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Several times a week, short bursts of light appear on the surface of the Moon. Scientists have only been able to guess as to why the phenomenon occurs.
Moon

Weird Flashes Keep Appearing on the Moon and Scientists Don’t Know Why

But astronomers have a good guess.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have created a tool for analyzing marijuana strains on a genetic level, and it could ensure buyers know exactly what they're purchasing.
Future Society

Gene Sequencing Could Ensure You Get the Kind of Weed You Pay For

A new analysis method could keep cannabis dealers honest.

By Kristin Houser

Australian pilots recently had to land after Chinese boats reportedly aimed lasers at them. Now China is denying responsibility for the incident.
Military

Australia: Chinese Lasers Forced Military Pilots to Land

Now China denies the whole affair.

By Dan Robitzski

Kathy Lueders, manager of the commercial crew program at NASA, sees SpaceX's Crew Dragon explosion as a blessing in disguise.
NASA

NASA Commercial Crew Manager Calls SpaceX Explosion a “Gift”

Was SpaceX's catastrophic "anomaly" a blessing in disguise?

By Victor Tangermann

While playing rounds of capture the flag in Quake III Arena, DeepMind's artificial intelligence was able to outperform human teammates.
Artificial Intelligence

DeepMind’s Gamer AI is Better At Co-op Mode Than Human Players

This AI is way better at helping you capture the flag than your pitiful human friend.

By Victor Tangermann

As of Monday, a kilogram is now defined by the relationship between energy and mass as opposed to a metal cylinder in France.
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Redefined the Kilogram

It's no longer based on a metal cylinder in France.

By Kristin Houser

Fertility clinics around the world are asking He Jiankui if he'd be willing t teach them how to use CRISPR to create designer babies.
Prosthetics and Devices

Sketchy Clinics Are Trying to Hire Doctor Who Gene-Edited Babies

Clinics across the world want to use CRISPR to create gray-market designer babies.

By Jon Christian

As the planet heats up, climate change has melted the snow off of Mt. Everest, revealing the remains of long-dead climbers.
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Thawing out the Corpses on Mt. Everest

As snow melts, human remains poke out of the surface.

By Dan Robitzski

Ferrari's first plug-in hybrid, the 986-horsepower SF90 Stradale, is the most powerful production car the company has ever released.
Advanced Transport

Ferrari’s Most Powerful Production Car Ever Is a Plug-in Hybrid

It has a top speed of 211 miles an hour — and three electric motors.

By Kristin Houser

A new weapon called the Wattozz fires out wireless "bullets" that can be used to shock and incapacitate a would-be assailant.
Robots and Machines

This Futuristic Non-Lethal Weapon Will Electrocute Your Enemies

Freeze!

By Dan Robitzski

A lobbyist for Chevron was caught asking the company's retirees to oppose legislation supporting electric cars in Arizona.
Advanced Transport

Big Oil Operative Gets Busted Secretly Undermining Electric Cars

This letter-writing campaign turned out to be industry astroturfing — from Chevron.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists built a neural net called GROVER that can create — and identify — fake news better than any human or algorithm out there.
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Generates Horrifyingly Plausible Fake News

But the scientists who built it say it's the best tool against online propaganda.

By Dan Robitzski

startup Alaka'i has designed a flying car that the company touts as the "first air mobility vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cells."
Advanced Transport

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flying Car Has a Range of 400 Miles

Could hydrogen-powered flying taxis go the extra mile?

By Victor Tangermann

The buyer of a $85 million penthouse in Manhattan will get a slew of perks to go with it, including a Hamptons mansion, a yacht, and two tickets to space.
Off-World

This Luxury Apartment Comes With Two Free Tickets to Space

The path to space might run through Manhattan.

By Kristin Houser

The director of China's space agency told the press that scientists are currently attaching scientific instruments to its Mars rover.
Mars

China Is Now Assembling Its 2020 Mars Rover

NASA is the only group ever to land a spacecraft on Mars. China wants to be second.

By Dan Robitzski

Hungary is planning on building a fully carbon-neutral town from the ground up in the northwest of the country to boost fruit and vegetable production.
Renewable Energy

Hungary is Building a $1 Billion Carbon-Neutral Town From Scratch

"This investment is the biggest and most complex agricultural and food industrial project of the last few decades."

By Victor Tangermann

Google will ban any marijuana or THC products from being sold over apps available on its platform, likely in a bid to be more child-friendly.
Future Society

Google Bans Weed Delivery Apps From Play Store

Selling weed on Google Play conflicts with plans to be child-friendly.

By Dan Robitzski

Physicists created a sonic black hole in the lab and then took its temperature — and the measurement seems to confirm a prediction made by Stephen Hawking.
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Took the Temperature of a Lab-Made Black Hole

And the measurement confirms a prediction made by Stephen Hawking.

By Kristin Houser

Volkswagen's futuristic Golf GTI Aurora concept has a high-end sound system in its trunk that can be operated through a hologram.
Advanced Transport

This Volkswagen Prototype Has a Holographic Interface

Tailgates in the future will be awesome.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA scientists report that Jupiter's Great Red Spot is shrinking and that it could totally dissipate within the next 20 years.
Off-World

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Dying

The iconic oval storm could dissipate in a matter of decades.

By Dan Robitzski