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Scientists may have found a critical weakness in the coronavirus' structure: a small, positively-charged region crucial for latching onto host cells.
Viruses

Scientists Think They Found the Coronavirus’ Weak Spot

Critical hit!

By Dan Robitzski

The "mole" attached to NASA's InSight Mars lander is officially "in" according to an update by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Mars

NASA’s Mars Mole is Officially “Dug In”

Finally some good news for NASA's Mars mole.

By Victor Tangermann

In extremely preliminary research, blood transfusions seem to have reversed some aspects of menopause and allowed women to get pregnant.
RX and Medicine

Blood Transfusions Helped a Menopausal Woman Get Pregnant

"There are loads of questions that we still have to answer."

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, physicists observed the Higgs boson decay into a pair of particles called muons, further reinforcing the Standard Model.
Physics

CERN Says the Higgs Boson Did Something Unexpected

This is good news for the Standard Model of physics.

By Dan Robitzski

CEO of Tesla competitor and truck maker Nikola Mark Russell recently took aim at Elon Musk's passion project, the Cybertruck — and he didn't mince words.
Tesla

Tesla Competitor Slams Cybertruck For Looking “Like a Doorstep”

Somebody call the burn unit.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astronomers discovered a new type of supernova, a "calcium-rich supernova," that produces a ton of calcium through a chemical reaction.
Science & Energy

Your Bones Are Made Out of Exploded Stars, Scientists Say

"[The supernova] wasn't just calcium rich. It was the richest of the rich."

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have discovered that a gigantic wall of clouds is traveling around the surface of Venus every 4.9 days and has been doing so for decades.
Science & Energy

A Poisonous Tsunami Is Screaming Across the Surface of Venus

It's been going for at least 35 years — and we're not exactly sure why.

By Victor Tangermann

While NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were trapped inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon for hours, they made several prank calls to pass the time.
NASA

Bored Inside Their Spacecraft, NASA Astronauts Made Prank Calls to Pass the Time

"Five hours ago we were bobbing around in a spacecraft making prank satellite phone calls to whoever we could get ahold of."

By Victor Tangermann

The 14 Least and Most Effective Kinds of Masks: Ranked! By Scientists!
Developments

The 14 Least and Most Effective Kinds of Masks: Ranked! By Scientists!

Wearing a bandanna might be worse than wearing no mask at all, according to this study.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health, young adults who vape are way more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19.
Developments

Study: Young Vapers Far More Likely to be Diagnosed With COVID-19

"I did not expect it to be this strong of a relationship."

By Victor Tangermann

A London courtroom declared the South Wales Police's notorious use of mass facial recognition surveillance is unlawful due to a lack of safeguards.
Facial recognition

UK Court Slams Automatic Facial Recognition Tech as “Unlawful”

"We should all be able to use our public spaces without being subjected to oppressive surveillance."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla competitor Lucid Motors claims its Air electric sedan has a whopping 517 miles (832 km) on a single charge, as certified by the EPA.
Tesla

Tesla Competitor, Lucid, Claims Their Car Will Have a 517 Mile Range

Is this the range anxiety killer we've been waiting for?

By Victor Tangermann

Russia Says It Has Approved an Untested COVID Vaccine
Developments

Russia Says It Has Approved an Untested COVID Vaccine

Its effectiveness and safety have yet to be proven.

By Victor Tangermann

New York's mass transportation agency, fed up with folks taking off their masks to unlock their iPhones, wants Apple to improve facial recognition features.
Artificial Intelligence

New York City Subway System Asks Apple to Improve Masked Face ID

The MTA just doubled-down on Apple.

By Jacob Banas

How much effort should we place on preserving World Heritage Sites threatened by climate changes brought on by human activity?
Climate Change

New Climate Paper: Maybe Let’s Let Venice Sink?

Should World Heritage Sites just succumb to time?

By Jacob Banas

The UK government has been funneling millions of dollars into a gun and knife crime prediction tool that uses artificial intelligence. Turns out it sucks.
Artificial Intelligence

Minority Report-Style Crime-Predicting AI Predictably Sucks At Its Job

It's basically unusable — and potentially dangerous.

By Victor Tangermann

The Department of Energy recently signed a contract with an AI lab to come up with a machine learning bird watcher to study bird around solar farms.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Are Using an “AI Bird Watcher” to Solve a Solar Farm Bird Massacre Mystery

Solar energy may be far more deadly than you might think.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Could Revolutionize Off-Planet Exploration
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Could Revolutionize Off-Planet Exploration

If it succeeds, future missions could soar over alien landscapes — instead of crawling across them like bugs.

By Victor Tangermann

Havn Life wants to build a safe, standardized supply chain for psilocybin researchers in Canada in hopes of developing new medical treatments.
RX and Medicine

Meet the Woman Who Wants to Sell Psychedelic Drugs to Scientists

"We all had to hide for so long and grow massive crops in indoor spaces without being arrested."

By Dan Robitzski

The aerospace startup Hermeus won a contract to build a hypersonic version of Air Force One capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 5.
Advanced Transport

Air Force One’s Successor Could Go 5x the Speed of Sound

That's fast.

By Dan Robitzski