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Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told lawmakers that he is "cautiously optimistic" a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine will be ready this year.
Developments

Fauci Says He’s “Cautiously Optimistic” There’ll Be a COVID Vaccine This Year

"One can never guarantee the safety or effectiveness unless you do the trial."

By Victor Tangermann

Israel startup Urban Aeronautics announced this week that it's partnering with hydrogen fuel cell maker HyPoint to devise a hydrogen-powered flying car.
Advanced Transport

New Hampshire Passes Law That Allows Flying Cars

"There was nothing on the books that would have allowed this type of vehicle on the road."

By Jon Christian

A letter sent out to employees of Chinese state-owned travel companies claims that two experimental coronavirus vaccines are safe and effective.
Viruses

China Is Giving People a COVID Vaccine That Isn’t Done Being Tested

How early is too early?

By Victor Tangermann

Details are starting to emerge about how hackers accessed the Twitter acounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West and a rash of other public figures.
Elon Musk

This Is How Hackers Accessed Elon Musk’s Twitter Account

Did hackers access Elon Musk's direct messages?

By Jon Christian

Aerospace giant Airbus is planning to bring back the first ever rock samples from Mars using what it claims to be the "first interplanetary cargo ship."
Robots and Machines

Airbus Is Officially Building an “Interplanetary Cargo Ship”

The goal is to bring samples of ancient life back from Mars.

By Victor Tangermann

Shortly after rocketing into orbit, NASA's Perseverance rover experienced a couple of small hiccups: a minor communications and temperature glitch.
NASA

NASA’s New Rover Hit a Glitch After Launch, Entered “Safe Mode”

"When a spacecraft enters safe mode, all but essential systems are turned off until it receives new commands from mission control."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have a bizarre idea for protecting astronauts from cosmic rays: Shield them with the radiation-absorbing fungus near Chernobyl.
Off-World

Fungus Growing at Chernobyl Could Protect Astronauts From Cosmic Rays

Scientists suggest building shields for Mars settlers out of self-healing, radiation-absorbing fungus.

By Dan Robitzski

The Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force is set to begin reporting some of its findings to the public in a matter of months.
Future Society

The Pentagon’s UFO Task Force Is Finally Ready to Report Findings

"It no longer has to hide in the shadows."

By Victor Tangermann

After being dragged to the surface and fed a little snack, ancient oceanic bacteria from over 100 million years ago sprang back to life.
Science & Energy

Scientists Revive 100-Million-Year-Old Lifeforms

What could possibly go wrong?

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists encoded the entire "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" into a double strand of DNA to demo a vastly improved storage technology.
Biology

Scientists Stored “The Wizard of Oz” on a Strand of DNA

Somewhere, over the guanine…

By Dan Robitzski

GitHub sealed away its entire open-source depository in the Arctic World Archive, where it will hopefully survive society-ending catastrophes.
Future Society

GitHub Just Sealed All Its Open Source Code in an Apocalypse-Proof Vault

It's so deep, they say it could survive a nuclear blast.

By Dan Robitzski

According to Musk, brain computer interfaces in the future will allow us to ditch the headphones and beam music straight to our brains.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Neuralink Will Stream Music Straight Into Your Brain

So long, ear buds.

By Victor Tangermann

Studying the rings of photons swirling around the black hole Pōwehi can help scientists understand the history of the universe.
Physics

We May Be Able to Extract “Movies” of the Universe From Black Holes

"Together, the set of subrings are akin to the frames of a movie."

By Dan Robitzski

The White House's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told ABC News that "if you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it."
Viruses

Fauci Says Coronavirus Can Infect You Through Your Eyeballs

"If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists managed to capture images of an antibody neutralizing the coronavirus, and they say studying its moves could lead to vaccines or treatments.
Viruses

Amazing Electron Microscope Images Show Antibodies Fighting the Coronavirus

An epic battle — in a drop of human blood.

By Dan Robitzski

China is installing massive 20-megawatt generators to its warships to power high-energy weapons, including lasers and rail guns.
Energy

Chinese Navy Installs Generators to Power Rail Guns, Energy Weapons

These turbo generators could be used to fire rail guns and laser weapons.

By Victor Tangermann

State-backed Chinese hackers allegedly hacked the Vatican to get a leg up on upcoming diplomatic negotiations over Catholocism in China.
Science & Energy

China Allegedly Hacked the Vatican, Other Catholic Computer Systems

Is China trying to gain leverage for upcoming negotiations with the Catholic Church?

By Dan Robitzski

The European Space Agency's Mars Express, a camera-equipped Mars orbiter, is keeping close tabs on a mysterious, "elongated cloud" appearing on Mars.
Science & Energy

Strange, Giant Cloud Reappears on Mars

Scientists are puzzled by a thousand-mile cloud, hovering over an ancient Martian volcano.

By Victor Tangermann

At exactly 7:50 am EDT this morning, NASA successfully launched its Perseverance rover mission to Mars from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Mars

NASA Blasts Off Most Sophisticated Mars Mission in Human History

"This is the first time in history where we're going to Mars with an explicit mission to find life on another world — ancient life on Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

Using just a pipette and a magnetic stirring device, a ragtag group of scientists is attempting to fast track the development of a COVID vaccine.
Viruses

These Scientists Are Testing an Experimental COVID Vaccine on Themselves

Nobody knows if it actually works or not — but they're passing it around like a party drug.

By Victor Tangermann