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A company is trying to woo NASA into signing a contract with them to develop a fusion-powered spacecraft propulsion system for travel to Mars.
Mars

Fusion Thruster Startup Anticipates “First Town on Mars”

Is nuclear fusion power the key for an express trip to Mars?

By Victor Tangermann

Experts expected a new baby boom during the COVID-19 era, but the birth rate dropped instead. Experts say that this is a growing crisis for the country.
Developments

Experts: The United States’ Dropping Birth Rate is Becoming a “Crisis”

One expert is calling the baby bust a "barometer of despair."

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk and SpaceX want to rename Boca Chica Village, the community near its Starship launch site, to "Starbase, Texas."
Off-World

Elon Musk Wants to Rename a Texas Town “Starbase”

Gotta admit, that's a pretty cool name.

By Dan Robitzski

An Indian official announced that a major power outage initially dismissed as a technical failure seems to have been caused by Chinese hackers.
Science & Energy

Indian Official Claims Huge Blackout May Have Been a Hack

Preliminary reports suggest China launched a cyberattack against India.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have turned their focus on treating the long-term effects of COVID-19 — including a long term loss of taste and smell.
Developments

COVID Stole Their Smell and Taste. Now They’re Getting Treatment.

It's like "physical therapy for your nose."

By Victor Tangermann

President Biden announced that the US will likely have enough coronavirus vaccines to inoculate every adult in the country by the end of May.
Viruses

White House Says US Will Have Enough Vaccine For All Adults by May

That's several months earlier than previously expected.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is ramping up to launch its third full-scale Starship rocket some time later this week — but this time, the rocket will attempt something new.
Starship

There’s Something Very Different About Tomorrow’s Starship Test

SpaceX is trying a new strategy.

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, the Earth's inner core has yet another core hidden inside of it with a different structure of iron.
Science & Energy

Scientists: There’s Something Lurking in the Center of Earth’s Core

"It's very exciting — and might mean we have to re-write the textbooks!"

By Victor Tangermann

Quantum phenomena like proton tunneling can, in unusual cases, cause point mutations in human DNA, according to a new study.
DNA

Quantum Physics Can Mutate Human DNA, Scientists Say

Welcome to the quantum realm.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA released the first ever microphone recordings taken on the surface of Mars, as picked up by one of the Perseverance Mars rover's two microphones.
Mars

NASA Releases First-Ever Recording of Sound on Mars

Listen to an eerie Martian wind, picked up by Perseverance's microphone.

By Victor Tangermann

The genealogy platform MyHeritage has introduced a new tool called Deep Nostalgia that allows you to animate old photos of dead relatives.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Tool “Deep Nostalgia” Lets You Reanimate Your Dead Relatives

Finally! A way to make old family photos even creepier

By Tony Ho Tran

Sergey Brin's airship startup is planning to develop a 1.5 megawatt hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for its humanitarian aid airship.
Advanced Transport

Sergey Brin’s Mega-Airship to Run Off Record-Breaking Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Hydrogen airships make more sense than you might think.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter early Wednesday morning to post a meme about the alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin, sending it soaring by 25 percent.
Elon Musk

Single-Word Elon Musk Tweet Sends Crypto Dogecoin Soaring

Dogecoin is headed to the Moon.

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is inviting eight members of the public to fly with him around the Moon inside a SpaceX Starship in 2023.
Moon

Billionaire Says He’ll Fly Eight People Around the Moon for Free

He's got backing from Elon Musk. Here's how to sign up.

By Victor Tangermann

A study shows that the coronavirus can directly attack and kill heart cells, potentially settling a longstanding scientific debate.
Viruses

Study: COVID-19 Can Kill Heart Cells

Just when you thought the coronavirus couldn't get any worse.

By Dan Robitzski

The governors of both Texas and Mississippi announced they will be lifting both states' mask mandates and rolling back COVID-19 health mandates.
Viruses

Despite Rebounding Cases of COVID, TX to Open State “100 Percent”

"Absolutely reckless."

By Victor Tangermann

The Archdiocese of New Orleans just issued a dangerous statement calling the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine "morally compromised."
Viruses

Catholic Archdiocese Calls COVID Vaccine “Morally Compromised”

To be clear, they're actually disagreeing with the Pope.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists suggest putting a fish farm on the Moon after discovering that seabass and meagre eggs could survive the rough journey.
Moon

Scientists Suggest Farming Fish on the Moon

It sounds ridiculous — but it just might work.

By Dan Robitzski

Preliminary data suggests that the coronavirus variant P.1 is capable of reinfecting people who already survived COVID-19.
Viruses

New P.1 Strain Can Re-Infect People Who Already Caught COVID

"It's right to be worried about P.1, and this data gives us the reason why."

By Dan Robitzski

Vaccination passports could allow immunized people to travel or re-enter society, but many people in already-vulnerable groups would be excluded.
Developments

Expert: Vaccination Passports Could Become a “Dystopian Nightmare”

Could vaccination passports be a "dystopian nightmare for millions"?

By Dan Robitzski