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Researchers find clear evidence of a link between the radio waves emitted by certain cell phones and cancer in male rats.
Mars

NASA’s New Mars Rover Is Less Powerful Than Many Smartphones

It's about as powerful as an old iMac.

By Tony Ho Tran

One of the latest photos released by NASA is a spectacular shot of the Perseverance rover as it descends on parachute through the Martian atmosphere.
Mars

NASA Releases Amazing Photo of Rover Parachuting to Mars Surface

A zoomed out photo shows NASA's newest rover touching down on Mars.

By Tony Ho Tran

New models suggest that Earth's magnetic field, already overdue for a total reversal, could shift faster than we thought.
Climate Change

Neanderthals May Have Been Killed Off By Magnetic Pole Flip

And it might happen again — soon.

By Tony Ho Tran

"FREE AMERICA NOW," billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted early this morning, echoing president Donald Trump's recent tweets about the lockdown.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Collaborated With MIT to Track COVID Infections at SpaceX

Musk co-authored a new paper about COVID with scientists from Harvard and MIT.

By Tony Ho Tran

A COVID-19 reserve held back intended to be used as second booster shots by the Trump administration doesn't actually exist, the Washington Post reports.
Developments

Johns Hopkins Professor: US Will Hit COVID Herd Immunity by April

He says COVID will be "mostly gone" in a few months — but his peers aren’t convinced.

By Tony Ho Tran

The United States has formally reentered the Paris Climate Agreement today. 2030 carbon goals will be set by Earth Day in April.
Climate Change

US Formally Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement

A new chapter in the fight against climate change just began.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists just released a map that shows over 25,000 different supermassive black holes in a tiny portion of the night sky.
Science & Energy

Behold This Sky Map of 25,000 Supermassive Black Holes

See this huge map? Each tiny dot is a supermassive black hole.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists cloned an endangered species for the first time with the successful birth of Elizabeth Ann, a black-footed ferret.
Science & Energy

For the First Time, Scientists Clone Endangered Species

Meet Elizabeth Ann, a black-footed ferret cloned from an animal that died 30 years ago.

By Dan Robitzski

Anthony Levandowski decided to shut down the artificial intelligence-focused church he started and donated its funds to the NAACP.
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence-Worshipping Church Officially Shuts Down

And all its money is going to Black Lives Matter.

By Dan Robitzski

Another earthquake hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Saturday, further complicating the effort to manage and decommission it.
Energy

Another Earthquake Nails the Crumbling Fukushima Power Plant

And there's new damage.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has released the next photo sent to us all the way from Mars courtesy of its Perseverance mission, which successfully landed on Thursday.
Mars

Incredible Photo Shows NASA Mars Rover Hanging Below “Sky Crane”

You can see the rover dangling high above the Martian surface.

By Victor Tangermann

Amid rolling blackouts, Texans are having to get creative to stay warm. Some are sleeping in their Tesla vehicles overnight.
Sleep

Texans Are Sleeping In Their Teslas to Survive Freezing Cold

"So my wife my dog and my newborn daughter slept in the garage in our Model 3 all nice and cozy."

By Victor Tangermann

The US Department of Justice indicted three state-backed North Korean hackers for stealing a massive pile of cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency

WANTED: Three North Korean Hackers For Trying to Steal $1.3B In Crypto

That's billion with a "b."

By Dan Robitzski

Two Florida women in their 20s reportedly dressed up as "grannies" to get the COVID-19 vaccine early, according to local Orlando news station WFTV.
Viruses

Florida Women Caught Wearing Elderly Disguises to Get Vaccine Early

They were "dressed up as grandmas with 'bonnets and gloves.'"

By Victor Tangermann

Scienists managed to open a two-way line of real-time communication with people who were having lucid dreams, some of whom were able to solve math problems.
Science & Energy

Scientists Communicate With Lucid Dreamers During Sleep

Volunteers were able to understand and solve math problems — while they were asleep.

By Dan Robitzski

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk moved to Austin, Texas earlier this year, he likely couldn't have predicted a cold snap that brought the state to its knees.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk, Who Moved to TX For Less Regulation, Is Furious That the Power Went Down

It's almost like regulations exist for a reason.

By Victor Tangermann

Futurism reached out to a variety of planetary scientists to ask whether the donut looked like an accurate model of the Red Planet.
Mars

Here’s What Planetary Scientists Think of Krispy Kreme’s Mars Donut

"Mars is not actually coated with caramel or filled with chocolate cream."

By Jon Christian

Just minutes after touchdown was confirmed, NASA's Perseverance rover sent back two low-resolution images of the surface of Mars.
Mars

NASA Rover Releases First Photos From the Surface of Mars

The dust hadn't even cleared.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has successfully landed in the Jezero crater, a region believed to be an ancient dried up river delta.
Mars

BREAKING: NASA Successfully Lands Perseverance Rover On Mars

Amazing!

By Victor Tangermann

Steve Jurczyk was catapulted from third-in-line to acting leader of NASA when Biden took office. Here's some of what we know about him and his leadership.
NASA

Seven Facts About the New Head of NASA, Steve Jurczyk

The new leader of NASA appears to have deleted his Twitter account — and other facts you probably didn't know.

By Dan Robitzski