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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.

By Jon Christian

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.

By Dan Robitzski

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."

By Foster Kamer

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?

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Victor Tangermann

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."

By Dan Robitzski

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.

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Dan Robitzski

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.

By Foster Kamer

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.

By Dan Robitzski

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."

By Victor Tangermann

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."

By Victor Tangermann

After revisiting 34-year-old data. NASA made a shocking discovery: Uranus is leaking its gassy atmosphere out into space.
Science & Energy

NASA Data Shows Something Leaking Out of Uranus

Seriously.

By Dan Robitzski

New data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope details the "quasar tsunami," a cosmic storm of such terrifying size that it can tear apart an entire galaxy.
Science & Energy

Behold the “Quasar Tsunami,” Which Can Kill an Entire Galaxy

This is extremely metal.

By Jon Christian

The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge for schools. But once teachers work out the kinks, remote education could revolutionize how we learn science.
Education

Scientists: Remote Education Could Transform How We Teach Science

Teaching lab experiments will be a challenge, but online learning holds a lot of potential.

By Dan Robitzski

Reuters reports that a number of research teams are zeroing in on a blood test to identify whether your body has developed immunity against the coronavirus.
Viruses

The Coronavirus Holy Grail: Testing Whether You’re Immune

"People who are immune could be the first people to go back to normal life and start everything up again."

By Jon Christian

Politico reports that the Justice Department may charge people who spread the deadly virus intentionally with terrorism charges.
Future Society

Spreading COVID-19 on Purpose? You Could Be Charged With Terrorism.

Even the dumb YouTubers pretending to do it could potentially be charged.

By Jon Christian

3D Printing Food in Certain Shapes Tricks People Into Eating Less
3D Printing

3D Printing Food in Certain Shapes Tricks People Into Eating Less

Shaping foods in certain ways can exploit psychological tricks.

By Dan Robitzski

There's so much misinformation on the coronavirus pandemic swirling around online that even the famous fact-checking organization Snopes is overwhelmed.
Future Society

Even Snopes Has Been Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Misinformation

"Our industry cannot operate as if this is just another breaking news event."

By Dan Robitzski

In a recent interview, author and leading grief expert David Kessler argues that what we're collectively feeling is grief. And not just one kind of grief.
Viruses

We Finally Have a Name for that Shitty Coronavirus Feeling

"We know this is temporary, but it doesn’t feel that way, and we realize things will be different."

By Victor Tangermann