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A veterinarian in China caught and died from an extremely rare and deadly "Monkey B" virus that almost never infects humans.
Developments

Thankfully, this seems to be an isolated case.

By Dan Robitzski

Bitcoin has dipped below the $30,000 mark for a second time in months as Wall Street is starting to grow anxious of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.
Bitcoin

The currency is having an awful year.

By Victor Tangermann

The total number of COVID-19 cases among athletes and staff at the Olympic Games in Tokyo rose to 71, the Associated Press reports.
Developments

"It's obvious that the bubble system is kind of broken."

By Victor Tangermann

It turns out that feral hogs release huge amounts of carbon dioxide by diggig up soil as they invade and wreak havoc in new areas.
Climate Change

Globally, feral hogs emit more carbon dioxide than 1 million cars.

By Dan Robitzski

Jeff Bezos Couldn’t Qualify for Normal Astronaut Wings, So Blue Origin Invented Its Own
Blue Origin

That's one way to do it.

By Victor Tangermann

The largest wildfire of this year's wildfire season in the US so far is so massive, it's causing absolute mayhem with the weather.
Science & Energy

"Normally the weather predicts what the fire will do. In this case, the fire is predicting what the weather will do."

By Victor Tangermann

Warehouse robots in London started a fire and disrupted thousands of grocery orders when they crashed into each other on the job.
Robotics

This is how it starts.

By Dan Robitzski

Amateur astronomer Kai Ly pored over years of data to find and confirm a previously-undiscovered moon that's orbiting around Jupiter.
Moon

This is the first time an amateur astronomer found a new planetary moon.

By Dan Robitzski

Canadian vehicle and scooter company Daymak has designed an autonomous car that can mine cryptocurrencies when it's parked.
Cryptocurrency

Self-drive by day, mining crypto by night.

By Victor Tangermann

It's debatable whether Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos managed to get to outer space today. Was it all a marketing stunt to appeal to the ultra wealthy?
Off-World

The Kármán line has been turned into a marketing gimmick.

By Victor Tangermann

Retired pilot instructor Wally Funk just made it to the edge of space on board Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft RSS First Step.
Off-World

She was meant to fly to space with NASA in the 1960s — but the government shut down the program.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is now offering its Full Self-Driving subscription, a semi-autnomous driving feature, for a cool $199 a month, a substantial amount of money.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Despite the name, the feature still does "not make the vehicle autonomous."

By Victor Tangermann

The extreme heat in Oregon and California is so bad that baby birds are trying to escape and plumetting from their nests before they can fly.
Climate Change

Hawks are trying to escape the intense heats — before they're able to fly.

By Dan Robitzski

The burgeoning space tourism industry comes with a considerable environmental cost that shouldn't be forgotten.
Environment

"The time to act is now — while the billionaires are still buying their tickets."

By Victor Tangermann

The Indian state Uttar Pradesh just implemented new population control policies that include cash incentives for voluntary sterilization.
Future Society

"Every time there is population control, it has led to violence against women's bodies."

By Dan Robitzski

Rumors spread online that cardboard beds provided to Olympic athletes in Tokyo were designed as a way to discourage sex. Officials are calling it fake news.
Future Society

"Cardboard beds are actually stronger than the one made of wood or steel."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists were able to lump every kind of cancer out there into two categories based on whether they express a single protein.
Cancer

Tumors seem to be able to turn the protein on or off to evade treatment.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Brutally Mocks Jeff Bezos for Spaceship That Can’t Reach Orbit
Off-World

Elon Musk isn't buying what Blue Origin is selling.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have discovered a new DNA structure they call the "Borg" that assimilates genes from other microorganisms in its surroundings.
DNA

It could help in our fight against climate change.

By Tony Ho Tran

President Joe Biden said that social media sites like Facebook are “killing people” by allowing COVID-19 misinformation to run rampant.
Future Society

The White House criticized the platform for spreading misinformation about COVID-19.

By Tony Ho Tran