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Researchers at Harvard have created a tiny cockroach-inspired robot that is only about the size of a penny and weighs only 0.3 grams.

Watch Harvard’s Penny-Sized Robot Scuttle Around Like a Cockroach

By Victor Tangermann

End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal has announced a new tool that allows users to blur faces in pictures uploaded to the app from Android and iOS.

Messaging App Releases Face-Blurring Tool to Keep Protesters Safe

By Victor Tangermann

NASA might soon end its reliance on Russia to send astronauts into space. In fact, Russian cosmonauts might soon have to chose SpaceX instead.

NASA: Russia May Be Forced to Launch Cosmonauts With SpaceX

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is still planning on an orbital test launch of its Starship spacecraft before the end of the year, despite last week's setback.

After Explosion, SpaceX Still Hoping to Launch Starship This Year

By Victor Tangermann

The National Guard and law enforcement flew surveillance planes above the heads of thousands of protesters marching in solidarity of George Floyd.

Cops Are Using Military Spy Planes to Surveil BLM Protesters

By Victor Tangermann

An open letter signed by hundreds of researchers today points out many glaring issues with a controversial hydroxychloroquine study.

Major COVID Drug Study Accused of Relying on Falsified Data

By Victor Tangermann

Building on existing research, researchers suggest that Mars' moon Deimos will likely be split up into tiny rocks, forming a ring around the planet.

Science & Energy

New Research: Mars May Have Once Had Rings

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are working hard to develop cost-efficient UVC light lamps that could be used to sanitize anything from hospital rooms to subway car interiors.

Killing the Coronavirus With UV Light Shows Promise

By Victor Tangermann

Moscow's virus-tracking app is extremely unreliable and is handing out thousands of arbitrary fines. Human rights groups called it an intrusion of privacy.

Is This the World’s Worst Virus-Tracking App?

By Victor Tangermann

A new video by Taiwanese media shows a Tesla Model 3 slamming into the roof of an overturned truck trailer. Self-driving features were reportedly on.

Watch a Tesla — Reportedly on Autopilot — Slam Into Flipped Truck

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to do nothing about president Donald Trump's problematic posts about protesters. Employees are fuming.

Facebook Workers “Walk Out” Over Inaction on Trump Posts

By Victor Tangermann

Once in orbit, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley briefly took manual control over the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Controlling SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is Like Playing A Video Game

By Victor Tangermann

"The trampoline is working," Musk said during a news conference on Saturday, a rebuttal to a jab by Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin from 2014.

Elon Musk Just Absolutely Roasted the Russian Space Program

By Victor Tangermann

Watch NASA Astronauts Give Zero-G Tour of SpaceX’s New Capsule

Watch NASA Astronauts Give Zero-G Tour of SpaceX’s New Capsule

By Victor Tangermann

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock With the ISS

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock With the ISS

By Victor Tangermann

At 4:33pm, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley launched into space on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9.

SpaceX Makes History: Launches NASA Astronauts Into Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX just ushered in a new era in space travel by becoming the private company to launch astronauts from American soil inside a commercial spacecraft.

Breaking: SpaceX Launches Astronauts From American Soil

By Victor Tangermann

Breaking: SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Blows Up in Huge Fireball

Breaking: SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Blows Up in Huge Fireball

By Victor Tangermann

In the latest episode of "Lay Leno's Garage," Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Leno that "we want to be the leader in apocalypse technology."

Elon Musk: “We Want to Be a Leader in Apocalypse Technology”

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is about to embark on a historic journey tomorrow. So here's how to watch live as the space company attempts to make history.

Here’s How to Watch SpaceX Launch NASA Astronauts Into Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

Claire "Grimes" Boucher, musician, avant-garde artist, and mother of Elon Musk's latest child, has decided to sell a percentage of her soul for $10 million.

Grimes Is Auctioning Off a Fraction of Her Soul

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at the European Space Agency have created a tiny miniaturized ion thruster that's capable of keeping a satellite steady while in Earth's orbit.

