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At least 20 ventilated coronavirus patients died after an Indian hospital ran out of the oxygen it needed to support them.
Developments

Oxygen Failure Kills 22 in COVID Treatment Ward

India is in the midst of a horrific new surge in cases.

A Chinese manufacturer has delivered their latest powered exoskeleton system, specifically designed for fighting fires in the woods.
Robots and Machines

Chinese Firefighters Issued Exoskeletons to Make Them Stronger

Firefighters will be able to carry up to 110 pounds with ease thanks to this powered exoskeleton.

In the process of lifting off from the Martian surface, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter kicked up a real storm, as a new video shows.
Mars

New Vid Shows NASA’s Mars Helicopter Kicking Up Dust During Flight

"Dust in the Wind… on Mars."

Indonesia's navy says it has completely lost track of a submarine with 53 people on board, NBC News reports.
Future Society

A Submarine Is Missing, With 53 on Board

A helicopter spotted an oil spill near the location where the submarine was granted clearance to dive.

Scientists discovered "The Unicorn," which is what they're calling an extremely tiny black hole closer to the Earth than any other black hole we know about.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover Closest-Ever Black Hole to Earth

They're calling it "The Unicorn."

New research shows that CRISPR gene-editing tools cause unintended changes to DNA in a shockingly-high number of experiments.
DNA

CRISPR Has a Problem: It Mangles DNA It Wasn’t Supposed to Touch

Scientists found previously-overlooked alterations in human embryos.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn't mince words in response to a blog post criticizing electric long-haul trucking penned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Deletes Meme Accusing Bill Gates of Vaccine Mind Control

Have you wanted to get a Zune after being vaccinated?

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous identity masking Bitcoin's creator or creators, has enough of the crypto to be the world's 19th richest person.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakomoto Is Now One of the World’s Wealthiest People

Based on estimated holdings, Satoshi Nakamoto just beats out Michael Bloomberg.

California-based exoskeleton manufacturer SuitX is betting its technology will soon go mainstream — with exoskeletons being sold at every big box store.
Prosthetics and Devices

Exoskeleton Maker Says Powered Suits Could Soon Be for Sale at Home Depot

"There is no doubt in my mind that these devices will eventually be sold at hardware stores."

A man from Scandinavia says he was paired with his younger self doing explicit sexual acts when he recently logged back on to Omegle.
Future Society

Guy Logs Onto Omegle and Gets Matched With Himself, Doing Explicit Acts

"It was like a fully advanced system with different video sequences of me doing different stuff."

China's upcoming space station will have a telescope with 300 times the field of view of the Hubble Space Telescope attached to it.
Off-World

China’s Space Station Will Have a Hubble-Class Telescope Attached

The Chinese Space Station Telescope will survey half of the sky over ten years.

Country musician, gun nut and staunch Trump supporter Ted Nugent tested positive for COVID-19 after repeatedly writing off the pandemic as a hoax.
Developments

Ted Nugent, Who Said COVID Was a Hoax, Catches COVID

"I thought I was dying."

Fallout from post-World War II nuclear bomb tests is still popping up in honey today, though at low concentrations that are still safe to eat.
Science & Energy

Fallout From Nuclear Bomb Tests Is Showing Up in This Popular Food

Fallout "is still out there and disguising itself as a major nutrient."

Local law enforcement told Reuters that they had executed a search warrant to obtain data from Tesla about Saturday's fatal crash involving a Model S.
Tesla

Investigators Issue Search Warrant for Data From Deadly Tesla Crash

"We will eagerly wait for that data."

The head of Russia's space program Dmitry Rogozin has confirmed that the country will pull out of the International Space Station after 20 years.
International Space Station

Russia Confirms That It’s Abandoning the International Space Station

After decades of international cooperation, Russia is handing over the keys.

The US Army is testing a pair of powered exoskeleton boots that could soon allow soldiers to carry heavily loaded rucksacks with ease over long distances.
Robots and Machines

The US Army Is Testing a Powered Exoskeleton

These unique boots could allow soldiers to carry heavily loaded rucksacks without getting tired.

The US Strategic Command, the miliary agency that manages the nuclear stockpile, just hinted about the prospect of nuclear war on Twitter.
Science & Energy

The Agency In Charge of the Nukes Just Tweeted Something Alarming

What is going on with this account?

On the holiest of pot smoking days, joke-but-not-actually-a-joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin hit 42 cents, or $0.420, as Bloomberg reports.
Cryptocurrency

Dogecoin Hits $.420

Happy Doge Day.

The United States announced that it supports Japan's plan to dump radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
Environment

United States Supports Plan to Dump Radioactive Water Into Ocean

The global community is picking sides on Japan's controversial plan.

"Exposure to a high background radiation displays clear beneficial health effects in humans," according to a team of Israeli researchers.
Studies

Scientists Claim That Actually, Radiation Is Good For You

"Exposure to a high background radiation displays clear beneficial health effects in humans."