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Science & Energy

Bizarre Malware Is Disabling Safety Systems at Industrial Plants

It crosses a new ethical line for hackers — and it could target nuclear power plants.

Elon Musk

Tesla Investors Sue Elon Musk For Twitter “Misstatements”

"Mr. Musk has continually disregarded all efforts to rein in his material misstatements on social media."

Robotics

Doctor Tells Man He’s Going to Die via Telepresence Robot

"We regret falling short in meeting the patient's and family's expectations in this situation."

Health & Medicine

Bill Gates Backed Startup Is Using CRISPR to Grow Lab Meat

New patent: "One application is to manufacture skeletal muscle for dietary consumption."

Future Society

Zuckerberg Said to Have “Panic Chute” for Escape From Facebook HQ

"They pretend to be software engineers, but everyone knows that they are security guards."

Advanced Transport

NASA’s Stunning Image: Supersonic Shockwaves Smashing Together

"We never dreamt that it would be this clear, this beautiful."

Pollution

Seaweed Straw “Looks, Feels, and Acts Like Plastic,” Says Startup

It biodegrades like a banana peel on land and breaks down in weeks if in water.

Tesla

Police Arrest Vandal Who Trashed Tesla Supercharger

First ICEing, now this.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch a 3D Printed Self-Driving Shuttle Smash Into a Wall

"We want people to see the progress," says the vehicle's creator.

Bitcoin

Robbers Tortured a Man With a Drill to Steal His Cryptocurrency

A gruesome crime shows the dark side of cryptocurrency.

Crew Dragon

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft Splashes Down in the Atlantic

Mission complete.

Health & Medicine

Psychedelic Mushrooms Can Boost Creativity and Empathy for a Week

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

Future Society

Elizabeth Warren Shares Plan to Break up Facebook, Google, Amazon

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

Drones

New Zealand Farmers Are Using Drones to Herd Sheep

Who needs sheepdogs when you have drones that bark?

Space

The Woman Who Put Men On The Moon [Comic]

Drones

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

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

NASA

NASA Announces World’s First All-Female Spacewalk

Anne McClain and Christina Koch are about to make history.

Starship

New SETI Plan: Detect Alien Starships Powered by Black Holes

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

Science & Energy

China: New “Artificial Sun” Will Be Completed This Year

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

Physics

New Theory: Mass of Photons Could Explain Effects of Dark Matter

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