BioSentinel, a first-of-its-kind experiment from NASA, is carrying living organisms over 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) into deep space to test the long-term effects of cosmic radiation on living things—in this case, yeast. NASA has unveiled a new real-time visualization tool so the public can follow along…
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Donald Glover Will Play Hypno-Hustler in Sony's Spider-Man Universe
Talk about a deep cut antagonist for Spider-Man—but still, Hypno-Hustler makes perfect sense for Donald Glover. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the actor, who once fancast himself as Spidey with the internet’s support, is now attached to star and produce a feature centered around the villain.
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The GOP Wants to Investigate Green Groups for 'Collusion' Against American Energy
Axios reported Friday that House Republicans will launch a probe into environmental NGOs based on a right-wing rumor that foreign powers, including China and Russia, are using nonprofit green groups to influence U.S. policy. That unsubstantiated rumor has been pushed for years by a PR firm employed by the fossil fuel…
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Bill Proposed to Curb 'Obscene' Content May Eradicate the Porn Industry
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) proposed a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would redefine what obscenity means nationwide, which could effectively decimate the porn industry. The Utah Republican filed the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA) based on the Communications Act of 1934, and stated in the IODA that “obscenity…
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15 Warhammer 40,000 Characters Henry Cavill Could Play in Amazon's New TV Show
It’s official: Henry Cavill is trading Superman and Geralt of Rivia for the other love of his life, the grim dark future of Warhammer 40,000's 41st millennium. But the world of Warhammer is filled with a whole galaxy of wild characters. Who could Cavill lend his talents to? Here’s a list of... well, most of them…
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Eight Financial Influencers Indicted in Massive Pump and Dump Scheme
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James Cameron Says Avatar 3 Would Be a Satisfying Ending, But He Wants More
James Cameron should play the lottery because his big gambles always pay off. Titanic? Nailed it. Avatar? Home run. But after that he bet even bigger, spending 10 years crafting four Avatar sequels with the hope that audiences would want to see them all.
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After Hurricane Ian, Florida Residents Had a New Battle: Mold
After Hurricane Ian struck Florida in September, many residents found themselves grappling with wind and water damage to their homes. But for many, the biggest headache would come weeks later, in the form of difficult-to-eradicate mold.
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HTC Gives First Look At Its Lightweight Meta Quest Pro Competitor
According to The Verge, which was provided with a render of the new hardware, HTC is planning to reveal yet another consumer-focused virtual reality and augmented reality headset at CES 2023 next month, with features that will potentially rival the recently-announced Meta Quest Pro, including full-color passthrough…
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An Audacious Plan to Study a 'Pristine' Comet Is Taking Shape
The European Space Agency announced yesterday that it had signed a contract with private space company OHB to build the Comet Interceptor, a spacecraft to study a yet-to-be identified pristine comet from the Oort cloud, due for launch in 2029.
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Across the Spider-Verse's Spider-Woman Doesn't Need Defending
Any footage of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versewas going to get folks talking, and the newest trailer from earlier in the week introduced a whole plethora of Spiders for folks to instantly fall in love with. While the trailer primarily focuses on the original Spider-Verse trio of Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, and…
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Elon Bans Mastodon Links as Twitter Purge Continues
Twitter’s locking the hatches to keep users from jumping off its sinking ship.
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Texas Republicans Want Even More Fossil Fuels on the Grid
Texas Republicans are messing with the state’s grid to fulfill their political ambitions. Again.
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A Lot of Influencer PR Packages Are Extremely Wasteful
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The Burning Questions We Have After Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Wateris the rare film where we know, without a doubt, there will be at least one sequel. We know this because director James Cameron has already filmed Avatar part three, and it’ll be here in two years. So at the end of this movie, while the main story has almost certainly been completed, there are…
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Strike From a Space Rock May Have Caused Soyuz Coolant Leak at the ISS
Ground teams are investigating the cause of an upsetting coolant leak that erupted yesterday on the Russian Soyuz Ms-22 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS). Experts are now saying that a micrometeorite may have been responsible.
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Bad Bunny Asked to Perform Free Concert in Mexico After Ticketmaster Bungles Sales
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has asked popular reggaeton singer Bad Bunny, whose legal name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, to perform a free concert in Mexico City after hundreds of fans reportedly purchased fake tickets on Ticketmaster.
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This 27-Inch Digital Art Frame Is Actually an LG Air Conditioner
Home electronics were once status symbols and often the center of the living room, but consumers now tend to prefer gadgets and gizmos that camouflage themselves into an Instagram-friendly space. That now includes wall-mounted air conditioners, which LG is keeping out of sight behind an LCD art screen.
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The Best Photos From Mars in 2022
The Red Planet is desolate, freezing, and has an atmosphere 1% as dense as our own. Its winds blow in great gusts that kick up global dust storms that make and break Mars missions that rely on solar energy for power.

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Pokémon Will End Ash and Pikachu's Journey Next Year
The end of an era is upon us. The Pokémon Company has announced that January will see the beginning of the end for its long-running Pokémon anime as we know it, with the legendary hero and perpetual 10-year-old Satoshi, better known across the world as Ash Ketchum, bowing out as the protagonist of the series.

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