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Mars

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Tries to Start Digging, But Hits Snag

NASA is about to dig the deepest hole on Mars, ever.

Robotics

Amazing Video: Nimble Humanoid Robot Threads Needle, Pours Drink

This bot's motions are more fluid and lifelike than anything we've seen before.

Hyperloop

See a Startup’s Newly Unveiled Hyperloop Test Track

This 1,049-foot-long track could usher in the future of transportation.

Artificial Intelligence

New Pentagon Tech Unlocks Smartphone Based on Your Gait

The DoD will finish testing the system in two months.

SpaceX

Europe’s New Reusable Rocket Design Borrows Heavily From SpaceX

"To be fair, the European rocket builders have not sought to hide their emulation of SpaceX."

Climate Change

AOC: Facing Down Climate Change, Should We “Still Have Children?”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned climate change's impact on family planning.

Physics

Bizarre New Theory: Something Tampered With the Early Universe

Did a mysterious energy field mess with the universe?

Climate Change

Scientists Are 99.9999 Percent Sure Humans Caused Climate Change

"The narrative out there that scientists don’t know the cause of climate change is wrong. We do."

Off-World

Check Out This Stunning Footage of Virgin Galactic’s Space Plane

"Welcome to the club, astronauts!"

Future Society

Russian Media Says Kremlin Would Nuke These U.S. Targets First

"For now, we’re not threatening anyone, but if such a deployment takes place, our response will be instant."

Advanced Transport

These Futuristic Airplane Seats Could Make Flying Economy Better

Here's why they won't recline.

Brain

Google and Apple Can Help Learn How Phones Affect Kids’ Brains

Scientists have questions, tech giants have data.

Tesla

Report: In Fatal Crash, Door Handles Fail on Burning Tesla

Witnesses report that the door handles didn't work as the car burned.

Climate Change

Climate Change Is Eliminating Clouds. Without Them, Earth Burns

"It would mean the end of human civilization in its current form."

Virtual Reality

Magic Leap Wants to Build AR “Layers” Over The Entire Earth

It envisions a "Magicverse" that could "erode space and time boundaries."

Advanced Transport

The Boring Company’s Chicago Tunnel Project Might Soon be Dead

"If you look at Elon Musk’s career — he comes off as a grifter."

Meta

Facebook Mods Are so Traumatized They’re Getting High at Work

"We’d go down and get stoned and go back to work. That’s not professional."

Mars

Elon Musk: Mars Base Will Have “Outdoorsy, Fun Atmosphere”

"For having an outdoorsy, fun atmosphere, you’d probably want to have some faceted glass dome, with a park, so you can walk around without a suit."

Brain

Alzheimer’s Trial Will “Bathe” Patients’ Brains in Helpful Genes

"You can’t change your genes — although maybe with this study you can."

Off-World

Jeff Bezos: In the Future, We’ll Live In “Giant Space Colonies”

"Very few people are going to want to leave this planet permanently — it's just too amazing."