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Two major convenience store franchises in Japan are testing out robots capable of stocking shelves using two creepy hands with three "fingers" each.
Robotics

Stores In Japan Are Stocking Shelves With Remote-Controlled Robots

This is what would happen if "Pacific Rim" was set inside a 7-Eleven.

By Victor Tangermann

Authorities in Indonesia have implemented a grim punishment for anti-maskers: forcing them to dig graves for people who die from the disease.
Developments

This Country Is Forcing Anti-Maskers to Dig Graves for COVID Victims

"Hopefully this can create a deterrent effect against violations."

By Jon Christian

Designers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have created the "Living Cocoon," a moss-filled, "living" coffin made out of fungus.
Science & Energy

This Moss-Filled Coffin Is Made Out of Fungus

"We are degrading organisms into dead, polluting materials, but what if we kept them alive?"

By Victor Tangermann

In a CNN opinion piece, Sarah Seager, member of the team that announced it had found evidence for life on Venus, argues that the discovery is "crazy."
Science & Energy

Scientist Behind Venus Life Claim Describes It as “Crazy”

"When I first learned of Jane's finding I simply didn't believe it."

By Victor Tangermann

The SpaceX rideshare program is designed to launch small satellites into orbit. Here's what it would be like to hitch a ride.
SpaceX

Could I Climb Into a SpaceX Cargo Rideshare and Yeet Myself Into Space?

An investigation.

By Dan Robitzski

Some experts are currently sounding the alarm, arguing that what we're seeing are the early days of increasingly lethal extreme weather and fires.
Climate Change

Scientists Warn That Fires, Extreme Weather Events Are Getting Worse

"It’s going to get A LOT worse."

By Jon Christian

General Motors has announced that it will finally fully reveal its long-awaited all-electric Hummer SUV to the world on Tuesday, October 20.
Advanced Transport

Watch the Much-Hyped All-Electric Hummer “Crabwalk” In a New Video

It can turn all four wheels to drive diagonally.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers have found a way to biosynthesize tiny gold nanoparticles directly within cancer cells to aid in x-ray imaging — and to destroy them.
Cancer

Doctors Say They Can Kill Tumors by Growing Gold Inside Them

The gold can be heated up with a laser to destroy cancer cells.

By Victor Tangermann

Authorities say that groups of killer whales have been attacking boats in the Straits of Gibraltar, the area between Spain and Morocco.
Science & Energy

Gangs of Ferocious Killer Whales Are Attacking Boats

Groups of "pissed off" orcas are attacking vessels — even biting chunks off the rudders and disabling the engines to strand them.

By Jon Christian

Even with manufacturing ramped up significantly, there won't be enough COVID vaccines available for the entire globe until the end of 2024.
Developments

There Won’t Be Enough COVID Vaccines for Everybody Until 2024, Warn Vaccine Makers

"It’s going to take four to five years until everyone gets the vaccine on this planet."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers say that public health officials should be able to identify COVID outbreaks, Bloomberg reports, by examining Google searches.
Developments

You Can Track COVID Outbreaks by Google Searches, Scientists Say

Could people googling symptoms be a giveaway for the next COVID hotspot?

By Jon Christian

Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn't mince words in response to a blog post criticizing electric long-haul trucking penned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Shreds Bill Gates For Insulting Electric Semi Trucks

"He has no clue."

By Victor Tangermann

Some carbon-rich exoplanets could be made out of diamonds and silica, according to a new study published recently in The Planetary Science Journal.
Science & Energy

Scientists: There Are Likely Entire Planets Made Out of Diamond and Silica

"These exoplanets are unlike anything in our solar system."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have discovered significant sources of phosphine,  colorless and odorless gas, in the atmosphere of Venus — a possible sign of life.
Science & Energy

Breaking: Researchers Discover Signs of Life on Venus

"When we got the first hints of phosphine in Venus’ spectrum, it was a shock!"

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company's latest full-scale Starship prototype dubbed SN8 will ultimately attempt to fly to 60,000 feet.
Starship

Elon Musk: Next Starship Launch Will Fly 12 Miles High

"One way or another, excitement guaranteed!"

By Victor Tangermann

It's not impossible that the next pandemic will involve a deadly virus bioengineered by an adversary, according to Harvard Law fellow Vivek Wadhwa.
Developments

Harvard Fellow: Next Pandemic Could Be Engineered by Terrorists

"We must treat the coronavirus pandemic as a full dress rehearsal of what is to come."

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, dark matter may be an even bigger mystery than we initially thought. The theoretical maps aren't lining up with observations.
Science & Energy

Dark Matter’s Effect Is 10x What It Should Be, Scientists Say

Well, this is weird.

By Victor Tangermann

The latest coronavirus scam pretends to come from the government, claiming that victims need to pay a fine for violating quarantine.
Developments

Scammers Are Demanding “Fines” for “Violating Quarantine”

"We would like to inform you that you have been recorded as leaving your home on 3 occasions yesterday."

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study on alcohol consumption found that those who drank to the point of passing out developed dementia at over twice the normal rate.
Neuroscience and Brain

Research Links Blackout Drinking to Doubled Dementia Risk

Drinking to the point of losing consciousness could have long-term health implications.

By Dan Robitzski

Japan's space agency has announced it's planning to film Mars's mysterious moons with cameras that can shoot in 8K ultra-high-definition.
Moon

Japanese Spacecraft Will Shoot Martian Moons in 8K Resolution

You've never seen Deimos like this before.

By Victor Tangermann