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Multiple research teams are working toward a vaccine that protects against every coronavirus at once, including COVID-19 and the common cold.
Viruses

Scientists About to Start Testing a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine in Humans

It could work on SARS, COVID-19, and even the common cold.

New simulations show that a compact fusion reactor with compressed plasma would actually produce more electricity than it takes in.
Energy

Simulation Shows This Fusion Reactor Doing Something Amazing

Now scientists just need to make it a reality.

The "Xupermask," Will.i.am's collaboration with N95 face mask manufacturer Honeywell, is a mask that has more bells and whistles than sense.
SpaceX

This High Tech COVID Mask Was Designed by SpaceX’s Spacesuit Creator

It costs $299 and is basically a smartphone for your face.

NASA's Mars helicopter dubbed Ingenuity is online and just snapped its first color photo over the weekend.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Is Online and Just Sent Back a Photo

It won't win any awards for the image.

Facebook has been permitting the Chinese government to buy ads that deny it's committing acts of genocide against its Muslim Uyghur population.
Future Society

Facebook Lets Chinese Government Run Genocide-Denying Ads

For the second time, Facebook is tangled up in a genocide.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover's Hazard Avoidance Camera picked up what appears to be a perfect rainbow above the Red Planet's arid surface.
Science & Energy

NASA Releases Breathtaking Rover Photo of “Rainbow” on Mars

Rainbows shouldn't exist on Mars.

In an email to Futurism, JPL media relations specialist Andrew Good confirmed that the "rainbow" spotted by Perseverance was the result of a lens flare.
Mars

NASA: That’s Not a Rainbow We Photographed on Mars

It's not what you might think.

A team of scientists says that robodogs could become a suitable, lower-cost replacement for biological seeing eye dogs for visually impaired people.
Robot Dogs

Scientists Want to Replace Seeing Eye Dogs With Robodogs

Service animals may become the next victims of workplace automation.

Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that the tech company's upcoming augmented reality glasses could become a surprisingly intrusive part of every day life.
Virtual Reality

The CEO of Apple Thinks People Will Use Augmented Reality for Something Absolutely Hilarious

Who wouldn't want "charts" to pop up in their vision while having a conversation?

Hackers posted the leaked private information of over 533 million Facebook users online. The breach was so big it even includes Mark Zuckerberg's data.
Science & Energy

New Facebook Leak Was So Huge It Included Mark Zuckerberg’s Personal Data

Over 500 million users' data was leaked — and it's available online.

Here's why SpaceX's SN11 Starship prototype exploded on March 30, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Starship

Elon Musk Reveals Why Last Starship Prototype Exploded Before Landing

Will SN15 be any different?

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has officially survived its first night alone after being deployed by the agency's Perseverance rover.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Survives First Night On Its Own

Temperatures can drop down to -130 degrees Fahrenheit.

Scientists finally figured out what caused the gigantic spider-like formations on Mars' south pole by recreating the planet's environment in a lab.
Science & Energy

Scientists Finally Explain Mysterious “Spiders” Spotted on Mars

We regret to inform you that giant spiders don't actually live on Mars.

Four current crew members on board the ISS took SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft nicknamed Resilience for a spin early Monday morning.
NASA

Watch NASA Astronauts Take SpaceX Spacecraft for a Joyride

Astronauts had to make space for the next Crew Dragon mission.

For the first time in the US, a formerly-homeless person moved into a 3D-printed house that he says turned his life around.
Future Society

Formerly Homeless Man Now Living in 3D Printed House

3D-printed tiny homes are finally delivering on their social promise.

worlds-deepest-shipwreck-dive-reaches-sunken-WWII-US-battleship
Science & Energy

World’s Deepest Shipwreck Dive Reaches Sunken WWII US Battleship

The dive was twice as deep as the Titanic.

Paleontologists Discover Dinosaur With Super Hearing
Science & Energy

Paleontologists Discover Dinosaur With Super Hearing

They named it “the one who causes fear.”

Florida Declares State of Emergency Due to Potential Radioactive Material Leak
Science & Energy

Florida Declares State of Emergency Due to Potential Radioactive Material Leak

600 million gallons of polluted water might soon flood a massive stretch of the state.

Perseverance Drops Off Ingenuity Helicopter On Martian Surface
Off-World

Perseverance Drops Off Ingenuity Helicopter On Martian Surface

Now the helicopter must survive a few very cold nights on Mars by itself.

A new study published in Psychology & Marketing found that users tend to perceive female robots as having more human traits than male robots.
Robotics

Study: Turns Out People Are Sexist To Female Robots Too

Users perceived female AI as being warmer and more trustworthy.