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As the death toll from last week's heatwave continues to climb, officials in Oregon have officially designated it a "mass casualty event."
Climate Change

Officials Declare Deadly Heatwave as “Mass Casualty Event”

This is horrific.

By Dan Robitzski

The Teletubbies are supposedly vaccinated against the coronavirus, but something is a little bit off about their paperwork.
Viruses

There’s Something Fishy About the Teletubbies’ Vaccination Cards

Did they forge their documents?

By Dan Robitzski

The scientists and entrepreneurs who helped pioneer and popularize carbon capture technology now say it probably can't save us from climate change.
Climate Change

Carbon Capture Pioneers Say Carbon Capture Tech Won’t Save Us

"You are seeing lots of people making big promises right now, and they don't quite know how to keep them."

By Dan Robitzski

Juul paid the American Journal of Health Behavior $51,000 to have the entire May/June issue filled with 11 studies funded by the company.
Medical

Juul Paid a Medical Journal to Run a Bunch of Pro-Vaping Studies

"The Marlboro man rode into Juul and now wants us to trust them."

By Victor Tangermann

In a Wednesday tweet, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested that a Starship "itself" could serve as the "structure for a new giant telescope."
Starship

Elon Musk Suggests Turning a Starship Into a Giant Space Telescope

The "ship itself" could serve as the "structure for a new giant telescope."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers dumped 60 brown trout in a water tank that contained low levels of methamphetamine to see if they would get addicted.
Science & Energy

New Research: There’s Enough Meth in Some Rivers to Get Fish Addicted

Methamphetamines in the water supply can seriously mess with the brains of fish.

By Victor Tangermann

The Ever Given, a 1,310-feet-long vessel loaded with around 18,300 containers, finally resumed its journey to leave the Canal on Wednesday.
Robots and Machines

Remember That Stuck Container Ship? It’s Finally Leaving the Suez Canal

"May God let it arrive safely."

By Victor Tangermann

A growing chunk of the planet has been reaching temperatures and humidities high enough to kill people who are otherwise perfectly healthy.
Developments

Places Are Increasingly Getting So Hot That People Just Die

Temperatures are reaching the point where the human body simply cannot cope.

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study identified a long list of medical conditions that appear to be linked to cases of adult ADHD, and experts say it may help reshape treatment.
Studies

Adult ADHD Is Linked to a Ton of Serious Diseases

Now scientists want to figure out why.

By Dan Robitzski

Clay samples from Mars suggest that the Red Planet once experienced a long-lasting era of temperate, habitable conditions.
Science & Energy

Clay Dug Up by NASA Mars Rover Makes It Seem Like Red Planet Could’ve Supported Life

The samples are an indication that Mars may have had hospitable conditions for millions of years.

By Dan Robitzski

Startup Wants to Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors That Run Off Nuclear Waste
Nuclear Fusion

Startup Wants to Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors That Run Off Nuclear Waste

Are nuclear microreactors the future of off-grid power?

By Victor Tangermann

An undersea pipeline ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico today — and then somehow ignited, causing the surface of the ocean to catch fire.
Environment

Underwater Pipeline Leaks, Gulf of Mexico Ocean Catches on Fire

Horrific.

By Jon Christian

"Baby Doge, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo," the billionaire wrote in a Thursday tweet, a song presumably about the synonymous alternative cryptocurrency.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Tweets About Dogecoin Knockoff, Sending It Skyrocketing

"Baby Doge, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo."

By Victor Tangermann

In a world saturated with Amazon's Alexa, bullied kids have actually had to change their names in hopes of a fresh start.
Future Society

Teenager Named Alexa Legally Changes Name Because of Amazon Product

"She started to not want to introduce herself because of the jokes and the backlash."

By Dan Robitzski

Cassini's observations that found Enceladus is expelling plumes of methane gas suggests the moon's oceans may be habitable to Earthlike microorganisms.
Moon

Scientists Intrigued by Possible Signs of Life on Saturn’s Moon

It's "very likely" hydrothermal vents on Enceladus could be habitable to Earthlike microorganisms.

By Victor Tangermann

Former defense official Christopher Mellon argues the recently published UFO report is far more insightful than it may appear on the surface.
Future Society

Former Official: UFO Report Actually Strengthens “Alien Hypothesis”

Did the report really "strengthen the case for the alien hypothesis?"

By Victor Tangermann

Surges in alcohol consumption during the early pandemic seem to be growing rather than easing up, raising questions about what habits will persist on.
Chemistry

American Alcoholism Is Getting Worse

Pandemic-related spikes in alcohol sales and consumption continue to grow.

By Dan Robitzski

A international team of researchers were able to show that castration of male sheep delays the aging of DNA.The same could apply to humans as well.
Gene Editing

Wanna Delay Aging? Get Castrated, Scientists Say

It's not an ideal solution.

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA approved a new weight loss drug called semaglutide that doctors say could be a valuable tool in new obesity treatments.
RX and Medicine

Doctors Are Really Psyched About This New Weight Loss Drug

"We finally have something that’s reliable and able to produce sustained effects over time."

By Dan Robitzski

A retired gas-fired power plant was converted into a Bitcoin-mining facility in upstate New York — and its heating up a nearby lake considerably.
Science & Energy

Neighbors Accuse Bitcoin Mining Facility of Warming Up Entire Lake

"The lake is so warm you feel like you're in a hot tub."

By Victor Tangermann