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As countries struggle to contain the coronavirus, global economies and the stock market are starting to take notable hits.
Viruses

The Coronavirus Is Now Tanking the Stock Markets

The outbreak is straining economic markets and Europe's open borders.

By Dan Robitzski

A cross-sectional study of about 3,000 young men, their diets, and sperm have researchers thinking more about the adage "you are what you eat."
Studies

Study: Growing “Infertility Crisis” May Be Tied to Poor Diets

A Western diet may turn your "swimmers" into sinkers.

By Jacob Banas

Carmakers are expected to release wireless charging pads for electric cars based on a universally agreed-upon standard as soon as this year.
Advanced Transport

Carmakers Expected to Roll Out Wireless Car Chargers This Year

Is it really too much to ask electric car owners to plug in their cars by hand?

By Victor Tangermann

Mattel, the brand behind the iconic Hot Wheels brand, just announced an adorable remote-controlled version of Tesla's brutalist Cybertruck.
Tesla

Cybertruck x Hot Wheels: Your Adorable Dream R/C Tesla Has Arrived

Shattered windows optional.

By Victor Tangermann

The NYT reports that COVID-19 is tearing through China's prison system — a hint that even in the epidemic's epicenter, we don't understand its toll.
Viruses

The Deadly Coronavirus Is Tearing Through Chinese Prisons

"Prisoners are routinely denied of access to adequate medical care even during normal times."

By Jon Christian

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the coronavirus outbreak could get worse if countries don't nip it in the bud.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find “Mysterious” Virus With Almost No Known Genes

This is one of the strangest viruses ever discovered.

By Kristin Houser

In photos and videos posted to social media, people can be seen dressing up their cats in odd makeshift protective wear, including masks with cut out eyes.
Future Society

Cats in China Are Wearing Face Masks to Ward Off Virus

Tabloid hoax or legit concern?

By Victor Tangermann

Christina Koch set a record spaceflight. This is what happened when she returned to her dog, who is, unlike its owner, an underachiever.
Off-World

This Record-Breaking Astronaut’s Dog Is Really Glad to See Her. But.

Don’t be like this dog. Never settle for less.

By Foster Kamer

Experts predict Disney could lose out on substantial earnings in China for its "Mulan" remake due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus.
Future Society

Disney’s Live-Action “Mulan” Could Flop in China Due to Virus Outbreak

The Chinese entertainment industry is feeling the squeeze. So is Disney.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers and ethicists are once again pushing back against AI-enabled sex robots marketed as a replacement for human relationships.
Robotics

Researcher Warns That Sex Robots May Cause Psychological Damage

The machines may enable pedophilia and sexual violence rather than preventing them.

By Dan Robitzski

Another group of five-oh has released a rough concept for a Cybercruiser — the hardboiled highway cops of Ontario, Canada.
Advanced Transport

Check Out This Terrifying Cybertruck Police Car

Imagine seeing this monstrosity in your rear-view mirror.

By Jon Christian

Prominent investment bank JP Morgan Chase has sent a report to clients warning that climate change could have cataclysmic effects on civilization.
Environment

JP Morgan Warns Clients of “Catastrophic” Environmental Collapse

"We cannot rule out catastrophic outcomes where human life as we know it is threatened."

By Jon Christian

Adidas is going to have their shoe material rocketed into space, where they're going to have their proprietary material tested aboard the ISS.
Off-World

Adidas Is Going to Space, on the ISS, Where They’ll Do Space Shoe Stuff

Its patented Boost material is getting, yes, a new kind of boost.

By Foster Kamer

The chess grandmaster took 23 years to deal with having his keester handed to him by an IBM computer in the game he made his name on.
Artificial Intelligence

Chess Grandmaster Kasparov: I’ve Made “Peace” With Robot That Beat My Ass

After 23 years, he recalls that "the match was not a curse but a blessing."

By Foster Kamer

A team of Korean researchers claim their new carbon-silicon complex car battery could more than double the driving range of electric vehicles.
Advanced Transport

New Battery Tech Could Double Electric Car Driving Range

A Korean researcher says his new battery is "highly likely to be commercialized and mass-produced."

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview with British fashion and culture magazine The Face,  singer and visual artist Grimes revealed her wild plans to travel to Mars.
Future Society

Grimes Wants to Send Her Mind to Mars Inside a “Humanoid Vessel”

"I wanted to untether my digital self from my humanity."

By Victor Tangermann

Noted TV personality and public science advocate Bill Nye made an unusual pitch for NASA funding this week: that humans could be descended from Martians.
Off-World

Bill Nye: Humans May Be Descendants of Ancient Martians

To study the possibility, Bill Nye wants to ratchet up funding for NASA.

By Jon Christian

If there's life on Mars, experts agree, it's probably beneath the surface. Finding evidence could require some lateral thinking -- or boots on the ground.
Mars

Here’s Why NASA Suspects Mars Life Could Be Hiding Underground

If there's life on Mars, it's probably underground.

By Jon Christian

What in Tarnation Is This “SpaceX Village” by the Starship Launch Site
Starship

What in Tarnation Is This “SpaceX Village” by the Starship Launch Site

Amenities will include a volleyball, rock climbing — and, of course, a "spaceport lounge."

By Jon Christian

Deadly Coronavirus May Be Spreading Through Poop
Viruses

Deadly Coronavirus May Be Spreading Through Poop

Wash your goddamn hands.

By Victor Tangermann