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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."

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."

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.

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!

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.

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.

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."

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."

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?

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?

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.

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."

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.

Tesla recently filed a series of trademarks to use its logo and branding within the restaurant industry, hinting at restaruants near Supercharger locations.
Tesla

Tesla Files Patent for Burger Chain at Supercharger Locations

What better way to wait for your car to charge than with a burg?

The Tesla CEO sent shares of Samsung Publishing soaring by more than ten percent at one point by tweeting about the popular children's song "Baby Shark."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Tweets About “Baby Shark,” Causing Financial Chaos

"Baby Shark crushes all!"

The container ship that leaked tons of plastic and chemicals near the coast of Sri Lanka is now sinking, carrying hundreds of tons of oil down with it.
Environment

Burned Container Ship Is Sinking With 330 Tons of Oil On Board

The destroyed container ship is now sinking.

A crackdown by Tesla's legal team in China has led to a wave of new public apologies by Chinese Tesla owners, who admitted they staged "brake failures."
Tesla

Tesla Owner Admits That Brake Failure Claims Were Made Up

A wave of Chinese Tesla owners are starting to come forward, admitting they staged "brake failures."

A YouTuber sent a drone to investigate an erupting volcano in Iceland. Unfortunately, the drone didn't survive the perilous trip.
Drones

Watch a Drone Get Obliterated by an Erupting Volcano

Fagradalsfjall was ready for its closeup.

Hackers managed to force the shutdown of all the US-based beef plants of the world's largest meat producer JBS SA, according to Bloomberg.
Hacking

Hackers Shut Down Almost a Quarter of the US Beef Supply

The FBI is investigating.

A pair of Russian cosmonauts spent seven hours early Wednesday morning preparing a docking module of the International Space Station for dismemberment.
Off-World

Russia Is Getting Ready to Chop an Entire Section Off the Space Station

The country is making space for its new ISS module.