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New research suggests that coronavirus antibodies and survivor's immunity could fade away after just two to three months.
Viruses

New research shows that the coronavirus might be even more pernicious than we thought.

By Dan Robitzski

Aerospace startup Rocket Lab is planning its first mission to the Moon in 2021 to test out navigation systems in its orbit.
Moon

"We’re looking at not just the Moon but Venus and Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

A power company in the U.K. is building the world's largest liquid air battery, which stores energy in the form of highly-compressed air.
Energy

"The main competitor is really not other storage technologies but fossil fuels."

By Dan Robitzski

To study how early humans related to Neanderthals, a team of European scientists grew mini brains from human stem cells that contain Neanderthal DNA.
Science & Energy

"We were curious how much of the Neanderthal genome could be explored if you just have access to stem cells from the right people."

By Victor Tangermann

Startup Says It’ll Launch You Into the Stratosphere on a Balloon
Off-World

The views would be spectacular.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have long suggested that the arrangement of galaxies through the universe was steered by something called quantum static. Now they can test it.
Quantum Physics

"The question of the quantum origin of cosmic structure is one of the most interesting aspects of all science."

By Dan Robitzski

If bee populations continue to drop, a team of scientists says they can pollinate plants with soap bubble-launching drones.
Agriculture

"It sounds somewhat like fantasy."

By Dan Robitzski

"More than 100 spacecraft have been signed up" for SpaceX's Smallsat Rideshare Program," according to the company. First launch is scheduled for next week.
SpaceX

Small satellite launches are big business for SpaceX.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA pilots Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley described their experience of riding SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to the ISS. It was a bit of a rough ride.
NASA

"We were definitely driving or riding a dragon all the way up."

By Victor Tangermann

According to ZDNet, SpaceX pulled off its historic Falcon 9 launch using a version of the open source operating system Linux.
NASA

Another win for open source software.

By Jon Christian

Popular dating app Tinder has reportedly blocked dozens of users for encouraging others to sign petitions and donate to Black Lives Matter-related causes.
Future Society

But countless accounts are still banned.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discovered an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a star that resembles our Sun so nearly that it's almost like a mirror of our solar system.
Solar Power

In distant space, astronomers found a star system strikingly similar to our own.

By Dan Robitzski

Creative school Brother created a fake advertisement for Netflix show "Black Mirror" that in reality is just an actual mirror fixed to a bus canopy.
Future Society

A perfect reflection of 2020 so far.

By Victor Tangermann

Physicists Say They’ve Found Evidence of Elusive Axion Particle
Science & Energy

These findings may have just opened the door to a new era in physics.

By Victor Tangermann

The state of Arkansas is suing televangelist Jim Bakker after he advertised and sold fraudulent, entirely made up cures for COVID-19.
Viruses

"Let me be clear, this case is not about freedom of religion."

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests that strange bright spots observed on Saturn's moon Titan in the early 2000s may be evidence of dried up ancient lakes and seas.
Science & Energy

Did researchers just solve a decades-old mystery?

By Victor Tangermann

Health experts and lawmakers are demanding a 9/11 Commission-scale investigation into the failed U.S. COVID-19 response so we can plan for future outbreaks.
Developments

"You think we weren’t prepared for this, wait until we have a real global threat for our health security."

By Dan Robitzski

China has been taking blood samples from every man and boy in the country in order to build a vast genetic database of their DNA.
Gene Editing

And an American company is selling China the equipment.

By Dan Robitzski

An international team of researchers has found that the red supergiant star Antares is even more gigantic than we thought.
Science & Energy

We thought it was 700 times larger than the Sun. But it's way bigger.

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, an unusual fireball streaked across the sky over Australia, leaving astronomers wondering whether they saw an incinerating satellite or a meteor.
Science & Energy

Astronomers are speculating about what it could have been.

By Dan Robitzski