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By analyzing data from Cassini spacecraft's last flyby in 2017, scientists found that Saturn's largest moon Titan has an entire lake district.
Moon

Saturn’s Moon Titan is Covered in Earth-Like Lakes

They're not made out of the fresh water we're used to back on Earth, though.

By Victor Tangermann

In a rare find, scientists found what they think are fragments of a comet sealed away deep inside of a meteorite that struck Antarctica.
Off-World

Scientists Found a Chunk of a Comet Inside a Meteorite

It's a rare opportunity to study the origins of the solar system.

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese scientists want to achieve fusion power generation by the year 2040, according to Reuters.
Energy

Chinese Scientists Aim to Generate Fusion Power by 2040

But it still takes a lot more energy to kickstart the reactors than we actually generate from them.

By Victor Tangermann

A dairy farm has outfitted 50 cows with 5G-connected smart collars that allow the animals to be milked whenever they want.
Future Society

5G Collars Let Cows Choose When They Want to Be Milked

The cow just approaches a robotic milking system, and the collar tells it what to do.

By Kristin Houser

New NASA research shows that meteoroid strikes are digging up and vaporizing the Moon's already-scarce stores of surface water.
Moon

Meteoroid Strikes Smash Water out of the Moon’s Surface

The Moon's thin layer of water is getting vaporized and kicked out into space.

By Dan Robitzski

The Stratolaunch, the world's biggest airplane, just completed its first test flight, putting us one step closer to cheaper launches into space.
Advanced Transport

See the World’s Biggest Airplane Nail Its First Test Flight

Its wingspan is greater than the length of a football field.

By Kristin Houser

Inspired by "Frozen," scientists built an apparatus that detects subatomic particles when they collide with supercooled water. It may help spot dark matter.
Physics

Disney’s “Frozen” Inspired New Attempt to Find Dark Matter

Let It Go: Dark matter may trigger supercooled water to freeze.

By Dan Robitzski

A Harvard physicist has proven that wormhole travel is possible, but rather than being a shortcut, it'd be a longer path between two points in space.
Quantum Physics

Harvard Physicist: Wormhole Travel Is Possible, but It’s Not Fast

"It takes longer to get through these wormholes than to go directly..."

By Kristin Houser

Musk tweeted that he was "thinking about adding giant stainless steel dragon wings to Starship" that could allow it to keep cool during re-entry.
Starship

Elon Musk Suggests Adding “Dragon Wings” to Starship

Was it a "Game of Thrones" joke? We're not entirely sure.

By Victor Tangermann

China is building new highways with dedicated self-driving car lanes to help usher in widespread autonomous technology. The first will be done next year.
Self-Driving Vehicles

China’s Rolling Out Dedicated Highway Lanes for Self-Driving Cars

Can’t get self-driving cars on the road without building infrastructure.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have created 3D printed "cardiac patches" and a small heart that includes vessels, collagen, and biological molecules.
3D Printing

Researchers Create First Ever 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Tissue

They say it could one day render organ donation obsolete.

By Victor Tangermann

A language professor created the black hole's name, Pōwehi, by combining two words from an 18th-century Hawaiian chant called the Kumulipo.
Science & Energy

The M87 Black Hole Now Has an Epic Name

You have to admit it's pretty metal.

By Kristin Houser

PepsiCo says it's struck a deal with a Russian startup called StartRocket to display an enormous energy drink advertisement in the night sky.
ESA

Pepsi Plans to Project a Giant Ad in the Night Sky Using Cubesats

Pepsi says it'll use an artificial constellation, hung in the night sky next to the stars, to promote an energy drink.

By Jon Christian

Andrew Yang envisioned as a hologram
Future Society

Presidential Hopeful Andrew Yang Plans to Campaign Via Hologram

Holographic politicians... a vision of 2020.

By Jacob Banas

Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus just shipped tens of thousands of Touch controllers bearing hidden messages.
Privacy

Hidden Messages Suggest That Facebook Sees User Privacy as a Joke

"Big Brother is watching."

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX will provide launch services for NASA's DART mission, which is designed to test a plan for preventing an asteroid from hitting Earth.
NASA

NASA Asks SpaceX to Help It Save Earth From Incoming Asteroids

Elon Musk's space company will provide launch services for DART.

By Kristin Houser

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Prosthetics and Devices

A Guy Got a QR Code Tattoo and Then Someone Broke the Link

Tattoos, unlike social media, are written in ink.

By Dan Robitzski

One of the scientists behind an experiment that gave monkeys human DNA, thereby making them smarter, has defended the controversial study to CNN.
Science & Energy

Chinese Scientist Defends Splicing Human Brain Gene Into Monkeys

"We will continue our exploration."

By Kristin Houser

A self-driving car company's operations lead shared what it's like to be the safety driver keeping an eye on an autonomous vehicle.
Self-Driving Vehicles

A Self-Driving Car’s Human Operator Says He Takes Over When Passengers Get Impatient

"I would keep a hand on the steering wheel and hover a foot over the pedals, mimicking manual driving."

By Dan Robitzski

An employee shares his experience working with Walmart robots, which are supposed to make his job easier but instead add to his workload.
Artificial Intelligence

This Grouchy Employee Hates Walmart’s New Floor-Scrubbing Robots

This worker alleges that the bots need constant babysitting — and have a "dangerous" design flaw.

By Kristin Houser