This Mini Ion Thruster Is Adorably Tiny

By Victor Tangermann

A group of monkeys in India just stole a bunch of blood samples taken from patients who tested positive for the coronavirus.

Gang of Monkeys Steals COVID Blood Samples in India

By Victor Tangermann

Not everybody is happy with the glamorous, yet not-quite-catwalk-ready design of SpaceX's space suit, shown off at this Wednesday's launch attempt.

Fashion Magazine Roasts SpaceX’s Dorky Space Suit

By Victor Tangermann

One of the earliest examples of space travelers becoming ill was during the Apollo 7 mission in 1968, when astronaut Wally Schirra got a bad head cold.

When Astronauts Got Sick on an Apollo Mission, It Was a Disaster

By Victor Tangermann

Officials had to chase away a six foot alligator from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday.

NASA Had to Chase an Alligator Off the SpaceX Launchpad

By Victor Tangermann

China is planning to launch 11 missions before 2023 to construct an orbital, three-module space station.

China’s Plans for “Heavenly Palace” Space Station Are Dazzling

By Victor Tangermann

An international team of researchers was able to confirm the existence of Proxima b, an Earth-like planet that's orbiting the star closest to the Sun.

Science & Energy

New Research: Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Host Life

By Victor Tangermann

Breaking: SpaceX Scrubs Historic Launch Due to Bad Weather

Breaking: SpaceX Scrubs Historic Launch Due to Bad Weather

By Victor Tangermann

A new system allows the interior cabin of Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles to literally bake at sweltering temperatures to neutralize any infected surfaces

Advanced Transport

Ford Software Update Lets Cop Cars Bake Away Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

Watch the Astronauts Give Their Kids Virtual Hugs Before Launch

Watch the Astronauts Give Their Kids Virtual Hugs Before Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Stormy Weather May Delay SpaceX’s Historic Launch

Stormy Weather May Delay SpaceX’s Historic Launch

By Victor Tangermann

"I'm the chief engineer of the thing," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told CBS during a Tuesday interview. "Goes wrong, it's my fault."

Elon Musk: “It’s My Fault” If Launch Goes Wrong

By Victor Tangermann

Mission Control Is Socially Distancing During Today’s SpaceX Launch

Mission Control Is Socially Distancing During Today’s SpaceX Launch

By Victor Tangermann

A cafe in Daejon, South Korea has hired a robot barista to take care of making and busing drinks around to avoid spreading the coronavirus.

This Cafe Is Using a Robot Barista to Avoid Spreading COVID

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers from Japan have created a "taste display" that's capable of producing any flavor for any tongue that's willing to lick its surface.

Scientists Say This Device Can Simulate Any Flavor

By Victor Tangermann

During a test, a powerful laser weapon system on board the amphibious US Navy ship USS Portland "successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle."

Watch the US Military Kill an Aircraft With an Energy Weapon

By Victor Tangermann

According to comments made on a recent Instagram post, Grimes revealed that her and Elon Musk's baby's name was updated from "X Æ A-12" to "X Æ A-Xii."

Elon Musk and Grimes Just Updated Their Baby’s Name

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just cleared SpaceX the go-ahead for its historic launch scheduled for May 27. "We are go for launch!" NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted.

NASA Clears SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission for Liftoff

By Victor Tangermann

Musk took the time to reflect on a bizarre and intense number of weeks in an interview with Bloomberg, noting that some of his tweets were "extremely dumb."

Elon Musk: Some of My Tweets “Were Definitely Extremely Dumb”

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study involving 96,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine was linked to an increased risk of mortality.

Large Study: Hydroxychloroquine Linked to Increased Death Risk

By Victor Tangermann

To convince Tesla CEO Elon Musk to open a new factory in the city, a 75-foot statue in Tulsa, Oklahoma just got an Elon Musk makeover.

This 7-Story Statue of Elon Musk Looks Absolutely Terrible

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers claim their AI can make accurate personality judgments based on selfies alone — and even better than some humans.

