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mike@bgr.comNASA’s new Perseverance rover has been on Mars for less than two weeks, but science fans are already chomping at the bit for any news they can get related to the mission. What …
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I can’t believe these DIY microchip implant kits are real
Imagine a weird, dystopian future where humans are microchipped as soon as they are born. If they want, they can install new components that allow them to open doors or unlock digital devices …
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This snack sold across 21 states has just been recalled
If you’re searching for a low-calorie snack to hold you over during the mid-afternoon lull that always comes after lunch, you could do a lot worse than rice cakes. Sure, they’re not the …
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You’ll never guess what happened to Boeing’s Starliner
To say that Boeing’s Starliner program has not gone as planned would be the understatement of the century. The Starliner spacecraft, which NASA included in the Commercial Crew Program alongside the Crew Dragon …
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Spacewalking NASA astronauts just gave the ISS a major upgrade
The International Space Station is, well, old. It’s still working great and fulfilling the needs of NASA, Russia’s Roscosmos, Japan’s JAXA, and the European Space Agency, among others, but it’s definitely not as …
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If you have any of this cheese in your fridge, throw it out
What started as a relatively small-scale recall for cheeses that may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria has now grown into a multi-state health alert and expanded recall effort. The cheeses, which …
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Humans are already dumping garbage on Mars
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission arrived at the Red Planet two weeks ago, and we’re just now getting our first look at the landing site from above. The ExoMars orbiter, which is a joint …
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This state parties harder than any other in America
A new 50-state ranking attempts to list all the U.S. states based on how hard they party. The rankings are based on a variety of metrics including the number of bars per capita …
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Multi-state recall issued due to Listeria contamination
Foods sold under a variety of brand names were just recalled due to the potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The food products are just the latest in what seems to be an uptick …
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NASA has never seen a comet here before
Our solar system is full of objects much smaller than planets and moons, and sometimes they show up in the strangest places. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted what appears to be a …
