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Researchers say that public health officials should be able to identify COVID outbreaks, Bloomberg reports, by examining Google searches.
Developments

Could people googling symptoms be a giveaway for the next COVID hotspot?

By Jon Christian

Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn't mince words in response to a blog post criticizing electric long-haul trucking penned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Elon Musk

"He has no clue."

By Victor Tangermann

Some carbon-rich exoplanets could be made out of diamonds and silica, according to a new study published recently in The Planetary Science Journal.
Science & Energy

"These exoplanets are unlike anything in our solar system."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have discovered significant sources of phosphine,  colorless and odorless gas, in the atmosphere of Venus — a possible sign of life.
Science & Energy

"When we got the first hints of phosphine in Venus’ spectrum, it was a shock!"

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company's latest full-scale Starship prototype dubbed SN8 will ultimately attempt to fly to 60,000 feet.
Starship

"One way or another, excitement guaranteed!"

By Victor Tangermann

It's not impossible that the next pandemic will involve a deadly virus bioengineered by an adversary, according to Harvard Law fellow Vivek Wadhwa.
Developments

"We must treat the coronavirus pandemic as a full dress rehearsal of what is to come."

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, dark matter may be an even bigger mystery than we initially thought. The theoretical maps aren't lining up with observations.
Science & Energy

Well, this is weird.

By Victor Tangermann

The latest coronavirus scam pretends to come from the government, claiming that victims need to pay a fine for violating quarantine.
Developments

"We would like to inform you that you have been recorded as leaving your home on 3 occasions yesterday."

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study on alcohol consumption found that those who drank to the point of passing out developed dementia at over twice the normal rate.
Neuroscience and Brain

Drinking to the point of losing consciousness could have long-term health implications.

By Dan Robitzski

Japan's space agency has announced it's planning to film Mars's mysterious moons with cameras that can shoot in 8K ultra-high-definition.
Moon

You've never seen Deimos like this before.

By Victor Tangermann

AmazonBasics products seem to have a troublesome tendency to explode or catch fire. Despite that, many troublesome products are still avaialbe online.
Science & Energy

"This is more than a reliability problem, this is a potential safety problem."

By Dan Robitzski

China's largest defense contractor is constructing a floating spaceport to launch its rockets off the coast of Haiyang city on the Eastern coast.
Off-World

"Substantial progress" being made according to officials.

By Victor Tangermann

Colleges that pivoted to online education still need to find out how to do science labwork — some are mailing animal parts to students to dissect at home.
Biology

"I would have never expected them to ship us, through the mail, real animal parts."

By Dan Robitzski

According to Tesla forum posts, some Tesla Model Y cooling systems are being patched by what appears to be faux wooden trim pieces.
Tesla

"Someone made a run to Home Depot to make Q2 numbers."

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin, currently under construction, is facing yet another big hurdle in winning over the hearts of local citizens and regulators.
Tesla

Will Tesla be able to secure final building permits for its gigantic factory?

By Victor Tangermann

As colleges and universities open their doors, it's becoming clear that they are not prepared to offer mental healthcare to everyone who will need it.
Mental Health

"This is a pandemic within a pandemic."

By Dan Robitzski

The US Space Force just deployed its first troops — not to space, but to the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Space Force

"This group is making history."

By Victor Tangermann

According to new rankings, the U.S. only has the 28th best quality of life in the world, and has some of the worst access to education and healthcare.
Studies

"We are no longer the country we like to think we are."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA announced it's soliciting commercial companies to collect space resources, including Moon "dirt," an effort to create a marketplace for space rocks.
Moon

The agency wants to create an entire marketplace for buying and selling Moon rocks.

By Victor Tangermann

In the towns surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, people are returning to their long-abandoned homes to find them overrun by monkeys.
Nuclear Fusion

Macaque monkeys are taking over the area around Fukushima.

By Dan Robitzski