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Quantum phenomena like proton tunneling can, in unusual cases, cause point mutations in human DNA, according to a new study.
DNA

Quantum Physics Can Mutate Human DNA, Scientists Say

Welcome to the quantum realm.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA released the first ever microphone recordings taken on the surface of Mars, as picked up by one of the Perseverance Mars rover's two microphones.
Mars

NASA Releases First-Ever Recording of Sound on Mars

Listen to an eerie Martian wind, picked up by Perseverance's microphone.

By Victor Tangermann

The genealogy platform MyHeritage has introduced a new tool called Deep Nostalgia that allows you to animate old photos of dead relatives.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Tool “Deep Nostalgia” Lets You Reanimate Your Dead Relatives

Finally! A way to make old family photos even creepier

By Tony Ho Tran

Sergey Brin's airship startup is planning to develop a 1.5 megawatt hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for its humanitarian aid airship.
Advanced Transport

Sergey Brin’s Mega-Airship to Run Off Record-Breaking Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Hydrogen airships make more sense than you might think.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter early Wednesday morning to post a meme about the alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin, sending it soaring by 25 percent.
Elon Musk

Single-Word Elon Musk Tweet Sends Crypto Dogecoin Soaring

Dogecoin is headed to the Moon.

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is inviting eight members of the public to fly with him around the Moon inside a SpaceX Starship in 2023.
Moon

Billionaire Says He’ll Fly Eight People Around the Moon for Free

He's got backing from Elon Musk. Here's how to sign up.

By Victor Tangermann

A study shows that the coronavirus can directly attack and kill heart cells, potentially settling a longstanding scientific debate.
Viruses

Study: COVID-19 Can Kill Heart Cells

Just when you thought the coronavirus couldn't get any worse.

By Dan Robitzski

The governors of both Texas and Mississippi announced they will be lifting both states' mask mandates and rolling back COVID-19 health mandates.
Viruses

Despite Rebounding Cases of COVID, TX to Open State “100 Percent”

"Absolutely reckless."

By Victor Tangermann

The Archdiocese of New Orleans just issued a dangerous statement calling the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine "morally compromised."
Viruses

Catholic Archdiocese Calls COVID Vaccine “Morally Compromised”

To be clear, they're actually disagreeing with the Pope.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists suggest putting a fish farm on the Moon after discovering that seabass and meagre eggs could survive the rough journey.
Moon

Scientists Suggest Farming Fish on the Moon

It sounds ridiculous — but it just might work.

By Dan Robitzski

Preliminary data suggests that the coronavirus variant P.1 is capable of reinfecting people who already survived COVID-19.
Viruses

New P.1 Strain Can Re-Infect People Who Already Caught COVID

"It's right to be worried about P.1, and this data gives us the reason why."

By Dan Robitzski

Vaccination passports could allow immunized people to travel or re-enter society, but many people in already-vulnerable groups would be excluded.
Developments

Expert: Vaccination Passports Could Become a “Dystopian Nightmare”

Could vaccination passports be a "dystopian nightmare for millions"?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is preparing for a grounded voltage test of its all-electric X-57 Maxwell airplane, which will prepare the team for actual test flights.
Advanced Transport

NASA Is Testing an All-Electric Airplane

"What they’re learning in this test, they’ll take with them into the control room for first flight."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers in New Zealand have discovered how three species of sharks can glow in the dark well below the surface of the ocean.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover Glow-in-the-Dark Sharks

An amazing discovery: the first glowing sharks known to science.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is getting ready to send the next batch of astronauts to the International Space Station on April 20 as part of its Crew-2 mission.
SpaceX

SpaceX Preparing Third Launch of Astronauts to Space Station

For the first time, two Crew Dragon capsules will be docked to the ISS at the same time.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists have confirmed the existence of a gigantic 1,000 kilometer-across hurricane swirling hundreds of kilometers above the North Pole.
Off-World

Scientists Observe Eight-Hour “Space Plasma Hurricane”

"Until now, it was uncertain that space plasma hurricanes even existed."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are calling on NASA to rename the James Webb Space Telescope due to Webb's extended legacy and questionable human rights record.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Hated Gay People. Why Are We Naming a Telescope After Him?

Scientists are not happy.

By Dan Robitzski

Simon Kindleysides, who's paralyzed from the waist down, walked over 100 miles in a powered exoskeleton during February to raise money for the NHS.
RX and Medicine

Paralyzed Man Walks More Than 100 Miles in Powered Exoskeleton

He walked as far as the suit's battery would allow every day.

By Dan Robitzski

A company Brain Scientific is developing an "e-tattoo" that can be injected under the skin in epilepsy patients and scan their brains for looming seizures.
Prosthetics and Devices

This Startup Wants to Tattoo Brain-Reading Electrodes on Your Skull

Thought you'd never get a head tattoo? Think again.

By Dan Robitzski

Plastic surgeon Scott Green signed into a courtroom Zoom proceeding to fight a traffic violation while he was operating on a patient.
Developments

Surgeon Contests Traffic Ticket While Operating on Patient

The judge, over Zoom, was shocked.

By Dan Robitzski