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A new variant of the coronavirus is quickly becoming the dominant strain in California, worrying experts, as the Los Angeles Times reports.
Developments

Rapidly-Spreading COVID Strain More Transmissible, Less Susceptible to Vaccines

"The devil is already here."

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that black holes made of dark matter might be lurking inside neutron stars and eating them from the inside.
Science & Energy

Black Holes May Devour Stars From the Inside, Like Cancer

Parasitic black holes might be feasting on some stars — from within.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers at the University Of Colorado At Boulder have developed a wearable that can use its wearer's natural body heat as a power source.
Energy

This Wearable Uses Your Body Heat as an Energy Source

"In the future, we want to be able to power your wearable electronics without having to include a battery."

By Victor Tangermann

Whistleblowers at the Arizona Department of Corrections say hundreds of inmates are being held past their release date due to buggy management software.
Science & Energy

Whistleblowers: Flawed Software Held Hundreds of Prisoners Past Release Dates

"These people are literally trapped."

By Dan Robitzski

On two separate occasions last year, two Air Force F-16 fighter jet pilots were saved by a sophisticated Ground Collision Avoidance System.
Artificial Intelligence

Fighter Pilots Blacked Out From Gs, Got Saved by AI Co-Pilot

This control system saved two lives last year when pilots lost their consciousness.

By Victor Tangermann

The United States Army is building a machine gun-like laser weapon 1 million times more powerful than anything else in its arsenal.
Robots and Machines

US Army Testing Machine Gun-Style Laser Weapon That Vaporizes Targets

"This is not science fiction."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers built an artificial muscle material that gets stronger as it works, potentially leading to soft robots that adapt to their jobs.
Robots and Machines

Scientists Invent Artificial Muscle That Gets Stronger With Exercise

Imagine flexible robots that get tougher as they work.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA engineers managed to hide a clever message in the red and white colors of its Perseverance rover's parachute that it used to successfully land on Mars.
Mars

NASA Hid a Clever Secret Message in Its Mars Rover’s Parachute

The colors are the key.

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin fell 11 percent over the weekend — and that could be in large part due to a tweet by Elon Musk and a comment by Treasury Secretary Janet Yelle.
Elon Musk

Bitcoin Falls 11 Percent After Saucy Elon Musk Tweet

Elon Musk: "BTC and ETH do seem high lol."

By Victor Tangermann

Prominent physicist Sabine Hossenfelder argues that simulation theory more closely resembles religious belief than a serious scientific hypothesis.
Future Society

Physicist Trashes Simulation Theory, Says It’s Basically a Religion

Sorry, nerds!

By Dan Robitzski

Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci put the United States' failure to reign in the virus into a global perspective during a Monday interview on ABC.
Developments

Fauci: The US Has Pretty Much Done Worse Than Any Other Country

A national embarrassment.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA engineers have stitched together a highly detailed 360-degree panorama of Perseverance's landing site in the Jezero Crater.
Mars

NASA Releases Incredible Panorama of Mars Rover’s Landing Site

This is one of the best places on Mars to look for signs of ancient life.

By Victor Tangermann

British engineers are preparing to test the fuel mix that could one day power the largest nuclear fusion experiment in the world, as Nature reports.
Energy

Scientists Now Testing Fuel for Giant New Fusion Reactor

To pull off fusion power, scientists are going to need exactly the right fuel.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just released footage of its Perseverance Mars rover touching down on the Red Planet. The incredible video is a nail biter.
Mars

NASA Releases Video of Perseverance Touching Down on Mars

Watch the incredible footage here.

By Jon Christian

Marketing collective MSCHF has decided to let a robot dog equipped with a paintball loose inside an art gallery — and it's letting strangers take control.
Robot Dogs

Company Mounts Paintball Gun on Robot Dog to Shoot Up Art Gallery

And it's letting people online — including you — control the rampage.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's next-gen Mars rover Perseverance is outfitted with not just one but two microphones. We could finally get to listen to the sounds of Mars.
NASA

Why Isn’t NASA Releasing RAW Images from Perseverance?

We can think of a few reasons why.

By Tony Ho Tran

As of today, you can access dozens of RAW images from NASA's Perseverance Mars lander, with many more hopefully on the way.
NASA

In Reversal, NASA Is Now Releasing RAW Images From Perseverance

This is a big win for transparency advocates.

By Jon Christian

Bone cancer survivor Haley Arceneaux will be experiencing the trip of a lifetime on board SpaceX's first private flight some time this year.
Off-World

Bone Cancer Survivor Will Get Free Trip to Space This Year

"My battle with cancer really prepared me for space travel."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study by scientists from NASA and the German Aerospace Center, some Earthling microbes could survive the hostile conditions on Mars.
Mars

Black Mold From Earth Could Survive on Mars, NASA Says

"Some microbes, in particular spores from the black mold fungus, were able to survive..."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Starship prototype called SN1o has a "good chance of flying this week" at the company's Texas facilities, according to Elon Musk.
Starship

Elon Musk: “Good Chance” SpaceX Starship Will Fly This Week

Stay tuned for more explosions — or maybe even a successful landing.

By Victor Tangermann