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According to internal documents obtained by Bloomberg, America's largest oil and gas corporation Exxon Mobil has been planning to increase annual emissions.
Climate Change

Exxon Mobil Planning to Massively Increase Its Annual Emissions

While most big oil producers are promising of becoming net zero, Exxon is betting on more oil.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are using viruses harvested from common plants to create cancer immunotherapies — and they've already proven to be effective in animal models.
Cancer

This Strange Plant Virus Could Treat Many Cancers

"If a treatment works in dog cancer, it has a very good chance of working, at some level, in human patients."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified 24 distant exoplanets that all seem to have even better conditions for hosting life than Earth does.
Science & Energy

Astronomers: These 24 Exoplanets May Be Better for Life Than Earth

If there's alien life out there, it's likely on some of these worlds.

By Dan Robitzski

A new Consumer Reports analysis found that, over their lifetime, electric vehicles cost half as much to maintain as gas-powered cars do.
Electric Vehicles

Report: Electric Vehicles Cost Half as Much to Maintain

"Electrics just don’t need as much maintenance as gas-powered cars."

By Dan Robitzski

U.S. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Still, the White House says it will not require people to wear masks.
Developments

Masks Still Aren’t Required on White House Grounds, Official Says

The President fell ill with a deadly virus. The White House still isn't requiring masks.

By Dan Robitzski

The UK military has created a drone that's equipped with two shotgun barrels and a "machine vision" system to identify targets indoors.
Drones

UK Military Develops Drone With a Double Barreled Shotgun

It could eventually be fitted with a rocket launcher or chain gun.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified a change in blue whales' songs that signals they're about to migrate south. They say it could be used to warn ships in the area.
Biology

Scientists Suggest Teaching Ships to Speak Whale Language

"There is a near real-time signal of what these animals are doing out in a habitat that’s historically been really difficult to observe."

By Dan Robitzski

More companies are trying to make ocean wave energy a thing, including one firm that's been operating a massive generator since early 2019.
Energy

Huge Machine Captures Energy From Ocean Waves

Experts are hoping wave energy tech makes a comeback.

By Dan Robitzski

Trump may have shown COVID-19 symptoms as early as Wednesday, meaning he could have inadvertently and knowingly spread the disease during his busy week.
Developments

Trump Exposed Countless People to COVID-19 After Learning He Might Have It

"Trump [knew] he should’ve quarantined under CDC guidelines as soon as Hicks test known, but he didn’t."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers have developed "transparent wood," a glass-like material that is more cost efficient, stronger, and safer than glass.
Science & Energy

Scientists Create Clear, Glasslike Material Out of Wood

Is "transparent wood" the future of glass?

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers found a supermassive black hole slowly feasting on galaxies trapped nearby when the universe was still under a billion years old.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Spot Galaxies “Trapped” by Giant Black Hole

It was feasting, spider-like, on six entire galaxies it had ensnared in a gigantic cosmic web.

By Dan Robitzski

President Trump says he caught the coronavirus. If it's true, his weight and age put him at an above-average risk compared to the typical patient.
Developments

People in Trump’s Age Range Are 90 Times More Likely to Die From COVID-19 Than Young Adults

The 74-year-old President is in a vulnerable demographic.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers have spotted something strange and unexpectedly sad: a rogue planet floating freely in the dark confines of our galaxy.
Science & Energy

An Earth-Sized Planet Is Floating Around Without a Star

"The universe could be teeming with rogue planets and we wouldn’t even know it."

By Victor Tangermann

In a dramatic twist, US President Donald Trump admitted early this morning that he had tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID.
Developments

President Donald Trump Has Been Diagnosed with COVID

For months, Trump played down the virus's risks. Now he's infected.

By Jon Christian

According to new research, the massive heft of Jupiter may have disturbed Venus's orbit to the point where it was no longer capable of hosting life.
Science & Energy

Research: Jupiter Likely Turned Venus Into an Uninhabitable Hellhole

Scientists say Jupiter's gravity pulled Venus out of an orbit that could sustain life — likely killing most or all organisms living there.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is about to send a $23 million space toilet up to the International Space Station — its first new toilet in 30 years — for a test run.
NASA

NASA’s New Space Toilet Is Heading to the Space Station For, Uh, Tests

"Cleaning up a mess is a big deal. We don’t want any misses or escapes."

By Dan Robitzski

In a recent tweet, Elon Musk argued that fusion energy will probably be more expensive than wind and solar. Experts are divided.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Fusion Will Probably Be More Expensive Than Wind, Solar

Elon Musk says he's impressed by the research — with one major catch.

By Victor Tangermann

Pharamceutical companies have different definitions of success for their COVID-19 vaccines, making it hard to tell if the first vaccine will be the best.
Viruses

Pharma Companies Never Agreed What Makes a “Successful” COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

According to existing metrics, even a technically-successful vaccine would let people get sick.

By Dan Robitzski

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency just handed out a $14 million dollar contract to develop a nuclear thermal propulsion system in space.
Moon

DARPA Is Considering a Nuclear Rocket for Moon Missions

Space travel could go nuclear.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA launched a new citizen science project called Planet Patrol that asks for the public to help identify new exoplanets.
Science & Energy

New Website Lets You Help NASA Find Alien Worlds

Here's how you can help.

By Dan Robitzski