Business
What 377 Y Combinator pitches will teach you about startups
I spent this week, along with a group of other TechCrunch contributors, laser-focused on one event: Y Combinator. The top accelerator has published the names…
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Technology
Watch the Pentagon’s Crewless “Ghost Ship” Launch a Missile
The first missile has been fired by the Pentagon’s crewless robot ship. In a test for the US Navy’s Ghost Fleet experimental program, the Unmanned…
Environmental Science
World’s Largest Carbon Capture Plant Switched on in Iceland
In Iceland, a machine capable of extracting 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere per year was recently turned on. The Orca plant, called…
Biology
Watch Giant Panda Twins Coming into the World Like Screaming Pink Jelly Beans
The first-ever live birth in captivity of a giant panda occurred on September 9, 1963, when Beijing Zoo welcomed a small bald bear into their…
Technology
Watch a Plane Make Aviation History in Nail-Biting World-First Tunnel Flight
Last weekend, aviation history was made when a pilot flew through a tunnel at a blazing speed of 245 kilometers (152 miles) per hour, smashing…
Environmental Science
Indigenous Proposal Could See 80 Percent of the Amazon Classified as Protected Land
The Amazon’s Indigenous Peoples have proposed that 80 percent of the rainforest be given permanent protected status, which might mean that Earth’s lungs are about…
Environmental Science
Divers Find Broken Pipe in Search for Source of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
The US Coast Guard is examining a miles-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is thought to be the result of Hurricane Ida.…
Psychology
Humans Spirituality’s Brain Circuitry is Being Mapped
Scientists have long suspected that religiosity and spirituality are linked to specific brain circuits, but the exact location of those circuits is unknown. A new…
Health
For Nine Months, a COVID Test caused a Man’s Brain to Leak Cerebrospinal Fluid
According to a new report, a man’s persistently runny nose after a COVID-19 test was not caused by allergies, as he suspected, but by cerebrospinal…
Technology
Cybersecurity is seen as an Increased Risk for Airlines following 9/11
Aviation Cyber security—keeping operations safe, secure, and resilient—is a top priority for aviation. Technology and digitization provide numerous benefits to aviation while also posing challenges…
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