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NASA's Juno spacecraft took this dramatic image of Jupiter's "tumultous northern regions" during a close flyby on February 17, 2020.
NASA

Glorious NASA Photo Shows “Thin Bands” Running Across Jupiter

Here's your new desktop background.

By Victor Tangermann

CNN reports that the coronavirus has shut down production of Corona beer in Mexico, where the government suspended non-essential businesses last week.
Future Society

Coronavirus Forces Corona Beer to Shut Down Production

The coronavirus won't stop causing problems for this poor beer brand.

By Jon Christian

Tesla showed off a working prototype of a ventilator in a video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday to assist during the coronavirus outbreak.
Tesla

Tesla Unveils Prototype Ventilator Made From Model 3 Parts

"We're trying to make some ventilators out of some car parts, so that we can help out the medical industry without taking away from their supply."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have found that Ivermectin — an FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug — was able to stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus from growing in cell cultures.
Viruses

Anti-Parasitic Drug Kills Coronavirus Cell Cultures in 48 Hours

"We need to figure out now whether the dosage you can use it at in humans will be effective — that's the next step."

By Victor Tangermann

A paper published in Nature, argues that "surgical face masks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals."
Developments

New Research: Masks Extremely Effective at Stopping Virus Spread

"But in the middle of a pandemic, we're desperate."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine announced today that they have developed a promising new COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Viruses

Researchers Announce Promising Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate

The drug is delivered through a Band-Aid-like patch — not a needle.

By Victor Tangermann

Eight years after it was shared online, a highly-controversial proof claiming to verify the abc conjecture is going to be published in an academic journal.
Science & Energy

Mathematicians Are Shocked That This Paper Got Published

Among number theorists, this is high drama.

By Dan Robitzski

According to seismologists, this drastic reduction in the hustle and bustle of people living their lives is causing the Earth to literally move less.
Science & Energy

The Earth is Standing Still During the Pandemic. Literally.

Experts say seismic activity is way down, since everybody's staying home.

By Victor Tangermann

Xenobots mark a major step forward in biological robots. The tiny, short-lived creatures are designed in a virtual world then 3D printed with living cells.
Biology

Scientists Are Printing Living “Xenobots” out of Biological Cells

"We are witnessing almost the birth of a new discipline of synthetic organisms."

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX's latest prototype dubbed "SN3" collapsed during a pressurized cryogenic fuel test Thursday night, as footage uploaded by NASASpaceFlight shows.
Starship

Watch SpaceX’s Latest Starship Prototype Crumple Like a Can

SpaceX's latest Starship prototype failed catastrophically last night.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA built an autonomous robot named BRUIE that may be able to hunt for signs of life on distant ocean worlds like Europa.
Science & Energy

Here’s the Robot NASA Wants to Use to Hunt Aliens on Ocean Worlds

If there's life on Europa, this robot may be able to find it.

By Dan Robitzski

A video shows a Boston Dynamics Spot Mini robodog put on a show while wearing a pair of basketball shorts and a hoodie. It's a hell of a show.
Robot Dogs

Watch a Robodog Twerk in a Baggy Hoodie and Basketball Shorts

"This better not awaken anything in me."

By Victor Tangermann

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo explained on the air that his case of COVID-19 has been keeping him up at night and making him hallucinate.
Developments

CNN Host Says COVID-19 Gave Him “Phantasmagorical Experiences”

Chris Cuomo says the coronavirus is giving him bizarre hallucinations.

By Dan Robitzski

A video uploaded by Helsinki-based 3D artist Kimi Talvitie on Wednesday attempts to recreate SpaceX Starship's arachnoid landing legs.
Starship

Elon Musk Praises Video of Starship’s Arachnoid Landing Legs

Is this how SpaceX's Starship will be able to touch down on Mars?

By Victor Tangermann

To get consumers to change their attitudes toward fossil fuels, experts suggest covering gas pumps with the same warnings we see on cigarettes.
Climate Change

Climate Experts Suggest Tobacco-Like Warnings on Gas Pumps

Should we slap warnings on gas pumps like the ones on packs of cigarettes?

By Dan Robitzski

A scientific panel told White House officials that the coronavirus can be spread not just through coughs and sneezes, but speaking and breathing as well.
Viruses

Panel of Experts: You Can Spread the Coronavirus Just by Talking

Don't speak / I know just what you're sprayin.

By Victor Tangermann

An ominous scoop by The Courier-Journal, a local paper in Kentucky: judges in the state are ordering coronavirus patients to isolate — a demand they're enforcing by making them wear ankle monitors, as if they were under house arrest.
Viruses

Kentucky Is Forcing Coronavirus Patients to Wear Ankle Monitors

"These people aren't charged with a crime."

By Jon Christian

Zoom, the increasingly-popular video conferencing program, has extremely flawed cybersecurity in place. Companies like SpaceX have already banned it.
Science & Energy

Experts Warn That Hackers Can Use Zoom to Take Over Your Computer

SpaceX has already banned the meeting software.

By Dan Robitzski

Korean pop star Kim Jae-joong did what everybody on the internet agreed not to do: make an off-flavor April Fools joke about the coronavirus.
Viruses

K-Pop Star Makes Terrible April Fools Joke About Having Coronavirus

We thought April Fools was cancelled this year.

By Victor Tangermann

Remember those ventilators that Elon Musk delivered? They're actually sleep apnea machines, and doctors suggest they could help spread the coronavirus.
Elon Musk

Oops: Elon Musk Donated the Wrong Kind of Ventilator

He promised life-saving ventilators. He delivered sleep apnea machines.

By Dan Robitzski