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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

Astronomers Discover “Mirror Image” of Our Solar System

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

Fake Ad For “Black Mirror Season 6” Is Just an Actual Mirror

A perfect reflection of 2020 so far.

By Victor Tangermann

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

Physicists Say They’ve Found Evidence of Elusive Axion Particle

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

Arkansas Sues Televangelist for Selling Fake COVID-19 Cure

"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

Astronomers Say They Found “Dry Lake Beds” on Saturn’s Moon Titan

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

Experts Want a 9/11 Commission-Level Probe of the US COVID Response

"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

China Is Building a Genetic Database of Every Man in the Country

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

This Star Is So Huge that Saturn’s Orbit Would Fit Inside It

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

Watch a Mysterious Blue Fireball Scream Over Australia

Astronomers are speculating about what it could have been.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of London-based scientists used the popular gene-editing technique CRISPR to genetically modify human embryos — but the results were not good.
Gene Editing

A Gene-Editing Experiment on Human Embryos Went Horribly Wrong

The disastrous results are a warning to "stay the living daylights away from embryo editing," an expert says.

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, there could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars in our galaxy.
Science & Energy

Study: There Could be 6 Billion Earth-Like Planets in Our Galaxy

According to new research, there could be a staggering number of opportunities for life in our galaxy.

By Victor Tangermann

New animation tech can create a virtual represenation of a dog after filming it with a single camera, no motion capture suit needed.
Science & Energy

New Motion Capture Tech Could Digitize Your Dog Into Video Games

"Dog owners could also use it to make a 3D digital representation of their pet on their computer, which is a lot of fun!"

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk: SpaceX Building Floating Spaceports for Moon, Mars Launches
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: SpaceX Building Floating Spaceports for Moon, Mars Launches

"SpaceX is building floating, superheavy-class spaceports."

By Victor Tangermann

A common mutation of the coronavirus is far more contagious than others, potentially explaining why some regions were so devastated.
Viruses

Scientists: Mutated Version of Coronavirus May Have Hit NYC, Italy

A mutated strain may explain the massive death toll in specific areas.

By Dan Robitzski

As part of a Huntington's trial, researchers found that high doses of ketamine were capable of switching on and off the brain activity in sheep.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Gave Ketamine to Sheep and Were Baffled by the Result

It appeared to turn their brains off and then on again.

By Victor Tangermann

By genetically modifying goats, scientists found a way to make them manufacture expensive cancer medications in their milk.
Cancer

Scientists Gene-Hack Goats to Make Cancer Drug in Their Milk

Yes, you read that right.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of astronomers probing the night sky for signs of dark energy discovered almost 21,000 new, extremely-dim galaxies.
Energy

Dark Energy Researchers Discover Nearly 21,000 New Galaxies

These unusual galaxies are even dimmer than the night sky.

By Dan Robitzski

According to new research, flushing the toilet could leave behind a cloud of aerosol droplets that have the potential to carry coronavirus particles.
Developments

New Research: Flushing Toilets May Burp Clouds of Virus Particles

Well, this is horrifying.

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA just authorized an iOS game as a treatment for adolescent ADHD, making it the first ever prescription video game.
RX and Medicine

FDA Approves First-Ever Prescription Video Game

Can playing this game really reduce symptoms of ADHD?

By Dan Robitzski

According to experts, a drug used to reduce inflammation for a variety of conditions cut the risk of death of COVID-19 patients on ventilators by a third.
Viruses

Cheap Drug Appears to Cut COVID Deaths By 30 Percent

"It's a major breakthrough."

By Victor Tangermann