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Scientists are working hard to develop cost-efficient UVC light lamps that could be used to sanitize anything from hospital rooms to subway car interiors.
Viruses

Killing the Coronavirus With UV Light Shows Promise

"The results have been very encouraging."

Moscow's virus-tracking app is extremely unreliable and is handing out thousands of arbitrary fines. Human rights groups called it an intrusion of privacy.
Developments

Is This the World’s Worst Virus-Tracking App?

It's randomly fining users hundreds of dollars — and worse.

Multiple scientists have found that greater humidity seems to block the coronavirus from spreading, but experts warn against complacency if cases drop.
Viruses

Two Studies Find That Humidity Prevents Coronavirus Spread

This finding could give us a killer weapon against the pandemic — or lull us into a false sense of security.

New research suggests that the early universe was spinning around multiple axes, influencing the direction in which galaxies rotate.
Science & Energy

Evidence Suggests That the Entire Early Universe Was Rotating

This'll make your head spin!

A new video by Taiwanese media shows a Tesla Model 3 slamming into the roof of an overturned truck trailer. Self-driving features were reportedly on.
Tesla

Watch a Tesla — Reportedly on Autopilot — Slam Into Flipped Truck

Hands on the wheel!

A new study identified 515 vertebrate species that are on the brink of extinction. Each one that vanishes could have devastating ecological effects.
Climate Change

Study: More Than 500 Vertebrates Poised To Go Extinct

"We are looking at biological annihilation."

The first human trials for a COVID-19 antibody treatment are beginning. If it works, it could be available by the end of the year.
Treatments

Scientists Test First COVID-19 Antibody Treatment on Humans

If this drug works, it could be available by the end of the year.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to do nothing about president Donald Trump's problematic posts about protesters. Employees are fuming.
Future Society

Facebook Workers “Walk Out” Over Inaction on Trump Posts

"There isn't a neutral position on racism."

The World Health Organization just confirmed that the Democratic Republic of Congo now has two unrelated Ebola outbreaks occurring simultaneously.
Developments

World Health Organization Confirms New Ebola Outbreak in the Congo

"This outbreak is a reminder that Covid-19 is not the only health threat people face."

Once in orbit, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley briefly took manual control over the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Crew Dragon

Controlling SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is Like Playing A Video Game

Piloting a spacecraft has never looked easier.

In order to track local outbreaks of the coronavirus, scientists are analyzing samples from sewers and wastewater treatment facilities.
Environment

Scientists Are Testing Sewers For Coronavirus Outbreaks

"Looking in the sewer is like looking in the mirror of society."

"The trampoline is working," Musk said during a news conference on Saturday, a rebuttal to a jab by Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin from 2014.
Off-World

Elon Musk Just Absolutely Roasted the Russian Space Program

"It's an inside joke."

Over the weekend, Microsoft laid off some 77 journalists and editors who helped curate the news and replaced them with an AI algorithm.
Artificial Intelligence

MSN Fires Journalists, Replaces Them With AI

It's part of Microsoft's push to automate the news.

Watch NASA Astronauts Give Zero-G Tour of SpaceX’s New Capsule
NASA

Watch NASA Astronauts Give Zero-G Tour of SpaceX’s New Capsule

"It is a little bit tight quarters."

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock With the ISS
Crew Dragon

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock With the ISS

"America’s two favorite dads in space have docked to the space station."

At 4:33pm, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley launched into space on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9.
NASA

SpaceX Makes History: Launches NASA Astronauts Into Orbit

"This is the culmination of a dream."

SpaceX just ushered in a new era in space travel by becoming the private company to launch astronauts from American soil inside a commercial spacecraft.
SpaceX

Breaking: SpaceX Launches Astronauts From American Soil

It's the first time astronauts have launched from US soil in almost a decade.

The largest electric plane yet just flew for half an hour after taking off for the first time. It's a promising sign for the future of clean aviation.
Advanced Transport

Watch the World’s Largest Electric Plane Take to the Skies

"The challenge is that batteries are not as power potent as fuel."

Breaking: SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Blows Up in Huge Fireball
Starship

Breaking: SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Blows Up in Huge Fireball

"This is a setback, and a dramatic one."

In the latest episode of "Lay Leno's Garage," Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Leno that "we want to be the leader in apocalypse technology."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: “We Want to Be a Leader in Apocalypse Technology”

"When the apocalypse comes, you’ll be glad it's bulletproof."