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The massive, almost-certainly-Russian hack on the U.S. fedearl government compromised high-level networks used by the Treasury Department.
Science & Energy

Hackers Stole Top Officials’ Emails, Government Admits

They still don't know the full extent of the damage.

By Dan Robitzski

The SETI Institute has finally chimed in on the mysterious discovery of a signal emanating from the Sun's closest star neighbor Proxima Centauri.
Science & Energy

SETI Institute Admits That Proxima Centauri Signal Is Very Strange

"The idea of a technologically advanced civilization living around our nearest stellar neighbor is quite extraordinary."

By Victor Tangermann

A Chilean research base on Antarctica reported 36 new infections, including 26 members of the Chilean army and 10 maintenance workers.
Viruses

Coronavirus Has Officially Hit Antarctica

It's the last continent to be infected.

By Victor Tangermann

Lawmakers have smuggled in legislation into the COVID-19 stimulus bill that would make profiting off of illegal streaming a felony.
Future Society

COVID Stimulus Package Would Make Illegal Streaming a Felony

What does streaming have to do with helping Americans deal with the pandemic?

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, Biden received the first of two shots that make up the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. He was inoculated on camera to boost public trust in the shot.
Viruses

Joe Biden Gets COVID Vaccine

"There's nothing to worry about."

By Dan Robitzski

According to a Reuters exclusive, tech giant Apple is planning to produce a self-driving passenger car to be released in 2024.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Apple Is Reportedly Releasing a Self-Driving Car in 2024

"Like the first time you saw the iPhone."

By Victor Tangermann

Ultrasensitive COVID-19 tests based on the popular gene-editing technique CRISPR could be just around the corner, as IEEE Spectrum reports.
Prosthetics and Devices

CRISPR-Based COVID-19 Tests Could Work in Just 5 Minutes

All you need is an at-home kit and a smartphone app.

By Victor Tangermann

A physics student used a scanning tunneling microscope to built a "Christmas tree" that's barely thicker than a DNA strand.
Science & Energy

World’s Tiniest “Christmas Tree” Is Barely Thicker Than a DNA Strand

It's just a handful of atoms wide.

By Dan Robitzski

Famed Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper just made major investments in jetpack suit companies JetPack Aviation and Gravity Industrie
Tesla

A Tesla Investor Is Pouring Money Into Jetpack Technology

"Imagine you can just strap on a jetsuit and take off and fly where ever you want to go."

By Victor Tangermann

The head of Russia's space program, Dmitry Rogozin, took a jab at SpaceX, implying that the U.S.-based company couldn't handle the work done by Roscosmos.
SpaceX

Russia’s Space Chief Just Took Yet Another Swing at SpaceX

The head of Russia's space program is beefing with SpaceX again.

By Dan Robitzski

Arctic sea ice caps are influencing weather elsewhere.
Environment

Report: MIT Violated Law By Dumping Dangerous Chemicals

Another black eye for the prestigious MIT.

By Victor Tangermann

A restaurant in Singapore just became the first in the world to serve a "chicken nugget" made of lab-grown chicken meat made by US-based startup Eat Just.
Science & Energy

For the First Time, a Restaurant Is Serving Actual Lab-Grown Meat

"I'm speechless."

By Victor Tangermann

Some scientists suggest that gene-hacking trees to grow faster and be more resilient could help fight climate change by restoring carbon sinks.
Climate Change

Scientists: Genetically Modified Trees Could Fight Climate Change

But they could wreak havoc on the ecosystem.

By Dan Robitzski

According to CDC data, US health workers have already administered more than half a million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the first week.
Viruses

The US Has Already Given a Half Million COVID Shots

This is pretty impressive.

By Victor Tangermann

Roscosmos is prepared to ship additional oxygen supplies to the International Space Station, which continues to slowly leak oxygen.
Science & Energy

New Leak May Force Russia to Ship Oxygen to Space Station

It's happening again, folks.

By Dan Robitzski

A new strain of the coronavirus is spreading in the UK. To stop it from reaching the mainland, a number of countries have cut themselves off.
Developments

Governments Block Travel to Prevent Spread of New COVID Strain

Well, this doesn't seem good.

By Victor Tangermann

The wealthy are offering up tens of thousands of dollars to jump the line and get their COVID-19 vaccine early, the LA Times reports.
Viruses

The Rich Are Trying to Skip the Line to Get Vaccinated

Celebrities are offering up wads of cash for the coveted injection.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive hack on U.S. infrastructure and federal agencies, likely perpetrated by Russia, targeted nuclear weapon facilities.
Science & Energy

Hackers Reportedly Targeted US Nuclear Weapons Facilities

The nuclear stockpile itself remained secure, officials insist.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers claim to have achieved sustained, long-distance quantum teleportation for the first time, setting the stage for a quantum internet.
Quantum Physics

Researchers Achieve First “Sustained” Long Distance Quantum Teleportation

The quantum internet just became a lot more real.

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 is on track to become the leading cause of death in the U.S., beating the daily death tolls for cancer and heart disease combined.
Viruses

Daily Coronavirus Deaths Top Heart Disease and Cancer Combined

"The current exponential increase in COVID-19 is reaching a calamitous scale in the U.S."

By Dan Robitzski