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Viruses

Israel Begins Administering World’s First COVID Booster Shots

The head of the WHO says Israel is being selfish.

Gene Editing

WHO Says Gene-Hacking Superhumans Should Be Illegal

The gene editing research community is trying to find the most ethical way to move forward.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Goes to Court, Calls Opposing Attorney a “Bad Human Being”

"We plan to spend a lot of time with you. It's going to be a grind."

Off-World

Scientists: We Could Smash Existing Satellites Into a Killer Asteroid to Knock It Off Course

What if our asteroid shields were already in orbit?

Pollution

Scientists Say World Is Approaching Non-Reversible “Tipping Point” in Plastic Pollution

"As consumers, we believe that when we properly separate our plastic trash, all of it will magically be recycled."

Mars

Russia Proposes Nuclear Power Plant on Mars

Nations are racing ahead to be the first to establish a base on Mars.

Future Society

Scientists Create Flexible Ice That Can Bend Like a Wire

The team believes the ice can help detect air pollution.

Elon Musk

Experts Say Elon Musk’s Florida Tunnel Might Be a Soggy Mess

The proposed tunnel's at risk of extreme flooding from rising sea levels.

Future Society

Man Arrested for Selling Insider Trading Info on Dark Web

He faces up to 25 years in jail for securities fraud.

Climate Change

Recent Heatwaves Have Killed More Than 1 Billion Sea Creatures

“It just feels like one of those postapocalyptic movies.”

Jeff Bezos

There’s Reportedly Massive Drama Inside Jeff Bezos’ Wannabe Space Company

"There is great concern that Blue is not putting enough attention and priority on the engine."

Pollution

New Car Sucks Up Pollution While It Drives

The car can "collect a tennis ball worth” of pollution a year.

Science & Energy

New Microwave Tech Can See Through Walls, Scientists Say

The system can also detect objects moving at hypersonic speeds.

Robotics

China Secretly Developed Autonomous Killer Robot Submarines

The autonomous drone reportedly took down a target all the way back in 2010.

Science & Energy

Elon Musk Slams Bitcoin’s Underlying Technology

He says Dogecoin is better positioned to scale up.

Off-World

Cosmonauts Are STILL Hunting Down the Damn Leak on the ISS, Russian Media Reports

The leak was first detected in September 2019.

Health & Medicine

Cannabis Use Linked to Suicide Attempts in Young Adults

This is alarming.

NASA

There’s Officially Hope for NASA’s Broken Hubble Space Telescope

NASA will attempt to switch to backup hardware some time next week.

Future Society

Dubai Builds “Underwater City”

This is the deepest pool in the world — and it's absolutely nuts.

Advanced Transport

Guy Who Built “Green Goblin” Hoverboard Says He’s Not a Supervillain

Everyone can relax!