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Musk elaborated on his vision of establishing a permanent foothold on Mars, claiming that "life in glass domes" will come first — and then terraforming.
Mars

"At least a future spacefaring civilization — discovering our ruins — will be impressed humans got that far."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified a gene that allows coral to survive hot water, and they want to gene-hack it into reefs to protect against climate change.
Climate Change

A gene that gives coral resistance to heat could protect reefs as the planet heats up.

By Dan Robitzski

The military confirmed that it buys people's location data from apps, especially those targeting the Muslim community, and uses it operationally.
Military

The U.S. military is tracking individuals around the world by buying the location data recorded by otherwise harmless apps on their phones.

By Dan Robitzski

Officials in the U.K. may soon put out a call for everyone to stop sending useless emails, citing the toll that they take on the environment.
Climate Change

Here's how much carbon one "thank you" email per day emits.

By Dan Robitzski

The observable universe and the neuronal networks of the human brain are astonishingly alike according to a new paper by an astrophysicist and neurosurgeon.
Science & Energy

An astrophysicist and a neurosurgeon teamed up on the ultimate galaxy brain theory.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists built miniature living factories where photosynthetic algae produce viable hydrogen, all inside a droplet of water.
Energy

They hijacked photosynthesis to create energy-packed hydrogen — portending a cheap source of clean power.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of cosmologists claim they have found evidence that the expansion of the universe is caused by "quintessence," a form of dark energy.
Science & Energy

"We’re back to a situation where we have zero idea about how the Universe is going to end."

By Victor Tangermann

Operation Warp Speed officials just announced that the first coronavirus vaccines would be distributed based on state population rather than need.
Viruses

Does this seem fair?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has started stacking booster segments of its first heavy-lift Space Launch System at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA

Its first flight is set for some time next year.

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 is having some seriously strange effects on the nervous system — including wreaking havoc on the patient's sense of smell.
Developments

"The big question is, does the coronavirus directly attack and kill neurons?"

By Victor Tangermann

An amateur astronomer may have found where the elusive Wow! Signal came from, tracing it back to a sun-like star in Sagittarius.
Space

New research claims to have identified the source of a 72-second extraterrestrial signal captured in 1977.

By Dan Robitzski

A new class-action lawsuit alleges that Tesla refused to fix and even covered up a safety issue with Model X and Model S suspensions.
Tesla

"Tesla is gambling with the lives and safety of hundreds of thousands of additional drivers and passengers."

By Dan Robitzski

Utah public safety officials are calling for the removal of an "illegal" metallic monolith eretced in the middle of the Utah wilderness.
Future Society

"It is illegal to install structures or art without authorization on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you’re from."

By Victor Tangermann

This past weekend, 3 million Americans passed through an airport, flying in the face of CDC and expert warnings to limit travel.
Developments

Seriously, just stay home.

By Dan Robitzski

The government of the Solomon Islands, a nation of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific, is defending its decision to temporarily ban Facebook.
Future Society

Critics say it's a way to silence opposition.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified massive ripples on the surface of Mars likely formed by an ancient megaflood and planet-covering storm clouds.
Science & Energy

A meteor impact appears to have released Martian floods that make the one in the Bible seem laughable.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has dethroned Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.
Elon Musk

Okay, that's pretty impressive.

By Victor Tangermann

In the latest perplexing turn of events, state officials say the a mysterious monolith has vanished from the Utah desert.
Science & Energy

Alien artifact, or guerilla art installation?

By Victor Tangermann

UK’s Oxford University and European pharmaceutical AstraZeneca found their COVID-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective because of a dosing error.
Developments

Oops.

By Victor Tangermann

The Army is developing a system that can hide or replicate the electromagnetic signals given off by a soldier's gear to make them harder to track.
Military

It's a new cat-and-mouse game over technological tracking.

By Dan Robitzski