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On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new weight-loss drug for the first time since 2014.
Health & Medicine

FDA Approves “Game-Changer” Weight Loss Drug

It's already being used as a diabetes drug.

Just two weeks after officially stepping down as Amazon's CEO on July 5, Jeff Bezos is ready for a vacation to the edge of space.
Off-World

Jeff Bezos Says He’s Going to Space in About a Month

He's bringing his brother along for the ride.

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous identity masking Bitcoin's creator or creators, has enough of the crypto to be the world's 19th richest person.
Bitcoin

This Country Plans to Be the First to Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender

"This is the shot heard 'round the world for bitcoin.”

A team of MIT scientists working on a universal flu vaccine, or a single inoculation that blocks all flu viruses, modeled a successful vaccination method.
Developments

Scientists: The Pandemic Might Have Caused Two Flu Strains to Go Extinct

But that doesn’t mean they’re gone for good.

Elon Musk Says Money Isn’t Real
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Money Isn’t Real

He claims that “goods & services are the real economy.”

Controversial new research suggests that COVID-19 has a notable negative impact on male fertility, making it harder to have kids.
Studies

Scientists Say That Declining Sperm Count Research Is Nonsense

Here’s what they think is actually happening.

In a series of cryptic tweets, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he has broken up with cryptocurrencies.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He’s Broken Up With Cryptocurrency

Is it really over?

An economist examined the possible effects the discovery of aliens among our midst could have on global markets.
Future Society

NASA Says It’s Going to Start Studying UFOs

The agency's scientists will now be able to study UFOs as they wish.

Research suggests scientists should pay greater attention to their lab mice's well-being. Not only for the mice's sake, but because it improves the science.
Studies

Scientists Gene Edit Mice to Live 23 Percent Longer

Researchers say this could be the key to extending the lives of humans.

China is pushing back against all the criticism over the uncontrolled reentry and landing of its Long March 5B rocket on Saturday
Military

China’s Military Is Apparently Also Tracking UFOs

The People’s Liberation Army uses AI to track and study the flying objects.

Microsoft claims that human error is the reason users couldn't find image or video results when they searched the term "tank man" on Friday.
Future Society

Major Search Engines Are Censoring Results About the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Users on Bing and DuckDuckGo couldn’t find image results for the term "tank man."

SpaceX has successfully completed their cargo resupply mission to the ISS — and brought a glow-in-the-dark squid to join the craft's crew.
International Space Station

SpaceX Flies Glow-in-the-Dark Squids to International Space Station

Scientists want to see how microgravity impacts the squids' microbes.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including chlamydia and gonorrhea could soon spike as the COVID-19 pandemic winds down.
Developments

Doctors Fear Huge Spike in STIs After Pandemic

Are we in for a rude awakening?

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.

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!

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."

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.

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."

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."

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.