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Research suggests scientists should pay greater attention to their lab mice's well-being. Not only for the mice's sake, but because it improves the science.
Biology

Scientists: Lab Mice Deserve Happier Lives

Happier mice means better science.

After federal law enforcement seized millions of dollars' worth of crypto from terrorist organizations, Congress is left with questions.
Bitcoin

The IRS Seized Millions in Terrorists’ Crypto. Congress Has Questions

The Department of Justice still hasn't briefed Congress on the bust.

Dr. Fauci just published research alongside a downright depressing map that shows all of the world's outbreaks of disease.
Developments

Dr. Fauci Just Released a World Map of Ongoing Disease Outbreaks

There's a whole lot of non-coronavirus disease spreading around the world.

Army engineer Frank Gardea is developing self-reconfiguring and self-repairing materials to make robots that he says are inspired by the Terminator.
Robots and Machines

US Army Scientist Brags That He’s Trying to Build the Bad Guy From “Terminator 2”

Well, at least Skynet will be happy.

Scientists have long suggested that microbes could theoretically live in the sulfurous clouds of Venus. An MIT team has more ideas on how that would work.
Biology

MIT Scientists Suggest Life Could Thrive in the Clouds of Venus

If they exist, these Venusian microbes would have an extremely brutal life cycle.

AI-Generated Sound Effects Are Now Fooling Human Ears
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Sound Effects Are Now Fooling Human Ears

A small study found people were tricked by sophisticated audio AI.

Watching a short video explaining how the questions on an IQ test work can boost one's score by 18 points, calling the test's validity into question.
Science & Energy

Watching This Video Raises Your IQ Score 18 Points, Researchers Say

A new study shows how easy it is to manipulate IQ test results — calling the entire concept into question.

Elon Musk just cranked expectations for his brain interface startup even higher, tweeting plans to show off a "working Neuralink device" this Friday.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He’ll Show Off Functional Neuralink Device This Week

Stop the presses — Elon Musk just announced plans to show off a "working Neuralink device" on Friday.

Researchers at Harvard built a tiny microscale surgical robot, only about the size of a tennis ball, which was inspired by origami.
Robotics

This Miniature Surgery Robot Was Inspired by Origami

It "pops up" just like a novelty birthday card.

The good news is that the air is leaking out of the space station very slowly. But the bad news is that they still haven't found it yet.
NASA

NASA Still Hasn’t Found the Damn Leak on the Space Station

This is getting embarrassing.

A team of astronomers were able to track down a mysterious fast radio burst thanks to years of previous research allowing them to predict when it woke up.
Science & Energy

That Mysterious Space Signal Just Woke Up Again, Just as Predicted

This time, astronomers were ready.

NASA astronomers spotted a galaxy some 500 million light-years away that looks suspiciously like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from 'Star Wars.'"
Science & Energy

NASA Amused by Galaxy That Looks Like a TIE Fighter

"The first time I saw the results, I immediately thought it looked like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from 'Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.'"

A machine learning algorithm created by a team of scientists at Warwick University just confirmed the existence of 50 new planets in a world first.
Artificial Intelligence

An AI Just Confirmed the Existence of 50 Planets By Digging Through NASA Data

The search for other planets just got a huge upgrade.

Scientists have found new evidence that Earth is moving through the remains of exploded stars for at least the last 33,000 years.
Science & Energy

Scientists: Earth Moving Through Radioactive Debris of Exploded Stars

Our planet is being showered with dust from ancient supernovae, according to new research.

The Air Force just showed off a prototype of a flying car — and it looks, well, like something out of an early 2000s Pixar animation movie.
Advanced Transport

The Air Force’s Flying Car Looks… Incredibly Goofy

The tiny cabin is held aloft by 18 drone-sized rotors.

Scientists say that bacteria "scream" as they die, giving off chemical alarms that warn their brethren of danger like antibiotics.
Science & Energy

Scientists: Unfortunately, Bacteria Scream When They Die

Sorry.

For the first time, experts were able to confirm that a former COVID-19 patient has been reinfected by the coronavirus, but that's no cause for concern.
Viruses

Doctors Confirm For First Time That Patient Caught COVID Twice

"Our results prove that his second infection is caused by a new virus that he acquired recently rather than prolonged viral shedding."

President Donald Trump accused the Food and Drug Administration this weekend of purposefully delaying COVID-19 vaccine trials without showing any evidence.
Developments

Trump Wants to Approve a COVID Vaccine Before They’re Done Testing It

He reportedly wants to get it out in time for the election.

This week, Elon Musk plans to show off progress by Neuralink, his startup that's working on an interface between human brains and computers.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Planning to Show Off Neuralink Progress This Week

“Will show neurons firing in real-time on August 28th. The matrix in the matrix.”

In a new study, two astronomers argue that 'Oumuamua can't be a giant lump of molecular hydrogen. It's probably too old and wouldn't survive as an iceberg.
Science & Energy

Astronomers: There’s Still a Chance ‘Oumuamua Is Alien Tech

Scientists are still arguing over the origins of this interstellar space rock.