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Researchers say that public health officials should be able to identify COVID outbreaks, Bloomberg reports, by examining Google searches.
Developments

You Can Track COVID Outbreaks by Google Searches, Scientists Say

Could people googling symptoms be a giveaway for the next COVID hotspot?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn't mince words in response to a blog post criticizing electric long-haul trucking penned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Shreds Bill Gates For Insulting Electric Semi Trucks

"He has no clue."

Some carbon-rich exoplanets could be made out of diamonds and silica, according to a new study published recently in The Planetary Science Journal.
Science & Energy

Scientists: There Are Likely Entire Planets Made Out of Diamond and Silica

"These exoplanets are unlike anything in our solar system."

Researchers have discovered significant sources of phosphine,  colorless and odorless gas, in the atmosphere of Venus — a possible sign of life.
Science & Energy

Breaking: Researchers Discover Signs of Life on Venus

"When we got the first hints of phosphine in Venus’ spectrum, it was a shock!"

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company's latest full-scale Starship prototype dubbed SN8 will ultimately attempt to fly to 60,000 feet.
Starship

Elon Musk: Next Starship Launch Will Fly 12 Miles High

"One way or another, excitement guaranteed!"

It's not impossible that the next pandemic will involve a deadly virus bioengineered by an adversary, according to Harvard Law fellow Vivek Wadhwa.
Developments

Harvard Fellow: Next Pandemic Could Be Engineered by Terrorists

"We must treat the coronavirus pandemic as a full dress rehearsal of what is to come."

According to new research, dark matter may be an even bigger mystery than we initially thought. The theoretical maps aren't lining up with observations.
Science & Energy

Dark Matter’s Effect Is 10x What It Should Be, Scientists Say

Well, this is weird.

The latest coronavirus scam pretends to come from the government, claiming that victims need to pay a fine for violating quarantine.
Developments

Scammers Are Demanding “Fines” for “Violating Quarantine”

"We would like to inform you that you have been recorded as leaving your home on 3 occasions yesterday."

A massive study on alcohol consumption found that those who drank to the point of passing out developed dementia at over twice the normal rate.
Neuroscience and Brain

Research Links Blackout Drinking to Doubled Dementia Risk

Drinking to the point of losing consciousness could have long-term health implications.

Japan's space agency has announced it's planning to film Mars's mysterious moons with cameras that can shoot in 8K ultra-high-definition.
Moon

Japanese Spacecraft Will Shoot Martian Moons in 8K Resolution

You've never seen Deimos like this before.

AmazonBasics products seem to have a troublesome tendency to explode or catch fire. Despite that, many troublesome products are still avaialbe online.
Science & Energy

Amazon Products Are Reportedly Exploding and Catching Fire

"This is more than a reliability problem, this is a potential safety problem."

China's largest defense contractor is constructing a floating spaceport to launch its rockets off the coast of Haiyang city on the Eastern coast.
Off-World

China is Building a Floating Spaceport to Launch Rockets

"Substantial progress" being made according to officials.

Colleges that pivoted to online education still need to find out how to do science labwork — some are mailing animal parts to students to dissect at home.
Biology

Colleges Are Mailing Brains to Students to Dissect at Home

"I would have never expected them to ship us, through the mail, real animal parts."

According to Tesla forum posts, some Tesla Model Y cooling systems are being patched by what appears to be faux wooden trim pieces.
Tesla

Tesla Model Y Owners Are Discovering Fake Wood in Their Cooling Systems

"Someone made a run to Home Depot to make Q2 numbers."

Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin, currently under construction, is facing yet another big hurdle in winning over the hearts of local citizens and regulators.
Tesla

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin Faces 406 Objections from Locals

Will Tesla be able to secure final building permits for its gigantic factory?

As colleges and universities open their doors, it's becoming clear that they are not prepared to offer mental healthcare to everyone who will need it.
Mental Health

The Mental Healthcare Crisis Coming to American Universities

"This is a pandemic within a pandemic."

The US Space Force just deployed its first troops — not to space, but to the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Space Force

The US Space Force Just Deployed Its First Troops

"This group is making history."

According to new rankings, the U.S. only has the 28th best quality of life in the world, and has some of the worst access to education and healthcare.
Studies

New Research: Quality of Life Is Slipping Backwards in the US

"We are no longer the country we like to think we are."

NASA announced it's soliciting commercial companies to collect space resources, including Moon "dirt," an effort to create a marketplace for space rocks.
Moon

NASA Wants to Pay Private Companies to Bag Moon Dirt

The agency wants to create an entire marketplace for buying and selling Moon rocks.

In the towns surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, people are returning to their long-abandoned homes to find them overrun by monkeys.
Nuclear Fusion

Japan Battles Wild Monkeys at Site of Nuclear Meltdown

Macaque monkeys are taking over the area around Fukushima.