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New high-resolution brain scans enabled doctors to discover a new organ hiding in the human skull: a fourth pair of salivary glands.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Claim to Discover New Organ in Human Skull

"If it's real, it could change the way we look at disease in this region."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk just announced on Twitter that the electric car company's Full Self-Driving Beta update is officially being rolled out.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Officially Starts Rollout of Full Self-Driving Beta

"Will be extremely slow and cautious, as it should."

By Victor Tangermann

A growing number of activists are training new facial recognition algorithms to ID cops who hide their names while cracking down on protests.
Facial recognition

Activists Build Facial Recognition to ID Cops Who Hide Their Badges

"Knowing who the officers are seems like a baseline."

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers found an unusual, ancient supermassive black hole that threatens our understanding of the history of the universe.
Physics

Scientists Found an Ultra-Rare Black Hole From Almost 12 Billion Years Ago

Are you calling me old?

By Dan Robitzski

Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, a team of NASA scientists spotted a highly unusual molecule in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
Science & Energy

NASA Scientists Spot “Really Unexpected” Molecule in Atmosphere of Saturn’s Largest Moon

It's tantalizing similar to the nucleobases of DNA and RNA — though, NASA took pains to point out, it's not necessarily a biosignature.

By Victor Tangermann

GPT-3, an artificial intelligence algorithm, is capable of writing shockingly-coherent text. But that mean it's useful, argues Facebook AI head Yann LeCun.
Artificial Intelligence

The “Godfather of AI” Just Trashed GPT-3

In a healthcare test that went horribly wrong, GPT-3 told a mock patient to kill themself.

By Dan Robitzski

A "pristine" meteorite that landed in 2018 and was studied before it could be contaminated was chock-full of extraterrestrial organic compounds.
Science & Energy

Scientists: 2018 Michigan Meteorite Was Filled With Organic Compounds

It contained a "rich inventory of extraterrestrial organic compounds."

By Dan Robitzski

Two studies say its safe to fly during the coronavirus pandemic. Reports out of Europe paint a strikingly different picture.
Developments

Flying Is Safe From COVID, Says Study Funded by Airline Group

"We felt that the lines were drawn well enough for us to conduct our independent research."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and the ESA have formally partnered up to develop the Gateway space station that will orbit the Moon as part of the Artemis program.
Moon

NASA and Europe Officially Sign Deal to Build Orbital Moon Base

"In short order, we will move human spaceflight from beyond low-Earth orbit to the Moon for the first time since 1972."

By Dan Robitzski

To come up with new ways to treat aneurysms and improve on existing treatments a team of researchers developed the first-ever living 3D-printed aneurysm.
Brain

Scientists Create World’s First “Living” Human Brain Aneurysm

All in the name of science.

By Victor Tangermann

Trump's Department of Energy has been blocking research on the benefits of renewable energy sources from seeing the light of day.
Studies

The White House Got Caught Burying Studies About Renewable Energy

Trump's Department of Energy has hidden over 40 studies.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists took the closest look yet at Psyche, a massive asteroid orbiting our Sun that's thought to be a planetary core that got destroyed.
Mars

New Images Show Leftover Planetary Core Floating Between Mars and Jupiter

"To see the inside of a planet is fascinating."

By Dan Robitzski

According to early results, a vaccine for COVID-19 being tested by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is effective in both older adults and young people.
Viruses

This COVID Vaccine Works For Both Young and Old, Scientists Say in Closed Meeting

This could be a big deal.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has officially set the date for SpaceX's long awaited Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station for 2:40 am Eastern time on October 31.
NASA

NASA and SpaceX Finally Choose Date for Historic Astronaut Launch

Mark your calendars.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Shutting Spacecraft Door Early to Keep Asteroid Chunks From Falling Out
NASA

NASA Shutting Spacecraft Door Early to Keep Asteroid Chunks From Falling Out

NASA has decided to expedite the process of stowing away its "precious cargo."

By Victor Tangermann

Johns Hopkins University political scientist Daniel Deudney warns that space exploration could give rise to a totalitarian empire — and human extinction.
Off-World

Johns Hopkins Professor Warns of Totalitarian Military Space Empire

Could space exploration increase humankind's chance of extinction? This Johns Hopkins professor believes it could.

By Dan Robitzski

Israeli startup Aleph Farms just launched a space program, which focuses on producing meat anywhere — even in the most hostile environments such as Mars.
Off-World

Startup Exploring Lab-Grown Meat on Off-Planet Settlements

"When people will live on the Moon or Mars, Aleph Farms will be there as well."

By Victor Tangermann

Finding evidence of water on the Moon is a tantalizing prospect — but only meaningful insofar as we're able to actually make use of it.
Science & Energy

There’s One Big Problem With NASA’s Moon Water Announcement

It's not time to celebrate just yet.

By Victor Tangermann

A third wave of COVID-19 cases — shaping up to be the worst one yet — is hitting the U.S., and the federal government is throwing in the towel.
Developments

A Third Wave of COVID-19 Is Crashing Over the United States Right Now

We are begging you to take this seriously.

By Dan Robitzski

A new test made out of a sheet of graphene could make kidney disease antibodiy diagnostics vastly more accessible and affordable.
Prosthetics and Devices

Doctors Use Graphene to Invent Cheap, Easy Test for Kidney Disease

The test costs 100 times less than existing systems.

By Dan Robitzski