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An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed in Australia produced false positive test results for HIV in some trial participants, The New York Times reports.
Developments

Experimental COVID Vaccine Was Giving False Positives For HIV

"I’m sure a lot of people are very embarrassed by it."

By Victor Tangermann

The aurora borealis will be visible in large swathes of the northern United States and Canada over Thursday night. Here's why they occur.
Future Society

You’ll Be Able to See the Northern Lights From the United States This Week

Tonight will be likely to provide the best view.

By Victor Tangermann

Scienitsts decided to bring spiders to the International Space Station to find out how important gravity was for their webs.
Off-World

Whose Brilliant Idea Was It to Bring Spiders to the Space Station?

Between escaping spiders and out-of-control fruit flies, the experiments were a bit of a mess.

By Dan Robitzski

Finland's Olkiluoto nuclear power plant had a close call Thursday, initiating an emergency shutdown after one of its reactors leaked.
Nuclear Fusion

There Was a Close Call at a Nuclear Power Plant Today

A plant in Finland had an emergency shutdown — but didn't leak any radiation.

By Dan Robitzski

The creator of the board games on which the popular video game Cyberpunk 2077 is based told the BBC that the games should be a "warning."
Future Society

The Creator of Cyberpunk Game Says It’s a “Warning” About the Actual Future

"We shouldn't be hoping to get to this."

By Victor Tangermann

A French military ethics committee just approved the military's plan to begin developing supersoldiers and keep pace with other nations already doing so.
Prosthetics and Devices

France Says It’s Working on Bionic Supersoldiers Because Everybody Else Is Doing It

"Not everyone shares our scruples and we must be prepared for whatever the future holds."

By Dan Robitzski

An experimental robot pill grows needles made of sugar when swallowed and inject medications — from inside someone's intestine.
RX and Medicine

This “Pill” Sprouts Needles to Inject Medicine Inside Your Body

A spiky pill could help patients who need frequent injections.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study published in the reputable journal Nature this week, the total mass of human-made materials outweighs all living biomass.
Science & Energy

Global Human-Made Stuff Now Outweighs All Living Biomass

The Earth "is exactly at the crossover point" in 2020.

By Victor Tangermann

The pharmaceutical distributor AvKare issued a recall for trazodone and sildenafil after the two were mixed together in the same bottles.
RX and Medicine

Packaging Error Mixes Up Antidepressant and Erectile Drugs

This is extremely unfortunate.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX managed to caught the most epic moment of its most recent Starship prototype launch in an incredibly detailed video.
Starship

Amazing Video Shows Starship Explosion in Incredible Detail

This is by far the best-looking video so far.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Explains Why Starship Launch Ended in Huge Explosion
Starship

Elon Musk Explains Why Starship Launch Ended in Huge Explosion

"Mars, here we come!!"

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX Starship Explodes in Spectacular Fireball
Starship

SpaceX Starship Explodes in Spectacular Fireball

Watch the explosion right here.

By Victor Tangermann

AstraZeneca didn't tell the FDA it halted its coronavirus vaccine trial after a volunteer got sick. The ommission could hurt the company's credibility.
Viruses

AstraZeneca Keeps Bungling Stuff About Its Vaccine

"The world bet on this vaccine. What a disappointment."

By Dan Robitzski

After countless delays, SpaceX's eighth Starship prototype is finally on the launch pad getting ready for its first high-altitude Starship test flight.
Starship

Here’s How to Watch SpaceX’s Epic Starship Launch Today

It's gonna be one hell of a launch.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has officially announced the first team of American astronauts headed to the Moon as soon as 2024 as part of its Artemis program.
Moon

BREAKING: NASA Announces Its Moon Landing Astronauts

Here are the first women and men headed to the surface of the Moon in almost half a century.

By Victor Tangermann

YouTubers painted a car with Musou Black, a paint that absorbs 99.4 percent of light, leaving the vehicle looking more like a silhouette than an object.
Advanced Transport

This Super-Black Car Is So Dark That It Looks Like a Silhouette

It's darker than Vantablack — like staring into a black hole.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has powered up the core stage of its Space Launch System (SLS), a heavy lift rocket that's meant to one day allow Americans to return to the Moon.
Moon

NASA Is Gassing Up Its Big, Pricy Moon Rocket

The "wet dress" rehearsal went by without a hitch.

By Victor Tangermann

An artificial chicken venture called the Chicken seems to have nailed the flavor and texture of a fried chicken sandwich using lab-grown cells.
Science & Energy

Lab-Grown Chicken Sandwich Tastes Like Real Thing, Says Person Who Ate It

A new lab-slash-restaurant is giving away chicken sandwiches for free.

By Dan Robitzski

A video uploaded to the Boring Company's Twitter account shows the entire Las Vegas Convention Center Loop terminal light up in rainbow colors.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Turned Its Vegas Tunnel Into a “Rave”

RGB, baby.

By Victor Tangermann

China has successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time according to Agence France Presse.
Energy

China Just Powered Up Its “Artificial Sun” Fusion Reactor

The reactor will be ten times the temperature of the core of the Sun.

By Victor Tangermann