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Just because you're holed up at home for the time being doesn't mean you can't help out with important scientific research.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Call on Quarantined Citizens to Hunt for Galaxies

"Just by logging onto the website, you can literally see something that no one has ever seen before."

Elon Musk-led space company SpaceX signed a contract with NASA on Friday for supplying the Gateway, a space station orbiting the Moon, with cargo.
NASA

NASA Hires SpaceX to Supply Lunar Gateway Space Station

With the Gateway in place, we can finally get back to exploring the lunar surface — in person.

Despite a growing DIY army's intentions, the simple fact is that home-sown cloth masks are close to useless in protecting against the coronavirus.
Viruses

DIY Face Masks Are Basically Useless Against the Coronavirus

They should only be a last resort — and even then, they don't do much.

With companies operating remotely than ever, bosses, managers, and executives are flocking to spy with disturbingly-invasive workplace surveillance tech.
Future Society

Your Bosses Are Trying To Spy On You Now More Than Ever

Paranoid managers are making newly-remote workers jump through obscene hoops.

On Thursday, the US surpassed all other countries in the world to have the highest number of coronavirus cases. And it's not a good look.
Future Society

The US Now Has the Most Coronavirus Cases in the World

They were promised "winning," and Americans are "winning" at coronavirus.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to suspend its enforcement of environmental laws indefinitely in light of the ongoing pandemic.
Environment

Trump Suspends Enforcement of EPA Laws, Because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

"This has nothing to do with coronavirus. This has everything to do with protecting Big Business."

UK prime minister Boris Johnson downplayed the coronavirus pandemic for weeks. Now he says that he's tested positive for it.
Future Society

UK Prime Minister Who Downplayed Coronavirus Now Has It

"The British government and its advisers had the chance to learn from what was happening in Italy. They blew it."

With large gatherings banned — and ill-advised anyway — eSports may be the best way to scratch your competitive itch for the time being.
Future Society

Goddamn, I Guess We Need to Get Into eSports Now

Competitive video gamers are poised to stay the course in self-isolation.

Mexican protesters shut down the border with the United States, complaining that American travelers are spreading the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Future Society

Mexican Protesters Complain That Americans Are Spreading COVID-19

They shut down the US border yesterday — in a bid to stop the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

As climate change renders parts of the world inhospitably hot, the best move may be to dig down and build underground cities.
Future Society

Experts: We Should Hide From the Apocalypse in Underground Cities

If things get too bad on the surface, we may have to get creative to find shelter.

A 101-year-old man in Rimini, Italy born during the 1918 "Spanish Flu" pandemic tested positive for coronavirus — and was just released. He made it.
Viruses

101-Year-Old Man Who Survived 1918 Flu Beats Coronavirus, Too

His "family brought him home yesterday evening, to teach us that even at 101-years-old, the future has yet to be written."

Canadian artist Julie Laurin recently started a livestream of tardigrades — eight-legged micro-animals also known as "water bears" — on Twitch.
Science & Energy

This Livestream of Tardigrades on Twitch is Oddly Soothing

What else are you going to do right now?

According to a new report by Broadband Now, many cities in the US are experiencing internet slowdowns during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Viruses

It Isn’t Just You: The Internet Is Actually Super-Slow Lately

New York City download speeds dropped by 24 percent last week.

Emergency physician Joshua Lerner says that America's response to the coronavirus pandemic is so bad it reminds him of the Chernobyl disaster.
Developments

ER Doctor: US Bungling COVID Response Like Soviets Did Chernobyl

"Please don't tell me that in the richest country in the world in the 21st century, I'm supposed to work in a fictionalized Soviet-era disaster zone and fashion my own face mask out of cloth."

British technology maker Dyson has announced it has designed a new ventilator called the "CoVent" in just ten days to help treat coronavirus patients.
Viruses

Vacuum Maker Dyson Designed a New Ventilator in Just 10 Days

The company is planning to produce 10,000 of them to treat coronavirus patients in the UK.

The Great Barrier Reef just suffered its third mass coral bleaching event in three years, forcing authorities to make grim predictions for its future.
Environment

Meanwhile, The Great Barrier Reef Had a Horrible Bleaching Event

The reef now officially has a "very poor" outlook.

Iceland just showed the world just how spreadable and wide-ranging the coronavirus is, as over half the people they tested are showing no symptoms at all.
Viruses

Study: Yes, Half of Coronavirus Carriers Show No Symptoms

One of the most important studies (and lessons) on coronavirus testing to date.

The U.S. Space Force is scheduled to conduct its first launch on Thursday afternoon. It's expected to deliver the final part of a new communication network.
Space Force

The US Space Force Is About to Finally Leave the Planet

It's the first-ever launch for the new military branch.

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk is still hoping to reopen one of his electric car company's Gigafactories for ventilator production.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: NY Gigafactory Will Reopen to Produce Ventilators

"We will do anything in our power to help the citizens of New York."

The George Washington University Hospital has released a 3D video of a 59-year-old male COVID-19 patient's lungs days after showing no coronavirus symptoms.
Developments

This is What Your Lungs Look Like With COVID-19

"Unfortunately, once damaged to this degree, the lungs can take a long time to heal."