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The NYT reports that COVID-19 is tearing through China's prison system — a hint that even in the epidemic's epicenter, we don't understand its toll.
Viruses

"Prisoners are routinely denied of access to adequate medical care even during normal times."

By Jon Christian

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the coronavirus outbreak could get worse if countries don't nip it in the bud.
Science & Energy

This is one of the strangest viruses ever discovered.

By Kristin Houser

In photos and videos posted to social media, people can be seen dressing up their cats in odd makeshift protective wear, including masks with cut out eyes.
Future Society

Tabloid hoax or legit concern?

By Victor Tangermann

Christina Koch set a record spaceflight. This is what happened when she returned to her dog, who is, unlike its owner, an underachiever.
Off-World

Don’t be like this dog. Never settle for less.

By Foster Kamer

Experts predict Disney could lose out on substantial earnings in China for its "Mulan" remake due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus.
Future Society

The Chinese entertainment industry is feeling the squeeze. So is Disney.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers and ethicists are once again pushing back against AI-enabled sex robots marketed as a replacement for human relationships.
Robotics

The machines may enable pedophilia and sexual violence rather than preventing them.

By Dan Robitzski

Another group of five-oh has released a rough concept for a Cybercruiser — the hardboiled highway cops of Ontario, Canada.
Advanced Transport

Imagine seeing this monstrosity in your rear-view mirror.

By Jon Christian

Prominent investment bank JP Morgan Chase has sent a report to clients warning that climate change could have cataclysmic effects on civilization.
Environment

"We cannot rule out catastrophic outcomes where human life as we know it is threatened."

By Jon Christian

Adidas is going to have their shoe material rocketed into space, where they're going to have their proprietary material tested aboard the ISS.
Off-World

Its patented Boost material is getting, yes, a new kind of boost.

By Foster Kamer

The chess grandmaster took 23 years to deal with having his keester handed to him by an IBM computer in the game he made his name on.
Artificial Intelligence

After 23 years, he recalls that "the match was not a curse but a blessing."

By Foster Kamer

A team of Korean researchers claim their new carbon-silicon complex car battery could more than double the driving range of electric vehicles.
Advanced Transport

A Korean researcher says his new battery is "highly likely to be commercialized and mass-produced."

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview with British fashion and culture magazine The Face,  singer and visual artist Grimes revealed her wild plans to travel to Mars.
Future Society

"I wanted to untether my digital self from my humanity."

By Victor Tangermann

Noted TV personality and public science advocate Bill Nye made an unusual pitch for NASA funding this week: that humans could be descended from Martians.
Off-World

To study the possibility, Bill Nye wants to ratchet up funding for NASA.

By Jon Christian

If there's life on Mars, experts agree, it's probably beneath the surface. Finding evidence could require some lateral thinking -- or boots on the ground.
Mars

If there's life on Mars, it's probably underground.

By Jon Christian

What in Tarnation Is This “SpaceX Village” by the Starship Launch Site
Starship

Amenities will include a volleyball, rock climbing — and, of course, a "spaceport lounge."

By Jon Christian

Deadly Coronavirus May Be Spreading Through Poop
Viruses

Wash your goddamn hands.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have published a stark warning: If humankind doesn't manage to save the global bug population, it could spell doom for us all.
Science & Energy

Save the bugs — or we all might die.

By Jon Christian

Touring musicians have a large carbon footprint, the New Yorker writes, so eco-conscious bands are working to lower their environmental impact.
Environment

Coldplay announced it wouldn't go on tour for the environment. Will other eco-conscious groups follow suit?

By Natalie Coleman

Japanese space agency JAXA announced today it has greenlit a sample return mission to the Martian moon Phobos called the Martian Moons Exploration mission.
Science & Energy

It could become the first ever spacecraft to make it to the Martian system and back.

By Victor Tangermann

A flair in outer space may be a sign of a phenomenon first proposed in 2017: two massive black holes, wrapping around each other on a collision course.
Physics

We've never witnessed such a cosmic event.

By Jacob Banas