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The American flags astronauts planted on the moon are disintegrating

The photos have stood the test of time: A spacesuit-clad Apollo astronaut stands proudly next to a red-white-and-blue American flag on the moon, his national trophy saying: “The United States was here.”

Unfortunately, the six flags planted on the lunar surface from 1969 through 1972 haven’t fared so well.

Images taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2012 showed that at least five out six flags were still standing. However, scientists think decades’ worth of brilliant sunlight have bleached away their emblematic colors.

George Church Told Us Why He’s Listing Superhuman Gene Hacks

On Wednesday, we wrote about a database of mutations that could give people superhuman characteristics or medical benefits.

The database, which reads like a real-life skill tree from a video game, is housed on the website of famed Harvard geneticist George Church. Now Church has opened up, telling Futurism why he assembled the list and how he hopes others will use it as gene-hacking technology develops.

Founders: A wonderful news on the creation of an organisation, Academy for Health and Lifespan Research, founded by the giants in aging and healthy life extension research: …

Inaugural Academy for Health and Lifespan Research (AHLR) …towards achieving the goal of not just accelerating longevity research, but making sure that its implications are accessible to all…”


The Academy is comprised of an elite group of world-renowned researchers, scientists and clinicians, all united toward making breakthroughs in longevity both accelerated & accessible.

Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America (2019) | Official Trailer | HBO

Directed and produced by Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill (HBO’s Axios), Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America offers a fascinating look at the varied ways Americans are choosing to both find meaning and celebrate life as it comes to an end.

Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America premieres August 14 at 8 PM on HBO. #HBO #HBODocs #AlternateEndings

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7 Chinese tech giants that are poised to be global power players

China has declared its ambition to dominate the technology sector from 5G and artificial intelligence to robotics and quantum computing. Joining the infrastructure firms on this year’s list are technology firms such as Alibaba, http://JD.com/, Tencent, Xiaomi, and BOE. Huawei was not included as it is a private entity.


China’s ambition to dominate the technology sector from 5G and artificial intelligence to robotics and quantum computing is bearing fruit.