorathio Adams II a 14-year prison sentence.
Future Society

Man Behind Plot to Steal a Domain at Gunpoint Is Headed to Prison

He'll be behind bars for 14 years.

By Kristin Houser

NVIDIA has built an AI that can create a detailed 3D model of an object in less than 100 milliseconds from just a single image of it.
3D Printing

New AI Can Create a 3D Model of an Object From a Single 2D Image

And it does so in less than 100 milliseconds.

By Kristin Houser

GEDMatch, the DNA ancestry company that famously helped police track down a serial killer, just got bought by a genetic forensics firm.
DNA

Tech Firm That Develops Tools for Police Buys Massive DNA Database

Verogen claims it will only give people's info to cops if they opt in.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists encoded instructions for creating a 3D-printed plastic bunny in DNA and then embedded the DNA right in the bunny itself.
Science & Energy

This Plastic Bunny Has DNA Explaining How to Make More Bunnies

It could hold the key to solving the world's data storage problem.

By Kristin Houser

A team of scientists wants to colonize and populate another world to protect humanity from Earth's eventualy demise or destruction.
Off-World

Scientists Are Planning a 1,000 Year Trip to Another Planet

"There are a lot of challenges, but no fundamental principle of physics is violated."

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is reportedly testing bullets that can be shot underwater.
Military

The U.S. Military Is Reportedly Testing Underwater Bullets

You can shoot them with a regular gun.

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency has officially approved funding for ClearSpace-1 — the world's first mission dedicated to cleaning up space junk.
ESA

The ESA Is Sending a Robotic Junk Collector Into Space

It’ll be the first mission to snatch space debris out of Earth’s orbit.

By Kristin Houser

After many years of delay, NASA has finally shown off its Space Launch System (SLS) that aims to ferry American astronauts to the Moon as soon as 2024.
NASA

After Years of Delays, NASA Unveils Its Most Powerful Rocket

The rocket is meant to ferry American astronauts to the Moon by 2024.

By Victor Tangermann

United States forces reportedly killed a terrorist using an R9X missile — a "ninja bomb" that crushes its target while also slicing them up with blades.
Robots and Machines

Sword-Covered “Ninja Bomb” Reportedly Used to Crush Terrorist

"This strike is very distinctive."

By Kristin Houser

New York City plans to replace its infamous Riker's Island prison with four high-rise prisons spread throughout the NYC boroughs.
Future Society

NYC Is Planning Giant High-Rise Prisons

The proposal is forcing conversations about how to approach incarceration.

By Dan Robitzski

Waymo is now offering cusomters the chance to take rides in its self-driving taxis but without a human safety driver behind the wheel
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Is Taking the Safety Drivers out of Its Autonomous Taxis

The self-driving car company is going fully autonomous.

By Dan Robitzski

A Tesla Model 3 with Autopilot engaged crashed into the back of a police cruiser parked on Connecticut's Interstate 95 to help a disabled vehicle.
Tesla

Tesla With Autopilot Engaged Rear-Ends Parked Police Car

The driver was checking on his dog in the back seat.

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX has announced it will coat one of its third batches of Starlink satellites with a special, less reflective coating.
Future Society

SpaceX: We’re Working to Fix Sky-Killing Starlink Satellites

"We want to make sure we do the right thing to make sure little kids can look through their telescope."

By Victor Tangermann

a recent discovery about 1,600-foot space rock Bennu has scientists scratching their heads: it keeps spitting up small asteroid particles.
Science & Energy

NASA Baffled: Asteroid Bennu Keeps Spitting Out Small Rocks

"No one has ever seen an active asteroid up close like this."

By Victor Tangermann

Geneticist George Church is creating a DNA-based dating app that matches people based on their likelihood of not passing genetic diseases to offspring.
Future Society

Famous Geneticist’s Dating App Would Match Users Based on DNA

He thinks it could lead to the elimination of all genetic diseases.

By Kristin Houser