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Scientists who were melting permafrost ice to look for ancient microbes were surprised to see a pile of 41,000 year-old worms wake up and wiggle around.
Biology

Scientists Melted Ancient Ice and a Long-Dead Worm Wriggled Out

"If they survived 41,000 years, I have no idea what the upper limit is."

By Dan Robitzski

Solar Foods is using renewable energy and the carbon dioxide polluting our air to create an environmentally friendly alternative protein.
Food

A Finnish Startup Is Making Food out of Carbon Dioxide

Solar Foods is creating edible protein "out of thin air."

By Kristin Houser

Researchers in Japan developed a tiny microchip valve that can be powered by a living cells and a naturally occuring chemical.
Robots and Machines

“Cyborg-Like” Earthworm Controls Microchip With Its Muscles

Behold the first microchip valve entirely powered by living cells.

By Victor Tangermann

As NASA scrambles to get ready for Artemis, its upcoming crewed mission to the Moon slated for 2024, China may take the lead.
Moon

Bad News, Astronauts: NASA Probably Won’t Reach Moon by 2024

The next moonwalking astronauts may be from China.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just awarded SpaceX with a launch services contract to launch NASA's Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission in 2021.
Science & Energy

SpaceX Scores NASA Contract to Launch Black Hole Spacecraft

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer could give us unprecedented views of black holes and neutron stars.

By Victor Tangermann

Watch as a glider-style drone composed of five mini-drones inspired by tiny seed pods bursts apart in mid-air to deliver its payloads.
Drones

This Bizarre Drone Splits Into Five Mini-Drones Mid-Air

Watch it burst apart during its descent.

By Kristin Houser

IBM recently patented a new kind of smartwatch that unfolds eight times to form a full-sized touchscreen wearable tablet.
Future Society

IBM Patented a Goofy-Looking Watch That Folds Into a Tablet

Finally, my "Spy Kids" cosplay is complete.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just turned off a heater on the Voyager 2 space probe in order to conserve dwindling energy supplies as the spacecraft explores interstellar space.
Space

The Voyager Probes Are Running Low on Power

NASA turned off Voyager 2's heater to conserve energy.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientist have created an AI glass that can recognize images without any need for sensors, circuits, or even a power source.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Create an AI From a Sheet of Glass

And it doesn’t need electricity to work.

By Kristin Houser

Worrying reports of Samsung Galaxy Fold review units showing small bulges and broken displays are coming in.
Devices

Review Units of Samsung’s Folding Phone Are Breaking Almost Immediately

Things are not looking good for the $1980 smartphone.

By Victor Tangermann

When the ESA launches LISA, a constellation of gravitational wave-detecting satellites, it will likely be able to spot new exoplanets across the galaxy.
Science & Energy

Gravitational Wave Detector May Find Exoplanets in Nearby Galaxies

The tool could probe binary star systems for undiscovered worlds.

By Dan Robitzski

We need to create a World Carbon Bank to incentivize developing nations to go green, according to Harvard University economist Kenneth Rogoff.
Climate Change

Economist Calls for World Carbon Bank to Fight Climate Change

It could incentivize nations to transition to greener energy sources.

By Kristin Houser

Next year, astronauts on the International Space Station will attempt to bake cookies in space. It's part PR stunt, part lesson in zero-g manufacturing.
Science & Energy

Astronauts Are Planning to Bake Cookies on the Space Station

That's just how the cookie crumbles.

By Dan Robitzski

Chameleon Theory provides an alternative explanation for galaxy formation and the universe's expansion from Einstein's General Relativity.
Energy

New “Chameleon Theory” Could Explain Dark Energy, How Galaxies Formed

Chameleon Theory provides a possible alternative to General Relativity.

By Dan Robitzski

Officials from the FBI, ICE, and other government agencies are using facial recognition tech to scan databases of DMV photos.
Artificial Intelligence

The FBI Is Scanning DMV Photos of Law-Abiding Americans

"It’s really a surveillance-first, ask-permission-later system."

By Kristin Houser

A small fire broke out today at SpaceX's facility in Florida that's focused on bringing the Starship rocket to life, as TechCrunch reports.
Starship

Fire Breaks Out at SpaceX Starship Facility in Florida

Someone streamed the fire live on Twitch.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet that it'll take a "massive effort" to create the Autopilot software needed to facilitate safe autonomous driving.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: It’ll Take “Massive Effort” to Create Safe Autopilot

And fully autonomous cars are going to cost way, way more.

By Kristin Houser

A robot arm called the Jaco can attach to the wheelchairs of people with limited upper mobility and help them better manage everyday tasks.
Robotics

This Robot Arm Can Help Wheelchair Users Drink Coffee, Open Doors

The $35,000 device makes everyday tasks more accessible.

By Dan Robitzski

Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov says he's found five couples who want him to use CRISPR to ensure their offspring do not inherit their deafness.
Prosthetics and Devices

Five Couples Agree to CRISPR Their Babies to Avoid Deafness

But are the benefits of hearing worth the risks of gene editing?

By Kristin Houser

It sounds like a joke, but members of Congress and their staff are getting together Wednesday to play the video game "Rocket League."
Future Society

Members of Congress Are Gonna Play “Rocket League” on Twitch

Politicians are gamers now — or, at least, that's what they want you to believe.

By Jon Christian