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The University of Chicago and two national labs are launching the first quantum tech startup-focused accelerator in the country.
Quantum Physics

The First-Ever Startup Accelerator for Quantum Tech Just Launched

The Duality accelerator lends a heaping dose of credibility to the nascent field.

By Dan Robitzski

An international team of researchers have come up with a fusion-based spacecraft thruster that uses a hydrogen isotope called deuterium as a fuel source.
Off-World

Scientists: “Direct Fusion Drive” Could Get Us to the Edge of the Solar System in 10 Years

To Neptune and beyond.

By Victor Tangermann

New research shows that major depressive disorder might actually make people's bodies start to age faster than they should be at a cellular level.
Health & Medicine

Yet Another Reason To Treat Depression: It Could Literally Age You

"This should fundamentally alter the way we approach depression and how we think about it — as a part of overall health."

By Dan Robitzski

Despite widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, people in the US are still trying to track down drugs that weren't designed to treat COVID symptoms.
Viruses

Good God, Please Do Not Take Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19

People are so desperate, they're taking animal formulations of the drug.

By Victor Tangermann

When a robot messes up, people are way more likely to find it infuriating if it looks like a person. But we're also more likely to accept its apology.
Robotics

Study: Humanoid Robots Are More Annoying When They F*ck Up

God save the Roomba.

By Dan Robitzski

Theoretical physicist and science communicator Michio Kaku had some words of advice for those who find themselves kidnapped by aliens.
Science & Energy

Michio Kaku Has Advice for Next Time You Get Abducted by Aliens

Also, what to do if you ever find yourself kidnapped inside a UFO.

By Victor Tangermann

Lakes and rivers on Mars likely dried up and reappeared several times over the course of history before they went away for good.
Science & Energy

The Lakes of Mars Likely Dried Up Multiple Times Before Totally Vanishing

Mars seems to have a much more complex relationship with water than we thought.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers are worried over the rise of "ghost forests" along the coast of North Carolina, caused by climate change.
Space

Desiccated “Ghost Forests,” Killed by Rising Ocean, Can Be Seen From Space

It's a worrying trend.

By Victor Tangermann

an Australian startup built a laser that could blast orbital debris orbiting the Earth out of the way without needing to launch any new spacecraft.
Space

Startup Says Its Super Powerful Laser Can Blast Space Junk From Down on the Earth’s Surface

It's like playing a high-stakes game of Missile Command.

By Dan Robitzski

Oceanic life is fleeing the increasingly-hot equator for more hospitable water, and a mass extinction event is likely to follow.
Climate Change

Scientists: Mass Extinction Is Coming as Organisms Flee the Equator

"When the same thing happened 252 million years ago, 90 percent of all marine species died."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Perseverance rover just snapped its next incredible selfie — and this time around, it's not just of itself.
Mars

NASA’s New Mars Rover Takes Selfie With Helicopter in Background

One last group selfie before Ingenuity's maiden voyage.

By Victor Tangermann

Venture capitalist Peter Thiel suggested during a virtual seminar that China may use its centralized digital currency as a weapon against the US dollar.
Bitcoin

China Could Use Bitcoin as a Weapon Against the US, Billionaire Warns

According to this investor, China wants to weaken the US dollar with its digital currency.

By Victor Tangermann

A man from Missouri was just sentenced to 12 years in prison after he repeatedly tried to buy chemical weapons with Bitcoin.
Science & Energy

Man Sentenced for Buying Chemical Weapons With Bitcoin

He repeatedly tried to buy chemical weapons over the dark web.

By Dan Robitzski

In a reversal, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has decided that vaccines are a good thing after all. Better late than never.
Developments

Elon Musk, Who Refused to Take a COVID Vaccine, Now Says Vaccines Are Good

Say it ain't so.

By Victor Tangermann

There's a growing body of evidence that the chemical TCE, banned in several countries but common in the US, is causing a huge wave of Parkinson's Disease.
Developments

A Common Chemical Is Causing a Huge Wave of Parkinson’s Disease, Doctor Warns

This chemical is banned in Europe — but common in the US.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers says it discovered entirely new coronaviruses in genetic data released by agricultural labs in China.
Viruses

Scientists Claim to Discover “Unexpected” New Viruses in Wuhan

Genetic data from an agricultural lab seemed to contain entirely new coronaviruses.

By Dan Robitzski

A French company is developing the world's first hydrogen-powered cargo transport vessel that is set to make its debut some time later this year.
Science & Energy

The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Cargo Vessel Is About to Set Sail

"The demand for more sustainable technologies in inland waterway transport is on the rise."

By Victor Tangermann

Roughly one in three coronavirus patients are diagnosed with some sort of neurological or psychological condition within six months, according to a study.
Brain

A Third of COVID Patients Are Diagnosed With “Brain Disease”

Anxiety and mood disorders are particularly common.

By Dan Robitzski

Small gelatinous marine organisms called sea salps are wreaking havoc on two nuclear reactors in South Korea, forcing them offline, Bloomberg reports.
Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Reactors Shut Down by “Jellyfish-Like Organisms”

Cooling systems were clogged up entirely.

By Victor Tangermann

Stanford scientists have posted the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines' mRNA sequences on GitHub for anybody to download.
Developments

Scientists Post Recipe for Moderna’s COVID Vaccine for Free Online

Anybody can technically make their own COVID vaccine now — if they know how.

By Victor Tangermann