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GitHub sealed away its entire open-source depository in the Arctic World Archive, where it will hopefully survive society-ending catastrophes.
Future Society

It's so deep, they say it could survive a nuclear blast.

By Dan Robitzski

According to Musk, brain computer interfaces in the future will allow us to ditch the headphones and beam music straight to our brains.
Elon Musk

So long, ear buds.

By Victor Tangermann

Studying the rings of photons swirling around the black hole Pōwehi can help scientists understand the history of the universe.
Physics

"Together, the set of subrings are akin to the frames of a movie."

By Dan Robitzski

The White House's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told ABC News that "if you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it."
Viruses

"If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists managed to capture images of an antibody neutralizing the coronavirus, and they say studying its moves could lead to vaccines or treatments.
Viruses

An epic battle — in a drop of human blood.

By Dan Robitzski

China is installing massive 20-megawatt generators to its warships to power high-energy weapons, including lasers and rail guns.
Energy

These turbo generators could be used to fire rail guns and laser weapons.

By Victor Tangermann

State-backed Chinese hackers allegedly hacked the Vatican to get a leg up on upcoming diplomatic negotiations over Catholocism in China.
Science & Energy

Is China trying to gain leverage for upcoming negotiations with the Catholic Church?

By Dan Robitzski

The European Space Agency's Mars Express, a camera-equipped Mars orbiter, is keeping close tabs on a mysterious, "elongated cloud" appearing on Mars.
Science & Energy

Scientists are puzzled by a thousand-mile cloud, hovering over an ancient Martian volcano.

By Victor Tangermann

At exactly 7:50 am EDT this morning, NASA successfully launched its Perseverance rover mission to Mars from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Mars

"This is the first time in history where we're going to Mars with an explicit mission to find life on another world — ancient life on Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

Using just a pipette and a magnetic stirring device, a ragtag group of scientists is attempting to fast track the development of a COVID vaccine.
Viruses

Nobody knows if it actually works or not — but they're passing it around like a party drug.

By Victor Tangermann

The Marine Corps just issued a memo banning all servicemembers from mining cryptocurrency like Bitcoin on government-issued devices.
Bitcoin

US Marines can no longer mine crypto with government-issued gear, which was apparently a problem.

By Dan Robitzski

Besides a whole host of fascinating scientific instruments, NASA"s Perseverance rover will also be carrying small bits of space suit to the Martian surface.
Mars

Is this what Martian spacesuits could eventually be out of?

By Victor Tangermann

A team of engineers developed a new kind of quantum computer architecture that uses artificial "giant atoms" instead of conventional qubits.
Quantum Physics

"This allows us to experimentally probe a novel regime of physics that is difficult to access with natural atoms."

By Dan Robitzski

In late April, the international team observed a massively bright outburst of X-rays and radio waves. They traced it back to a magnetar in the Milky Way.
Science & Energy

Well, that was surprising.

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA recently deployed a tiny camera satellite that the agency hopes can take sharp images of exoplanets that are usually washed out of pictures.
DARPA

What if the Hubble Space Telescope was the size of a toaster?

By Dan Robitzski

Science & Energy

MoonRun CONNECT uses resistance bands and motion sensors to provide full-body workouts in cramped spaces.

By Futurism Creative

In a sleek new video, SpaceX gave us a rare behind the scenes look at the development of its iconic in-house built spacesuit.
SpaceX

SpaceX's sleek space suits are literally plug and play.

By Victor Tangermann

The New York Department of Health is investigating a recent Chainsmokers concert due to potentially coronavirus spread among a packed crowd.
Viruses

"Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations."

By Dan Robitzski

Activists Replace Confederate Statue With Amazing Hologram of George Floyd
Future Society

"This project aims to reflect the power and beauty of those millions of voices standing up for change."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has assigned crew members for its Crew-2 mission, possibly the third time a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will visit the ISS with astronauts on board.
NASA

Get ready for liftoff.

By Victor Tangermann