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Viruses

Second COVID Vaccine Even More Effective, Trial Results Say

It's 94.5 percent effective — which Dr. Fauci called "truly outstanding."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA

Liftoff! SpaceX Launches NASA Astronauts Aboard Dragon Spacecraft

"Not even gravity contains humanity as we explore for all," said Mission Control as the craft soared above Florida.

By Jon Christian

NASA

Here’s How to Watch NASA’s Historic SpaceX Launch Today

SpaceX is about to make history — again.

By Victor Tangermann

Advanced Transport

General Motors Recalls Almost 69,000 Electric Cars Over Battery Fires

Bad news: Recalled Chevy Bolts are going to have their range reduced by 10 percent.

By Dan Robitzski

Climate Change

Surviving Climate Change Will Require Geoengineering, Scientists Say [UPDATED]

It may be too late to solve climate change without geoengineering the planet.

By Dan Robitzski

Virtual Reality

Will This Glove Finally Let You Touch Stuff in VR?

Imagine a glove that could let you touch objects in a virtual world.

By Victor Tangermann

Data Privacy

Microsoft Claims Russia and North Korea Hacked COVID Vaccine Data

Microsoft claims its security tools warded off "the majority of these attacks."

By Victor Tangermann

Science & Energy

Giant Arecibo SETI Telescope Could Collapse After Mysterious Damage

"Now I’m worried."

By Victor Tangermann

Future Society

The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles Let Soldiers Look Around Corners

It's like shooting from the hip — but with deadly accuracy.

By Victor Tangermann

Off-World

The First Selfie Ever Taken in Space Is For Sale

Some of NASA's most amazing shots are up for sale.

By Victor Tangermann

Prosthetics and Devices

New Device Sobers You Up By Sucking the Alcohol Out of Your Breath

Drunk? Don't forget to breathe into this ominous hyperventilation tube.

By Dan Robitzski

Science & Energy

Reading the Room, “Plague Inc” Makes Game About Stopping Pandemics

That's a hard pivot.

By Dan Robitzski

Science & Energy

Scientists Say Laser Device Can Make Lightning Strike Specific Targets

It's like a technological version of Thor's hammer.

By Victor Tangermann

Virtual Reality

Cosmetics Company Announces “Virtual Makeup” for Video Calls

Great timing.

By Victor Tangermann

Developments

People Are Buying Negative COVID-19 Tests on the Black Market

People are buying fake coronavirus test results so that they can travel internationally.

By Dan Robitzski

Space Force

The Space Force Is Building Satellites That Resist Jamming

"We understand the mission and the threat."

By Dan Robitzski

Developments

Russia Claims Its Vaccine is 92% Effective. Scientists Cry Foul.

"I’m afraid they looked at the results of Pfizer and added 2%."

By Victor Tangermann

Science & Energy

This Physicist’s Description of Falling Into a Black Hole is Surprisingly Poetic

"The light that spills into your eyes plays out the downfall of civilizations or paparazzi flashes of eons of exploding stars."

By Dan Robitzski

Robotics

Japanese Town Installs Red-Eyed Robot Wolf to Scare Off Bears

Those poor bears.

By Victor Tangermann

Nuclear Fusion

Japan Is Bringing One of Its Tsunami-Damaged Nuclear Reactors Back Online

It's the first to be approved after the country passed new safety standards.

By Dan Robitzski