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After an Air Force base declared a public health emergency, the SpaceX mission scheduled to launch from there on March 30 is on "indefinite" hold.
SpaceX

SpaceX Delays Launch Because of the Coronavirus

A Falcon 9 launch set for March 30 is on "indefinite" hold.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new paper, electric cars are, in fact, better for the world, despite the environmental cost involved in making them.
Environment

Myth, Dusted: No, Electric Cars Don’t Hurt the Environment That Much

It's electric, boogie woogie woogie.

By Foster Kamer

Impossible Foods CEO Patrick Brown says that in the future, the company may develop plant-based versions of less-commonly-eaten — or brand new — animals.
Food

Impossible Foods CEO Says he Could Create Brand-New Types of Meat

"We can create things that would be unmistakably meat, flavor and texture, but unlike anything that you’ve had before in that category."

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk sourced some 1,255 ventilators from Chinese manufactures and donated them to hospitals in the Los Angeles area.
Elon Musk

“Heroic Effort”: Elon Musk Donates 1,250 Ventilators to Hospitals

Elon Musk is finally putting his money where his mouth is.

By Victor Tangermann

The Indian government just announced that the country will enter a total lockdown for three weeks to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Developments

India Enters Total Lockdown for Three Weeks

"To save India and every Indian, there will be a total ban on venturing out."

By Dan Robitzski

The longfin inshore squid can alter its own genetic code on the fly, and new research shows its the first animal to do so outside of its cells' nuclei.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover That a Squid Can Edit Its Own Genetic Code

This cool squid could lead to better genetic treatments for humans.

By Dan Robitzski

A man died after taking chloroquine, the anti-malaria drug touted by Donald Trump and Elon Musk for its potential in the fight against coronavirus.
Viruses

Man Dies After Confusing Fishtank Cleaner With Drug Touted by Trump, Musk

If you try to self-medicate, you're gambling with your life.

By Foster Kamer

A team of researchers found a superconducting metal inside metoerite fragments, suggesting the advanced material is forming on its own out in space.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Superconductor Inside Giant Meteorite

"The big takeaway is that there is superconductivity in the sky, naturally occurring."

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese authorities have announced they will be lifting the lockdown on Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, on April 8.
Viruses

China Is Lifting Lockdown on Coronavirus Epicenter City of Wuhan

There hasn't been a new case there in five days.

By Victor Tangermann

Here's some advice from five different astronauts, retired and actve, on how not to go crazy while being isolated for longer periods at a time.
Viruses

Surviving Isolation: A Lesson From 5 Astronauts

Can't handle two weeks in your house? Try a year in space.

By Victor Tangermann

An urban design researcher predicts that the coronavirus pandemic will lead the rich to hide away in gated communities while public infrastructure suffers.
Future Society

Professor: Pandemic Will Force the Rich Into Hiding

"The rich will withdraw even more behind the protection of doormen and gated communities."

By Dan Robitzski

IBM's Summit supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has identified 77 drug compounds that could stop the coronavirus.
Treatments

World’s Fastest Supercomputer Finds 77 Potential COVID-19 Treatments

It's not a cure, but it's a step in the right direction.

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, something happens during a musical performance: the brain activity of listeners synchronizes with that of the musician.
Brain

New Research: Listeners Synchronize Brain Activity With Musicians

"This study expands our understanding of music appreciation."

By Jon Christian

An italian company has come up with a 3D printed adapter that could turn a snorkeling mask into a C-PAP mask for oxygen therapy.
Prosthetics and Devices

This 3D-Printed Adapter Turns Snorkeling Mask Into a Ventilator

3D printing and some brilliant object-hacking could result in lives saved. Here's to smart fixes.

By Victor Tangermann

Many countries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic are tapping citizens' phone data to track the outbreak — and enforce quarantine.
Data Privacy

A Growing Number of Countries Tap Phone Data to Track COVID-19

They're tracking the disease — and how well people obey quarantines.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk, once again, is inadvertently undermining the mass effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. This time, he said that N95 masks are "a pain."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a Public Health Risk

Elon Musk could be helping. Elon Musk is making it worse.

By Dan Robitzski

Here are some of the most incredible drone videos to capture the enormous public loneliness of empty cities, cleared out by the coronavirus.
Future Society

The Haunting, Beautiful Drone Footage of Cities Under Quarantine

From London to Manhattan, you've never seen cityscapes this empty before.

By Jon Christian

The World Health Organization is officially "distancing" itself from the phrase "social distancing" and is recommending "physical  distancing" instead.
Future Society

The WHO Wants You to Ditch the Phrase “Social Distancing”

Let's all just use "physical distancing" instead, OK?

By Victor Tangermann

Despite budget overruns — and a pandemic — NASA is determined to get its next Mars rover called "Perseverance" off the ground in July.
Science & Energy

NASA’s New Mars Rover Still Launching in July Despite Coronavirus

The name "Perseverance" has never been more fitting.

By Victor Tangermann

Good news for a tired world: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, both of whom tested positive for the coronavirus, are now on the mend.
Viruses

Good News: Tom Hanks Is Feeling Better After Catching Coronavirus

"This, too, shall pass. We can figure this out."

By Jon Christian