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Scientists built a beetle-sized backpack camera that they can use to livestream the daily routine of an insect from the bug's perspective.
Robots and Machines

Oh, to be a beetle wearing a Beetlecam.

By Dan Robitzski

This $25,000 gadget, in the shape of a Nintendo Game Boy, is a magic key that can emulate the signal from a whole host of car maker's key fobs.
Advanced Transport

And for some reason, it looks almost exactly like a Nintendo Game Boy.

By Victor Tangermann

Someone appears to have hacked the Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Kanye West.
Elon Musk

This is a pretty impressive hack, honestly.

By Jon Christian

In an interview with the Atlantic published today, Fauci described the White House's attacks against him as "bizarre" and "nonsense."
Developments

"I cannot figure out in my wildest dreams why they would want to do that."

By Victor Tangermann

China's embassy in Kazakhstan has put out a statement warning of an "unknown pneumonia" that is reportedly far more deadly than the coronavirus.
Developments

Officials are warning of an "unknown pneumonia" spreading across Kazakhstan — and they say it's deadlier than COVID-19.

By Victor Tangermann

People around the world are wearing hazmat suits in public — an apparent bid to avoid catching the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Developments

In a grim new trend, people around the world are wearing hazmat suits in public. Experts say it's not a great idea.

By Jon Christian

Right now, the snow at the top of the Italian Alps is bright pink, thanks to an algae bloom that threatens to accelerate snowmelt.
Climate Change

To be fair, we wouldn't have assumed it was good news.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study by an international team of researchers, the Earth's entire atmosphere vibrates much as the same way a ringing bell does.
Science & Energy

Our planet's atmosphere is ringing just like a bell.

By Victor Tangermann

Rocket Lab's 13th launch ended in disaster when the rocket blew up and destroyed seven satellites. Elon Musk felt bad and provided some moral support.
Off-World

"Hope you get back to orbit soon. Rockets are hard."

By Victor Tangermann

A white dwarf star from a binary star system was just sent hurtling through the Milky Way at 559,000 mph after experiencing a "partial supernova."
Science & Energy

The explosion yeeted it through the galaxy at more than half a million miles per hour.

By Victor Tangermann

Disaster preparedness expert Jeffrey Schlegelmilch spends his time predicting megadisasters, but says the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't reached that point.
Future Society

"The disasters we are seeing are already different than in the past."

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists discovered the first bacteria that chemosynthesizes the metal manganese, and they did it almost by accident while cleaning up an experiment.
Biology

Hungry?

By Dan Robitzski

Many healthcare systems around the US are feeling the crunch with thousands of tests flooding in via phone, email, snail mail, and even fax.
Developments

The US has a massive healthcare data problem on its hands.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Berlin factory might have a secret killer feature: a possible "indoor/outdoor rave space on the roof," according to CEO Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Party time.

By Victor Tangermann

The first lunar settlers might live in the space version of an RV, which is currently being developed by JAXA, NASA, and Toyota.
Moon

"This thing is the coolest element I’ve ever seen for people. It's like an RV for the Moon."

By Dan Robitzski

Human Tests For This COVID Vaccine Look “Promising,” Researchers Say
Viruses

Anthony Fauci: "This is really quite good news."

By Victor Tangermann

People around the globe are having way fewer babies. By 2100 that might turn into a pretty big problem for humanity — not the relief one might expect.
Science & Energy

"It's extraordinary, we'll have to reorganize societies."

By Victor Tangermann

The Trump administration is ordering hospitals to skip the US Centers for Disease Control entirely and send coronavirus patient data straight to Washington.
Developments

"It appears to cut off the ability of agencies like CDC. to do its basic job."

By Victor Tangermann

The newly-formed US Space Force is about to launch four reconnaissance satellites into orbit on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Space Force

We know next to nothing about this launch's payload — and the Space Force would rather keep it that way.

By Victor Tangermann

With a bit of luck and great timing, astronomers managed to capture a fleeting gamma ray burst from ten billion years ago when its afterglow reached Earth.
Science & Energy

This cosmic blast was a quintillion times brighter than the Sun.

By Dan Robitzski