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A team of researchers discovered the unusual way in which water cycles on Mars. It's a clue as to why Mars turned into a dry and desolate place.
Mars

Surprising Discovery: Mars Is Leaking Hydrogen from Water Vapor

Researchers believe that's how Mars lost most of its water.

By Victor Tangermann

Google is launching a series of gender-fluid emoji for its smartphones, the latest example of efforts to make the tiny symbols more inclusive.
Future Society

Google Is Adding 53 Gender-Fluid Emoji to Its Smartphones

Emoji are about to get a lot more inclusive.

By Kristin Houser

The Florida Keys are about to use drones to find and kill mosquitos breeding in remote pools of standing water instead of sending expensive helicopters.
Drones

Florida Officials Are Using Drones to Kill Mosquitoes

One drone can carry enough poison to cover up to two acres.

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon Echo Dot Kids is illegally collecting data on minors, alleges a new FTC complaint filed by a group of privacy advocates.
Privacy

Amazon Alexa: Illegally Recording Kids, Privacy Advocates Allege

Alexa is listening to your kids. So who's monitoring Alexa?

By Kristin Houser

The Wall Street Journal reports that the CIA developed a top-secret missile that can assassinate a single terrorist, and minimizes civilian casualties.
Robots and Machines

CIA’s Bizarre “Ninja Bomb” Crushes Enemies Like a “Speeding Anvil”

Slicing blades pop out of this outrageous missile, which was even considered as a "Plan B" to kill Osama bin Laden.

By Victor Tangermann

Last month, a SpaceX Crew Dragon shuttle crash-landed after its parachutes failed, but NASA says it's a learning experience.
NASA

NASA Admits SpaceX Ship Crashed During Failed Test Last Month

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship slammed into the ground after its parachutes failed.

By Dan Robitzski

Google announced its creepy auto-calling assistant feature a year ago. Since then, many restaurants are choosing to hang up instead.
Google

Restaurants Are Ignoring Calls From Google’s Smart Assistant

"It was so weird when it called, I immediately hung up."

By Victor Tangermann

A brain-computer interface can connect three people's brains, letting them transmit thoughts to each other to collaborate in a game of Tetris.
Brain

This Machine Lets You Play “Tetris” With Your Brain

Three players' brains were connected in a version of the game.

By Dan Robitzski

Bank of America analysts argue that it would be wise to invest in longevity companies that are working to extend the human lifespan and erase disease.
Health & Medicine

Major Bank: The Immortality Industry Is the Next Hot Investment

If life expectancies push past 100, it'll be a goldmine for early investors.

By Dan Robitzski

In a New York Times op-ed, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that Facebook needs to be broken up and regulated.
Future Society

Facebook Co-Founder: “It’s Time to Break Up Facebook”

"I don’t blame Mark for his quest for domination. Yet he has created a leviathan."

By Victor Tangermann

Denver became the first city in the US to decriminalize psilocybin, a compound with hallucinogenic properties that occurs in some "magic mushrooms."
Future Society

Denver Becomes First U.S. City to Decriminalize “Magic Mushrooms”

"Because psilocybin has such tremendous medical potential, there’s no reason individuals should be criminalized."

By Jon Christian

In China, Surgeons Are Treating Addiction With Brain Implants
Brain Implants

In China, Surgeons Are Treating Addiction With Brain Implants

"It controls your happiness, anger, grief and joy."

By Victor Tangermann

Physicists are using mayonnaise to study the properties of molten metal being used to create fusion reactions in the laboratory setting.
Nuclear Fusion

This Physicist Is Using Mayonnaise to Study Nuclear Fusion

Scientists' secret weapon in the race to develop fusion: mayonnaise.

By Jacob Banas

A team from Berkeley has found a way to make recycled plastic far more useful by breaking the bonds between chemicals in the material.
Pollution

This New Plastic Can Be Recycled Repeatedly

Researchers tackled plastic recycling from a molecular perspective.

By Kristin Houser

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says melting sea ice in the Arctic is "opening new naval passageways and new opportunities for trade."
Climate Change

Tone-Deaf US Official: Melting Sea Ice Offers Trade Opportunities

Where everyone else sees signs of global warming, he sees dollar signs.

By Kristin Houser

The ISS is about to test a new algae bioreactor that turns carbon dioxide to food and breathable oxygen. If it works, it could allow deep space missions.
International Space Station

The ISS Now Has an “Algae Bioreactor” Generating Oxygen and Food

Closed-loop systems could lead to self-sustaining space missions.

By Dan Robitzski

Cornell scientists discovered a bacterial gene that makes them resistant to last-resort antibiotics. They hope it will help doctors screen for superbugs.
Bacteria

Sneaky Bacteria Can Swap Genes, Making Them Immune to Antibiotics

The discovery "literally could mean death for patients."

By Dan Robitzski

A new report claims a group of Chinese hackers co-opted cyberweapons the NSA used against the nation to attack US allies.
Future Society

China Stole NSA Cyberweapons and Used Them Against US Allies

The NSA tried to hack China. China noticed and stole the code.

By Kristin Houser

New research reveals that extended trips to space are causing astronauts' brains to fill with excess fluid and swell, potentially damaging their eyesight.
Brain

Bad News, NASA: Astronauts’ Brains Are Filling With Liquid

Here's what space travel does to the human body.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers kept pig lungs alive outside the animals' bodies for 36 hours to demonstrate their ability to repair damaged donor organs.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Heal Pig Lungs Kept Alive Outside the Body for 36 Hours

The technique could dramatically increase the number of usable donor organs.

By Kristin Houser