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Biden called on the US intelligence community to redouble its efforts to find out how the coronavirus pandemic actually started.
Developments

Biden Orders Spies to Figure Out Whether COVID Leaked From Lab

He wants intelligence agencies to "redouble" their investigation.

By Dan Robitzski

The International Society for Stem Cell Research just loosened up decades-old restrictions on how long scientists can keep lab-grown embryos alive.
Gene Editing

New Regulations Let Scientists Keep Lab-Grown Human Embryos Alive for Longer

In some cases, researchers are no longer limited by the "14-day rule."

By Dan Robitzski

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

Wealthy Travelers Are Flocking to America for Precious COVID Vaccines

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

Couple Buys House, Discovers Huge, Mars-Like Lava Cave Underneath

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 Reports More Than 11,000 Cases of Brain-Eating Fungus

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

Canada Charges Soldier With Mutiny for Refusing to Distribute COVID Vaccines

"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

Russia Wants to Send a Nuclear-Powered “Space Tug” to Jupiter

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

New CAPTCHA Forces Users to Prove They’re Human by Playing “Doom”

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

Elon Musk Said Tesla Would Never Use This Tech That It’s Now Using

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

Bernie Sanders Just Did Elon Musk a Huge Favor

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

The New Head of NASA Says COVID May Have Leaked From a Lab

"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

Raging Fire, Huge Explosion Devastate Giant Container Ship

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

Court Finds Tesla Guilty of Nerfing Battery Performance in Software Update

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

Doctors Restored a Blind Man’s Vision by Gene-Hacking His Retina Cells

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

China Announces Huge Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Mining

"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

Astronomer Warns of Physics Experiment That Could Destroy Our Entire Galaxy

"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

The Head of US Space Command Fears China’s Giant Robot Arms

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

Population Decline Is Turning Earth Into a Ghost Town, Experts Say

"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

Wuhan Lab Workers Were Hospitalized Right Before the Pandemic

"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

NASA Rover Finds Likely Remnants of Organic Compounds on Mars

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

By Dan Robitzski