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Researchers have discovered a glue that's both strong and reversible — so of course they used it to suspend an engineering student from the ceiling.
Science & Energy

Snail-Inspired Glue Can Paste You to the Ceiling, Then Let You Go

It’s slippery when wet, and like super glue when dry.

By Kristin Houser

The first expedition for Boaty McBoatface has taught researchers something new about how climate change in Antarctic waters affects the rest of the world.
Climate Change

Boaty McBoatface Makes Major Discovery on Maiden Voyage

"The data from Boaty McBoatface gave us a completely new way of looking at the deep ocean."

By Kristin Houser

Earlier this month, researchers from Australia's Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration published research containing a dire warning: prevent and reverse climate change or face the end of human civilization as we know it.
Climate Change

Doomsday Report Author: Earth’s Leaders Have Failed

If human civilization is to survive, they'll have to do better.

By Dan Robitzski

The inward migration of a recently formed exoplanet is causing never-before-seen structures to form in its host star's protoplanetary disk.
Science & Energy

A Baby Exoplanet Is Creating Strange Dust Rings Around Its Star

Stunning images show how it's sculpting the dust into thin rings.

By Kristin Houser

Surveillance cameras will only get more sophisticated and harder to avoid, so privacy expert William Webster calls for increased transparency.
Artificial Intelligence

Privacy Expert: Surveillance Cams Will Soon Be Impossible to Spot

Cameras will continue to grow smarter, smaller, and more ubiquitous.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft just zipped really close to tiny asteroid Bennu to snap an incredibly detailed image.
NASA

NASA Photographs Asteroid That Could Smash Into Earth in 22nd Century

Say "cheese!"

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA wants contractors to develop an "air-breathing" hypersonic weapon. Now Raytheon is ready to test a missile that can travel 5x faster than sound.
DARPA

New Missile Lobs Nukes 5x Faster Than Sound

The missile comes from a new partnership between Raytheon and Northrop Grumman.

By Dan Robitzski

Amnesty International argues that Facebook took away a crucial tool for humans rights investigators without consulting them.
Future Society

Human Rights Group: Facebook Won’t Let Us Investigate War Crimes

Facebook disabled research tools Amnesty International says were crucial.

By Dan Robitzski

Twitch is suing the trolls that hijacked its platform to share extreme, sometimes illegal videos — even though it doesn't actually know who they are.
Future Society

Twitch Sues Anonymous Users for Streaming Porn, Murderous Rampage

Twitch wants to hold the trolls accountable — if it can figure out who they are.

By Kristin Houser

Adobe trained a neural net to detect faces that were manipulated using Photoshops' liquify tool, though the company hasn't released it to the public.
Artificial Intelligence

Adobe Built an AI to Spot Photoshopped Faces

"We live in a world where it's becoming harder to trust the digital information we consume."

By Dan Robitzski

YouTuber Simone Giertz bought a Tesla Model 3 into a pickup truck in her latest video.
Tesla

Watch This YouTuber Mod Her Tesla Model 3 Into a Pickup Truck

"I’m doing it because I really, really want this car. This is truly my dream car."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA head Jim Bridenstine announced that the SpaceX capsule explosion earlier this year has delayed the space agency's plans for crewed missions.
NASA

NASA Head: “No Doubt” SpaceX Explosion Delayed Flight Program

But he didn't say for how long.

By Dan Robitzski

With Near-Infinite Resources, Facebook Launches a Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency

With Near-Infinite Resources, Facebook Launches a Cryptocurrency

Facebook's huge cryptocurrency push, explained.

By Victor Tangermann

A pakistani politician unknowingly gave a press conference while a Facebook AR filter gave him cute cat ears during the livestream.
Virtual Reality

Politician Accidentally Rocks AR Kitty Ears During Livestream

The political process has never been quite so... adorable.

By Dan Robitzski

Through the IAU100 NameExoWorlds competition, every country on Earth has the opportunity to name an exoplanet and its host star.
Science & Energy

Here’s Your Chance to Name an Exoplanet and Its Star

Sorry, but Planety McPlanetface won't make the cut.

By Kristin Houser

NASA recently spotted a brand new crater on the surface of Mars. The impact left a massive blue smudge that scientists think might be caused by exposed ice.
Mars

NASA Discovers Brand-New Crater on Mars

The Red Planet got nailed sometime in the last three years.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists have come up with a new way to minimize muscle loss for space travelers: testosterone plus plenty of exercise.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Want to Jack Astronauts Up On Steroids

The idea is to minimize muscle loss while traveling in space.

By Victor Tangermann

A new Comcast feature pairs with eye-tracking systems to allow customers to use their eyes like they would a remote control.
Future Society

TV Viewers Can Now Change the Channel With Just Their Eyes

Put down the remote.

By Kristin Houser

A series of AI algorithms and neural nets turned Doom Guy's classic pixelated mug into an HD, nearly-photorealistic portrait.
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Used a Neural Network to Draw Doom Guy in High-Res

A series of algorithms turned the famous pixelated face into an HD portrait.

By Dan Robitzski

A sleeping Tesla driver let Autopilot take the wheel for 30 miles on one of the busiest freeways in the U.S. — and his snooze appears deliberate.
Sleep

“Fully Sleeping” Tesla Driver Cruises 30 Miles on Autopilot

He used a device designed to trick Autopilot into thinking he was awake.

By Kristin Houser