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COVAX, the international vaccine program for less wealthy nations, is struggling due to low buy-in from richer countries that decided to hoard shots.
Viruses

Unfortunately… low-income countries continue to be at back of the line or at the mercy of high-income countries."

After Decades, Mystery Surrounding Giant Space Explosions Is Solved
Science & Energy

What was driving those dying stars' gamma-ray bursts?

According to a shocking new report by the Associated Press, north of 1,900 firearms were lost by or stolen from the US military between 2010 and 2019.
Future Society

Many stolen firearms resurfaced later in violent crimes.

Despite last last minute warnings from the FAA, SpaceX went ahead and launched its first high-altitude Starship prototype in December.
Starship

"These actions show a concerning lack of operational control and process discipline that is inconsistent with a strong safety culture."

Help Name NASA’s Moon-Bound Manikin
Moon

[Insert Name Here] will take a ride around the Moon to make sure it's safe for humans.

In order to determine how a scrappy snail evaded an invasive predator for decades, scientists turned it into a cyborg with a mini shell computer.
Robots and Machines

They stuck tiny computers onto the snails to understand how it evaded predators.

Just weeks after news emerged Elon Musk paid zero dollars in federal income tax over several years, the billionaire has decided sell his last home.
Elon Musk

"Devoting myself to Mars and Earth. Possession just weigh you down."

Scientists modeled how long it would take for an advanced alien race to colonize an entire Milky Way-like galaxy, assuming it would want to.
Science & Energy

No warp drives allowed — that would be cheating.

Tencent Robotics X Lab, a Chinese robot maker, has unveiled a terrifying new "novel wheel-legged robot" that can backflip using its tail.
Robots and Machines

Keep it away from me.

Oil companies like Shell are actively trying to rehabilitate their image by paying social media influencers to paint them in a good light.
Climate Change

This road trip brought to you by, uh, gasoline.

According to this researcher, if we ever make contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, we're unlikely to find a group of little green Martians.
Artificial Intelligence

"They will probably have gone beyond biological smarts and, indeed, beyond biology itself. They won’t be alive."

It’s Official: Tesla Model S Plaid Fastest Production Car Ever Made
Tesla

"From the minute you step on the accelerator, boom you’re gone."

New Tech Could Take Doctors Out of Hospitals Completely
Prosthetics and Devices

What happens when tech allows for "theoretically limitless distance" between doctor and patient?

New Data: COVID Reached the US Earlier Than We Thought
Viruses

The more we learn, the more we rewrite the original timeline of the pandemic.

Experts Beg World Leaders To Actually Learn Lessons From Pandemic, Please
Developments

"Don't nitpick about the ideas. See the big picture here."

Hawaii Cops Spent COVID Relief Funds on Robot Dog
Robot Dogs

"Toys, toys, toys. Everything we could buy, we would buy."

Free School Lunch Linked To Better Health, Higher Salary
Studies

Schoolchildren who got free lunch grew taller and earned more money.

The Largest Structures in the Universe Started To Spin and We Don’t Know Why
Science & Energy

"We're not really sure what can cause a torque on this scale."

Experts Decide That Earth Has Five Oceans, Actually
Science & Energy

The Southern Ocean gets its due.

A New Type of COVID Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective
Viruses

Novavax doesn't use the mRNA technology found in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.