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Scientists are monitoring various species of wildlife to track whether the coronavirus can jump among different kinds of animals.
Viruses

Scientists Systematically Hunting for COVID-19 in Wild Animals

Scientists fear that interspecies mutations could defeat the vaccine.

By Dan Robitzski

A brain implant that delivers imperceptible, personalized electric shocks is successfully treating a woman with severe depression.
Neuroscience and Brain

Brain Implant Successfully Fights Off Depression, Scientists Say

"…I suddenly felt a genuine sense of glee and happiness, and the world went from shades of dark gray to just — grinning."

By Dan Robitzski

Man Accidentally Buried $275 Million of Bitcoin in Landfill
Bitcoin

Man Accidentally Buried $275 Million of Bitcoin in Landfill

Now he's desperately trying to dig the hard drive back up.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists gene-hacked mice to produce a nerve-healing protein that treated their total paraplegia and allowed them to walk again.
RX and Medicine

Genetic Engineering Makes Paralyzed Mice Walk Again

If it works in humans, it could cure people who have been paralyzed by spinal cord injuries.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has to prematurely shut down a critical "hot fire" test of the engines meant to one day carry the Orion spacecraft to the Moon.
Moon

NASA Bungles Critical Engine Test For New Moon Rocket

Despite the fumble, the blast was quite the spectacle.

By Victor Tangermann

According to Russian state-owned news, hired assassins are taking cryptocurrencies as payment for their crimes making them extremely difficult to track.
Cryptocurrency

Russia Complains That Assassins Are Getting Paid in Cryptocurrencies

A Russian official says that contract killers have moved to the blockchain.

By Victor Tangermann

A COVID-19 reserve held back intended to be used as second booster shots by the Trump administration doesn't actually exist, the Washington Post reports.
Developments

Report: Trump Admin’s Promised COVID Vaccine Reserve Doesn’t Exist

Health officials are furious and scrambling.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, high-energy X-ray emissions around a group of neutron stars may be caused by axions, one of the top candidates for dark matter.
Science & Energy

Distant Neutron Stars May Offer Clue About the Truth of Dark Matter

"If we were 100% sure that what we are seeing is a new particle, that would be huge. That would be revolutionary in physics."

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that Toxoplasma gondii, the brain parasite infamously spread by pet cats, is linked to a greater risk of brain cancer.
Parasites

Parasite Spread to Humans by Pet Cats Linked to Brain Cancer

New research raises questions about cats and cancer.

By Dan Robitzski

The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office is operated at nearly double its usual capacity, and officials are scrambling to find new places to store bodies.
Developments

Los Angeles Is Literally Running Out of Space to Store Dead Bodies

COVID patients in Los Angeles are dying too fast to even process the bodies.

By Dan Robitzski

One week after the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building, a vast majority of Americans seemed to agree that the country is "falling apart."
Future Society

79 Percent of Americans Say US Is Falling Apart

Without getting dramatic, this seems bad.

By Dan Robitzski

Canadian tinkerer Brydon Gibson, 24-year-old Ottawa native, has built himself a "jetpack" that can allow him to ice skate at up to 25 mph, the CBC reports.
Future Society

Man Invents Backpack-Mounted “Jetpack” for Speedy Ice Skating

"I was actually getting a little scared at one point because I was going a little too fast."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists developed a trick that generates methanol fuel out of water and carbon dioxide without using any fossil fuels.
Fossil Fuels

New Trick Turns Air Into Synthetic Gasoline Without Using Any Fossil Fuels

It pulls fuel out of the air — using only renewable energy.

By Dan Robitzski

A developer has taken the extensive amount of data uploaded to Parler during the Capitol riots on January 6 and turned it into an interactive map.
Data Privacy

Leaked Parler Data Contains Stunning Details About Capitol Attack

Parler was supposed to be the pro-Trump social network. Now it's helping the FBI investigate his supporters.

By Victor Tangermann

Climate change is such a huge threat to the planet that it's difficult to conceptualize, even for experts in the field, argues a new report.
Environment

Scientists Warn of “Ghastly Future” for Global Environment

"The scale of the threats to the biosphere and all its lifeforms — including humanity — is in fact so great that it is difficult to grasp for even well-informed experts."

By Dan Robitzski

The UFC is working with Johns Hopkins University to see if psychedelic drugs can help fighters with traumatic brain injuries.
Chemistry

UFC Investigating Whether Psychedelics Help Fighters With Traumatic Brain Injuries

The UFC is partnering with Johns Hopkins University to explore medical psychedelics.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers at MIT have created a concept for a hybrid-electric plane that could reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 95 percent.
Advanced Transport

MIT Unveils Design for Hybrid-Electric Airliner

A new design would convert a Boeing 737 to hybrid power, like a Prius.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX darkened its Starlink satellites, but they're stil blocking and interfering with astronomers' observations of the night sky.
SpaceX

SpaceX’s “Darkened” Satellites Still Messing Up Research, Astronomers Say

The Starlink Darksats are better, but not good enough.

By Dan Robitzski

Would a head-on collision with a Cheeto orbiting the Earth be enough to destroy the International Space Station? Probably not, but it could do some damage.
Off-World

Debate Rages Over Whether Single Speeding Cheeto Could Destroy Space Station

NASA declined to comment.

By Dan Robitzski

Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard rocket at its testing site in Texas today, including an autonomous booster landing.
Blue Origin

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Pulls Off Spectacular Test Launch

A sensor-laden, human-sized dummy collected data from inside the cabin.

By Victor Tangermann