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A new study reveals a bizarre link: on days that solar storms mess with the magnetic field, more gray whales beach themselves.
Solar Power

Solar Storms May Cause Whales to Crash Into Beaches

This scientist says that "whales are stranding a lot more often when the sun is doing crazy stuff."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists built a vaccine that protected mice from SARS. Now they think it could help in the fight against COVID-19.
Viruses

This Years-Old Vaccine May Protect Against COVID-19

"It may require some tweaking, but it's stable."

By Dan Robitzski

Six new studies were published today, detailing some of the discoveries made by NASA's InSight Mars lander, including evidence of a strange glow in the sky.
Mars

NASA Lander Detects Strange Glow In Sky of Mars

Mars is glowing up. Literally.

By Victor Tangermann

MIT is working on self-driving technology that allows cars to "see" through the ground up to a depth of ten feet below the surface of the road.
Self-Driving Vehicles

MIT Tech Lets Self-Driving Cars “See” Under Surface of Road

In poor visibility, your car could look for landmarks — under the surface of the road.

By Victor Tangermann

The French Health Ministry announced that France no longer has confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19: one patient died but all the others recovered.
Developments

French Officials Say Country Has Eliminated COVID-19 Outbreak

There are no longer any confirmed cases of the coronavirus in France.

By Dan Robitzski

An Australian fusion startup called HB11 claims to have found a way to revolutionize current nuclear fusion technology. A bold statement.
Energy

Fusion Startup Claims Breakthrough Will Provide “Unlimited” Energy

"We are sidestepping all of the scientific challenges that have held fusion energy back for more than half a century."

By Victor Tangermann

As crewed missions to space venture deeper and deeper, two scientists argue that space agencies ought not to ignore astronauts' human needs.
Science & Energy

Scientists: Unfortunately, Astronauts Will Need to Bone in Space

These researchers pose a wild question: Should NASA send sex robots into orbit?

By Dan Robitzski

The Pentagon performed a training exercise last week in which it simulated a nuclear exchange with Russia, according to National Defense Magazine.
Future Society

The Pentagon Just Simulated a Nuclear War With Russia

It's common for the military to simulate nuclear conflicts — but not to publicize them.

By Jon Christian

A new report by researchers at Imperial College London in the UK suggest that about two thirds of new COVID-19 coronavirus infections have gone undetected.
Viruses

Report: Two-Thirds of Coronavirus Infections May Be Undetected

Scientists are trying to contain an epidemic of unknown proportions.

By Victor Tangermann

This weekend, a flat Earth conspiracy theorist launched himself in a homemade rocket — and crashed a minute later, dying in the wreck.
Off-World

Guy Builds Rocket to Prove Earth Is Flat, Crashes It, Dies

"I don't believe in science," he told the Associated Press in 2017.

By Jon Christian

As countries struggle to contain the coronavirus, global economies and the stock market are starting to take notable hits.
Viruses

The Coronavirus Is Now Tanking the Stock Markets

The outbreak is straining economic markets and Europe's open borders.

By Dan Robitzski

A cross-sectional study of about 3,000 young men, their diets, and sperm have researchers thinking more about the adage "you are what you eat."
Studies

Study: Growing “Infertility Crisis” May Be Tied to Poor Diets

A Western diet may turn your "swimmers" into sinkers.

By Jacob Banas

Carmakers are expected to release wireless charging pads for electric cars based on a universally agreed-upon standard as soon as this year.
Advanced Transport

Carmakers Expected to Roll Out Wireless Car Chargers This Year

Is it really too much to ask electric car owners to plug in their cars by hand?

By Victor Tangermann

Mattel, the brand behind the iconic Hot Wheels brand, just announced an adorable remote-controlled version of Tesla's brutalist Cybertruck.
Tesla

Cybertruck x Hot Wheels: Your Adorable Dream R/C Tesla Has Arrived

Shattered windows optional.

By Victor Tangermann

The NYT reports that COVID-19 is tearing through China's prison system — a hint that even in the epidemic's epicenter, we don't understand its toll.
Viruses

The Deadly Coronavirus Is Tearing Through Chinese Prisons

"Prisoners are routinely denied of access to adequate medical care even during normal times."

By Jon Christian

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the coronavirus outbreak could get worse if countries don't nip it in the bud.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find “Mysterious” Virus With Almost No Known Genes

This is one of the strangest viruses ever discovered.

By Kristin Houser

In photos and videos posted to social media, people can be seen dressing up their cats in odd makeshift protective wear, including masks with cut out eyes.
Future Society

Cats in China Are Wearing Face Masks to Ward Off Virus

Tabloid hoax or legit concern?

By Victor Tangermann

Christina Koch set a record spaceflight. This is what happened when she returned to her dog, who is, unlike its owner, an underachiever.
Off-World

This Record-Breaking Astronaut’s Dog Is Really Glad to See Her. But.

Don’t be like this dog. Never settle for less.

By Foster Kamer

Experts predict Disney could lose out on substantial earnings in China for its "Mulan" remake due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus.
Future Society

Disney’s Live-Action “Mulan” Could Flop in China Due to Virus Outbreak

The Chinese entertainment industry is feeling the squeeze. So is Disney.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers and ethicists are once again pushing back against AI-enabled sex robots marketed as a replacement for human relationships.
Robotics

Researcher Warns That Sex Robots May Cause Psychological Damage

The machines may enable pedophilia and sexual violence rather than preventing them.

By Dan Robitzski