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David Mayman, CEO of JetPack Aviation, sells his new flying motorcycle to global militaries and billionaires. He's also terrified of heights.
Advanced Transport

Inventor Says He’s Built a Real Life Flying Motorcycle

"A Cessna aircraft will cruise at 120 mph. We’re doing nearly four times that."

A man who successfully lived for two months after having his failing heart replaced with a genetically altered one from a pig, may have suffered from a virus pigs are known to carry, The New York Times reports.
Developments

Scientists Reveal Why Man Died After Receiving Pig Heart Transplant

"Something happened. He looked sick. He lost his attention."

The California redwood forest where Star Wars filmed the Endor location has Ewoks no more — it was cut down, as are billions of trees each year.
Climate Change

Bad News! The Ewok Forest From “Star Wars” Got “Obliterated” In Real Life

May the Force be with Endor.

Amazing Footage Shows Inside of Space Station When It Fires Its Mighty Thrusters
Off-World

Amazing Footage Shows Inside of Space Station When It Fires Its Mighty Thrusters

Looks like fun!

Scientists in the UK say fecal microbiota transfers, aka poop transfers, made older mice reverse aging in their eyes, guts and brains.
Studies

Hooray! Scientists Say They Can Reverse Signs of Aging Using Poop Transplants

In mice, at least.

The US Food and Drug Administration's newest head, Robert Califf, M.D., says pandemic misinformation is the US' leading cause of death.
Health & Medicine

Head of FDA Says Misinformation Is Now the Leading Cause of Death

That's scary.

A New York-based tattoo artist has really outdone themselves with one of the most grotesquely hideous Elon Musk tattoos we have ever seen.
Elon Musk

We Are in Awe of This Absolutely Horrifying Elon Musk Tattoo

"I genuinely don’t know if this is ironic or a fanboy."

The Vatican is trying to jump on the latest trend: a digital art gallery for NFTs in the metaverse, a "public-private partnership" to extend its heritage.
NFTs

We’re a Bit Confused by the Vatican’s NFT Plans

Okay, this is peculiar.

In a BBC interview the former world's richest man and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he shouldn't have been friends with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Future Society

Bill Gates Says It Was a Bad Idea to Pal Around With Jeffrey Epstein

"I made a mistake ever meeting with [him]."

A Russian rocket part, which has spent more than a decade in orbit, suddenly exploded into at least 16 potentially dangerous piece of space debris.
Off-World

Ancient Russian Rocket Debris Suddenly Explodes in Orbit

Why does this keep happening?

European Space Agency astronaut Maurer shows us how to brush your teeth, get ready for bed and sleep aboard the International Space Station.
Off-World

Please Enjoy This Cozy Video of an Astronaut Getting Ready to Slumber

Almost like ASMR!

More and more pilots are coming out to publicly talk about what they saw in the time leading up to a report by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.
Future Society

Senators Reportedly Annoyed With Military for Not Taking UFOs Seriously

"They need to show us that they are prepared to address this issue."

Senior NASA Official Fears Getting “Stuck” on the Moon
Moon

Senior NASA Official Fears Getting “Stuck” on the Moon

"We wanna learn what we need to know in order to be able to move onto Mars."

Bro are you really using 1 astro ape and 3 slurp juices just so you can create 3 new apes? You could make serious bucks on this Bored Ape mint.
NFTs

NFT Thing Mocked for Ludicrously Incomprehensible Tweet

Decode this sentence: "Ape holders can use multiple slurp juices on a single ape."

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has been bagging up dirt and rocks, allowing a future space mission to stop by, scoop them up, and bring them back to Earth.
Mars

Scientists Worried About Military Facility to Store NASA Mars Rocks

They're worried the rocks could be deadly for life on Earth.

On its way to Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, Boeing's Starliner lost a piece of its windows. It's not a good look, considering the development hell.
Boeing

Piece Falls Off Boeing Starliner as It Trundles Toward Launchpad

That probably wasn't supposed to happen.

Scientists used machine learning to discover a new enzyme that could speed up the process of plastic breaking down significantly, Vice reports.
Science & Energy

Scientists Claim New Enzyme Can Break Down Plastic in a Single Week

This could be a game changer.

Cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, called the "Hero of Russia" won't return to the ISS because he'd have to help Americans with experiments in space.
Off-World

Cosmonaut Quits Because He Doesn’t Want to “Work for the Americans”

"Sorry, but there is no proper motivation for this."

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk used to hate NFTs.But now, the richest person in the world seems to have changed his mind about the non-fungible tokens.
Elon Musk

Famous NFT Hater Elon Musk Changes Profile Picture to Stolen Apes

NFT fans are furious.

Terrifying new drone footage shows a massive tornado leaving a devastating trail of debris behind in Andover, Kansas.
Science & Energy

Terrifying Footage Shows Epic Destructive Power of Tornado

"It just didn't look real."