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Chinese authorities are about to test blood samples from Wuhan to investigate where and when the first COVID-19 outbreaks began.
Developments

Chinese Authorities Are Testing Thousands of Blood Samples From Wuhan

The blood "absolutely will contain vital clues."

Shocking new visualizations by the non-profit Climate Central shows just how much populated land would be lost to rising sea levels.
Science & Energy

Shocking Images Show Rising Sea Levels Swallowing Cities

Horrifying.

New Treatment Eradicated Tumors in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
Cancer

New Treatment Eradicated Tumors in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

"Despite the lack of statistical significance, these results are clinically meaningful."

NASA advisor Licianne Walkowicz announced that she's resigning over NASA's refusal to seriously consider renaming the James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA

NASA Adviser Resigns Over Giant Homophobic Telescope

"It is evident from this choice that any promises of transparency and thoroughness were, in fact, lies."

Blue Origin has launched William Shatner, best known as the actor who played Captain Kirk in the "Stark Trek" franchise, to an altitude of 66.5 miles.
Blue Origin

William Shatner Takes Blue Origin Joyride, as Scandals Plague Company

"That was unlike anything they described."

Prince Charles, the heir of the British throne, told the BBC that his Aston Martin runs on "surplus English white wine and whey from the cheese proces."
Science & Energy

Prince of England Brags That His Aston Martin Runs on Excess Wine and Cheese

"I haven’t eaten meat and fish on two days a week and I don’t eat dairy products on one day a week."

The inevitable has happened. Somebody strapped an honest-to-God sniper to the back of a quadrupedal robot dog.
Robot Dogs

Uh Oh, They Strapped a Sniper Rifle to a Robot Dog

It's what experts have been warning about for years.

A new robotic exoskeleton allows people with amputated legs to walk naturally by giving them a small boost as they take steps forward.
Health & Medicine

Watch a Robot Exoskeleton Help People Without Legs Walk Upright

"The first time I used it, it was like my muscles were totally fused with this exoskeleton."

What seemed to be an earthquake shook New Hampshire on Sunday, but experts say there's no evidence of a quake and they have no idea what really happened.
Physics

Residents Heard an Earth-Shattering Explosion and Experts Have No Idea What It Was

So far, there's no evidence of an earthquake.

Researchers in Iceland are growing growing over 100,000 barley plants for a very unusual goal: growing lab-grown meat, the BBC reports.
Science & Energy

Scientists Genetically Modify Plants to Grow Meat Protein

"The population is rising and we have to feed all of the people."

A new Washington Post report paints an extremely troubling picture of Blue Origin's work culture, from rampant sexism to condescending micromanaging styles.
Blue Origin

A Guy Quit Blue Origin and Sent Jeff Bezos a Memo That Tore the Company to Shreds

"Our current culture is toxic to our success and many can see it spreading throughout the company."

JPMorgan Chase CEO and outspoken crypto-critic Jamie Dimon said that he has no hopes in cryptocurrencies, calling Bitcoin "worthless" on Monday.
Bitcoin

As Its Price Spikes, JPMorgan CEO Says Bitcoin Is “Worthless”

Wall Street's cryptocurrency critic strikes again.

Last year, a remotely-controlled deep sea vessel got surprised by a massive sea creature while exploring a shipwreck in the Red Sea at almost 2,800 feet.
Science & Energy

Deep Sea Creature Surprises Researchers Exploring Shipwreck

It was larger than a human, but it wasn't a giant squid.

New research conducted on five Russian cosmonauts confirms that traveling to space damages the human brain. Now scientists want to know why.
Neuroscience and Brain

Russian Study Confirms That Space Travel Damages Your Brain Cells

"This must be explored further and prevented if space travel is to become more common in the future."

Scientists detected a bizarre, randomly-shifting radio wave coming from the center of the Milky Way galaxy, and they have no idea what's causing it.
Science & Energy

Scientists Baffled by Radio Waves Coming From Our Own Galaxy

Maybe it's a new celestial object, but astronomers still have no idea.

In an interview with the Financial Times, the Pentagon's former chief software officer said that he resigned in protest of slow innovation in the US.
Artificial Intelligence

Pentagon Tech Chief Quits in Frustration, Says US Has No “Fighting Chance” Against China

"Whether it takes a war or not is kind of anecdotal."

Two of the Inspiration4 crew members took some time out of their journey to perform a Harry Potter-inspired magic trick (with the help of zero gravity).
SpaceX

Watch SpaceX Tourists Do a Harry Potter-Inspired Magic Trick in Orbit

The trick was inspired by Harry Potter.

Thank the Great Pumpkin! Fauci Says Trick-or-Treating Is Fine This Year
Developments

Thank the Great Pumpkin! Fauci Says Trick-or-Treating Is Fine This Year

"Go out there and enjoy Halloween."

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a gigantic comet — and they say it’s headed towards Earth.
Off-World

The Biggest Comet Ever Discovered Is About to Cruise by Earth

The comet is estimated to be 60 to 100 miles wide.

On the heels of his wealth ballooning past Jeff Bezos’, Elon Musk decided to poke a little fun at his favorite online punching bag on Twitter with an emoji.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Mocks Jeff Bezos for Having Less Money Than Him

Musk awarded Bezos with a "silver medal."