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Scientists found the a single dose of MDMA can help adult mice re-learn social behavior. They hope it can help people with PTSD.
Brain

It may lead to MDMA-assisted treatments for PTSD.

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's military says that its "super soldiers" are able to use "parapsychology" techniques to crash computers with telepathy they learned from dolphins.
Computers

They reportedly learned parapsychology warfare techniques by studying telepathic dolphins.

By Jon Christian

Don't get us wrong: there's nothing wrong with being a furry. But here are five things Musk could be working on instead of tweeting.
Elon Musk

Is it time to log off?

By Jon Christian

Senator Warren just introduced a bill that would jail executives of billion-dollar tech companies from which users' personal info gets stolen.
Data Privacy

Warren is tired of negligence being rewarded with golden parachutes.

By Dan Robitzski

The organ shortage could get worse with the advent of self-driving cars, but advances in xenotransplantation could make up the difference and then some.
Health & Medicine

"It’s no longer a question of if. It’s just a question of when."

By Kristin Houser

The FDA, the United States' consumer health watchdog, is now raising the alarm that they could be associated with dangerous seizures.
Health & Medicine

The agency is cracking down on vaping once again.

By Jon Christian

For the past eight years, IBM's Watson AI division has boasted about plans to revolutionize healthcare. Now, doctors are getting tired of waiting.
Artificial Intelligence

"They came in with marketing first, product second, and got everybody excited."

By Dan Robitzski

North Korea's hacking division, APT 38, stole $1 billion from online banks and crypto exchanges in 2018. All that money is helping fund nuclear weapons.
Cryptocurrency

The hack could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

By Dan Robitzski

A video of a gigantic Amazon drone mothership blimp is making the rounds online. It's creepy and fun, but it's also completely fake.
Advanced Transport

We've had our fun; it's just terrifying CGI.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have implanted transparent skulls into mice to get an unimpeded look at their brain activity on a wider scale over a longer period.
Brain

"These are studies we couldn’t do in humans."

By Kristin Houser

At a test flight for UK startup Gravity's "jet suit," UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson enthused about using similar suits for combat missions.
Military

"Can you just imagine doing an assault on to a ship?"

By Jon Christian

As Google's new advisory council for artificial intelligence development prepares to convene for the first time, one member has a dire warning.
Ethics

"AI is the single most disruptive force that humanity has ever encountered."

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have given transparent wood the ability to store and release heat, making it a promising building material of the future.
Science & Energy

It could absorb heat during the day and release it at night.

By Kristin Houser

Ebook distributor Overdrive is leveraging its vast collection of library rental data to improve the book reading experience with interactive elements.
Future Society

Books too boring? Maybe they need badges and achievements.

By Dan Robitzski

By getting them to absorb metallic nanomaterials, scientists figured out how to make cyborg plants that may be able to survive out in space.
Mars

Plants sponge up nanomaterials that augment photosynthesis.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla will hold an "Investor Day" on April 19 during which it will demonstrate the capabilities of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) computer.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Mark your calendar for April 19.

By Kristin Houser

Instead of cutting a person open, future surgeries could be done by shocking cartilage until it's malleable and reshaping it with molds.
Biology

Doctors figured out how to reshape cartilage using electricity.

By Dan Robitzski

Singapore's newly proposed fake news bill would force Facebook and other platforms to issue corrections alongside posts containing false statements.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg asked for governments' help regulating the internet. Now he's getting it.

By Kristin Houser

A new genetic trick allowed researchers to use bacteria to manufacture super-strong spider silk faster than spiders do themselves.
Biology

Genetically-altered bacteria churn out high-strength silk faster than spider farms.

By Dan Robitzski

A futuristic restaurant plans to collect samples of diners' bodily fluids so it can create meals hyper-personalized to meet their nutritional needs.
Future Society

Every meal is tailored to meet the nutritional needs of the person eating it.

By Kristin Houser