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As COVID-19 vaccine supply outweights domestic demand in the US, travelers are coming to the country to grab some of the extras.
Viruses

New York City actively welcomed "vaccine tourists."

By Dan Robitzski

Homeowners in Bend, Oregon, made a fascinating discovery lurking below their house: a massive lava tube, big enough to stand in.
Mars

The ultimate man cave?

By Victor Tangermann

India's Health Ministry has declared a mucormycosis epidemic after the country reported over 11,000 cases of the fungal infection.
Developments

India's Health Ministry has declared an official Mucormycosis epidemic.

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time in decades, a Canadian soldier has been charged with mutiny for refusing to help with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Future Society

"I might get in a lot of shit for doing this, but I don’t care anymore."

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's space agency Roscosmos has announced that it is planning to send a nuclear-powered "space tug" capable of transporting heavy cargo in deep space, all the way to Jupiter in 2030.
Off-World

The journey could take over four years.

By Victor Tangermann

A programmer built a new kind of CAPTCHA test that asks users to play a quick game of "Doom" to prove that they're really human.
Science & Energy

Take that, demons!

By Dan Robitzski

According to Bloomberg, Tesla is collaborating with Luminar, a LIDAR company "fool's errand" in 2019 — despite Elon Musk calling it a "fool's errand."
Elon Musk

Oops, uh, nevermind.

By Victor Tangermann

Sanders is trying to block legislation that would essentially guarantee a $10 billion payout for SpaceX rival Blue Origins.
Off-World

He's getting in the way of a big payout for Blue Origin.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson made the unusual implication that China released the coronavirus from a lab as an act of aggression.
Developments

"We have to be concerned… it's nothing to snooze at and ignore."

By Dan Robitzski

A massive explosion rocked a container ship anchored 9.5 nautical miles northwest off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Science & Energy

Luckily, the crew was evacuated.

By Victor Tangermann

A court in Norway has found Tesla guilty for limiting charging speeds and battery capacity via  software update, as Electrek reports. 
Tesla

Tesla never showed up to court.

By Victor Tangermann

A new gene therapy partially restored a blind man's vision by programming his cells to produce the light-sensitive protein found in algae.
Gene Editing

His first glimpse of the world in 20 years was the white stripes of a crosswalk.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new announcement by the Chinese government, the country is looking to crack down on cryptocurrency mining.
Bitcoin

"The wording of the statement did not leave much leeway for cryptocurrency mining."

By Victor Tangermann

Avi Loeb warns that an advanced alien race could launch a physics experiment that incinerates the Earth, and we should try to make a pact to stop it.
Physics

"We would never know what hit us."

By Dan Robitzski

China's new space station has a powerful robot arm attached, and US military leaders are concerned it could become a weapon.
Robotics

China's new space station has a ten-meter long arm that could become a weapon.

By Dan Robitzski

As the fertility rate drops in most areas around the world, countries are trying to find new ways to adapt to an increasingly-elderly population.
Developments

"Ghost cities" are learning to adapt to shockingly-low numbers of births.

By Dan Robitzski

A newly-disclosed intelligence report reveals that three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were hospitalized right before the pandemic began.
Developments

"We continue to have serious questions about the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its origins within the People’s Republic of China."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists may have found organic salts — remnants of older organic compounds that could have sustained life — on Mars, but they can't yet be certain.
Science & Energy

"We're trying to unravel billions of years of organic chemistry."

By Dan Robitzski

A flurry of prominent cosmetics brands are embracing augmented reality technology to show you what makeup looks like before you buy.
Future Society

Does this shade make me look too digitized?

By Kieran Galpin

CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to argue that top Bitcoin miners should reveal how much renewable energy they are using.
Elon Musk

Can Bitcoin really go green?

By Victor Tangermann