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Pfizer executives recently announced that they're looking into raising the price of the coroanvirus vaccine once the worst of the pandemic is over.
Viruses

Pharma Execs Scheming About How to Make More Money Off COVID Vaccine

Leadership at Pfizer said there's a "significant opportunity" to raise prices.

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study found that walking speed seemed to help predict COVID disease severity and deaths, regardless of related factors like obesity.
Viruses

Your Walking Speed Might Predict Whether COVID Kills You

What does walking speed have to do with COVID?

By Dan Robitzski

A new kind of smart fabric integrates electronics that can turn clothes into glowing, billboard-like screens or even working keyboards.
Science & Energy

New Smart Fabric Can Turn Clothing Into a Huge Screen

You can even wash it.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new paper published by researchers at Caltech, Mars may still hold anywhere between 30 and 99 percent of its ancient water within its crust.
Science & Energy

Mars’ Oceans May Have Drained Into Its Interior

There may be a huge cache of water inside Mars.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a way to turn food scraps into viable jet fuel that burns cleaner than traditional petroleum fuels and works with the planes we have today.
Food

Food Waste Could Power the Jet Engines We’re Currently Flying With, Scientists Say

Another step closer to the Mr. Fusion unit from "Back to the Future."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk uploaded a techno track about NFTs to his Twitter account to sell it "as an NFT."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He’s Selling a Techno Song About NFTs as an NFT

"I’m selling this song about NFTs as an NFT."

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers have already started stealing NFTs, the blockchain-based art credentials that give a buyer original ownership over a digital piece of art.
NFTs

Hackers Are Already Stealing NFTs

"I encourage EVERYONE to please check their accounts ASAP."

By Victor Tangermann

Medical residents are now under investigation for posting pictures of removed organs on Instagram as if they were game show hosts.
Developments

Doctors Investigated For Posting Surgically Removed Organs on Instagram

Michigan doctors were treating their surgeries like a game show.

By Dan Robitzski

Dating app Tinder will soon be allowing its users to run background checks on possible dates, as The Verge reports.
Future Society

Tinder Is Adding an Option to Run Background Checks on Potential Dates

All it needs is a name and a phone number.

By Victor Tangermann

After the military coup in Myanmar, Japan's space agency halted a joint project with Myanma scientists to prevent it from being exploited by the army.
International Space Station

Satellites Are Stranded on the ISS Because of a Military Coup

Japan's not sure what to do with the satellites it built with Myanmar.

By Dan Robitzski

Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak tweeted that the term "video game" won't properly encapsulate the digital entertainment neuralink is working on.
Future Society

Neuralink Co-Founder: “We’re Gonna Need a Better Term Than ‘Video Game'”

Will neural implants render modern games obsolete?

By Dan Robitzski

As new data on how coronavirus vaccines protect against different variants emerges, the South African strain seems particularly troubling.
Viruses

This Particular COVID Variant Has Vaccine Experts Concerned

Even if you're fully vaccinated, this strain could still make you sick.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla chief Elon Musk is now officially the company's "Technoking," according to an official filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Changed His Title at Tesla

Bow down to your new Technoking.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers say they've found a new kind of signal coming from our galaxy's supermassive black hole, which they think are rapidly-rotating flare ups.
Science & Energy

Stars Apparently Used to Be Way, Way, Way Bigger

Researchers say they're responsible for the supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies.

By Tony Ho Tran

A poor walrus had a really rude awakening — it woke up on top of an iceberg floating off the northern shore of Ireland after drifting from the North Pole.
Sleep

Walrus Falls Asleep on Iceberg, Drifts Across Ocean

This walrus is all of us getting up on the morning after daylight savings.

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca went on the defensive after countries halted the rollout of its vaccine over fears it may cause blood clots.
Developments

AstraZeneca Defends COVID Vaccine Against Blood Clot Concerns

A wave of countries have halted its shots — but the company is pushing back.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX successfully landed all three of its Falcon Heavy boosters during the rocket's second launch ever, marking a new milestone in reusable rocketry.
Advanced Transport

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket For Record Ninth Time

The booster successfully landed in the Atlantic Ocean.

By Tony Ho Tran

The International Space Station recently jettisoned a nearly three ton piece of garbage into low Earth orbit. The trash is made up of old batteries.
Off-World

The Space Station Just Released Its Largest Piece of Garbage Ever

NASA says it’ll burn up on re-entry.

By Tony Ho Tran

Queen Elizabeth II took some time last week to join a Zoom call about Mars, space, and STEM to help celebrate British Science Week.
Mars

The Queen Joins WFH Culture, Participates In Zoom Call About Mars

The event was to help celebrate British Science Week.

By Tony Ho Tran

In order to protect future Mars settlers from deadly cosmic radiation, researchers suggest building homes in underground tunnels called lava tubes.
Mars

NASA Using Navajo Language to Name New Mars Discoveries

Tribal leaders hope the names will inspire others to learn the language.

By Tony Ho Tran