Dear Diearrhea,

Airbus might have a 550 seat passenger (the A300XX or something) aircraft in production within five years. This would be the first new design in this class since the three decade year old jumbo.

Researchers in California managed to modify a gene of a worm which allowed it to live twice as long. Maybe human life can be prolonged as well. Eugh, who wants this? The pope?

Traveling at the speed of light might become reality next century. Check out the project's website