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A massive international study debunked the long-standing myth of a so-called "gay gene." The genetic links to sexual orientation are far more complex.
Biology

Huge Study Conclusively Debunks the “Gay Gene” Myth

The biological basis for sexual orientation is far more complicated.

By Dan Robitzski

MIT's autonomous boats can now shapeshift, starting in one configuration, separating, and then joining up to form a new configuration.
Self-Driving Vehicles

MIT’s Fleet of Autonomous Boats Can Now Shapeshift

They can form bridges or platforms, and then disassemble.

By Kristin Houser

Facebook scientists built a minecraft-playing AI assistant that they hope will learn to understand natural language as it performs tasks.
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Research is Using Minecraft to Train AI. Here’s Why.

The scientists decided Minecraft's sandbox made the perfect training ground.

By Dan Robitzski

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak believes his recent interview with Bloomberg was misinterpreted, and he wants to set the record straight.
Future Society

Steve Wozniak: I Didn’t Mean the Gov’t Should Break up Apple

Apple's co-founder says his Bloomberg interview was misinterpreted.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists found that lab-grown mini-brains on the International Space Station are giving off brain waves, potentially posing a new ethical dilemma.
Biology

Scientists Grew Tiny Human Brains and Hooked Them up to Robots

Oh yeah, and they sent them to space, too.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla has launched a car insurance program in the U.S. that it claims will be able to save drivers up to 30 percent on their rates.
Tesla

Tesla Just Launched a Car Insurance Program

But for now, it's only available in California.

By Kristin Houser

German startup Sono Motors has revealed a new solar-powered electric car with moss integrated into the vehicle's dashboard that help the car filter air.
Advanced Transport

This Electric Car Uses Moss in the Dashboard to Filter Air

It's like a mini forest built right into the interior.

By Victor Tangermann

After finding that simulated zero gravity killed off cancer cells, a team of doctors wants to send samples up to the International Space Station.
Cancer

Doctors to Test Fringe Theory That Zero Gravity Kills Cancer Cells

Could the cure for cancer be a space vacation?

By Dan Robitzski

In an interview with "CBS This Morning," JUUL Labs CEO Kevin Burns called the rash of respiratory illnesses related to vaping "worrisome."
Chemistry

JUUL CEO Tries Blaming “Worrisome” Vaping-Related Illness on THC

And gets called out for it.

By Kristin Houser

Former Google manager Jennifer Blakely shared her story of how the company's Chief Legal Officer abandoned and abused her after they had a child.
Future Society

Google Exec Accused of Fathering, Abandoning Baby With Employee

The victim's account is making waves in the community.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers from at MIT have invented a tiny robotic worm that could be steered through the tiny arteries in the human brain using a magnet.
Prosthetics and Devices

Creepy Robotic Worm Could Wriggle Through Your Brain Arteries

The worm could open new doors for minimally invasive brain surgery.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA finally pieced together the James Webb Space Telescope, connecting the telescope piece with the spacecraft piece. Now it just needs to get it in orbit.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Finally Assembled The James Webb Space Telescope

It's still on Earth, but at least it's all in one piece.

By Dan Robitzski

In an inexplicable tweet, DARPA called all city dwellers to please find them "commercially managed underground urban tunnels and facilities."
DARPA

DARPA Needs a Creepy Underground Lair ASAP

Nobody knows why. But here's our theory.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists think they've detected a bizarre black hole that, at 100 times the mass of our sun, is twice the theoretical size limit.
Science & Energy

Spotted: A Black Hole That Shouldn’t Be Physically Possible

This raises questions.

By Dan Robitzski

China's central bank is set to launch a state-backed cryptocurrency and hand it out to several major institutions in the country, according to Forbes.
Cryptocurrency

Report: China’s Central Bank is Ready to Launch Cryptocurrency

Will China's national cryptocurrency have a better chance than Facebook's Libra?

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with an extremely elliptical orbit that sets it apart from any other known planet.
Science & Energy

Newly Discovered Exoplanet Is “Unlike Any Other”

It slingshots around its star in a truly strange orbit.

By Kristin Houser

A first-of-its-kind study will test the ability of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in "magic mushrooms," to treat chronic anorexia nervosa.
Health & Medicine

Trial Testing Psilocybin’s Impact on Anorexia Launches in US

A first-of-its-kind study will put the "magic mushroom" compound to the test.

By Kristin Houser

The U.K. has new surveillance CCTV cameras that can read people's lips, and privacy-focused government watchdogs are not happy about it.
Future Society

UK Watchdog Is Worried Government Will Deploy Lip-Reading CCTVs

"It would change the nature of our society."

By Dan Robitzski

A new system makes it easier than ever for people to generate believable deepfakes. The AI tool doesn't require training and can swap faces in real-time.
Artificial Intelligence

New System Makes It Troublingly Easy to Create Deepfakes

FSGAN can swap faces in real-time, no training required.

By Dan Robitzski

A new deepfake finally answers the age old question: What would it look like if Joe Rogan played Dr. Evil in the "Austin Powers" films?
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Used a Deepfake to Turn Dr. Evil Into Joe Rogan

He's joined by a Brendan Schaub Mini-Me.

By Dan Robitzski