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China has officially approved its latest COVID-19 vaccine, its fifth to be exact. And it has one special ingredient: ovary cells from hamsters.
Developments

China Approves COVID Vaccine Made From Hamster Cells

It's the fifth vaccine to have been approved in the country.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA recently released footage of the first dust devil, a tiny, traveling twister, spotted by the Perseverance rover on Mars.
Science & Energy

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Spotted a Tiny Twister on Mars

It's the rover's first-ever dust devil sighting.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk isn't selling his song about NFTs in the form of an NFT after all.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says His Techno Song NFT Isn’t For Sale After All

"Actually doesn’t feel quite right selling this."

By Victor Tangermann

A woman in south Florida who was recently vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant may have passed on her COVID antibodies to her newborn baby.
Developments

Doctors: Woman Passed COVID Vaccine Immunity to Her Newborn Baby

A mother appears to have passed COVID-fighting antibodies to her newborn daughter.

By Victor Tangermann

A rural school in Batesville, Arkansas generated enough solar energy to give every teacher up to $15,000 in raises, as CBS News reports.
Solar Power

A School Bought Solar Panels and Saved Enough to Give All Its Teachers Raises

"The sun is going to be shining anyway, so why not cash in on that?"

By Victor Tangermann

Several US states are now using "cloud seeding" to encourage clouds to form and provide drought-stricken regions with some much needed water.
Science & Energy

A Bunch of US States Are Now Using Weather Modification Technology

There's just one problem.

By Victor Tangermann

Pfizer executives recently announced that they're looking into raising the price of the coroanvirus vaccine once the worst of the pandemic is over.
Viruses

Pharma Execs Scheming About How to Make More Money Off COVID Vaccine

Leadership at Pfizer said there's a "significant opportunity" to raise prices.

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study found that walking speed seemed to help predict COVID disease severity and deaths, regardless of related factors like obesity.
Viruses

Your Walking Speed Might Predict Whether COVID Kills You

What does walking speed have to do with COVID?

By Dan Robitzski

A new kind of smart fabric integrates electronics that can turn clothes into glowing, billboard-like screens or even working keyboards.
Science & Energy

New Smart Fabric Can Turn Clothing Into a Huge Screen

You can even wash it.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new paper published by researchers at Caltech, Mars may still hold anywhere between 30 and 99 percent of its ancient water within its crust.
Science & Energy

Mars’ Oceans May Have Drained Into Its Interior

There may be a huge cache of water inside Mars.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a way to turn food scraps into viable jet fuel that burns cleaner than traditional petroleum fuels and works with the planes we have today.
Food

Food Waste Could Power the Jet Engines We’re Currently Flying With, Scientists Say

Another step closer to the Mr. Fusion unit from "Back to the Future."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk uploaded a techno track about NFTs to his Twitter account to sell it "as an NFT."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He’s Selling a Techno Song About NFTs as an NFT

"I’m selling this song about NFTs as an NFT."

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers have already started stealing NFTs, the blockchain-based art credentials that give a buyer original ownership over a digital piece of art.
NFTs

Hackers Are Already Stealing NFTs

"I encourage EVERYONE to please check their accounts ASAP."

By Victor Tangermann

Medical residents are now under investigation for posting pictures of removed organs on Instagram as if they were game show hosts.
Developments

Doctors Investigated For Posting Surgically Removed Organs on Instagram

Michigan doctors were treating their surgeries like a game show.

By Dan Robitzski

Dating app Tinder will soon be allowing its users to run background checks on possible dates, as The Verge reports.
Future Society

Tinder Is Adding an Option to Run Background Checks on Potential Dates

All it needs is a name and a phone number.

By Victor Tangermann

After the military coup in Myanmar, Japan's space agency halted a joint project with Myanma scientists to prevent it from being exploited by the army.
International Space Station

Satellites Are Stranded on the ISS Because of a Military Coup

Japan's not sure what to do with the satellites it built with Myanmar.

By Dan Robitzski

Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak tweeted that the term "video game" won't properly encapsulate the digital entertainment neuralink is working on.
Future Society

Neuralink Co-Founder: “We’re Gonna Need a Better Term Than ‘Video Game'”

Will neural implants render modern games obsolete?

By Dan Robitzski

As new data on how coronavirus vaccines protect against different variants emerges, the South African strain seems particularly troubling.
Viruses

This Particular COVID Variant Has Vaccine Experts Concerned

Even if you're fully vaccinated, this strain could still make you sick.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla chief Elon Musk is now officially the company's "Technoking," according to an official filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Changed His Title at Tesla

Bow down to your new Technoking.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers say they've found a new kind of signal coming from our galaxy's supermassive black hole, which they think are rapidly-rotating flare ups.
Science & Energy

Stars Apparently Used to Be Way, Way, Way Bigger

Researchers say they're responsible for the supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies.

By Tony Ho Tran