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Several climate change simulations predict drastically worse warming per level of greenhouse gas emissions, suggesting the problem is worse than thought.
Climate Change

Scientists hope they've made a mistake — because the alternative is horrifying.

By Dan Robitzski

An updated NASA animation reveals what the world would look like if all of Earth's oceans, rivers, and lakes slowly vanished.
Science & Energy

Here's what the Earth would look like in a "Mad Max" scenario.

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. FDA has approved Palforzia, a drug that treats peanut allergies by exposing patients to slowing increasing amounts of peanuts.
RX and Medicine

"It’s been a life-changer."

By Kristin Houser

This year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah allowed festival goers to experience something wild: virtual reality (VR) underwater.
Virtual Reality

"It was the closest I've felt to floating in another world."

By Victor Tangermann

Developing: Coronavirus Catches Influencers
Viruses

You knew this was coming.

By Foster Kamer

Research teams have discovered dust grains older than our solar system in two meteorites that landed on separate parts of the Earth in 1969.
Solar Power

And both landed on Earth in 1969.

By Kristin Houser

The CDC announced that it is quarantining 195 American citizens who recently returned from China to flee the coronavirus outbreak.
Developments

The federal government is trying to prevent a massive outbreak in the U.S.

By Dan Robitzski

There’s something remarkably human in our search for aliens among the stars and goal of learning more about life in general to learn more about ourselves.
Science & Energy

A new book examines the beautiful — and terrible — possibilities of alien contact.

By Jacob Banas

Researchers have created color-changing bandages that can both detect bacteria in wounds and also release drugs to kill it.
Health & Medicine

The smart bandages shortened wound-healing times in mouse studies.

By Kristin Houser

By combining the opinions of a lot of humans with artificial intelligence, Unanimous A.I. has created a hive mind to predict the Super Bowl LIV winner.
Artificial Intelligence

A swarm intelligence considers the possibilities for Super Bowl LIV.

By Kristin Houser

American, United, and Delta airlines announced they are suspending all flights to and from China due to concerns over the recent coronavirus outbreak.
Developments

It’s getting harder and harder to fly out of China.

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Army is considering a fire control system for its next-gen rifle that would only let soldiers fire if they were guaranteed to hit their targets.
Artificial Intelligence

Behold: an assault rifle that locks onto targets.

By Dan Robitzski

A Brutal ‘Dead Star’ Is Stuck In a Whirlpool of Warped Spacetime
Physics

Watch and despair.

By Dan Robitzski

A bizarre video shows how Chinese police have started using drones to scream at people who go outside without a safety mask about the coronavirus.
Viruses

"The coronavirus is very serious... Run!!"

By Dan Robitzski

Massive loopholes in the Trump administration's recent flavored vape ban are already being exploited by teens, according to The New York Times.
Developments

"These disposable, completely self-contained e-cigarettes like Puff Bar and others share all of the characteristics that made Juul a problem."

By Victor Tangermann

Skinwalker Ranch is the site of countless stories of paranormal activity, and this team of scientists is trying to figure out why.
Off-World

"Whatever the thing on this ranch is, it can drain your phone battery in a second, give people radiation burns, and generate insane levels of electromagnetic frequencies."

By Kristin Houser

The World Health Organization reversed its previous decision and declared the coronavirus outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern."
Viruses

The outbreak is now a "public health emergency of international concern."

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have released into the wild a strain of genetically engineered diamondback moths that could suppress the pest population in a sustainable way.
Agriculture

Of course, the release of any genetically engineered organism into the wild brings with it a slew of concerns.

By Kristin Houser

The United Nations (UN) was the target of a sophisticated hack in the summer of 2019, according to a newly leaked internal report.
Hacking

And the UN didn't tell staff that their data was compromised.

By Kristin Houser

China is threatening to send people to jail for spreading rumors about the coronavirus, but it seems more likely it's just trying to control the narrative.
Viruses

Sharing information Chinese authorities don't approve of might land you in jail.

By Kristin Houser