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Claims that rubber bullets are nonlethal or less lethal than other forms of ammunition don't hold up to scientific scrutiny.
RX and Medicine

Researchers: Rubber Bullets Often Cause Death, Permanent Injuries

"When they are fired at close range, the levels of lethality… are similar to those of live ammunition."

By Dan Robitzski

Health officials have raised concerns about whether the ongoing protests could trigger a second wave of coronavirus cases. Some are downplaying the risks.
Viruses

Experts: Protests Unlikely to Cause Huge Wave of COVID Cases

"For those expecting an explosion of cases from protests, I doubt that."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk recently called Amazon a monopoly that should be broken up due to allegations that Amazon censored a controversial book.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Calls To “Break Up Amazon”

Elon Musk: "Time to break up Amazon. Monopolies are wrong!"

By Dan Robitzski

Thousands of COVID-19 patients are reporting that they are experiencing symptoms including coughs, chest pain, and aching joins for months at a time.
Developments

Some People Are Having Horrific COVID Symptoms For Months

"It is mild relative to dying in a hospital, but this virus has ruined my life."

By Victor Tangermann

A new petition signed by a number of NASA employees is calling for president Donald Trump to stop taking credit for SpaceX and NASA accomplishments.
NASA

NASA and SpaceX Employees Reportedly Furious at Trump Admin

The Trump campaign pulled down an ad after angry backlash from NASA and SpaceX employees.

By Victor Tangermann

After over a year, NASA's InSight Mars lander finally managed to get its thermal probe underground, where it can record the planet's internal temperature.
Mars

NASA InSight Lander Finally Manages to Bury Its Probe Into Mars

Now it's time to drill.

By Dan Robitzski

Google's security team confirmed that both the Trump and Biden campaigns were targeted by foreign hackers, with different countries targeting each.
Hacking

Google: Foreign Hackers Targeting Both Trump and Biden Campaigns

Different countries seem to be picking sides.

By Dan Robitzski

Germany Is Requiring All Gas Stations Get Electric Car Chargers
Electric Vehicles

Germany Is Requiring All Gas Stations Get Electric Car Chargers

Germany is getting serious about electric cars.

By Victor Tangermann

Sweden's unusual approach to fighting the coronavirus isn't paying off. Sweden's mortality rate is substantially higher than that for its neighbors.
Developments

Sweden’s Hands-Off Approach to COVID Has Failed Dramatically

"Clearly, there is potential for improvement in what we have done in Sweden."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at Harvard have created a tiny cockroach-inspired robot that is only about the size of a penny and weighs only 0.3 grams.
Robotics

Watch Harvard’s Penny-Sized Robot Scuttle Around Like a Cockroach

This terrifying robobug is one of the smallest, fastest robots in existence.

By Victor Tangermann

End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal has announced a new tool that allows users to blur faces in pictures uploaded to the app from Android and iOS.
Future Society

Messaging App Releases Face-Blurring Tool to Keep Protesters Safe

"One immediate thing seems clear: 2020 is a pretty good year to cover your face."

By Victor Tangermann

A new solar panel-like device can generate clean electricity when it's blocked by darkness and shadows rather than sitting in direct sunlight.
Solar Power

Solar Panel-Like Device Generates Power From Darkness

"We can harvest energy anywhere on Earth, not just open spaces."

By Dan Robitzski

According to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, the company is seeing its business return as passengers leave their homes during "party hours."
Future Society

Uber Says Rides During “Party Hours” Are Keeping it Afloat

Uber is doing better — because more people are ignoring social distancing.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists gene-hacked human cells to fully integrate that structures that let some squids turn transparent, giving the cells the ability to scatter light.
Biology

Scientists Gene-Hack Human Cells to Turn Invisible

They gave human cells squid-like active camouflage.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA might soon end its reliance on Russia to send astronauts into space. In fact, Russian cosmonauts might soon have to chose SpaceX instead.
NASA

NASA: Russia May Be Forced to Launch Cosmonauts With SpaceX

How the tables have turned!

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is still planning on an orbital test launch of its Starship spacecraft before the end of the year, despite last week's setback.
Starship

After Explosion, SpaceX Still Hoping to Launch Starship This Year

"If everything works, we want to go to Earth orbit at the end of the year."

By Victor Tangermann

In a new study, doctors managed to grow functional, miniature human livers out of stem cells and tested them in living rats.
RX and Medicine

Scientists Grow Mini Human Livers, Transplant Them Into Rats

"You can make a whole organ that can be functional from one cell of the skin."

By Dan Robitzski

The National Guard and law enforcement flew surveillance planes above the heads of thousands of protesters marching in solidarity of George Floyd.
Future Society

Cops Are Using Military Spy Planes to Surveil BLM Protesters

They even flew a Predator drone, often used to kill terrorists, over a Minneapolis protest.

By Victor Tangermann

Jim Peebles, who first theorized about dark matter, argues in a new essay that there's still a lot of work to be done in proving his ideas.
Physics

The Guy Who Invented Dark Matter Has Some Doubts

"We haven’t been issued a guarantee that we can make sense of the physical world around us."

By Dan Robitzski

An open letter signed by hundreds of researchers today points out many glaring issues with a controversial hydroxychloroquine study.
Developments

Major COVID Drug Study Accused of Relying on Falsified Data

The numbers just don't add up.

By Victor Tangermann