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Off-World

Virgin Galactic Unveils Sleek Spaceship Cabin for Tourist Flights

"It is the rocket ride of your life."

RX and Medicine

Gene Therapy Lets Boy With Muscular Dystrophy Walk Again

"Within three weeks he was running up the stairs."

Energy

Scientists Start Construction of World’s Largest Fusion Reactor

"Enabling the exclusive use of clean energy will be a miracle for our planet."

Advanced Transport

Everyone in This French Town Just Got a Free Electric Car

Automaker Renault is trying to prove that EVs are practical in rural towns.

Viruses

Scientists: Trained Dogs Can Smell Coronavirus

It took only a week of training.

Developments

Professor Claims China Tried to Hide Early Info on COVID-19

"I do suspect that they have been doing some cover-up locally at Wuhan."

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Studying Sex Differences in the Brain Fear Their Work Will Be Misrepresented

"I got my fingers burned when I first started."

Viruses

Researchers Identify 21 Existing Drugs That Stop the Coronavirus

"This study significantly expands the possible therapeutic options for COVID-19 patients."

Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Metal Can Be Etched, Heated Into a Rainbow

Tempered steel could make the Cybertruck look a lot more cheerful.

Artificial Intelligence

This Roleplaying AI Makes a Great Dungeon Master

An AI-written text adventure game got a major upgrade.

Mars

Here’s How to Watch NASA Launch a Mars Mission This Week

NASA is about to launch its fifth rover to Mars — and you can watch right here.

Advanced Transport

FAA Warns That After Pandemic, Long-Grounded Jets Could Experience Engine Failure

Thousands of Boeing 737s are sitting in storage right now. That could lead to disaster.

Bacteria

Oh Great: Space Travel Makes Bacteria Even Deadlier

In microgravity, bacteria become harder to kill — and better at killing us.

Mars

Astronomers Say “Megaripples” Are Moving Across the Surface of Mars

This is not what scientists were expecting.

Viruses

The Coronavirus Uses a “Camouflage” Enzyme to Merc Your Cells

"This is a fundamental advance in our understanding of the virus."

Science & Energy

Thanks to COVID, the Earth’s Surface Is Shaking 50 Percent Less

"The 2020 seismic noise quiet period is the longest and most prominent global anthropogenic seismic noise reduction on record."

Climate Change

Scientists: Climate Change Is Going to Suck, But It Won’t Be Armageddon

What do you want first, the good news or the bad news?

Future Society

SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Ruined This Photo of the NEOWISE Comet

These gorgeous shots of the comet were "completely photobombed by Elon Musk's Starlink satellites."

Future Society

Former Employee: “Facebook is Hurting People at Scale”

"Social media has enough power to damage the fabric of our society."

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk: If You Don’t Think AI Could Outsmart You, You’re an Idiot

"The people I see being the most wrong about AI are the ones who are very smart."