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A team of AI scientists want to launch a well-intentioned but ethically-complicated study that involves monitoring parolees to cut down on recidivism.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Developers Want to Perform a Bizarre Study on Released Prisoners

Well-intentioned? Yes. Invasive and thorny? Also yes.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers have discovered an astonishingly Milky Way-like galaxy called SPT0418-47 more than 12 billion light-years away from our own galaxy.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Puzzled By Ancient Milky Way-Like Galaxy 12 Billion Light-Years Away

"This result is quite unexpected and has important implications for how we think galaxies evolve."

By Victor Tangermann

Project Maven, the notorious Air Force AI system that Google helped develop and makes drones more lethal, is about to be deployed next month.
Artificial Intelligence

Air Force’s Notorious Project Maven Goes Live Next Month

The controversial AI program is getting lumped in with other wartime technology.

By Dan Robitzski

Swallow a Small Device and It’ll Scrape Your Gut Bacteria for Signs of Trouble
Bacteria

Swallow a Small Device and It’ll Scrape Your Gut Bacteria for Signs of Trouble

I'd rather a little device go down than a camera go up.

By Dan Robitzski

Tech company Hyperion has unveiled the Hyperion XP-1, a hydrogen fuel cell-powered hypercar with an advertised 1,000 mile range and a top speed of 221 mph.
Advanced Transport

This Beast of a Hydrogen-Powered Hypercar Has a 1,000 Mile Range

"We’re an energy company that’s building this car to tell a story."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Built an Inhaler They Claim Stops Coronavirus
Viruses

Scientists Built an Inhaler They Claim Stops Coronavirus

The scientists say it's like wrapping the virus up in a straightjacket.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers at Washington University in St Louis have figured out a way to turn regular ol' bricks into batteries.
Science & Energy

They Turned a Brick Into a Battery

Using nanotech, they made a literal power brick.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists may have found a critical weakness in the coronavirus' structure: a small, positively-charged region crucial for latching onto host cells.
Viruses

Scientists Think They Found the Coronavirus’ Weak Spot

Critical hit!

By Dan Robitzski

The "mole" attached to NASA's InSight Mars lander is officially "in" according to an update by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Mars

NASA’s Mars Mole is Officially “Dug In”

Finally some good news for NASA's Mars mole.

By Victor Tangermann

In extremely preliminary research, blood transfusions seem to have reversed some aspects of menopause and allowed women to get pregnant.
RX and Medicine

Blood Transfusions Helped a Menopausal Woman Get Pregnant

"There are loads of questions that we still have to answer."

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, physicists observed the Higgs boson decay into a pair of particles called muons, further reinforcing the Standard Model.
Physics

CERN Says the Higgs Boson Did Something Unexpected

This is good news for the Standard Model of physics.

By Dan Robitzski

CEO of Tesla competitor and truck maker Nikola Mark Russell recently took aim at Elon Musk's passion project, the Cybertruck — and he didn't mince words.
Tesla

Tesla Competitor Slams Cybertruck For Looking “Like a Doorstep”

Somebody call the burn unit.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astronomers discovered a new type of supernova, a "calcium-rich supernova," that produces a ton of calcium through a chemical reaction.
Science & Energy

Your Bones Are Made Out of Exploded Stars, Scientists Say

"[The supernova] wasn't just calcium rich. It was the richest of the rich."

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have discovered that a gigantic wall of clouds is traveling around the surface of Venus every 4.9 days and has been doing so for decades.
Science & Energy

A Poisonous Tsunami Is Screaming Across the Surface of Venus

It's been going for at least 35 years — and we're not exactly sure why.

By Victor Tangermann

While NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were trapped inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon for hours, they made several prank calls to pass the time.
NASA

Bored Inside Their Spacecraft, NASA Astronauts Made Prank Calls to Pass the Time

"Five hours ago we were bobbing around in a spacecraft making prank satellite phone calls to whoever we could get ahold of."

By Victor Tangermann

The 14 Least and Most Effective Kinds of Masks: Ranked! By Scientists!
Developments

The 14 Least and Most Effective Kinds of Masks: Ranked! By Scientists!

Wearing a bandanna might be worse than wearing no mask at all, according to this study.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health, young adults who vape are way more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19.
Developments

Study: Young Vapers Far More Likely to be Diagnosed With COVID-19

"I did not expect it to be this strong of a relationship."

By Victor Tangermann

A London courtroom declared the South Wales Police's notorious use of mass facial recognition surveillance is unlawful due to a lack of safeguards.
Facial recognition

UK Court Slams Automatic Facial Recognition Tech as “Unlawful”

"We should all be able to use our public spaces without being subjected to oppressive surveillance."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla competitor Lucid Motors claims its Air electric sedan has a whopping 517 miles (832 km) on a single charge, as certified by the EPA.
Tesla

Tesla Competitor, Lucid, Claims Their Car Will Have a 517 Mile Range

Is this the range anxiety killer we've been waiting for?

By Victor Tangermann

Russia Says It Has Approved an Untested COVID Vaccine
Developments

Russia Says It Has Approved an Untested COVID Vaccine

Its effectiveness and safety have yet to be proven.

By Victor Tangermann