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A team of researchers have found a way to predict an intricate internal structure within black hole images caused by gravitational light bending.
Science & Energy

Researchers Find Captivating New Details In Image of Black Hole

What they found could make the next black hole image way crisper.

By Victor Tangermann

The largest study yet of coronavirus and children comes out of China bearing some dark news: Kids aren't immune to the worst of coronavirus.
Viruses

Bad News: Yes, Some Kids Are Getting Seriously Sick From Coronavirus

While they remain in better numbers than adults, infants are particularly susceptible.

By Foster Kamer

The narrative itself is a work of fiction, but the biological mechanisms and medical risks that it describes are very real.
Viruses

Here’s a Grisly Description of a Worst-Case Coronavirus Infection

A narrative breaks down how the coronavirus invades the body — in gruesome detail.

By Dan Robitzski

The US Treasury Department announced today it plans to hand out $500 billion to Americans as a way to stabilize the economy during the coronavirus outbreak.
Future Society

White House Suggests Giving Americans $500 Billion to Stabilize Economy

That's an average of $2,400 per American adult.

By Victor Tangermann

The NBA 2019-2020 season has been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. But someone has an idea to save it. It's either awful or genius.
Future Society

A Chaotic, Awful, Great Idea to Save the NBA is Here

This idea to save the NBA season is either completely absurd — or absolutely brilliant.

By Foster Kamer

Now that many workplaces and schools are operating remotely, America's terrible broadband access is revealing major societal inequalities.
Science & Energy

America’s Flimsy Broadband Has Workers, Schoolchildren Isolated

The pandemic is exposing "hard truths about the scope of the digital divide."

By Dan Robitzski

Area cops are telling Elon Musk's electric automaker Tesla that it must shut down operations at its Fremont factory location.
Tesla

California Cops Say Tesla Factory Must Shut Down

"Tesla is not an essential business as defined in the Alameda County Health Order."

By Jon Christian

According to Japanese media, Chinese medical authorities have found that a drug called "favipiravir" has shown promise in treating COVID-19 patients.
Viruses

China Says This Drug Is “Clearly Effective” Against Coronavirus

According to a new study, it can turn coronavirus tests negative in just four days.

By Victor Tangermann

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization officially started recommending against taking ibuprofen to treat symptoms of COVID-19.
Developments

WHO Recommends Avoiding Ibuprofen to Treat COVID-19 Symptoms

Advil may worsen the symptoms of COVID-19 — depending on who you ask.

By Victor Tangermann

In a last-resort move to free up the InSight Mars rover's digging probe, NASA engineers programmed the rover to thwack it with a shovel.
Mars

NASA Fixes Mars Lander By Telling It to Hit Itself With a Shovel

Even NASA relies on percussive maintenance.

By Dan Robitzski

Ther are no bones about it: European researchers say they've invented a rubbery nanomaterial that seamlessly integrates with the human body.
Nanotech

Scientists Say New Nanomaterial Could “Replace Human Tissue”

This could change everything from reconstructive surgery to body modification.

By Jon Christian

Buzz Aldrin had some choice words of advice for Ars Technica's Eric Berger on how to survive self-isolation during the coronavirus outbreak.
Future Society

The Second Man to Walk on the Moon Has Some Quarantine Advice

Buzz Aldrin has had plenty of experience.

By Victor Tangermann

Even amid a Bay Area lockdown, enigmatic Tesla CEO Elon Musk refuses to shut down the carmaker's Fremont automobile factory.
Elon Musk

As Coronavirus Rages, Elon Musk Refuses to Close Tesla Factory

Elon Musk: "My frank opinion remains that the harm from the coronavirus panic far exceeds that of the virus itself."

By Jon Christian

Experts: Vaping Could Make Coronavirus Infection More Severe
Viruses

Experts: Vaping Could Make Coronavirus Infection More Severe

Don't vape and coronavirus.

By Victor Tangermann

Google has instructed full-time employees to work remotely. But contractors aren't allowed to, revealing a troubling class divide. h
Developments

Google Won’t Let Its Army of Contractors Work Remotely

Those who are and aren't permitted to follow best practices are divided by class.

By Dan Robitzski

All American journalists working for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Washington Post have been expelled from China.
Future Society

China Bans Journalists From Major US Newspapers

The move is likely a direct retaliation against the US for kicking Chinese journalists out of the country earlier this month.

By Victor Tangermann

In the shadow of the global coronavirus outbreak, public thinkers are starting to propose paying people to stay home and avoid spreading the deadly disease.
Developments

Here’s an Idea: The Government Should Pay People to Stay Home

Will the coronavirus usher in an era of basic income?

By Jon Christian

A new poll shows that while the majority of Republicans trust what Trump says about the coronavirus, most Americans in general do not.
Viruses

Most Americans Don’t Believe Anything Trump Is Saying Right Now

But most still have trust in the government in general.

By Dan Robitzski

Because of a surge in demand, Amazon warehouses will only be processing medical supplies and other essentials for the next few weeks.
Developments

Amazon Warehouses Will Only Process Medical Supplies, Essentials

They'll only take "household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products."

By Dan Robitzski

Over the course of six weeks, according to the press release, Jackson and her colleagues plan to enroll 45 adult volunteers to take doses of the potential vaccine.
Viruses

Volunteers Are Now Testing a Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

"We’re team coronavirus now. Everyone wants to do what they can in this emergency.”

By Jon Christian