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Bill Gates suspects that there will be another major viral outbreak every 20 years. But also that we'll emerge from the current pandemic more prepared.
Developments

Bill Gates: There’s Gonna Be a Pandemic “Every 20 Years or So”

Let's deal with this one first, though.

By Dan Robitzski

A spectacular new view of the Pillars of Creation, released by NASA, shows the iconic cosmic image in a new light: in infrared.
Science & Energy

NASA Releases Breathtaking Infrared Image of Pillars of Creation

A star is born.

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 has officially become the number one cause of death in the US, killing 1,970 Americans every day. It was the third leading cause only last week.
Developments

COVID-19 Is Officially Killing More Americans Than Anything Else

The virus is now killing more Americans than heart disease, cancer, or anything else.

By Victor Tangermann

Robot delivery service company Starship Technologies is seeing a massive opportunity to grow amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Demand for Autonomous Delivery Bots is “Expanding Exponentially”

"It is so much easier to sanitize a robot putting it in there and sending it on its way."

By Victor Tangermann

The CDC recently deleted a bizarre guideline from its website. There's no evidence hydroxychloroquine fights COVID-19, but the CDC had suggested it anyway.
Viruses

CDC Deletes Recommendation for the Drug Trump’s Been Pushing

"Why would CDC be publishing anecdotes? That doesn't make sense. This is very unusual."

By Dan Robitzski

A number of US companies are already selling tests that can detect the presence of COVID-19 fighting antibodies in a patient's bloodstream.
Developments

For Sale: Tests That Say Whether You’ve Ever Had COVID-19

Antibody tests are here — but they exist in a regulatory grey area.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study predicts that climate change will kill so many oceanic organisms this decade that the entire ecosystem could fall apart.
Climate Change

New Study Predicts the Ocean Ecosystem Will Collapse This Decade

: "It's not a slippery slope, but a series of cliff edges, hitting different places at different times."

By Dan Robitzski

An AI by a risk detection firm was able to predict where the next spike in coronavirus cases will be in the UK and US by analyzing social media posts.
Artificial Intelligence

Data Firm Says Its AI Predicts Where Next COVID-19 Spike Will Be

The system was able to predict coronavirus outbreaks in 14 US states.

By Victor Tangermann

Because enough people took self-isolation guidelines seriously, the U.S. now expects significantly fewer coronavirus-linked deaths over the next few months.
Developments

Good News: Social Distancing Is Working

Congratulations! You're helping save countless lives.

By Dan Robitzski

The US federal government is about to end funding for a number of coronavirus testing sites this Friday. A number of sites will have to close.
Viruses

As Deaths Soar, Feds End Support for Coronavirus Testing Sites

"President Trump is abusing the coronavirus pandemic to eliminate honest and independent public servants."

By Victor Tangermann

New reports suggest that the U.S. military and federal government knew about the coronavirus outbreak as early as November.
Viruses

US Intelligence Warned of “Cataclysmic” Coronavirus in November

"What is surprising and disappointing is that the White House ignored the clear warning signs."

By Dan Robitzski

A video by Finnish researchers shows how aerosol particles released by a person in an indoor environment can spread much further than you could imagine.
Viruses

Terrifying Simulation Shows How Viruses Spread When You Cough

You'll never want to go to the grocery store again.

By Victor Tangermann

Preliminary reseach suggests that areas with higher levels of air pollution are also experiencing a higher death rate among COVID-19 patients.
Pollution

The Coronavirus Is Deadlier in Places With Bad Pollution

If New York City had cleaner air, the outbreak may not have been as devastating.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have created a mutant bacterial enzyme that can break down plastic bottles for recycling in only a couple of hours.
Future Society

This “Mutant Enzyme” Can Break Down Plastic Bottles in Hours

“It’s a real breakthrough in the recycling and manufacturing of PET."

By Victor Tangermann

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that encourages the mining of resources in space and on the Moon.
Moon

Trump Signs Executive Order Encouraging Moon, Asteroid Mining

Russia is upset.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a Newsweek report, researchers found a bizarre deep sea organism off the cost of Western Australia. And it's an absolute mammoth.
Science & Energy

“UFO-Like” Sea Creature Made up of “Millions of Clones”

The creature could be "possibly over 390 feet long."

By Victor Tangermann

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House's top infectious disease experts, suggests that we should leave handshakes in the past.
Developments

Dr. Fauci: “I Don’t Think We Should Ever Shake Hands Ever Again”

After this pandemic, society will — and should — look pretty different.

By Dan Robitzski

During a press briefing for the White House coronavirus task force, Trump threatened to pull funding for the WHO, but backtracked when he was challenged.
Developments

Trump Threatens to Pull Funding for the World Health Organization

Minutes later, he backtracked and contradicted himself.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is funding research for a conceptual telescope called a "solar gravitational lens" that could observe distant exoplanets at an astonishing resolution.
Exoplanets

NASA Telescope Idea Could Spot Vegetation on Distant Exoplanets

NASA says it could spot "surface features" and even "signs of habitability" on faraway planets.

By Victor Tangermann

In the U.S., the coronavirus has disproportionately killed those in black communities, illustrating the dire impacts of the country's racial inequalities.
Viruses

The Coronavirus Is Disproportionately Killing Black People

When it comes to American healthcare, not everyone has equal access.

By Dan Robitzski