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The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. remains low even as the virus resurges in the country. But Dr. Fauci warns it may be a temporary lull.
Developments

COVID-19 Deaths May Have Slowed Because Younger People Are Sick

But Dr. Fauci warns of a calm before a storm.

By Dan Robitzski

While working from home during the ongoing global pandemic, biologists have plenty of time — and they're discovering new insect species left and right.
Biology

Biologists Are Somehow Discovering a Ton of New Species in Quarantine

With a ton of time on his hands, a biologist was able to discover nine new species of small flies.

By Victor Tangermann

Healthcare workers in the US are relying on sophisticated robotic seals to help their COVID-19 patients ward off loneliness.
Prosthetics and Devices

Adorable Robot Seals Could Help COVID Patients Fight Loneliness

"It's built for a time such as this."

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin Galactic has signed a contract with NASA to start training astronauts for trips to the International Space Station.
Off-World

Virgin Galactic to Start Training Astronauts for Trips to Space

The company wants to be the middle man between NASA and private space travelers.

By Victor Tangermann

A new system makes carbon capture more feasible for power plants and can convert carbon emissions into raw materials for fuel.
Energy

New Tech Captures Power Plant Exhaust to Generate More Power

The carbon capture system can make plants cleaner and more effective.

By Dan Robitzski

VR Sex
Science & Energy

Realistic, Interactive VR Sex Is Finally Here, and It’s Affordable

VR sex is no longer just a hypothetical.

By Futurism Creative

A team of researchers claim to have achieved quantum teleportation using individual electrons. The discovery could revolutionize quantum computing.
Science & Energy

Scientists Demonstrate Quantum Teleportation Using Electrons

"Reliably creating long-distance interactions between electrons is essential for quantum computing."

By Victor Tangermann

CERN wants a bigger, better particle collider. But with no guarantee for breakthrough discoveries, physicist Sabine Hossenfelder says don't bother.
Physics

Physicist Pleads: Stop Building Stupid, Expensive Particle Colliders

Building huge new colliders is a terrible waste of money, a prominent physicist says.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study by European researchers, people with type A blood are at a much higher risk of developing severe COVID-19.
Developments

You May Be At Risk of Severe COVID If You Have This Blood Type

Is this why some people are so much worse off than others?

By Victor Tangermann

As the U.S. coronavirus outbreak surges upward again, health experts warn that we may feel even more psychologically devastated than the first time around.
Health & Medicine

Researcher: Second COVID Wave May Be Psychologically Devastating

A resurgence may "provoke a whole new and perhaps deeper sense of fear and uncertainty."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's New Horizons space probe is so far away from Earth that it can see stars from entirely different angles than ever before.
Science & Energy

NASA Spacecraft so Far Away It Can See Stars from Different Angle

"It’s fair to say that New Horizons is looking at an alien sky, unlike what we see from Earth."

By Dan Robitzski

A telescope called eROSITA on board the Spektr-RG space observatory has captured breathtaking X-ray observations of the entire sky.
Science & Energy

This X-Ray Map of the Entire Sky Is a Psychedelic Dreamworld

If you thought space was black, think again.

By Victor Tangermann

A new Defense Department report identifies Russia and China's nuclear capabilities as an immediate threat to U.S. satellites.
Military

The Pentagon Is Worried a Space Nuke Will Fry Its Satellites

"That is a threat that we have to potentially be prepared for — a nuclear detonation in space."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of astronomers made several new discoveries about what stars go through as they're dying thanks to new images by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Science & Energy

Hubble Captures Heartbreaking Images of Dying Stars

You've never seen stars like this before — with one foot in the grave.

By Victor Tangermann

When it comes time to stop a killer asteroid, scientists suggest tethering it to a second asteroid to send it away, just like tying shoelaces together.
Science & Energy

New Plan to Deflect Killer Asteroids: Tie Their Shoelaces Together

A classic prank might just save the planet.

By Dan Robitzski

New research suggests that coronavirus antibodies and survivor's immunity could fade away after just two to three months.
Viruses

Your Coronavirus Antibodies Might Fade After Just a Few Months

New research shows that the coronavirus might be even more pernicious than we thought.

By Dan Robitzski

Aerospace startup Rocket Lab is planning its first mission to the Moon in 2021 to test out navigation systems in its orbit.
Moon

A Small Company Is Quietly Planning a Moon Mission Next Year

"We’re looking at not just the Moon but Venus and Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

A power company in the U.K. is building the world's largest liquid air battery, which stores energy in the form of highly-compressed air.
Energy

This Giant Battery Is Powered by Compressed Air

"The main competitor is really not other storage technologies but fossil fuels."

By Dan Robitzski

To study how early humans related to Neanderthals, a team of European scientists grew mini brains from human stem cells that contain Neanderthal DNA.
Science & Energy

Scientists Grow Petri Dish Mini-Brains With Neanderthal DNA

"We were curious how much of the Neanderthal genome could be explored if you just have access to stem cells from the right people."

By Victor Tangermann

Startup Says It’ll Launch You Into the Stratosphere on a Balloon
Off-World

Startup Says It’ll Launch You Into the Stratosphere on a Balloon

The views would be spectacular.

By Victor Tangermann