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The bodybuilding supplement AKG keeps mouse alive and healthy for longer, so scientists want to see if it does the same for humans.
RX and Medicine

A common bodybuilding supplement kept lab mice healthier for longer.

By Dan Robitzski

New optical tweezers can pick up objects as small as ten nanometers, potentially improving the way biologists investigate molecules.
Biology

"The ability to trap and manipulate such small objects gives us the ability to understand the way our DNA and other biological molecules behave in great detail."

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers have built a true hologram, not unlike the ones seen in "Star Wars": a short loop of the Earth spinning on its axis.
Virtual Reality

I guess they couldn't get the rights to Carrie Fisher's likeness.

By Dan Robitzski

The Trump Administration's de facto ban on Chinese-made drones has prevented the Interior Department from starting controlled burns to limit forest fires.
Drones

Firefighters will have to risk their lives while the drones are grounded.

By Dan Robitzski

A NASA satellite that launched in 1964 — over half a century ago — just burned up as it reentered the Earth's atmosphere.
NASA

It breaks apart in a fiery streak across the sky.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists mapped the physical structure of the coronavirus' genetic code at an unprecedented level of detail in hopes that they can find ways to stop it.
Viruses

It's a tangled mess of what they call a "long, noodle-like molecule" that folds in on itself like "molecular origami."

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX  is planning to start assembling a prototype of the massive Super Heavy rocket booster for Starship as soon as "this week" according to Elon Musk.
Starship

"This is uncharted territory," Musk admitted.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a leaked FBI bulletin obtained by The Intercept, criminals are hacking into internet-connected smart doorbells track law enforcement.
Future Society

Well, this is ironic.

By Victor Tangermann

Cryptographer Seny Kamara urges his peers in computer science to assume responsibility for how their work is used, especially against marginalized groups.
Future Society

Cryptography experts need to stop turning a blind eye to how their work affects people

By Dan Robitzski

The team behind NASA's Curiosity Mars rover have uploaded a fascinating GIF video of a dust devil rolling over the Red Planet's Gale crater.
Mars

No enhancements necessary.

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 scientists are running out of primates to test their experimental vaccines on, meaning important research can't be conducted.
Developments

The government missed its opportunity to create a "strategic monkey reserve."

By Dan Robitzski

Trump's newest medical advisor is pushing the White House to embrace a "herd immunity" strategy to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Developments

The advisor recently made appearances on Fox News arguing that isolating everyone is "prolonging the problem."

By Victor Tangermann

Videos of police violence are important for holding the powerful accountable, but they're linked to PTSD and depression symptoms in Black and Latinx teens.
Health & Medicine

"It's this difficult balance of needing the videos, but also protecting your own mental health."

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon Prime Air, the retail giant's drone delivery company, was designated an "air carrier" by the Federal Aviation Administration today.
Drones

Ready for takeoff.

By Victor Tangermann

On Friday, Elon Musk held a prototype product demo for Neuralink. But experts in the crowd remain unimpressed by his bold, unsubstantiated claims
Neuroscience and Brain

The Neuralink demonstration was all flash with no substance, they say.

By Dan Robitzski

Veterans are spending several thousand dollars to go on special ayahuasca retreats in central America to treat a variety of mental disorders.
Health & Medicine

"It seemed to almost rewire my brain."

By Victor Tangermann

On Friday evening, SpaceX and Tesla CEO used a live event to release a number of rare updates about his secretive other startup, Neuralink.
Prosthetics and Devices

"In a lot of ways, it’s kind of like a Fitbit in your skull, with tiny wires."

By Jon Christian

In order to learn how cells can navigate large distances within our bodies, scientists plopped them into increasingly-complex mazes.
Biology

The tiny puzzles revealed how cells navigate our bodies.

By Dan Robitzski

After its first successful flight test of a Starship prototype earlier this month, SpaceX is planning to try again on Sunday.
Starship

If you missed the last one, here's your chance.

By Jon Christian

A NASA satellite from 1964 is going to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere for an extremely fiery retirement at some point this weekend.
Science & Energy

You had a good run, OGO-1.

By Dan Robitzski