Artificial Intelligence

Researchers: This AI Can Judge Personality Based on Selfies Alone

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have discovered that a massive rotating disk galaxy called the Wolfe Disk dates back to only ten percent of our universe's current age.

Astronomers: Ancient “Wolfe Disk” Should Never Have Existed

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX Director of Crew Mission Management Benji Reed said he expects a "high chance" of bad weather delaying next week's astronaut launch.

SpaceX Says “High Chance” Human Launch Will Be Pushed Back

By Victor Tangermann

Oil companies in Texas reportedly started to pay buyers to take oil off their hands and even pumping it underground for storage.

Science & Energy

Oil Companies Are Pumping Worthless Oil Back Underground

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is looking for participants to spent eight months together inside a spaceflight simulator at the Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow.

NASA Will Pay You to Chill in a Fake Mars Mission for 8 Months

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers claim they have created a proof-of-concept bionic eye that holds the potential to surpass the sensitivity of the human eye.

Robots and Machines

This Bionic Eye Is Better Than a Real One, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

A British team of biologists have created the first-ever large-scale map of algae blooming across the Antarctic that's turning parts of the peninsula green.

Scientists: Climate Change Is Turning Parts of Antarctica Green

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists may have caught pictures of a planet being born around a young star using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.

Science & Energy

Stunning Images Appear to Show a Planet Being Born

By Victor Tangermann

Douglas Loverro, the head of NASA's human spaceflight office just resigned a mere week before SpaceX's historic NASA astronaut launch.

NASA Leader Mysteriously Resigns After Unspecified Scandal

By Victor Tangermann

Associate professor of biology Erin Bromage decided to start a blog about how to keep safe amidst a global pandemic, and why you shouldn't panic.

Biologist Has Great Advice on COVID Infection Risks

By Victor Tangermann

Disturbing-Looking Face Mask Has “Pac-Man”-Style Mouth Hole

Prosthetics and Devices

Disturbing-Looking Face Mask Has “Pac-Man”-Style Mouth Hole

By Victor Tangermann

By playing around with mud in a special lab, an international team of researchers found that Mars is likely covered in strange mud volcanos.

Science & Energy

Mars May Be Covered in Bizarre Mud Volcanoes

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, daily emissions decreased by 17 percent, or 17 million tons of carbon dioxide, worldwide to 2006 levels.

Renewable Energy

Study: Pandemic Caused 17% Drop in Global Carbon Emissions

By Victor Tangermann

New Zealand-based robotics company Rocos just shared a video of how Boston Dynamics' dog-like robot Spot could give agriculture workers a hand.

Watch a Robot Dog Herd Sheep on a New Zealand Farm

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule just arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of its first crewed test flight dubbed Demo-2 on May 27.

SpaceX Is Setting Up Crew Dragon For Its First Human Spaceflight

By Victor Tangermann

Therapeutics firm Sorrento claims to have found the first ingredient for its "cocktail" of antibodies that could protect against the coronavirus.

Pharma Company Claims to Find Part of COVID-Fighting Cocktail

By Victor Tangermann

Scientist Discovers Gross New Fungus on Twitter

Scientist Discovers Gross New Fungus on Twitter

By Victor Tangermann

A new study by researchers suggests that the body builds a robust antiviral immune response after fighting the coronavirus. Good news for a vaccine.

Good News: Human Body Builds “Robust” Immune Response to COVID

By Victor Tangermann

Two Rohingya refugees in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh have tested positive for the coronavirus, the BBC reports.

Report: COVID Has Spread to the World’s Largest Refugee Camp

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, a large medical system located in New York, over a third of COVID-19 patients experienced acute kidney injury.

Study: COVID Patients Suffering Acute Kidney Damage

By Victor Tangermann

Amazing Vid Shows What You’d See If Rockets Were Transparent

Amazing Vid Shows What You’d See If Rockets Were Transparent

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have developed a brain implant that allowed the blind and previously sighted participants who lost their sight in adulthood "see" letters.

Brain Implant Allows Blind People to “See” Letters

By Victor Tangermann

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