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Reports of mysterious swarms of drones hovering above US Navy ships in July 2019 have top military officials puzzled.
Drones

The Navy still has no idea what they were or where they came from.

Multiple research teams are working toward a vaccine that protects against every coronavirus at once, including COVID-19 and the common cold.
Viruses

It could work on SARS, COVID-19, and even the common cold.

New simulations show that a compact fusion reactor with compressed plasma would actually produce more electricity than it takes in.
Energy

Now scientists just need to make it a reality.

The "Xupermask," Will.i.am's collaboration with N95 face mask manufacturer Honeywell, is a mask that has more bells and whistles than sense.
SpaceX

It costs $299 and is basically a smartphone for your face.

NASA's Mars helicopter dubbed Ingenuity is online and just snapped its first color photo over the weekend.
Mars

It won't win any awards for the image.

Facebook has been permitting the Chinese government to buy ads that deny it's committing acts of genocide against its Muslim Uyghur population.
Future Society

For the second time, Facebook is tangled up in a genocide.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover's Hazard Avoidance Camera picked up what appears to be a perfect rainbow above the Red Planet's arid surface.
Science & Energy

Rainbows shouldn't exist on Mars.

In an email to Futurism, JPL media relations specialist Andrew Good confirmed that the "rainbow" spotted by Perseverance was the result of a lens flare.
Mars

It's not what you might think.

A team of scientists says that robodogs could become a suitable, lower-cost replacement for biological seeing eye dogs for visually impaired people.
Robot Dogs

Service animals may become the next victims of workplace automation.

Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that the tech company's upcoming augmented reality glasses could become a surprisingly intrusive part of every day life.
Virtual Reality

Who wouldn't want "charts" to pop up in their vision while having a conversation?

Hackers posted the leaked private information of over 533 million Facebook users online. The breach was so big it even includes Mark Zuckerberg's data.
Science & Energy

Over 500 million users' data was leaked — and it's available online.

Here's why SpaceX's SN11 Starship prototype exploded on March 30, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Starship

Will SN15 be any different?

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has officially survived its first night alone after being deployed by the agency's Perseverance rover.
Mars

Temperatures can drop down to -130 degrees Fahrenheit.

Scientists finally figured out what caused the gigantic spider-like formations on Mars' south pole by recreating the planet's environment in a lab.
Science & Energy

We regret to inform you that giant spiders don't actually live on Mars.

Four current crew members on board the ISS took SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft nicknamed Resilience for a spin early Monday morning.
NASA

Astronauts had to make space for the next Crew Dragon mission.

For the first time in the US, a formerly-homeless person moved into a 3D-printed house that he says turned his life around.
Future Society

3D-printed tiny homes are finally delivering on their social promise.

worlds-deepest-shipwreck-dive-reaches-sunken-WWII-US-battleship
Science & Energy

The dive was twice as deep as the Titanic.

Paleontologists Discover Dinosaur With Super Hearing
Science & Energy

They named it “the one who causes fear.”

Florida Declares State of Emergency Due to Potential Radioactive Material Leak
Science & Energy

600 million gallons of polluted water might soon flood a massive stretch of the state.

Perseverance Drops Off Ingenuity Helicopter On Martian Surface
Off-World

Now the helicopter must survive a few very cold nights on Mars by itself.