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After hitting the Caribbean, dust from the Sahara Desert just arrived at the US gulf coast, forming what experts referred to as a "Godzilla dust cloud."
Science & Energy

A “Godzilla Dust Cloud” From the Sahara Desert Is Hitting the United States Right Now

It's so large, it can easily be seen from space.

By Victor Tangermann

Michigan lawmakers want to ban force RFID chip implants in the workplace as a way to protect employees' personal privacy.
Future Society

Michigan Is Trying to Make It Illegal For Companies to Put Microchips in Their Employees

"While these miniature devices are on the rise, so are the calls of workers to have their privacy protected."

By Dan Robitzski

When the pharmaceutical industry finally develops a coronavirus vaccine, medical-grade glass shortages may prevent companies from distributing it.
Viruses

The US Might Not Have Enough Glass Vials To Distribute the Coronavirus Vaccines

The COVID-19 vaccination plan may hit a serious supply chain issue.

By Dan Robitzski

Earlier this month, Tesla competitor Nikola Motors rose to a valuation of over $20 billion, eclipsing Ford and Chrysler. It's secret weapon: hydrogen.
Elon Musk

A Brief History of Elon Musk’s Festering Feud With Rival Automaker Nikola

A lawsuit, bad blood, and a series of zinging disses between Elon Musk and a rival startup — explained.

By Victor Tangermann

After Russia halted its orbital space tourism program in 2010, the country's space agency Roscosmos is planning to send two citizens to the ISS in 2023.
International Space Station

Russia Says It’s Sending Two Tourists to the International Space Station, Including a Spacewalk

This would be the first time a private citizen has ever stepped outside a spacecraft and into the void.

By Victor Tangermann

During an early-morning spacewalk, one of the wrist mirrors on NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy's spacesuit broke off almost immediately.
Science & Energy

A Piece of a NASA Astronaut’s Spacesuit Just Fell Off During a Spacewalk

Does anyone else feel a breeze?

By Dan Robitzski

The first long-term study on vaping has found that it increases a person's chances of developing lung disease by about a third.
Chemistry

Study: Just Three Years of Vaping Increases Lung Disease Risk

You're a third more likely to develop chronic lung disease if you vape.

By Kristin Houser

New proposed legislation would keep facial recognition technology out of the hands of all levels of law enforcement in the U.S.
Future Society

Senators Propose a National Ban on Police Facial Recognition

"As we work to dismantle the systematic racism that permeates every part of our society, we can't ignore the harms that these technologies present."

By Dan Robitzski

The International Space Station is getting a brand spanking new toilet, as Space.com reports. It will improve efficiency and could be used on trips to Mars.
Space

The Space Station Is Getting a New Toilet

Eventually, the goal is to take the water out of astronaut poop and... uh... reuse it.

By Victor Tangermann

In a matter of weeks, NASA is planning to conduct a "demonstration" of the Crew Dragon with four of the five current ISS crew members on board.
Crew Dragon

NASA Planning Mysterious Test With ISS-Docked SpaceX Crew Dragon

A NASA spokesperson declined to elaborate — but one report says the test will be a dry-run emergency evacuation.

By Victor Tangermann

The National Science Foundation is investing in a crypto startup that plans to explore ways to get Americans on the blockchain.
Science & Energy

The US Gov Is Paying a Crypto Startup to Explore a Digital Dollar

Is the U.S. federal government starting to embrace the blockchain?

By Dan Robitzski

With over 500 Starlink broadband-beaming satellites already in orbit, SpaceX is looking to move swiftly ahead with rolling out its internet service.
SpaceX

SpaceX Is Now Taking Requests for Starlink Beta Testers

Here's where you can sign up.

By Victor Tangermann

Peter Williams, formerly a physicist at a nuclear weapons research facility, claims that his superiors tinkered with important models then covered it up.
Military

Lawsuit Alleges Coverup at US Nuclear Weapon Facility

"I couldn't look myself in the mirror if I didn’t do it."

By Dan Robitzski

US armed forces killed the suspected head of a Qaeda affiliate in Syria this month using an inert Hellfire missile warhead with six blades.
Military

The US Military Crushed, Chopped Up Al Qaeda Terrorist With Sword-Covered Hellfire Missile

They basically Slap Chopped an alleged terrorist.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA recently discovered an exoplanet the size of Neptune that whips around its star nearly once per week, all while being bombarded by solar storms.
Science & Energy

NASA Finds Neptune-Sized Planet Whipping Around Star Every Week

It's getting sucked closer and closer to its star.

By Dan Robitzski

In the coming years, NASA plans to crash a SpaceX rocket into a tiny moon as a test run for diverting asteroids. But the moon's name was way too boring.
Science & Energy

NASA Renames Small Moon It Plans to Smash With SpaceX

It's got a new name, but it's still doomed.

By Dan Robitzski

According to digital forensics expert Hany Farid, the pandemic and BLM movement are even higher priorities for disinformation campaigns than the election.
Future Society

Expert: Online Disinfo Now Targeting COVID-19, Black Lives Matter

"There are people who believe that you can kill the virus by blowing a hairdryer down your throat, by drinking silver, by drinking bleach."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope just caught the "bat shadow" of a newborn star moving, as if it was a pair of flapping bat wings.
Science & Energy

NASA Says Hubble Observed a “Flapping Shadow” in Distant Space

"The shadow moves. It’s flapping like the wings of a bird!"

By Victor Tangermann

Medical dean Dr. Peter Hotez warns that states like Florida, California, and Texas, are facing a looming "apocalyptic" wave of COVID-19.
Developments

Professor: Looming COVID Surge on “Verge of Being Apocalyptic”

This is dark.

By Dan Robitzski

A new image uploaded by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shows two Starship prototype tanks being assembled "in the midbay." And they're absolutely gigantic.
Starship

Damn, This Photo Shows How Huge SpaceX’s Starship Really Is

Tiny engineers for scale.

By Victor Tangermann