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In an interview with Joe Rogan, Tesla CEO Elon Musk renewed his promises that the upcoming Roadster could maybe hover "like a meter off the ground."
Elon Musk

"I want it to hover... without, you know, killing people."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA scientists say they can hunt for alien civilizations by looking for industrial pollutants like nitrogen dioxide in exoplanets' atmospheres.
Pollution

NASA is actively searching exoplanets for signs of "industrialized civilization."

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study by researchers from the University of Oxford, the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can fight the South African variant.
Viruses

This may affect which vaccine you'll want.

By Victor Tangermann

After a seven months of travel, NASA's Perseverance rover is set to land on Mars next week. The agency's InSight lander will be listening.
NASA

If a rover lands on Mars, and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?

By Victor Tangermann

The Democratic Republic of Congo is now staring down its 12th Ebola outbreak just three months after the previous one ended.
Developments

The WHO says Ebola is "endemic" in Congo.

By Dan Robitzski

Dr. Fauci says that clinical research on whether the coronavirus vaccines work on kids is beginning, and he hopes vaccinations will begin by September.
Viruses

Here's when they think they'll be able to vaccinate children.

By Dan Robitzski

According to CDC, people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can skip quarantine if they are exposed to somebody who tested positive
Developments

Another compelling reason to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

By Victor Tangermann

Shell just announced that it plans to decrease oil production by a small amount every year for the rest of its existence.
Climate Change

Is this the beginning of the end?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is barred from collaborating with China and its leadership says it's not concerned about China's ambitions. But experts suggest it should be.
NASA

"America's leadership in the world is not as strong as it used to be."

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at Purdue University have successfully taught four pigs how to use a joystick, a "remarkable" level of behavioral and mental flexibility.
Science & Energy

Even pigs can be gamers.

By Victor Tangermann

World Health Organization investigators found evidence that the coronavirus outbreak in China may have started as early as October 2019.
Developments

This could rewrite the history of the COVID pandemic.

By Dan Robitzski

After spending seven months attached to the ISS, Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 76P MS-15 dropped back down to Earth to burn up in the atmosphere.
Off-World

A beautiful photo shows its fiery demise.

By Victor Tangermann

Texas doctor Hasan Gokal was fired for giving out ten COVID-19 vaccine shots with only six hours remaining until the vial would have expired.
Developments

"It was my world coming down."

By Victor Tangermann

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 across its facilities, NASA is handing out Fitbit devices to 1,000 of its employees, including 150 astronauts.
Prosthetics and Devices

Fitness trackers could help NASA detect COVID-19 early.

By Victor Tangermann

The highly-infectious B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus could have mutated entirely within one patient, scienitsts suspect.
Developments

The virus appears to have mutated inside a single host.

By Dan Robitzski

The number of babies born in China dropped by nearly 15 percent in 2020, potentially heralding problems as the country's population skews older.
Future Society

Could this topple a world power?

By Dan Robitzski

Consumer tech company Expanscape has created a true monster: a laptop prototype called Aurora 7 with seven (!) screens attached to it.
Future Society

Is this really necessary?

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers may have spotted evidence for a new planet orbiting one of the closest stars in the star system called Alpha Centauri.
Science & Energy

The search for extraterrestrial life is heating up — in the closest star system to Earth.

By Victor Tangermann

A man with ALS built his own personal robot that could help him feed himself when he was no longer able to do so on his own.
Robotics

Incredible.

By Dan Robitzski

A Texas lawyer learned his lesson after joining a live court session while having a Zoom filter on that turned his face into an animated kitty cat.
Future Society

"I’m here live. I’m not a cat."

By Victor Tangermann