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Anthony Fauci doesn't endorse the lab leak hypothesis, but he does want to know why workers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were hospitalized.
Developments

Fauci Wants To Know Why Three Virus Researchers in Wuhan Got Sick

He wants China to release new info on the origins of the pandemic.

By Dan Robitzski

While installing more wind farms will probably be a crucial part of fighting climate change, putting them too close together could be self-defeating.
Wind

Scientists Say That Building Too Many Wind Turbines Weakens the Wind’s Power

Down in front!

By Dan Robitzski

Experts are worried the sea ice covering much of the Arctic is thinning twice as previously thought. "When the Arctic warms, the world warms."
Climate Change

Scientists Say Arctic Ice Is Thinning Twice as Fast as We Thought

"When the Arctic warms, the world warms."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a key difference in how human and mosquito DNA organizes into chromosomes then figured out how to morph them back and forth.
Biology

Scientists Morph Human DNA Into Mosquito DNA Structure

Disabling one gene radically alters 3D chromosome structure.

By Dan Robitzski

The US Department of Justice is prioritizing its investigations into ransomware attacks that have ground several industries in the country to a halt.
Hacking

US Authorities Start Treating Ransomware Hacks Like Terrorism

"We've used this model around terrorism before but never with ransomware."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a key difference in the way that axolotls and mammals respond to injuries, potentially revealing a pathway to regenerative medicine.
RX and Medicine

Scientists Say Humans Have “Untapped” Limb Regeneration Capability

We're getting closer "to being able to pull the levers of regeneration in humans."

By Dan Robitzski

US Officials Say Gov Can’t Rule Out Aliens Behind UFO Sightings
Future Society

US Officials Say Gov Can’t Rule Out Aliens Behind UFO Sightings

An upcoming report will likely leave a lot of questions unanswered.

By Victor Tangermann

Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci still isn't ruling out the possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 may have leaked from a lab.
Developments

Fauci Says It’s Unlikely But Possible That COVID Virus Leaked From Lab

Fauci still believes that "the most likely origin is from an animal species to a human."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, eating just 18 grams of mushroom a day, roughly the equivalent of two mushrooms, could almost halve the risk of cancer.
Cancer

Eating Mushrooms Vastly Cuts Cancer Risk, According to New Research

"Overall, these findings provide important evidence for the protective effects of mushrooms against cancer."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA finally managed to shake some of the dust off of the InSight lander's solar panels, buying it at least a few more months of life.
Mars

NASA Saves Dying Mars Lander With Ingenious Hack

InSight is saved, at least for now.

By Dan Robitzski

The Department of Defense has put out a call for designs of a handheld anti-drone weapon that could shoot down enemy drones from the ground.
Drones

The US Military Is Looking for a Drone-Killing Bazooka

Take that drones!

By Victor Tangermann

Physicist Melvin Vopson argues that digital information contains a fundamental amount of mass and should be considered a new form of matter.
Physics

Physicist Claims That Information Is a New Form of Matter

And he says we're on track for it to outweigh everything else on Earth.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla's ludicrously fast Model S Plaid just set a new production car record, covering a quarter mile in just 9.247 at the Famoso Raceway in California.
Tesla

Tesla’s Model S Plaid Breaks the Quarter-Mile Record at 152 MPH

Jay Leno confirmed it.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive container ship carrying 330 tons of oil and 25 tons of flammable nitric acid is sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka. It's a disaster.
Environment

Sinking Ship Full of Chemicals and Oil Threatens Horrifying Environmental Disaster

"So far we have not seen any oil spill. We consider we are lucky."

By Victor Tangermann

Singer-songwriter Grimes posted a TikTok video on Wednesday night in which she returned to her next biggest pastime: overpromising what artificial intelligence can provide to society.
Artificial Intelligence

Grimes Says AI Will Usher in an Era of Luxurious Communism

She says AI could provide global luxury and "genuine equality."

By Dan Robitzski

After investigating a ransomware attack that shut down about a quarter of the US beef supply, the FBI is pointing fingers at a major Russian hacking group.
Science & Energy

FBI Blames Russia Hackers for Shutting Down Much of US Beef Supply

First oil, now beef. What's next?

By Dan Robitzski

A new video shows off a daring pilot take off using what amounts to be a backpack helicopter — a futuristic blend of a jetpack and drone.
Advanced Transport

Watch a Man Soar Into the Sky With a Helicopter Backpack

The future of personal flight or a safety hazard?

By Victor Tangermann

Using the Large Hadron Collider, scientists figured out the primordial goo called quark-gluon plasma created by the Big Bang behaved like liquid water.
Science & Energy

The Early Universe Was a Vast Liquid Ocean, Scientists Say

The primordial goo created by the Big Bang may have flowed like water.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced it has selected two new missions to Venus, our planet's closest planetary neighbor.
NASA

NASA Is Officially Headed Back to Venus

"We’re revving up our planetary science program with intense exploration of a world that NASA hasn’t visited in over 30 years."

By Victor Tangermann

During a recent interview, former President Barack Obama suggested that humanity may die off unless we take dire action against climate change.
Climate Change

Barack Obama: Humans Could Be Extinct in a Hundred Years

But if they do, those generations will probably judge us pretty harshly.

By Dan Robitzski