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In a CNN opinion piece, Sarah Seager, member of the team that announced it had found evidence for life on Venus, argues that the discovery is "crazy."
Science & Energy

Scientist Behind Venus Life Claim Describes It as “Crazy”

"When I first learned of Jane's finding I simply didn't believe it."

The SpaceX rideshare program is designed to launch small satellites into orbit. Here's what it would be like to hitch a ride.
SpaceX

Could I Climb Into a SpaceX Cargo Rideshare and Yeet Myself Into Space?

An investigation.

Some experts are currently sounding the alarm, arguing that what we're seeing are the early days of increasingly lethal extreme weather and fires.
Climate Change

Scientists Warn That Fires, Extreme Weather Events Are Getting Worse

"It’s going to get A LOT worse."

General Motors has announced that it will finally fully reveal its long-awaited all-electric Hummer SUV to the world on Tuesday, October 20.
Advanced Transport

Watch the Much-Hyped All-Electric Hummer “Crabwalk” In a New Video

It can turn all four wheels to drive diagonally.

A team of researchers have found a way to biosynthesize tiny gold nanoparticles directly within cancer cells to aid in x-ray imaging — and to destroy them.
Cancer

Doctors Say They Can Kill Tumors by Growing Gold Inside Them

The gold can be heated up with a laser to destroy cancer cells.

Authorities say that groups of killer whales have been attacking boats in the Straits of Gibraltar, the area between Spain and Morocco.
Science & Energy

Gangs of Ferocious Killer Whales Are Attacking Boats

Groups of "pissed off" orcas are attacking vessels — even biting chunks off the rudders and disabling the engines to strand them.

Even with manufacturing ramped up significantly, there won't be enough COVID vaccines available for the entire globe until the end of 2024.
Developments

There Won’t Be Enough COVID Vaccines for Everybody Until 2024, Warn Vaccine Makers

"It’s going to take four to five years until everyone gets the vaccine on this planet."

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

You Can Track COVID Outbreaks by Google Searches, Scientists Say

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

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

Elon Musk Shreds Bill Gates For Insulting Electric Semi Trucks

"He has no clue."

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

Scientists: There Are Likely Entire Planets Made Out of Diamond and Silica

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

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

Breaking: Researchers Discover Signs of Life on Venus

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

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

Elon Musk: Next Starship Launch Will Fly 12 Miles High

"One way or another, excitement guaranteed!"

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

Harvard Fellow: Next Pandemic Could Be Engineered by Terrorists

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

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

Dark Matter’s Effect Is 10x What It Should Be, Scientists Say

Well, this is weird.

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

Scammers Are Demanding “Fines” for “Violating Quarantine”

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

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

Research Links Blackout Drinking to Doubled Dementia Risk

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

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

Japanese Spacecraft Will Shoot Martian Moons in 8K Resolution

You've never seen Deimos like this before.

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

Amazon Products Are Reportedly Exploding and Catching Fire

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

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

China is Building a Floating Spaceport to Launch Rockets

"Substantial progress" being made according to officials.

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

Colleges Are Mailing Brains to Students to Dissect at Home

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