Top Stories
Stories in Futurism that you'll love, handpicked by our team.
CTRL + ALT + V. Top Story - September 2026.
There are dead people literally everywhere. And I can pull them up whenever I feel the need for some answers or a one-way dialogue. Chat would be a bit of an exaggeration. Mostly, though, I don’t. They just hang out in my contacts, tucked alphabetically between the living. Its no-good calling them now. Though I could for a time. I could leave messages to the afterlife. More for my sake than theirs. It’s not like they could tell me they never made it wherever they were going, is it? Ask for a ride back. What’s for dinner?
By River and Celia in Underland8 days ago in Futurism
The Hand Of God. Top Story - September 2026. Content Warning.
"National security is not my thing." "I'm not that informed on national security" Imagine, if you will, you wake up and there is a gun pressed to your temple. No matter how you try, it won’t detach. It’s stuck there like some sick modification grafted by some B-grade freakshow horror movie antagonist. You can feel the steel, smell the residue, you know it’s been fired before, know it's loaded, know what terror it might render, yet you’re still alive.
By Matthew J. Fromm6 days ago in Futurism
Fifty Millilitres of Everything . Top Story - September 2026.
I'm on deck, coveralls on, waiting for a sample of seawater to be lifted onto deck, where I will then draw seawater into a syringe until it hits the fifty mark. I then push that syringe's worth of seawater through a filter capsule about the size of a torch, screw the cap shut, scribble some things on the cap with a Sharpie, and drop it into a sample bag (posh name for a sandwich bag). That's it. That's the entire collection process to be able to answer the quite literal million dollar question of "what's down there," or to know exactly what species are present in a particular area of the ocean. Something that would have sounded like science fiction to me a few years ago is rapidly becoming the everyday norm.
By Bradley Knight 6 days ago in Futurism
The Vacuum Has Locked Himself in the Bathroom to Cry Again. Top Story - September 2026.
I was standing on a beach while Radika, a fantasy writer, tried to convince me that animals were people. You see, they’re writing a book about mermaids—people-fish—and I think they may have lost sight of the line where reality tips into fantasy. What they mean when they say animals are people, I think, is that they believe animals have souls. I argued that what makes people people is not the soul. But when I try to articulate what makes a human a human, I am left with some lame quip about opposable thumbs and taxes.
By Aubrey Rebecca6 days ago in Futurism
Never Not Seen. Top Story - September 2026.
Early September 11, 2001 I setup a conference room for Waldenbooks assistance managers to learn about the new books for Fall, go over audit changes, and socialize. I was one of two Associate District Managers running the meeting.
By Judey Kalchik 7 days ago in Futurism
Early Arrival. Top Story - September 2026.
Every Sunday morning, it's the same thing. Drive home through the airport and save $3.42 in tolls. It's not the fastest route, but it's the most direct. By the time you add it all up, habit wins. I keep the map app on, foretelling accidents, speed traps, and alternate routes, but I've driven this route enough times that my hands know the way before my brain does.
By Nicky Frankly9 days ago in Futurism
Eufy to Eufena. Top Story - September 2026.
A few years back, my daughter gifted me a robot vacuum. No. Not a Roomba, so delete that thought. She is the brand Eufy, and that is her name. I love Eufy. She is a delight to me, and I saw no need to change her birth name!
By Andrea Corwin 12 days ago in Futurism
Future Is Now, Can We Keep Up?. Top Story - September 2026.
Future is now. Can we keep up? We are so busy with work, school, and all our daily worries, trying to make sure our future is bright for the new generation. We are constantly doing our best to provide safety and comfort for our children. To achieve our goal, we keep inventing new ways for everything. Because of this, we invented the internet, AI, robots for everyday tasks, and payments that don't require anything apart from our devices.
By Joanna Golczynska14 days ago in Futurism
The HPV vaccine story. Top Story - September 2026.
Fun fact! There was the exact same number of eight year old girls in Sweden on 1st January 1994 as 9 year old girls on 1st January 1995. Put simply – none of them died that year. They all got to celebrate a 9th birthday. Isn’t that beautiful? It’s a statistical anomaly – and has not happened before or since, but I love this statistic. [1] It holds an optimism about an imagined future. Accidents, negligence, crime and disease will always exist, but sometimes we can outwit them.
By Rachel Robbins16 days ago in Futurism
Set Your Mind to It. Top Story - September 2026.
Imagine that you want something so badly, that it hurts. Imagine that someone gives you the common advice, "If you set your mind to it, you can accomplish anything." But when they say it, it sticks. It clings to your mind, and you 'set your mind' and put in maximum effort.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabile16 days ago in Futurism
