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New research concludes that if if 95 percent of Americans would wear a mask, we could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths caused by COVID-19.
Viruses

If Most Americans Wore a Mask, It’d Save 130,000 Lives

If the US doesn't embrace mask wearing, according to new research, a half million could die by March.

By Victor Tangermann

New research links Parkinson's Disease dementia to the activity of a specific hormone found in our guts, perhaps leading to new treatments or diagnostics.
Neuroscience and Brain

Doctors Link Parkinson’s to a Hormone in Your Gut

They say the discovery could lead to new treatments for Parkinson's.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla owners are freaked out by the new Full Self-Driving beta, which allows it to basically drive itself anywhere, including turns and traffic lights.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Bros Are Freaking Out Right Now About the New Full Self-Driving Beta

The result is a dashboard glittering with glowing, colored lines outlining everything the vehicle's neural network "sees."

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent interview, SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell laid out the company's plans to bring its Starlink broadband satellite technology to Mars.
Mars

SpaceX Will Build Starlink-Like Constellation Around Mars, Its President Says

"Once we take people to Mars, they're going to need a capability to communicate."

By Victor Tangermann

In case it didn't cause enough problems, fracking can also be devastating for the mental health of people who live nearby.
Mental Health

Sociologist: Fracking is a Mental Health Disaster

"What's stressful is the unknowns and how this industry is operating behind a curtain all the time."

By Dan Robitzski

A rare neurodegenerative disease called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is becoming more common in Japan as its population ages.
Neuroscience and Brain

As Japan’s Population Ages, a Rare Brain-Eating Disease Is Becoming More Common

As the prions gradually eat away at neurons, they create sponge-like holes in the brain.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a TIME interview with SpaceX's president and COO Gwynne Shotwell, Starship could be used to help dispose of "dead rocket bodies" in orbit.
Starship

SpaceX President: Starship Could Help Pick Up Space Junk

Starship could pick up "dead rocket bodies," she says, to help with Earth's space debris problem.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered an ancient, long-gone tectonic plate that they say explains the volcanoes around the northern Pacific.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover “Lost” Tectonic Plate With Ominous Name

*Spooky tectonic plate noises*

By Dan Robitzski

A search for potential extraterrestrial life on Venus came back with nothing, suggesting variability on the planet or that the first disovery was an error.
Science & Energy

Researchers: Claim of Life Molecules on Venus May Have Been an Error

A team of Harvard-Smithsonian researchers has some disappointing news.

By Dan Robitzski

Boston Dynamics will sell accessories for its robodog Spot, including charging bricks, camera kits — and even a prehensile arm.
Boston Dynamics

Oh No: Boston Dynamics Will Start Selling Arms For Its Robodogs

Even robot dogs have the right to bear arms.

By Victor Tangermann

Hacker Says He Got Into Trump’s Twitter Account
Hacking

Hacker Says He Got Into Trump’s Twitter Account

He says Trump had a weak password and no two-factor authentication.

By Victor Tangermann

Engineer Alexandre Milovanoff argues that electric cars won't stop climate change becuase private cars are inherently a problem.
Climate Change

Researcher: Electric Cars Aren’t the Answer to Climate Change

Private vehicles are a problem regardless of their fuel source.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has finally released footage from when its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on asteroid Bennu's surface to collect a bunch of space rocks.
Science & Energy

Watch NASA’s Spacecraft Touch Down on a Tiny Asteroid

Boosh!

By Victor Tangermann

Video footage of GM's driverless cars shows some troubling behavior as well as multiple near-accidents on public streets.
Advanced Transport

Videos of GM’s Driverless Cars Show Several Near-Crashes

They're months old, but it's troubling to see this on public streets.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers at MIT have created an AI that is capable of automatically deciphering long lost languages.
Artificial Intelligence

MIT Invents AI to Decipher Ancient Languages

Countless languages haven't been spoken in millennia, but AI could uncover their mysteries.

By Victor Tangermann

A scientist who won an Ig Nobel for his work on vibrating earthworms with a speaker say their research may be the key to brain-computer interface.
Science & Energy

Scientist: Please Stop Laughing at My Research About Placing Earthworms on Loudspeakers

Hear him out!

By Dan Robitzski

In a world's first, a team of scientists at Purdue University has built a tiny flipping microrobot that can be operated inside a colon of a living animal.
Robotics

Scientists Drive Tiny Robot Around Inside Living Butthole

Its inventors say that a living colon is "rough terrain."

By Victor Tangermann

Dr. Eric Topol says that, based on existing numbers, the odds of catching COVID-19 a second time after recovering are about one in a million.
Developments

Famous Doctor: COVID-19 Reinfection Rates Are Actually “Very Reassuring”

"There may be more but [reinfection] appears to be exceedingly rare to date, like ~1 in a million."

By Dan Robitzski

A placebo-controlled study identified which impacts of microdosing LSD, from improved focus to anxiety, emerge at which dosages.
RX and Medicine

Study: Microdosing LSD Improves Mood and Cognition

Here are the doses they tried.

By Dan Robitzski

General Motors has finally revealed its fully electrified take on the long-retired-but-not-forgotten Hummer brand, the Hummer EV.
Advanced Transport

The All-Electric Hummer Can Turn All Four Wheels and Drive Sideways

Is this the Cybertruck killer we've been waiting for?

By Victor Tangermann