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Scientists found ancient dust that they say is conclusive evidence an asteroid killed the dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Smoking Gun Evidence in Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Case

The cold case was reopened thanks to new evidence: asteroid dust inside the ancient impact crater.

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates wants everyday Bitcoin investors to remember that Elon Musk can afford to cut and run, but they likely cannot.
Elon Musk

Bill Gates: You Should Probably Not Follow Elon Musk ‘To The Moon’ On BTC

Repeat after me: Elon Musk is a mega-billionaire; we are not the same.

By Dan Robitzski

A compact electric vehicle that costs just $4,500 is vastly outselling Tesla's vehicles in China, the BBC reports.
Tesla

This $4,500 EV Is Now Outselling Tesla in China

Move aside, Tesla.

By Victor Tangermann

Moderna has announced it has created the first batch its new COVID-19 vaccine that protects people against a deadly new variant from South Africa.
Developments

Moderna Testing New Vaccine Designed to Protect Against Deadly Variant

Round two in the fight against the coronavirus has officially begun.

By Victor Tangermann

Philippines-based PDAX, Southeast Asia's largest crypto exchange, just accidentally sold bitcoin at an incredible 88 percent discount, for just $6,000.
Bitcoin

Whoops: Crypto Exchange Accidentally Sells Bitcoin at 88% Discount

They want their bitcoin back, please.

By Victor Tangermann

It turns out that the artificial intelligence algorithm GPT-3 is perfectly capable of writing college papers, as long as you don't mind a mediocre GPA.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Will Give Perfectly Accurate Half-Assed Effort In Writing Your Term Paper

And you don’t even have to pay it in weed and Adderall.

By Dan Robitzski

Mounting a paintball gun to the back of Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dog is taking the technology to its logical conclusion. The company thinks otherwise.
Future Society

Boston Dynamics Mad Someone Used Their Terrifying RoboDog as Intended

It's a gross double standard.

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, one of the company's floating platforms could be "in limited operation by end of year."
Starship

Elon Musk: Starship Floating Launchpad to Start Operation by “End of Year”

SpaceX plans to fly its Starship prototypes out to floating platforms at sea.

By Victor Tangermann

As if launching a 165-foot rocket wasn't complicated enough, SpaceX now has to contend itself with extreme winter weather hitting its Texas facilities.
Starship

SpaceX Starship Testing Shut Down by Huge Snowstorm

Freak weather in Texas is wreaking havoc with SpaceX's operations.

By Victor Tangermann

New NASA research suggests that Mars' dust storms make the planet give off gravitational waves that push its already-scarce atmosphere out into space.
Mars

Mars Is Radiating Gravity Waves, Which Is Bad News For Human Settlers

Mars is beautiful, sure — and unimaginably brutal.

By Dan Robitzski

Since they peaked in the middle of January, the number of new daily coronavirus infections deaths has been in consistent decline.
Developments

COVID Deaths Have Dropped Dramatically Since January

Knock on wood, but it looks like the third wave is finally coming to an end.

By Dan Robitzski

The heart failure drug ivabradine seems to treat the long-hauler symptoms that can last for months after a coronavirus infection.
Viruses

Doctors Find Drug That Seems to Treat Long-Hauler COVID Symptoms

Options are starting to emerge for long-term coronavirus care.

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates is coming down hard in favor of fake meats — and even recommending that every single "rich country" move away from real beef as soon as possible.
Future Society

Bill Gates Says All Wealthy Nations Should Switch to Synthetic Beef

"I do think all rich countries should move to 100 percent synthetic beef."

By Jon Christian

Stray dogs with strangely bright blue fur have been spotted roaming the streets near an abandoned chemical plant in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk.
Science & Energy

Blue Dogs Discovered Near Abandoned Chemical Plant

Well, that's not right.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists have successfully tested a solar panel prototype that can theoretically send electricity from space back to anywhere on Earth.
Military

US Military Tests Satellite for Beaming Power Down to Earth

"You can send power to Chicago and a fraction of a second later, if you needed, send it instead to London or Brasilia."

By Victor Tangermann

When scientists took a closer look at a baby with COVID-19, they found that the kid caught a previously-undiscovered variant and had a massive viral load.
Viruses

This Baby Had 51,000 Times as Much Coronavirus as Expected

An ominous case study.

By Dan Robitzski

The European Union wants to become climate neutral by 2050, so scientists are building a simulation of the entire planet to help it get there.
Climate Change

Scientists Start Work on Simulation of Entire Earth

Get ready for a "digital twin" of the entire planet.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists ground up ancient Mars rocks to see if microbes could survive on it. They did, and its biosignatures could help the Perseverance team.
Science & Energy

Scientists Grow Microbes on Actual Mars Rocks

Mars is looking more and more hospitable to life.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted something rather strange on the Martian surface below: a deep pit, appearing in the form of a black spot.
Mars

NASA Spots Deep, Strange Hole on Mars

What's down there?

By Victor Tangermann

In a bizarre encounter, a commercial airline pilot spotted a "long cylindrical object that almost looked like a cruise missile" flying overhead.
Robots and Machines

Airline Pilot Reports Contact With “Fast Moving, Cylindrical” Object

"We just had something go right over the top of us — I hate to say this but it looked like a long cylindrical object that almost looked like a cruise missile type of thing."

By Victor Tangermann