Ex-‘Tarzan’ Actor Among 7 Plane Crash Victims In Tennessee

Actor Joe Lara, who played Tarzan in the series “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures,” has died in a plane crash near Nashville.

Naomi Osaka Fined $15,000 For Refusing To Speak With Press At French Open

The organizations in charge of all four tennis Grand Slams said Osaka could face suspension from future tournaments.

Scientists rewrite the origins of the humble watermelon

A classic summertime treat for picnics and barbecues is a nice, cold watermelon. Researchers have published a new study in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” that rewrites the origins of the domesticated watermelon we know and love today. The researchers used DNA from greenhouse-grown plants that represent all species and hundreds of varieties of watermelons. The researchers … Continue reading

Rivian Automotive chooses an underwriter for an IPO that could be worth $70 billion

With most of the world pushing consumers to go to electric vehicles rather than traditional combustion-powered engines, electric automakers are coming out the would work. While almost every traditional automaker is getting into the electric vehicle game in some form, there are several new companies that are electric from the get-go, such as Tesla and Rivian. Rivian has been talking … Continue reading

Instagram will surface more reshared posts amid Palestinian censorship claims

Instagram is changing its algorithm to rank reshared posts more fairly amid Palestinian claims it was censoring content.

Over 100 Texas Hospital Workers Sue Employer Over Vaccine Mandate

The hospital’s president and CEO, Marc Boom, dismissed the suit’s legitimacy in a statement.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Shows Us What Cloudy and Colorful Days on Mars Look Like

Clouds are rare on Mars and usually only pop up at the coldest time of the year near the planet’s equator. One Martian year ago though, NASA noticed some clouds forming in the sky above its veteran Curiosity rover and became determined to document them the following year. In recent months, Curiosity got to work,…

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Star Wars' Kelly Marie Tran Discusses Online Abuse From the Fandom

Asian representation in Hollywood is still hard to come by outside of the action genre, and only a few break through to explore other parts of the Hollywood machine. Vietnamese American actress, Kelly Marie Tran, is someone who broke through and made her mark on Tinseltown as Rose Tico in the latest Star Wars trilogy…

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The Age of Autonomous Killer Robots May Already Be Here

A “lethal” weaponized drone “hunted down” and “remotely engaged” human targets without its handlers’ say-so during a conflict in Libya last year, according to a United Nations report first covered by New Scientist this week. Whether there were any casualties remains unclear, but if confirmed, it would likely be the…

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NASA administrator says president’s budget proposal will keep moon missions on track

Recently we mentioned that the proposed budget for NASA for fiscal 2022 totals $24.8 billion. As massive as that number is, many wondered if it was enough money to keep NASA’s missions to the moon on track. On Friday, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said that the $24.8 billion budget proposal would keep the space agency on track to put the … Continue reading