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Rocket Report: The Falcon 9 goes for four, Boeing’s big cost-plus deal

Welcome to Edition 2.19 of the Rocket Report! Plenty of news this week from the small side of things (two new Pegasus rockets...

The world’s fastest ant clocks record speed of 108 times its own body length

Saharan silver ants routinely brave the blazing-hot midday sun in the desert to forage for food. That's a time of day when sand...

Unpatched Linux bug may open devices to serious attacks over Wi-Fi

A potentially serious vulnerability in Linux may make it possible for nearby devices to use Wi-Fi signals to crash or fully compromise vulnerable...

So long, supply drops: Call of Duty gets rid of randomized loot boxes

In a major reversal for the franchise, Activision has announced that the upcoming will not include a loot-box system. Specifically, the company says...

Senators propose near-total ban on worker noncompete agreements

A bipartisan pair of senators has introduced legislation to drastically limit the use of noncompete agreements across the US economy. "Noncompete agreements stifle...

Physicists propose listening for dark matter with plasma-based “axion radio”

Dark matter is the mysterious substance that comprises about 23 percent of all the matter and energy in our universe, but thus far...

Juul halts sales of some flavors—but not the ones teens use most

Leading e-cigarette maker Juul on Thursday announced that it is immediately suspending the sale of some of its flavored products—Mango, Fruit, Creme (crème...

Two papers that we’ve covered have been retracted—here’s why

Science is an activity performed by humans, so it's inevitable that some of the scientific papers we cover will end up being wrong....

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