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When Biden took office on Wednesday, he and his team quickly learned that the Trump admin. neglected to make a coronavirus vaccine distribution plan.
Viruses

Biden Admin Shocked to Discover No Vaccine Distribution Plan

"We are going to have to build everything from scratch."

By Dan Robitzski

In a letter obtained by Reuters, Amazon offered to help president Joe Biden with the country's efforts to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine.
Viruses

Amazon Offers to Help White House Distribute COVID Vaccine

To be fair, Amazon does have an incredible distribution system in place.

By Victor Tangermann

European Space Agency scientists on the International Space Station captured dazzling footage of unusual lightning called blue jets and elves.
Science & Energy

Space Station Captures Amazing Footage of Lightning From Above

You've never seen a storm like this before.

By Dan Robitzski

In an experiment, NASA set several controlled fires inside a used Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft to study how fire spreads in microgravity.
NASA

Watch a Fire Break Out on Board a NASA Spacecraft

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By Victor Tangermann

Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the list of politicians and public figures who used their coronavirus vaccination to urge others to get vaccinated as well.
Viruses

Arnold Schwarzenegger Gets COVID Vaccine

Can you guess which of his classic catch phrases he said?

By Dan Robitzski

TikTok star Johnathon Cook uploaded a video of himself sleeping in a made bed in the back of a moving Tesla Model 3, a flagrantly illegal act.
Sleep

TikTok Star Sets Up Bed in Tesla to Sleep While Autopilot Drives

This is incredibly dangerous. Watch the infuriating video here.

By Victor Tangermann

Biden has said very little about space. Here's what NASA could look like under his administration.
Climate Change

Biden Moves to Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement

This is huge.

By Jon Christian

Scientists managed to make a robot out of an edible gel that could improve veterinary care and make for new children's toys.
Robotics

Yum, Delicious: Inventors Built an Edible Robot

Petition to let us eat the robot.

By Dan Robitzski

According to documents obtained by The Drive, pilots believe they may have spotted an inflatable person-shaped drone instead of the real thing in September.
Drones

Airport Jetpack Sighting May Have Actually Been Person-Shaped Drone

"The pilot said what he saw was exactly like the drone in the YouTube video below."

By Victor Tangermann

A professional "Call of Duty" player had to retire from his eSports career after an injury to his thumb and wrist came back.
Future Society

Professional Gamer Retires After Career-Ending Injury to Thumb

Don't laugh. This is serious.

By Dan Robitzski

Outgoing NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine shared an emotional goodbye video in which he celebrated the space agency's success and long-term missions.
NASA

In Video, NASA Head Bridenstine Gives Emotional Goodbye

"This has been the job of a lifetime."

By Dan Robitzski

Vaccinating everyone on Earth still might not be enough to eradicate the coronavirus, which could spread asymptomatically behind the scenes.
Viruses

Expert: We Could Vaccinate Everyone on Earth and Not Eliminate the Coronavirus

You should still get vaccinated, though.

By Dan Robitzski

Public records dug up by NASASpaceflight reporters show that SpaceX bought two deepwater oil rigs last summer to convert them into floating launchpads.
SpaceX

SpaceX Bought Two Huge Oil Rigs to Use as Floating Launchpads

"SpaceX is building floating, superheavy-class spaceports for Mars, Moon and hypersonic travel around Earth."

By Victor Tangermann

After a food shipment for Russian space station crewmembers was delayed by two months, the American cohort split their rations.
Off-World

On ISS, Americans Give Food to Russians After Delayed Shipment

A delayed food shipment would have left the Russian cosmonauts hungry.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of Chinese scientists have developed a gene therapy that was shown to reverse some aspects of aging and extend lifespans in mice.
Gene Editing

New Gene Therapy Reverses Aging in Mice

Could it work in humans?

By Victor Tangermann

General Motors has shown off two truly wild-looking autonomous vehicle and flying car concepts under the Cadillac brand at this year's CES.
Self-Driving Vehicles

This Is Cadillac’s Wild Flying Car Concept

Is this the future of flying in style?

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study published last week, an iPhone 12 can interfere with a pacemaker just by placing one close to the patient's heart.
Prosthetics and Devices

An iPhone 12 Can Temporarily Shut Down Implantable Defibrillators

They're warning that people with implantable defibrillators should avoid keeping a phone in their breast pocket.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists in New Zealand are bombarding rooftops with volcanic rock to help the area prepare for any potential future eruptions.
Science & Energy

Scientists Fire Volcanic Rocks at Rooftops to Prove Volcanoes Are Dangerous

Trust us, it's for science.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Juno spacecraft reportedly detected an FM radio signal coming from the Jovian moon Ganymede, local Utah news station KTVX reports.
Science & Energy

NASA Reportedly Detects Signal Coming From One of Jupiter’s Moons

"It’s not E.T."

By Victor Tangermann

Programmer Stefan Thomas has thousands of Bitcoin tucked away, but he forgot his password and only has two guesses left before he loses it forever,
Bitcoin

Man Has Only Two Password Guesses Left to Recover $236 Million in Bitcoin

If he guesses wrong, he'll lose out on nearly a quarter billion dollars.

By Dan Robitzski