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A new study identified 515 vertebrate species that are on the brink of extinction. Each one that vanishes could have devastating ecological effects.
Climate Change

"We are looking at biological annihilation."

By Dan Robitzski

The first human trials for a COVID-19 antibody treatment are beginning. If it works, it could be available by the end of the year.
Treatments

If this drug works, it could be available by the end of the year.

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to do nothing about president Donald Trump's problematic posts about protesters. Employees are fuming.
Future Society

"There isn't a neutral position on racism."

By Victor Tangermann

The World Health Organization just confirmed that the Democratic Republic of Congo now has two unrelated Ebola outbreaks occurring simultaneously.
Developments

"This outbreak is a reminder that Covid-19 is not the only health threat people face."

By Dan Robitzski

Once in orbit, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley briefly took manual control over the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Crew Dragon

Piloting a spacecraft has never looked easier.

By Victor Tangermann

In order to track local outbreaks of the coronavirus, scientists are analyzing samples from sewers and wastewater treatment facilities.
Environment

"Looking in the sewer is like looking in the mirror of society."

By Dan Robitzski

"The trampoline is working," Musk said during a news conference on Saturday, a rebuttal to a jab by Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin from 2014.
Off-World

"It's an inside joke."

By Victor Tangermann

Over the weekend, Microsoft laid off some 77 journalists and editors who helped curate the news and replaced them with an AI algorithm.
Artificial Intelligence

It's part of Microsoft's push to automate the news.

By Dan Robitzski

Watch NASA Astronauts Give Zero-G Tour of SpaceX’s New Capsule
NASA

"It is a little bit tight quarters."

By Victor Tangermann

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock With the ISS
Crew Dragon

"America’s two favorite dads in space have docked to the space station."

By Victor Tangermann

At 4:33pm, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley launched into space on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9.
NASA

"This is the culmination of a dream."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX just ushered in a new era in space travel by becoming the private company to launch astronauts from American soil inside a commercial spacecraft.
SpaceX

It's the first time astronauts have launched from US soil in almost a decade.

By Victor Tangermann

The largest electric plane yet just flew for half an hour after taking off for the first time. It's a promising sign for the future of clean aviation.
Advanced Transport

"The challenge is that batteries are not as power potent as fuel."

By Dan Robitzski

Breaking: SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Blows Up in Huge Fireball
Starship

"This is a setback, and a dramatic one."

By Victor Tangermann

In the latest episode of "Lay Leno's Garage," Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Leno that "we want to be the leader in apocalypse technology."
Elon Musk

"When the apocalypse comes, you’ll be glad it's bulletproof."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is about to embark on a historic journey tomorrow. So here's how to watch live as the space company attempts to make history.
NASA

The historic launch has been rescheduled for this weekend. Here's how to watch.

By Victor Tangermann

The Tokyo Women's Medical University started livestreaming surgery in virtual reality as a COVID-19 safety measure that may make education more accessible.
Developments

A COVID-19 safety measure could make medical education more accessible.

By Dan Robitzski

Claire "Grimes" Boucher, musician, avant-garde artist, and mother of Elon Musk's latest child, has decided to sell a percentage of her soul for $10 million.
Future Society

The interesting part: she, and Elon Mushk, are preoccupied by technological immortality.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at the European Space Agency have created a tiny miniaturized ion thruster that's capable of keeping a satellite steady while in Earth's orbit.
Space

It may be small, but it's mighty enough to deorbit satellites.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists think the interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua might actually be a hydrogen iceberg. The unusual idea could explain its stranger properties.
Science & Energy

The suggestion "explains every single mysterious thing about ‘Oumuamua."

By Dan Robitzski