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Mitsubishi’s New Hybrid Can Power Your Home During a Blackout
Advanced Transport

Generate solar power by day, buy cheap electricity from the grid by night.

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft Splashes Down in the Atlantic
Crew Dragon

Mission complete.

The positive benefits of ingesting psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, can last for up to a week, according to a new study.
Health & Medicine

The benefits of psychedelics can last long after the trip ends.

Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren announced a bold plan today to break up tech giants Amazon, Facebook, and Google.
Future Society

"Today's big tech companies have too much power — too much power over our economy, our society, and our democracy."

Farmers in New Zealand have a new tool to herd sheep and cows, according to Radio New Zealand: drones outfitted with speakers so they can bark like dogs.
Drones

Who needs sheepdogs when you have drones that bark?

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Space

NASA Is About to Test a Giant Solar Drone That Broadcasts 5G
Drones

Could this ultra-ambitious solar-powered drone beam internet to the most remote places on Earth?

On March 29, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will leave the ISS to embark on the world's first all-female spacewalk.
NASA

Anne McClain and Christina Koch are about to make history.

By telling companies such as Verizon and T-Mobile they're cops, stalkers and scammers can get users' real-time location data.
Future Society

They sometimes claim the information will help save kidnapped children.

A new paper suggests that we could spot an alien civilization by looking for signs of starships powered by the radiation thrown off by small black hole.
Starship

Hold onto your hats: This researcher thinks we might have already spotted signs of an alien civilization.

A Chinese official claims the nation is poised to wrap up construction on the HL-2M tokamak, a new "artificial sun," this year.
Science & Energy

It could put us one step closer to harnessing the power of nuclear fusion.

Researchers believe the strange behavior of galaxies could be caused by the combined mass of untold zillions of photons and not dark matter.
Physics

If each photon had just a tiny bit of mass, it could upend the theory of dark matter.

Uber is not criminally liable for a March 2018 self-driving car death, say prosecutors, but the safety driver behind the wheel might still face charges.
Self-Driving Vehicles

But the safety driver might face criminal charges.

A Russian space expert argued on Russian TV that SpaceX's recent launch of its Crew Dragon spacecraft will pose a threat to Russia's space efforts.
SpaceX

"They have shown Roscosmos who’s who."

Tesla has announced a trio of improvements that it claims will cut charging time by 50 percent, including its next-generation Supercharger system.
Tesla

Teslas will "charge faster than any other electric vehicle on the market today," the company claims.

In an interview, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked about a device that could one day allow users to navigate menus or even type using their minds alone.
Meta

Would you let Facebook read your brain?

A planned space hotel will import its own water from Earth, so that guests won't be forced to drink recycled urine like on the International Space Station.
Off-World

"At the moment space tourism is a field where reality, hoaxes, and science fiction are mixed up."

Emotion detection systems are increasing in prevalence, but the AI supporting several systems has exhibited a troubling racial bias.
Artificial Intelligence

Companies are using potentially biased AI to screen job applicants.

China is planning an underwater base that sounds like a bold initiative to learn more about the uncharted depths of the ocean.
Robots and Machines

It sounds like robot submarines are going to run the show.

Students at colleges across the U.S. can now study marijuana, a sign that universities have taken notice of the booming cannabis industry.
Future Society

"More jobs are being created in this space than in any other space in North America."