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During the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, China banned the game "Plague Inc." which simulates a fictional pandemic, and removed it from the China App Store.
Future Society

As Coronavirus Looms, China Bans Videogame “Plague Inc.”

"We have some very sad news to share with our China based players."

By Jon Christian

Michelle Kunimoto, an astronomy student, has discovered 17 new planets, including an Earth-like one that could host life, using data from NASA.
Science & Energy

Student Discovers 17 Planets, One of Which Could Host Life

Jackpot!

By Victor Tangermann

A draft proposal, if enacted, would force vendors selling phones, tablets, or earbuds in the European Union to use replaceable batteries.
Energy

The EU Might Make Personal Electronics Use Replaceable Batteries

The goal is to cut down on harmful e-waste.

By Dan Robitzski

In a disturbing move, government officials will need clearance from the White House in order to give any statement about the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Developments

The White House Is Censoring Its Top Infectious Disease Expert

Meanwhile, Trump dubiously claims that COVID-19 will just disappear "like a miracle."

By Dan Robitzski

Over the last decade, MIT bionengineering professor Angela Belcher has been conscripting millions of zombie viruses to build battery parts.
Viruses

This MIT Scientist Is Building Batteries Using Modified Viruses

An army of worker viruses could help build more environmentally friendly batteries.

By Victor Tangermann

The United States Navy claims that a Chinese warship fired a laser weapon at one of its surveillance aircraft last week, prompting diplomatic action.
Robots and Machines

US Claims China Fired Laser Weapon at Navy Spy Plane

"Weapons-grade lasers could potentially cause serious harm to aircrew and mariners, as well as ship and aircraft systems."

By Jon Christian

To test Twitter's verification and election security systems, a high schooler created a fake Congressional candidate. Twitter verified it right away.
Future Society

Twitter Verifies Fake Congressional Candidate Invented by Teen

"I had no malicious intent. I just wanted to simply test to see whether this could happen."

By Dan Robitzski

A special adviser to the director-general of the WHO roasted U.S. President Donald Trump's response to the global coronavirus outbreak.
Viruses

WHO Special Adviser: Trump’s Coronavirus Remarks Were “Incoherent”

"He just revealed how ignorant he is about the situation."

By Jon Christian

YouTubers behind the account "The Hacksmith" have built a half-scale Cybertruck that is so powerful, it can win against a Ford F150 in a tug of war.
Advanced Transport

Watch a Half-Scale Cybertruck Beat a Ford F-150 in a Tug of War

Is it a fair fight? No. Is it fun to watch? Yes.

By Victor Tangermann

Republican and Democrat lawmakers seem to be in agreement that the Trump administration hasn't put nearly enough effort into a coronavirus response plan.
Viruses

Trump’s Grasp of the Coronavirus Outbreak Seems Weak

Wait, what? Trump claimed that the virus "miraculously goes away" in warmer weather.

By Dan Robitzski

A Facebook post by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine shows a research station in antarctica covered in "raspberry snow."
Science & Energy

Bright-Red “Blood Snow” Is Falling From the Sky in Antarctica

These strange algae blooms could end up contributing to climate change.

By Victor Tangermann

Overwhelmed and overworked nurses in Wuhan, China, the city where the coronavirus outbreak began, published a cry for help from the rest of the world.
Developments

In Open Letter, Wuhan Nurses Cry for Global Help [UPDATED]

"Like everyone else, we feel helplessness, anxiety, and fear."

By Dan Robitzski

The Lancet just retracted a passionate call for help from two Chinese nurses claiming to fight the coronavirus in Wuhan after learning they originally lied.
Developments

Chinese Nurses Retract Plea for Aid in Prestigious Medical Journal

The journal now says the authors lied, claiming to witness horrifying scenes in understaffed hospitals firsthand.

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, scientists identified a protein molecule in a meteorite. And they say they that it didn't come from Earth.
Chemistry

Scientists Discover Protein in a Meteorite

And they're confident it didn't come from Earth.

By Dan Robitzski

A mysterious video that claimed China would be sending 100,000 ducks to Pakistan to help deal with a locust invasion went viral on Chinese social media.
Science & Energy

Expert: China is Not Deploying Duck Army to Devour Locusts

Sorry, duck fans.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have started analyzing data collected by China's Yutu-2 Moon rover's ground-penetrating radar. They found mostly Moon dust.
Science & Energy

Chinese Rover Discovers It’s Sitting on 39 Feet of Moon Dust

"That’s a lot of regolith."

By Victor Tangermann

A group of scientists say their new research shows that contagious diseases like the coronavirus spread like viral videos and other internet memes.
Viruses

New Research: Contagious Diseases Spread a Lot Like Memes

Scientists warn that the coronavirus may be spreading like a viral video.

By Jon Christian

A team of astronomers determined that an exoplanet called K2-18b is capable of holding liquid water at habitable conditions.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Conclude Massive Exoplanet Could Host Life

This super-Earth could feature a habitable ocean world beneath a thick layer of hydrogen gas.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a high-ranking organizer, it's possible the Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be canceled due to the international coronavirus outbreak.
Viruses

The Tokyo Olympics May Be Canceled Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Would they really cancel the entire Olympics?

By Jon Christian

NASA has learned that Boeing did not perform a "full, end-to-end integrated test" of its astronaut-ferrying Starliner spacecraft with the Atlas V rocket.
Boeing

NASA: Boeing Skipped Crucial Software Test of Starliner Spacecraft

The lack of a critical end-to-end test caught NASA's safety panel off guard.

By Victor Tangermann