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Scientists Are Spying on Google Searches to Track the Coronavirus
Science & Energy

Scientists Are Spying on Google Searches to Track the Coronavirus

Googling your symptoms can actually help doctors coordinate their response.

NASA has outlined its plans for a lunar base camp called the Artemis Base Camp in a new 13-page report submitted to the National Space Council last week.
NASA

Here’s NASA’s Plan for a Lunar “Base Camp”

"These missions will be by far the longest duration human deep-space missions in history."

Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea may face a second wave of COVID-19 cases as international travel brings the coronavirus back into the country.
Developments

Hong Kong, Taiwan Face New COVID Outbreaks From Europe, America

Global travel is reimporting the coronavirus to countries that had beaten it.

Ukrainian authorities say a forest fire is causing radiation levels to spike in the area of Chernobyl, a nuclear power plant that melted down in 1986.
Energy

A Fire at Chernobyl Is Releasing Large Amounts of Radiation

Radiation levels are already sixteen times higher than normal.

Scammers are capitalizing on coronavirus pandemic by setting up fake testing sites to steal identities or hoarding crucial medical supplies.
Developments

Scammers Dressed as Doctors Set Up Fake COVID Testing Sites

"We are seeing fraud across the board, everything from low-tech to very sophisticated schemes."

NASA's Juno spacecraft took this dramatic image of Jupiter's "tumultous northern regions" during a close flyby on February 17, 2020.
NASA

Glorious NASA Photo Shows “Thin Bands” Running Across Jupiter

Here's your new desktop background.

CNN reports that the coronavirus has shut down production of Corona beer in Mexico, where the government suspended non-essential businesses last week.
Future Society

Coronavirus Forces Corona Beer to Shut Down Production

The coronavirus won't stop causing problems for this poor beer brand.

Tesla showed off a working prototype of a ventilator in a video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday to assist during the coronavirus outbreak.
Tesla

Tesla Unveils Prototype Ventilator Made From Model 3 Parts

"We're trying to make some ventilators out of some car parts, so that we can help out the medical industry without taking away from their supply."

Researchers have found that Ivermectin — an FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug — was able to stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus from growing in cell cultures.
Viruses

Anti-Parasitic Drug Kills Coronavirus Cell Cultures in 48 Hours

"We need to figure out now whether the dosage you can use it at in humans will be effective — that's the next step."

A paper published in Nature, argues that "surgical face masks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals."
Developments

New Research: Masks Extremely Effective at Stopping Virus Spread

"But in the middle of a pandemic, we're desperate."

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine announced today that they have developed a promising new COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Viruses

Researchers Announce Promising Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate

The drug is delivered through a Band-Aid-like patch — not a needle.

Eight years after it was shared online, a highly-controversial proof claiming to verify the abc conjecture is going to be published in an academic journal.
Science & Energy

Mathematicians Are Shocked That This Paper Got Published

Among number theorists, this is high drama.

According to seismologists, this drastic reduction in the hustle and bustle of people living their lives is causing the Earth to literally move less.
Science & Energy

The Earth is Standing Still During the Pandemic. Literally.

Experts say seismic activity is way down, since everybody's staying home.

Xenobots mark a major step forward in biological robots. The tiny, short-lived creatures are designed in a virtual world then 3D printed with living cells.
Biology

Scientists Are Printing Living “Xenobots” out of Biological Cells

"We are witnessing almost the birth of a new discipline of synthetic organisms."

SpaceX's latest prototype dubbed "SN3" collapsed during a pressurized cryogenic fuel test Thursday night, as footage uploaded by NASASpaceFlight shows.
Starship

Watch SpaceX’s Latest Starship Prototype Crumple Like a Can

SpaceX's latest Starship prototype failed catastrophically last night.

NASA built an autonomous robot named BRUIE that may be able to hunt for signs of life on distant ocean worlds like Europa.
Science & Energy

Here’s the Robot NASA Wants to Use to Hunt Aliens on Ocean Worlds

If there's life on Europa, this robot may be able to find it.

A video shows a Boston Dynamics Spot Mini robodog put on a show while wearing a pair of basketball shorts and a hoodie. It's a hell of a show.
Robot Dogs

Watch a Robodog Twerk in a Baggy Hoodie and Basketball Shorts

"This better not awaken anything in me."

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo explained on the air that his case of COVID-19 has been keeping him up at night and making him hallucinate.
Developments

CNN Host Says COVID-19 Gave Him “Phantasmagorical Experiences”

Chris Cuomo says the coronavirus is giving him bizarre hallucinations.

A video uploaded by Helsinki-based 3D artist Kimi Talvitie on Wednesday attempts to recreate SpaceX Starship's arachnoid landing legs.
Starship

Elon Musk Praises Video of Starship’s Arachnoid Landing Legs

Is this how SpaceX's Starship will be able to touch down on Mars?

To get consumers to change their attitudes toward fossil fuels, experts suggest covering gas pumps with the same warnings we see on cigarettes.
Climate Change

Climate Experts Suggest Tobacco-Like Warnings on Gas Pumps

Should we slap warnings on gas pumps like the ones on packs of cigarettes?