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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the country will power all homes with wind energy by 2030, but it might cost more than he's allocating.
Wind

The goal is to power every home with wind by 2030.

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's space corporation just unveiled plans for its "Amur rocket" — a design that has some striking similarities with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket
Off-World

To be fair, it does look like a bit of a ripoff.

By Victor Tangermann

A new hydrogel, when implanted into rats and toads, worked like a bridge between damaged nerves and healed them faster than other techniques.
RX and Medicine

They say the gel can propagate neural signals where nerves are injured.

By Dan Robitzski

In a New York Times Opinion interview, Elon Musk raveled that he's not planning on getting a COVID vaccine once one becomes available.
Elon Musk

"I’m not at risk for COVID, nor are my kids."

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company will give an update on its Starship spacecraft in about three weeks.
Starship

"The design has coalesced."

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers from Monash University in Melbourne is preparing to implant a bionic eye as part of the world's first human clinical trials.
Prosthetics and Devices

The same implants could potentially treat paralysis as well.

By Victor Tangermann

A photo of the assembly line at Tesla's Fremont factory shows what appears to be another, freshly-assembled Cybertruck prototype.
Tesla

The image likely shows a new prototype.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers at MIT claim their "SPARC" compact fusion reactor should work — or at least in theory, as they argue in a series of papers.
Energy

Is fusion energy finally no longer "decades away?"

By Victor Tangermann

With just hours left before he turned 13, Jackson Oswalt managed to fuse two deuterium atoms together in a fusion reactor he built — in his play room.
Energy

A 12-year-old just became the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists figured out what happened to Cassiopeia A, a star that had its outer layers blown away before it ultimately exploded in a supernova.
Science & Energy

The universe is a dangerous place.

By Dan Robitzski

Surfers in Kamchatka, Russia are reporting that the ocean water is leaving them with poisoning-like symptoms, including nausea, weakness, and high fever.
Pollution

Greenpeace Russia is calling it an "ecological disaster."

By Victor Tangermann

A seed company uploaded a picture of onions to market its seeds on Facebook. The algorithm flagged it for being "overtly sexualized."
Meta

*Laughs in Zuckerberg*

By Dan Robitzski

Toyota has announced it will officially develop a production hydrogen fuel cell-powered, electric semi truck, a collaboration with manufacturer Hino.
Advanced Transport

"It will be quiet, smooth and powerful while emitting nothing but water."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX just won a contract with the military's Space Development Agency to build four satellites that can track missiles like ICBMs.
Science & Energy

The military wants in on SpaceX's recently ramped-up satellite production.

By Dan Robitzski

Computer Scientist: AI Can’t Flourish Without a Physical Body
Artificial Intelligence

To develop a sense of self, maybe you just need a body.

By Dan Robitzski

Rising temperatures are a big problem for the dairy industry, so scientists are gene-hacking cows to keep them cool and help them survive.
Climate Change

They're turning black cows gray to help them manage the heat.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA released a "treasure trove of cosmic delights," gorgeous imagery courtesy of telescopes from around the world, last month.
Science & Energy

The universe has never looked this good.

By Victor Tangermann

Using the Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers managed to confirm the existence of an exoplanet by taking a picture of it for the first time.
Science & Energy

"We are just starting to explore stunning new worlds."

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists found individual neurons that had been turned into glass in the brain matter of an ancient Mount Vesuvius victim.
Science & Energy

The neurons were heated so quickly they turned into glass.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a post on Reddit, a brand new Model Y electric SUV lots its roof on the drive back home from the dealership in California.
Tesla

"After a brief panic we turned around and drove the new Tesla convertible back to the dealership."

By Victor Tangermann