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Consumer Reports has determined that Tesla's Autopilot driving assistance feature is "a distant second" to General Motors' Super Cruise.
Tesla

Consumer Reports: Tesla Autopilot “Distant Second” to GM’s Driver Assistance

"The evidence is clear: If a car makes it easier for people to take their attention off the road, they’re going to do so."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from the University of Leeds and Edinburgh in the UK have 3D printed the "first ever biomimetic tongue surface."
3D Printing

Scientists 3D Print “Biomimetic” Copy of Human Tongue

"Recreating the surface of an average human tongue comes with unique architectural challenges."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found that the Arctic is already releasing mass amounts of methane into the air and water, potentially signalling serious climate impacts.
Climate Change

Ah Crap: The Arctic Is Releasing a Ton of New Greenhouse Gas

This could be horrible news for the environment.

By Dan Robitzski

The United States Space Force plans to swear NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins into its ranks during a ceremony aboard the International Space Station.
NASA

NASA Astronaut to Be Sworn Into Space Force in Ceremony Aboard Space Station

"If all goes well, we’re looking to swear him into the Space Force from the International Space Station."

By Jon Christian

A team of NASA scientists has spotted strange flashes known as "transient luminous events" (TLEs) in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter.
NASA

NASA Detects Bright Flashes of Light on Jupiter

Events like these have never been observed on another world — until now.

By Victor Tangermann

A molecular geneticist and quantum biologist argues that our entire conscious experience comes from a field of wayward electromagnetic waves in our brain.
Energy

New Research Claims That Consciousness Itself Is an Energy Field

A professor says this could be the key to building conscious machines.

By Dan Robitzski

As the Voyager space probes travel farther outside our solar system, they're passing through increasingly dense regions of interstellar space.
Solar Power

New Voyager Readings: Space Is Much Denser Outside Solar System

Astronomers are puzzled.

By Dan Robitzski

New high-resolution brain scans enabled doctors to discover a new organ hiding in the human skull: a fourth pair of salivary glands.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Claim to Discover New Organ in Human Skull

"If it's real, it could change the way we look at disease in this region."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk just announced on Twitter that the electric car company's Full Self-Driving Beta update is officially being rolled out.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Officially Starts Rollout of Full Self-Driving Beta

"Will be extremely slow and cautious, as it should."

By Victor Tangermann

A growing number of activists are training new facial recognition algorithms to ID cops who hide their names while cracking down on protests.
Facial recognition

Activists Build Facial Recognition to ID Cops Who Hide Their Badges

"Knowing who the officers are seems like a baseline."

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers found an unusual, ancient supermassive black hole that threatens our understanding of the history of the universe.
Physics

Scientists Found an Ultra-Rare Black Hole From Almost 12 Billion Years Ago

Are you calling me old?

By Dan Robitzski

Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, a team of NASA scientists spotted a highly unusual molecule in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
Science & Energy

NASA Scientists Spot “Really Unexpected” Molecule in Atmosphere of Saturn’s Largest Moon

It's tantalizing similar to the nucleobases of DNA and RNA — though, NASA took pains to point out, it's not necessarily a biosignature.

By Victor Tangermann

GPT-3, an artificial intelligence algorithm, is capable of writing shockingly-coherent text. But that mean it's useful, argues Facebook AI head Yann LeCun.
Artificial Intelligence

The “Godfather of AI” Just Trashed GPT-3

In a healthcare test that went horribly wrong, GPT-3 told a mock patient to kill themself.

By Dan Robitzski

A "pristine" meteorite that landed in 2018 and was studied before it could be contaminated was chock-full of extraterrestrial organic compounds.
Science & Energy

Scientists: 2018 Michigan Meteorite Was Filled With Organic Compounds

It contained a "rich inventory of extraterrestrial organic compounds."

By Dan Robitzski

Two studies say its safe to fly during the coronavirus pandemic. Reports out of Europe paint a strikingly different picture.
Developments

Flying Is Safe From COVID, Says Study Funded by Airline Group

"We felt that the lines were drawn well enough for us to conduct our independent research."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and the ESA have formally partnered up to develop the Gateway space station that will orbit the Moon as part of the Artemis program.
Moon

NASA and Europe Officially Sign Deal to Build Orbital Moon Base

"In short order, we will move human spaceflight from beyond low-Earth orbit to the Moon for the first time since 1972."

By Dan Robitzski

To come up with new ways to treat aneurysms and improve on existing treatments a team of researchers developed the first-ever living 3D-printed aneurysm.
Brain

Scientists Create World’s First “Living” Human Brain Aneurysm

All in the name of science.

By Victor Tangermann

Trump's Department of Energy has been blocking research on the benefits of renewable energy sources from seeing the light of day.
Studies

The White House Got Caught Burying Studies About Renewable Energy

Trump's Department of Energy has hidden over 40 studies.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists took the closest look yet at Psyche, a massive asteroid orbiting our Sun that's thought to be a planetary core that got destroyed.
Mars

New Images Show Leftover Planetary Core Floating Between Mars and Jupiter

"To see the inside of a planet is fascinating."

By Dan Robitzski

According to early results, a vaccine for COVID-19 being tested by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is effective in both older adults and young people.
Viruses

This COVID Vaccine Works For Both Young and Old, Scientists Say in Closed Meeting

This could be a big deal.

By Victor Tangermann