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Dr. Fauci hasn't been able to brief President Trump on the coronavirus pandemic for two months. The two haven't even seen each other since early June.
Developments

Dr. Fauci Says Trump Hasn’t Talked to Him in a Month

In fact, Fauci says, the two haven't had a briefing in two months.

A team of astronomers from Harvard University and the Black Hole Initiative developed a new method to hunt for evidence of Planet Nine.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Want to Figure Out What the Hell Planet Nine Is Once and For All

Is it a gigantic planet five times the size of Earth — or an apple-sized black hole?

Astronomers have created a 3D map of a gigantic cosmic structure called the "South Pole Wall" that's 1.4 billion light-years across.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover Deep-Space “Structure,” 1.4 Billion Light Years Across

That's roughly 8,400,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles.

Mysterious ring-shaped objects deep in space have astronomers baffled: after ruling out some usual suspects, they think they're something brand new.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Baffled by Mysterious Ring-Shaped Objects in Deep Space

They're unlike anything astronomers have ever observed before.

According to a statement released by China’s embassy in Kazakhstan on Thursday, a deadly "unknown pneumonia" was spreading. Officials deny the claim.
Developments

Kazakhstan Denies China’s Claim of Disease Deadlier Than COVID-19

Did the Chinese embassy cry wolf?

Performing surgeries in space could end up being a pretty messy — and potentially dangerous — reality for astronauts on future missions to Mars.
Off-World

Scientists Ponder Gory Mayhem of Zero-Gravity Surgery

"One problem was that, during open surgery, the intestines would float around."

SpaceX is planning the first test flight of its Starship prototype as soon as next week if a Raptor rocket engine test goes according to plan.
Starship

SpaceX Is Planning Starship’s First Test Flight for Next Week

SpaceX is eager to get its rocket monstrosity off the ground.

If a spacecraft ferried passengers to new star systems, their language would evolve to the point of making communicating with Earth extremely difficult.
Space

On an Interstellar Flight, Language Itself Would Evolve

After several generations, language would become unrecognizable.

A company called Pioneer Astronautics just got millions in funding from NASA to develop a way to extract oxygen from beneath the lunar surface.
Science & Energy

NASA Pumps Funding Into Startup That Says It Can Harvest Oxygen From Lunar Regolith

Pioneer Astronautics has a plan to generate oxygen from the Moon's dusty surface.

In a video message recorded for the Shanghai World AI Conference (WAIC), Musk stated that Tesla will reach (basic) Level 5 autonomy this year.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Brags That Tesla Is “Very Close” to Full, Level 5 Self Driving

"I'm extremely confident that level 5 or essentially complete autonomy will happen and I think will happen very quickly."

The coronavirus seems to kill more men than women for unknown reasons, but a new data tracker may help scientists get to the bottom of it.
Viruses

Scientists Still Don’t Know Why COVID-19 Hits Men and Women Differently

"The variability in death rates is immense."

Elon Musk's The Boring Company has decided to put on a fun competition, challenging the general public to dig a tunnel faster than a snail.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Announces Tunnel-Digging Contest

How fast can you dig a hole?

Sony has developed a wearable personal air conditioner that you can stick inside a specially-designed pocket sewn into an accompanying shirt.
Robots and Machines

Wearable Air Conditioner Could Stave Off Your Death In This Heat Wave

You'll have to take Sony's word that it actually works.

After someone tried to burn down the mayor's house in Sandefjord, Norway, police hope a nearby Tesla on Sentry Mode caught the perp on video.
Tesla

Police Are Seeking Tesla Owners to Solve an Attempted Murder

Someone tried to burn down a mayor's house. Police hope a Tesla on Sentry Mode saw something.

After a lengthy "hammering session" of 150 strokes, the "mole" attached to NASA's InSight Mars lander started "bouncing in place."
Mars

Crap: NASA’s Mars “Mole” Finally Started Digging, Then Hit Another Obstacle

Who knew that digging into Mars was this difficult?

Japanese theme parks are no longer allowing parkgoers to scream and howl as they're riding roller coasters due to the risks of spreading the coronavirus.
Future Society

To Fight COVID, Japanese Theme Parks Forbid Screaming on Roller Coasters

"Please scream inside your heart."

Scientists are warning that we may be overlooking serious brain disorders, triggered by the coronavirus that effect even those with mild symptoms.
Developments

Neurologists Say COVID Survivors Are Suffering Strokes and Brain Disorders

Doctors warn that there could be a "hidden epidemic" of neurological disorders among COVID survivors.

Michael Lofthouse, a San Francisco tech CEO, launched a racist tirade against a nearby family celebrating a birthday at a restaurant.
Future Society

Watch a Tech CEO Melt Down in a Racist Tirade

He apologized, but the family he screamed at isn't buying it.

NASA's Curiosity rover is about to embark on an epic new adventure at Mount Sharp, a gigantic mountain on Mars, to look for signs of ancient life.
Science & Energy

NASA Rover Starts New “Road Trip” Across Martian Wasteland

I spy with my little eyes...

A nuclear spill happened at the Los Alamos National Laboratory last month, and 15 workers could have been exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.
Science & Energy

US Investigating “Breach” at Nuclear Weapons Facility

More than a dozen workers were potentially exposed to plutonium.