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Scientists accidentally discovered that their experimental gene therapy could restore a blind patient's vision for over 15 months.
Gene Editing

Gene Therapy Injected Into Eyeball Restores Blind Patient’s Vision

One shot granted more than a year of vision.

By Dan Robitzski

Here are some of the jests and gags that caught our attention during this year's April Fools' Day, ranging from poorly executed to a much-needed chuckle.
Future Society

10 of the Most Futuristic April Fools Jokes So Far

It's too bad some of these aren't real.

By Victor Tangermann

The Solar Orbiter, a NASA and ESA spacecraft that's exploring the Sun, is kept safe from heat and radiation by a coating of charred, ground-up bones.
Science & Energy

NASA’s Sun-Exploring Spacecraft Contains Powdered Bones

The Solar Orbiter is coated with charred bone, perhaps making it the most metal spacecraft in history.

By Dan Robitzski

According to the White House, the Biden administration is planning to invest in infrastructure to achieve "100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035."
Energy

Biden Wants to Achieve “100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity by 2035”

"If we act now, in 50 years people are going to look back and say: 'This was the moment that America won the future.'"

By Victor Tangermann

A team of German researchers have found that a highly controversial spacecraft thruster prototype called the EmDrive may not produce any thrust at all.
Physics

New Tests Cast Doubt On NASA’s Physics-Defying Thruster Design

"Our measurements refute all EmDrive claims by at least 3 orders of magnitude."

By Victor Tangermann

According to the latest drone shots, SpaceX is making great progress on its orbital launch facilities at its site in Boca Chica, Texas.
Starship

SpaceX Makes Progress on “Launch Tower” Meant to Catch Starship Booster

A bold plan is coming into focus.

By Victor Tangermann

For some reason, people love to vandalize Google offshoot Waymo's self-driving vehicles, especially by throwing eggs and ice cream.
Self-Driving Vehicles

People Are Throwing Eggs at Google’s Self-Driving Vans

A pre-emptive strike against the robot uprising.

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft has been awarded a massive contract to supply the US Army with more than 120,000 augmented reality headsets, MSNBC reports.
Virtual Reality

Microsoft Is Selling $21.9 Billion of AR Headsets to the US Army

That's 120,000 headsets over ten years.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study by the CDC, those who have been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer no longer carry the virus.
Viruses

Vaccinated People Don’t Appear to Spread COVID, and That’s Incredible News

"The authorized vaccines are the key tool that will help bring an end to this devastating pandemic."

By Victor Tangermann

Police in Shenzhen, China, shut the country's first sex doll hotel, one of two establishments where men can pay $28 to spend an hour with sex dolls.
Future Society

Police Shut Down China’s First Sex Doll Brothel

"It's not a working-class need. It's a male need."

By Victor Tangermann

A man referred to by the BBC as "Sebastian" lost over half a million dollars after falling for a Elon Musk-related Bitcoin giveaway scam.
Elon Musk

Man Loses Half a Million Dollars in Elon Musk Reply “Crypto Giveaway” Scam

"There was a link to a new event below, so I clicked on it and saw that he was giving away Bitcoin!"

By Victor Tangermann

The UK Army is drastically reducing the number of human soldiers in its ranks, partly to make room for new military robots.
Robotics

Anticipating Robot Soldiers, Britain Is Downsizing Its Human Troops

The British Army will be 10,000 soldiers smaller.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla recently unrolled its autopilot beta to more users and the results are... well, incredibly dangerous, life-threatening, and scary.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla’s “Fully Self Driving” Beta Would Fail A Driver’s License Test

It’s like a semi-autonomous drunk driver.

By Tony Ho Tran

A 50-year-old Japanese man used the FaceApp to create a large following on Twitter by transforming himself into a young female biker.
Future Society

Young Female Twitter Star Turns Out to Be 50-Year-Old Man Using Deepfakes

The man used FaceApp to transform into an attractive young woman.

By Tony Ho Tran

430,000 years ago, a powerful blast of ultrahot, superaccelerated air hit Earth and incinerated a huge area of Antarctica.
Science & Energy

Ancient Antarctica Was Blasted by a Giant Flamethrower From Space

Fwoosh!

By Dan Robitzski

A controversial Harvard University-led project called Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment was put on hold to await preliminary test results.
Off-World

Harvard Halts Plans for Controversial Geoengineering Experiment

Blocking the Sun's rays artificially is just as controversial as it sounds.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA showed off a picture of a peculiar Martian rock that was zapped with its rover Perseverance's onboard laser.
Mars

NASA Shows Off Photo of Rock With Laser Holes From Mars Rover

Can you spot them?

By Victor Tangermann

Uranus is giving off X-rays, according to a new study. Now scientists need to take a closer look and figure out what's actually causing them.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover X-Rays Blasting Out of Uranus

Uranus, once again, has scientists utterly baffled.

By Dan Robitzski

In a rare turn of events, China's National Space Administration (CNSA) exchanged information with NASA about its Mars orbiter, as SpaceNews.com reports.
Mars

China Shared Information With NASA About Its Mars Orbiter

There's a lot NASA doesn't know about China's activities in space.

By Victor Tangermann

A scientist working on an artifiical placenta that provides oxygen for babies born prematurely says it may be ready for human experiments in five years.
Prosthetics and Devices

Artificial Placentas for Human Babies Coming Within Five Years, Scientist Says

The tech could offer a lifeline for babies born too early.

By Dan Robitzski