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A secret lab was found with 1,000 mice designed to carry COVID-19, alongside vials of human blood and diseases like malaria and HIV.
Developments

"I’ve never seen anything like this."

Researchers discovered a new mechanism that could force cancer cells to self-destruct, hijacking their ability to replicate uncontrollably.
Cancer

This gene therapy could turn cancer cells against themselves.

James Cameron, a seasoned underwater explorer, admits that his views make him an "outlier" among fellow conservationists.
Science & Energy

"As a staunch conservationist, I think it's a question of the relativity of wrong here."

According to a seismologist, Taylor Swift's Seattle Eras Tour stop caused, on both nights, 2.3 magnitude earthquakes.
Science & Energy

Shake, shake, shake.

The European Space Agency appears to be preoccupied with what goes on in astronauts' underwear — and is doing research on it, too.
Moon

Don't read this while eating.

Researchers have successfully reanimated the bodies of 46,000-year-old microscopic roundworms they found frozen in the Siberian permafrost.
Climate Change

"They don‘t need to find males and have sex, they just start making eggs, which develop."

According to a May study, ancient rock samples show that the widely-accepted theory explaining Earth's Avalon explosion might be all wrong.
Science & Energy

Cheers to the scientific process!

Mastercard has instructed payment companies to stop weed payments on its credit cards, as cannabis vendors struggle.
Future Society

Not cool, man.

A Harvard study says Ivy League universities discriminates against lower income students while preferring to admit people from the top 1%.
Future Society

"What I conclude from this study is the Ivy League doesn’t have low-income students because it doesn’t want low-income students."

According to Google's 2023 Environmental Report, the company used an astronomical 5.6 billion gallons of water last year.
Google

The company's water use is soaring in large part thanks to AI.

New research suggests that smoking weed for years may change parts of your genetic code that can even be passed down to your offspring.
DNA

Is it still safe to toke up?

Former Twitter product manager Esther Crawford has taken to the platform to air all her grievances about CEO Elon Musk and his mood swings.
Elon Musk

His "demeanor can turn on a dime going from excited to angry."

Shortly after being reported missing, the dismembered remains of a crypto influencer were found in a suitcase outside of Bueno Aires.
Cryptocurrency

Dark.

Meet Magnecko, a four-legged and absolutely terrifying new robot that can Spiderman up walls and across ceilings using its magnetic feet.
Robotics

Spooky!

With this July on track to be the hottest month ever, the UN is warning that we've moved past global warming as the planet begins to boil.
Global Warming

"It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning."

The population of Japanese residents dropped by over 800,000, new government data shows, as deaths reached a record high.
Future Society

Lower and lower.

A new exposé alleges that Tesla rigged its battery range readouts and conspired to cancel service appointments with furious customers.
Elon Musk

"When you buy a car off the lot seeing 350-mile, 400-mile range, it makes you feel good."

NASA has chosen Lockheed Martin to test a nuclear-powered rocket in space by 2027, in hopes of using the system to power Mars missions.
Nuclear Fusion

A nuclear-powered rocket could cut Mars commutes in half.

The FAA is still awaiting the report that will detail the steps SpaceX will have to implement before it can try to launch its Starship again.
Starship

You can ignore Elon Musk's promises. Starship is still grounded.

The asphalt in one Arizona county is so hot, people are getting life-threatening burns simply for falling on the blistering ground.
Climate Change

The floor is lava.