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NASA's InSight Lander on the surface of Mars detected a series of strange magnetic pulses that occurred exactly at midnight.
Science & Energy

NASA’s Mars Lander Detects Mysterious Magnetic Pulses

The strange pulses were detected at exactly midnight Martian time.

By Victor Tangermann

On Sunday, every Tesla Supercharger within 15 miles of Yorktown Heights, NY got ICEd, leaving Tesla drivers unable to charge up.
Tesla

Gasoline Fiends Blocked Every Single Tesla Charger in This Town

No more Mr. ICE guy.

By Dan Robitzski

To Our Readers: Why Futurism Isn’t Publishing Today
Climate Change

To Our Readers: Why Futurism Isn’t Publishing Today

Because tomorrow.

By Foster Kamer

A pathogen could start a pandemic that kills 80 million people, according to a newly released report by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board.
Studies

A New Pandemic Could Kill 80 Million People, Experts Warn

"The world is not prepared."

By Kristin Houser

Those mysterious "sonic attacks" that gave diplomats visiting Cuba in 2016 concussion-like symptoms may have actually been caused by pesticide fumes.
Developments

Cuban “Sonic Attacks” May Have Been Caused by Neurotoxins

The mysterious sonic weapon may have actually been pesticide fumes.

By Dan Robitzski

China's Yutu-2 lunar lander just sent back images of a strange new substance it found near a small crater on the far side of the Moon.
Science & Energy

Here Are New Pics of That Weird Substance China Found on the Moon

We're inching closer to discovering what the “colored mysterious substance” is.

By Victor Tangermann

Recreating the feeling of a psychedelic trip using virtual reality technology isn't easy, but that isn't stopping several artists from trying.
Virtual Reality

These Technologists Are Trying to Recreate Psychedelic Trips in VR

Trippy visuals are one thing. Inducing ego death is another.

By Kristin Houser

Eastern Australia is approaching Day Zero. Some towns have already run out of water, and several more probably will before the year's end.
Environment

Australia Is Running out of Drinking Water

Wait... "Mad Max" wasn't supposed to be a documentary!

By Dan Robitzski

Medical experiments conducted on astronauts in orbit could have far-reaching implications for medicine back home on Earth.
Medical

Medical Experiments in Space Could Fight Aging on Earth

"Pretty quickly, even within the next three to five years, they could help us provide cures for cancer down here on the ground."

By Dan Robitzski

The FAA has issued a temporary flight restriction over Area 51 during the weekend's Alienstock festival for safety reasons.
Space

With “Storm Area 51” Looming, FAA Shuts Down Area 51 Airspace

They want clear skies in case they need to fly people to safety.

By Kristin Houser

A "flying" taxi that uses hydrofoils to hover above the water was detained during a test in Paris because police didn't know it had permission to speed.
Advanced Transport

Police Detain “Flying” Taxi for Speeding During Test

The taxi reportedly produces no noise or CO2 emissions.

By Kristin Houser

Distant galaxies are being killed off and rendered unable to form new stars. Now, astrophysicists are trying to figure out why.
Science & Energy

Astrophysicists Warn That Entire Galaxies “Are Being Killed”

Distant galaxies are being deprived of the fuel they need to make stars.

By Dan Robitzski

Rapper Azealia Banks has written a song about an Elon Musk-like character who invents a brain interface — and is then executed via it.
Elon Musk

Azealia Banks Reveals Song About Publicly Executing Elon Musk

The song's "ungrateful technocrat" dies at the hands of an AI overlord.

By Kristin Houser

A new flexible patch could reverse baldness by shocking people's scalps with electricity. On bald mice, it works better than Rogaine.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Say This High Tech Baseball Cap Can Reverse Baldness

The scientist who invented the hat tested it on his dad.

By Dan Robitzski

A new German study concluded that 97 percent of blood and urine samples from 2,500 chidlren between three and 17 showed toxic levels of plastic byproducts.
Studies

Scientists Tested Children and 97 Percent Contained Toxic Plastic Byproducts

Microplastics aren't just showing up in our oceans — they're showing up in kids.

By Victor Tangermann

Google Assistant was initially supposed to have a male-sounding voice, according to Google, but the technology at the time didn't cooperate.
Google

Google: We Weren’t Being Sexist Giving Assistant a Female Voice

Using a female voice was just easier, the company says.

By Kristin Houser

The FBI arrested a man who used his drone to drop a homemade bomb on his ex's home, potentially heralding a terrifying era of futuristic, violent crimes.
Drones

FBI Arrests Man For Bombing Ex’s House With a Drone

He used a drone to drop homebrewed explosives.

By Dan Robitzski

Ethan J. Lindenberger, an advocate of vaccines, spotted his own photo amongst those of "dead" children at an anti-vax vigil in California.
Developments

Pro-Vaxxer Spots Own Photo at Vigil for Kids “Killed by Vaccines”

Sorry, anti-vaxxers, but Ethan J. Lindenberger is still very much alive.

By Kristin Houser

Facebook released a new data policy for its Portal devices that reveals the company will occasionally store audio recordings of Portal users.
Meta

Facebook: Actually, We Do Listen to You Sometimes

Occasionally, Portal audio recordings make it to Facebook servers.

By Dan Robitzski

An increasing number of children in the UK are being treated by healthcare professionals for "eco-anxiety," a growing sense of fear over climate change.
Health & Medicine

Shrinks Are Treating Climate-Traumatized Kids For “Eco-Anxiety”

“The fear is of environmental doom — that we’re all going to die.”

By Victor Tangermann