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Tiny doses of the psychedelic drug LSD could be an effective painkiller — perhaps as powerful, scientists found, as conventional opioids like morphine.
RX and Medicine

Research: LSD Microdoses as Effective as Opioids at Treating Pain

In the future, could doctors prescribe LSD as a painkiller?

By Jon Christian

According to some bizarre theoretical physics, the human-traversable wormholes from science fiction should be possible to create.
Physics

Physicists: Wormholes Large Enough to Travel Through Are Possible

"These wormholes are the ultimate roller coaster."

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers in Japan say bacteria could survive on the outside of a spacecraft for the entire duration of a trip to Mars.
Mars

Scientists: Bacteria Could Survive Trip to Mars on Outside of Spacecraft

"The results suggest that [bacteria] could survive during the travel from Earth to Mars and vice versa."

By Jon Christian

In order to protect the Moon from destructive lunar mining operations, one scientists suggests granting the Moon legal personhood.
Moon

Scientist: We Should Grant the Moon Legal Personhood

"We should consider the Moon as an entity beyond the resources it might hold for humans to use."

By Dan Robitzski

WRAL reports that a Raleigh driver was watching a movie on his phone while his Tesla was on Autopilot slammed into two police cars.
Tesla

Tesla Driver, Watching Movie on Autopilot, Slams Into Police Cars

The Sheriff says that Autopilot is "not enhancing our safety, and in this situation, it could kill two law enforcement agents."

By Jon Christian

With fires causing dangerous levels of airborne particulates, Colorado officials are urging residents to set up "safe rooms" with air purification systems.
Pollution

Colorado Urges Residents to Hide Inside Air Filtrated “Safe Rooms”

The air is unbreathable — and officials are urging drastic action.

By Jon Christian

New research suggests that a woman is cured of HIV without taking any medications or getting a bone marrow transplant as other cured patients did.
RX and Medicine

Doctors Think They Cured a Woman’s HIV by Doing Nothing

"She could be added to the list of what I think is a cure, through a very different path."

By Dan Robitzski

This is bad: scientists say that a staggering 40 percent of coronavirus cases in Boston can be traced to a single biotech conference.
Gene Editing

Scientists: A Single Event Caused 40% of COVID Cases in Boston

"It’s a cautionary tale as we go forward and begin to open our communities, our workplaces and schools."

By Jon Christian

Research suggests scientists should pay greater attention to their lab mice's well-being. Not only for the mice's sake, but because it improves the science.
Biology

Scientists: Lab Mice Deserve Happier Lives

Happier mice means better science.

By Dan Robitzski

After federal law enforcement seized millions of dollars' worth of crypto from terrorist organizations, Congress is left with questions.
Bitcoin

The IRS Seized Millions in Terrorists’ Crypto. Congress Has Questions

The Department of Justice still hasn't briefed Congress on the bust.

By Dan Robitzski

Dr. Fauci just published research alongside a downright depressing map that shows all of the world's outbreaks of disease.
Developments

Dr. Fauci Just Released a World Map of Ongoing Disease Outbreaks

There's a whole lot of non-coronavirus disease spreading around the world.

By Dan Robitzski

Army engineer Frank Gardea is developing self-reconfiguring and self-repairing materials to make robots that he says are inspired by the Terminator.
Robots and Machines

US Army Scientist Brags That He’s Trying to Build the Bad Guy From “Terminator 2”

Well, at least Skynet will be happy.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have long suggested that microbes could theoretically live in the sulfurous clouds of Venus. An MIT team has more ideas on how that would work.
Biology

MIT Scientists Suggest Life Could Thrive in the Clouds of Venus

If they exist, these Venusian microbes would have an extremely brutal life cycle.

By Dan Robitzski

AI-Generated Sound Effects Are Now Fooling Human Ears
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Sound Effects Are Now Fooling Human Ears

A small study found people were tricked by sophisticated audio AI.

By Dan Robitzski

Watching a short video explaining how the questions on an IQ test work can boost one's score by 18 points, calling the test's validity into question.
Science & Energy

Watching This Video Raises Your IQ Score 18 Points, Researchers Say

A new study shows how easy it is to manipulate IQ test results — calling the entire concept into question.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk just cranked expectations for his brain interface startup even higher, tweeting plans to show off a "working Neuralink device" this Friday.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He’ll Show Off Functional Neuralink Device This Week

Stop the presses — Elon Musk just announced plans to show off a "working Neuralink device" on Friday.

By Jon Christian

Researchers at Harvard built a tiny microscale surgical robot, only about the size of a tennis ball, which was inspired by origami.
Robotics

This Miniature Surgery Robot Was Inspired by Origami

It "pops up" just like a novelty birthday card.

By Victor Tangermann

The good news is that the air is leaking out of the space station very slowly. But the bad news is that they still haven't found it yet.
NASA

NASA Still Hasn’t Found the Damn Leak on the Space Station

This is getting embarrassing.

By Jon Christian

A team of astronomers were able to track down a mysterious fast radio burst thanks to years of previous research allowing them to predict when it woke up.
Science & Energy

That Mysterious Space Signal Just Woke Up Again, Just as Predicted

This time, astronomers were ready.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronomers spotted a galaxy some 500 million light-years away that looks suspiciously like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from 'Star Wars.'"
Science & Energy

NASA Amused by Galaxy That Looks Like a TIE Fighter

"The first time I saw the results, I immediately thought it looked like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from 'Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.'"

By Victor Tangermann