A Single Alcoholic Drink Immediately Increases Risk of Heart Dysfunction

"The effects seem to be fairly linear: the more alcohol consumed, the higher the risk of an acute [atrial fibrillation] event." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Japan tests a rotary detonation engine in space, big increase in fuel efficiency

It was a resounding success. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Jeff Bezos’ NASA Lawsuit Is So It’s Crashing the DOJ Computer System

The files from Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA are causing the computers at the Department of Justice to crash due its enormous size. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

China Reportedly Working on “Ultra-Large“ Spacecraft That's Miles Across

First, scientists will have to figure out if it's even feasible. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Neuralink Co-Founder Raises $47M for New Neuroscience Startup

Departed Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak is working on what appears to be a well-funded new brain interface venture called Science Corp. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

The future of real estate investing is here, and it's peer-to-peer

PeerStreet brings lenders and borrowers together in new, innovative ways. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

AI Blood Test Can Spot Lung Cancers with 90 Percent Accuracy

A commercial lung screening test could be coming soon. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Prominent Venture Capitalist Admits That the “Climate Is F’d”

"Even worse than it seems." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

SpaceX launching satellite to display billboard ads in space

SpaceX is reportedly partnering with Canadian tech startup Geometric Energy Corporation to launch a billboard into orbit around Earth. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Startup Wants to Launch Giant Glowing Ads into the Night Sky

Should brands fill the night sky with corporate logos? | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

In a Bizarre Twist, Astronomers Detect Light Coming from Behind Black Hole

"Any light that goes into that black hole doesn't come out, so we shouldn't be able to see anything that's behind the black hole." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Tesla Is Reportedly Trying to Make People Delete Mean Posts About Elon Musk

"They would basically just look up #TeslaEnergy, #Elon, just anything that has to do with Tesla and energy and Elon." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Lawsuit Claims That Common Pesticide Causes Brain Damage in Children

"It's not going away on its own." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

11yo Gets Physics Degree, Plans to Attain Technological Immortality

"This is the first puzzle piece in my goal of replacing body parts with mechanical parts." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Professor Says We Could Already Build a Floating Space Elevator

Going up. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Places Are Increasingly Getting So Hot That People Just Die

"If there's enough moisture in the air, it's thermodynamically impossible to prevent the body from overheating." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

The US Military Will Test an Anti-Aging Pill Next Year

"This is about enhancing the mission readiness of our forces by improving performance characteristics that typically decline with age." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

China Is Building 119 Mysterious Missile Silos in the Desert

The sites are likely intended to house intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of carrying multiple warheads and covering 9,300 miles. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

The Hubble Backup Computer Just Broke Too

After a series of tests this week, researchers discovered that the Hubble Space Telescope's backup payload computer was also glitching. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Military Report Says Space Force Must Prepare for Moon Warfare

"As commerce extends to the moon and beyond, it is vital we understand and solve those unique challenges so that we can provide space domain awareness and security." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

The Pentagon Just Released Its UFO Report

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence just dropped its hotly-anticipated declassified report on "unidentified aerial phenomena," or UFOs. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Science Explained: Where’s the Center of the Universe?

We know that the universe began with the Big Bang. But where did the Big Bang occur? And to that end, where's the center of the universe? | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

The Largest Structures in the Universe Started to Spin and We Don’t Know Why

What could have possibly set them in motion? | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

A Photon’s Million-Year Journey from the Center of the Sun

It’s a well-known fact that the light we see from stars has taken hundreds, even thousands, of years to reach us. The photons made in the centers of these distant stars have traveled across enormous expanses of space and time in order to enter our retinas. But what about the ligh … | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

NYT publishes then deletes article claiming fields of watermelons found on Mars

This afternoon, the New York Times published an article making a surprising claim about exobiology: that watermelons had been discovered on Mars. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

China’s New Space Station Is Powered by Ion Thrusters

According to experts, the ISS would only need a tenth of the amount of fuel a year if it switched to ion drives. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

China's New Space Station Is Powered by Ion Thruster

According to experts, the ISS would only need a tenth of the amount of fuel a year if it switched to ion drives. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

The engineering subreddit is tearing Elon Musk apart

"I think SpaceX tends to attract young engineers fresh out of college who don’t have a comparison of what is a good work environment." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Augmented Reality Is Changing the Cosmetics Industry Forever

A flurry of prominent cosmetics brands are embracing augmented reality technology to show you what makeup looks like before you buy. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Musk: Deluxe Tesla Will Use SpaceX Thrusters for Spine-Crushing Acceleration

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the Roadster will be able to accelerate like no other car before it thanks to a specially designed "SpaceX package." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 2 years ago

Blockchains Were Supposed to Be “Unhackable.” Now They’re Getting Hacked

Hackers have gotten away with nearly $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency since 2017. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Autonomous [Waymo] Taxi Goes Rogue, Escapes from Rescue Crew

An autonomous vehicle from Waymo got stuck in traffic after a glitch — and when roadside assistance showed up, it drove off and escaped them. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Ford Patents Tech to Annoy Drivers with In-Car Advertisements

What a terrible idea. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Cryptocurrency Is Now Worth More Than All U.S. Currency in Circulation

Cryptocurrencies are now worth more than all of the US currency currently in circulation. This is a significant milestone — but could indicate a bubble. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Experts Shred Paper Claiming to Identify Mushrooms on Mars

"This paper, which is really not credible, will be ignored by the scientific community." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Scientists Claim to Spot Fungus Growing on Mars in NASA Rover Photos

"Given the likelihood Earth has been seeding Mars with life and life has been repeatedly transferred between worlds, it would be surprising if there was no life on Mars." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

IN Stunning Reversal, NASA Halts $2.9B Contract with SpaceX

NASA has told SpaceX to cease all work on their multi-billion dollar lunar lander contract after two other private aerospace companies protested the deal. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

CEO fired for micro dosing LA

The CEO's "behavior also undermined the board’s confidence in Justin’s ability to lead the company going forward." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Residents Furious at Release of 500M Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes

"They're using us for their bottom line." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

SpaceX Spacecraft Just Had a Near Miss with an Unidentified Object

The four astronauts on board the Crew Dragon spacecraft just had "a bit of excitement." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

New video shows NASA’s Mars helicopter kicking up dust during flight

"We are going to continually push all the way to the limit of this rotocraft." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Mice fed fast food get noticeably stupider, scientists warn

Diet seems to have a bigger impact on neurological health than scientists thought. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Weed Wrecks Your Vision, According to New Research

Most study participants believed their vision was still at 100 percent. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Horrifying “Black Snow” Blankets Russian Towns (2019)

Pollution is causing the snow to look like volcanic ash. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

DARPA is funding nanoparticles to read neural signals for brain-PC interface

"We can only imagine how our everyday life will change with such technology." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Covid Vaccine Developer: Cancer Shots Are Next

"We have several different cancer vaccines based on mRNA." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

An NFT Painting Just Sold for $69M

"I do view this as the next chapter of art history." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago

Cancer-Hunting Nanotech Makes Tumors Light Up

Scientists could easily spot glowing tumors inside zebrafish embryos. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 3 years ago