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A 00 AI keychain that has a camera, microphone, and facial recognition, and uses them for absolutely nothing useful. Starboy is a digital pet that refuses to connect to your phone, rejects subscriptions, and exists purely to react to your nonsense.
Meet the tardigrade: a microscopic creature that survives 1,000x lethal radiation doses by cranking its DNA repair genes to maximum overdrive. Scientists just discovered how these weird little "water bears" do it.
Astronomers just found a lone planet 620 light-years away eating six billion tonnes of matter every second. It has no star, no solar system, and just had the biggest growth spurt ever recorded.
A chimpanzee named Ayumu turned loose floorboards into a percussion set, and researchers think his steady, tool-based rhythms may offer a clue to where human music began.
A 43-year study of 131,000 people found that just 2-3 cups of coffee a day can lower your dementia risk by up to 22%. Your morning ritual just got a whole lot more important.
Texas A&M engineers created a spinning vortex of flame that burns off 95% of an oil slick with 40% less soot. The future of ocean cleanup is literally on fire.
Researchers in Shanghai created a ceramic tooth powder that produces its own electric charge from your toothbrush vibrations. It whitens teeth, repairs enamel, and fights gum disease. The Egyptians would be proud.
Over 99% of all internet traffic between continents travels through cables on the ocean floor. They're thinner than a garden hose. And sharks won't stop biting them.
Welcome to Family Romance, where you can hire professional actors to play your parents, spouse, or wedding guests. It sounds like science fiction, but for thousands of Japanese clients, it is just another Tuesday.
Every year in Thailand, locals spend $10,000 to throw a gourmet buffet for 3,000 macaque monkeys. Here's why a town worships its furry overlords.
There is a hole in our Universe. Not a metaphorical one. A literal, 330-million-light-year-wide expanse of almost nothing. And it is absolutely terrifying.
A supergiant star in the Andromeda galaxy skipped its supernova finale and collapsed directly into a black hole. No boom. No flash. Just cosmic silence.
What if I told you there is a ghost floating through space right now? Not a supernatural one, but something far cooler. Meet Barnard 93, the interstellar ghost that is basically the universe playing hide-and-seek with starlight.
While humans are stuck with their DNA, octopuses hack their genetic code in real-time, editing up to 60% of their RNA. It's the ultimate biological software upgrade.
New research reveals that ADHD brains solve problems through sudden bursts of creative insight rather than methodical analysis. What we call "scattered attention" might actually be a cognitive superpower for innovation and creativity.
While we've been obsessing over Mars, some of the most promising places for alien life have been floating around Jupiter and Saturn this whole time. Hidden oceans that dwarf anything on Earth.
For decades, coaches told athletes to avoid sex before competition. New research says they had it completely backwards. The results will blow your mind.
Your brain actively deletes neural connections while you sleep. Here's the neuroscience behind synaptic pruning and how you can control what stays and what goes.
Did you know astronomers found a real planet where Vulcan should be? Explore amazing exoplanets that are surprisingly similar to Star Trek's iconic worlds, and calculate how long it would take to reach them! 🖖✨
Discover how digital overload affects your brain's ability to focus and learn practical strategies to overcome mental fog, boost productivity, and rebuild your attention span in the modern age.
From nuclear options to orbital mirrors, discover how we might transform Mars into a habitable world for future human civilization.
When will we see electric planes? Maybe even in your lifetime, but it's still a long way off. Learn about the future of air travel and what it means for the environment.
Eventually, the International Space Station will be retired. In the absence of NASA's flagship space station, what will the agency do?
There is a great deal of mystery surrounding dark matter in astronomy. Discovering what, where, and how it got there is one of the main goals of modern astronomy.
It is time to take a digital detox if you are feeling overwhelmed by tech, social media, and email. In addition to improving your mental health, a digital detox will also help you be more productive.
We need to achieve zero net emissions by 2050 by cutting emissions in half. In this article, we discuss the opportunities and challenges of achieving a zero-carbon future.
There is no easy way to get out of a creative rut. However, it isn't impossible - nor does it require a eureka moment.
Improving your attention span isn't just about putting your phone on do not disturb. In the long term, it's all about forming habits that allow you to keep distractions at bay and focus on the task.
Integrating verified and decentralized trust will be crucial in creating a connected and open metaverse.
Social media has made the world more connected, but it's also made it easier for misinformation to go viral. It's important to know what to believe and what not.
Streaming platforms are rapidly changing the way we consume media. In this article, we explore the impact of these platforms on traditional media and consumers.
This era will see cheap and reliable access to space, sparking a new wave of innovation in science, technology, commerce and culture. Start your engines.
No one deserves to live in poverty, but does society have an obligation to provide a universal basic income to everyone?
Privacy is a right, not a luxury. It is not something that can be taken from you or given to you. In this article, we'll explore why you should reclaim your data privacy.
Multitasking may seem like the key to getting more done, but it only wastes time. Here's why you should stop trying to do too much at once.
Artificial Intelligence is undoubtedly the future. It is estimated that the industry is worth a trillion dollars. But how will this affect our existence in the next few years?
Explore the future of cryptocurrency, focusing on trends in the industry that will shape our world and investments in the coming years.
People have been fascinated by the quest to find extraterrestrial life for centuries, and in the vast universe, this quest still continues.
In a world where the population and climate change are becoming a threat, building a sustainable city is the only way ahead.
If the world of cryptocurrency wasn’t confusing enough there came another thing, NFTs but they are a bit different.
In the last decade, lifestyles have become increasingly expensive. Millennials are living in a world where not having the latest gadgets, clothes, and cars is simply unacceptable. But with great power comes a greater cost.
It is your responsibility to take care of your own health after a global pandemic, but how can you do that?
Our planet is the best one out there, right? Nope! With about 100 Billion planets residing in our milky-way galaxy alone, there ought to be a better habitable planet beyond earth.
A group at MIT's Media Lab known as the “Dream Team” thinks you can hack your dreams to improve your real-world state.
While the hype surrounding Electric Cars is at an all-time high, we really don’t see that hype translate into global adoption.
Seems like everybody is talking about Mars these days, while NASA till date has sent 5 rovers to the red planet, will we live on Mars one day?
The meat-based diet of the past is being replaced by plant-based diets, but is this just another highly processed food fad?
Neanderthals were the closest ancient human relatives. While they are extinct now they had a major impact on modern humans both biologically and culturally.
In spite of the fact that viruses make us sick for goodness sake, there is more to our relationship with viruses than that.
It is important to set everything aside and take breaks but these breaks need to end and you need to snap back to reality; otherwise, things might just get tough.
The dating world today is harder than it has ever been but is the technology responsible or is there something else at play?
All those YouTubers taking DNA tests and freaking out from the results might have incited you to take one, but hold on to that thought for a moment.
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