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This year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah allowed festival goers to experience something wild: virtual reality (VR) underwater.
Virtual Reality

This Underwater VR Tricks You Into Thinking You’re Flying

"It was the closest I've felt to floating in another world."

By Victor Tangermann

Developing: Coronavirus Catches Influencers
Viruses

Developing: Coronavirus Catches Influencers

You knew this was coming.

By Foster Kamer

Research teams have discovered dust grains older than our solar system in two meteorites that landed on separate parts of the Earth in 1969.
Solar Power

Materials Older Than the Solar System Found in Two Meteorites

And both landed on Earth in 1969.

By Kristin Houser

The CDC announced that it is quarantining 195 American citizens who recently returned from China to flee the coronavirus outbreak.
Developments

CDC Quarantines 195 US Citizens Who Fled China Outbreak

The federal government is trying to prevent a massive outbreak in the U.S.

By Dan Robitzski

There’s something remarkably human in our search for aliens among the stars and goal of learning more about life in general to learn more about ourselves.
Science & Energy

Could Searching for Alien Life Attract Hostile Extraterrestrials?

A new book examines the beautiful — and terrible — possibilities of alien contact.

By Jacob Banas

Researchers have created color-changing bandages that can both detect bacteria in wounds and also release drugs to kill it.
Health & Medicine

Smart Bandage Detects Infections, Auto-Releases Antibiotic

The smart bandages shortened wound-healing times in mouse studies.

By Kristin Houser

By combining the opinions of a lot of humans with artificial intelligence, Unanimous A.I. has created a hive mind to predict the Super Bowl LIV winner.
Artificial Intelligence

Hyper-Intelligent AI Hive Mind Claims to Predict Super Bowl Winner

A swarm intelligence considers the possibilities for Super Bowl LIV.

By Kristin Houser

American, United, and Delta airlines announced they are suspending all flights to and from China due to concerns over the recent coronavirus outbreak.
Developments

Airlines Are Suspending Flights to China Amid Outbreak

It’s getting harder and harder to fly out of China.

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Army is considering a fire control system for its next-gen rifle that would only let soldiers fire if they were guaranteed to hit their targets.
Artificial Intelligence

US Army Considering Rifle That Only Fires When Hit Is Guaranteed

Behold: an assault rifle that locks onto targets.

By Dan Robitzski

A Brutal ‘Dead Star’ Is Stuck In a Whirlpool of Warped Spacetime
Physics

A Brutal ‘Dead Star’ Is Stuck In a Whirlpool of Warped Spacetime

Watch and despair.

By Dan Robitzski

A bizarre video shows how Chinese police have started using drones to scream at people who go outside without a safety mask about the coronavirus.
Viruses

In China, Drones Are Yelling at People About Coronavirus [UPDATED]

"The coronavirus is very serious... Run!!"

By Dan Robitzski

Massive loopholes in the Trump administration's recent flavored vape ban are already being exploited by teens, according to The New York Times.
Developments

Teens Are Exploiting a Stupid Loophole in Flavored Vape Ban

"These disposable, completely self-contained e-cigarettes like Puff Bar and others share all of the characteristics that made Juul a problem."

By Victor Tangermann

Skinwalker Ranch is the site of countless stories of paranormal activity, and this team of scientists is trying to figure out why.
Off-World

This Utah Ranch Has a “Command Center” for Paranormal Research

"Whatever the thing on this ranch is, it can drain your phone battery in a second, give people radiation burns, and generate insane levels of electromagnetic frequencies."

By Kristin Houser

The World Health Organization reversed its previous decision and declared the coronavirus outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern."
Viruses

WHO Declares The Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency

The outbreak is now a "public health emergency of international concern."

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have released into the wild a strain of genetically engineered diamondback moths that could suppress the pest population in a sustainable way.
Agriculture

Scientists Release Genetically Engineered Moths for First Time

Of course, the release of any genetically engineered organism into the wild brings with it a slew of concerns.

By Kristin Houser

The United Nations (UN) was the target of a sophisticated hack in the summer of 2019, according to a newly leaked internal report.
Hacking

Someone Hacked Dozens of United Nations Servers

And the UN didn't tell staff that their data was compromised.

By Kristin Houser

China is threatening to send people to jail for spreading rumors about the coronavirus, but it seems more likely it's just trying to control the narrative.
Viruses

China Is Arresting People for Writing About Coronavirus Online

Sharing information Chinese authorities don't approve of might land you in jail.

By Kristin Houser

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus in the United States.
Viruses

CDC Confirms First US Person-to-Person Coronavirus Transmission

This is a nasty inflection point for North America.

By Victor Tangermann

Animal-rights group PETA wants Punxsutawney Phil replaced with an artificially intelligent robot that would be more humane and accurate.
Robotics

PETA Wants Punxsutawney Phil Replaced by a Robot Groundhog

"We even have the technology to create an animatronic groundhog with [AI] that could actually predict the weather."

By Kristin Houser

The Air Force's model of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet has awful accuracy, according to a new DoD assessment, in part because of its cracked casing.
Robots and Machines

The US’s $428 Billion F-35 Fighter Jet Can’t Even Shoot a Target

"Although the program office is working to fix deficiencies, new discoveries are still being made."

By Dan Robitzski