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Harvard Prof: Deep Space Signal May Be From Alien Civilization
Science & Energy

Harvard Prof: Deep Space Signal May Be From Alien Civilization

The mysterious signal is repeating every 16 days. A Harvard researcher says it could be of "artificial origin."

By Jon Christian

For some unknown reason, people who were born blind don't develop schizophrenia, and scientists have differing ideas as to why.
Health & Medicine

People Born Blind Don’t Develop Schizophrenia, Baffling Doctors

Scientists have some guesses, but a full explanation eludes them.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a study published earlier this month in journal Genome Biology and Evolution, woolly mammoth genes had many bad mutations from inbreeding.
Science & Energy

So, Uh, the Last Woolly Mammoths Were Inbred, Mutated Wretches

Great lesson in taking inbreeders to tusk.

By Foster Kamer

A Dutch robot named MUSA has successfully performed supermicrosurgery on a human for the first time, which only a handful of doctors worldwide can do.
Health & Medicine

Meet MUSA, the Robot That Just Aced Supermicrosurgery for the First Time

The cuts in question were under a millimeter.

By Foster Kamer

Lexus president Koji Sato says the company will unveil it's Autopilot-like assisted driving technology, Highway Teammate, which enables hands-free driving.
Advanced Transport

Lexus: New Autopilot-Like Feature Will Allow Hands-Free Driving

The company's president calls it "hands-off but not eyes-off."

By Dan Robitzski

The Mars Society, a space advocacy group, is holding a contest for the best designs of a Martian city state that can accommodate one million inhabitants.
Future Society

This Group is Collecting Designs For a Martian City

What will a Martian city of 1,000,000 people look like?

By Victor Tangermann

Newly released documents suggest that there are serious safety flaws in the Tesla Autopilot system, which was activated during a fatal crash.
Tesla

Tesla Driver’s Autopilot Often Swerved Toward the Same Barrier. One Day, It Killed Him.

"The family explained that it happened so often that he had told both his brother and his wife about the problem."

By Dan Robitzski

Biologists across the world are already printing synthetic copies of the genetic code of the deadly COVID-19 virus, The Verge reports.
Gene Editing

Biologists Are Already Printing the Deadly COVID-19 Virus

"I think one thing people should remember is that nature is the biggest bioterrorist."

By Jon Christian

Apply now! NASA is officially accepting astronaut applications for its next generation of astronauts that could one day travel to the Moon and Mars.
Moon

Here’s Where You Can Apply to Be a NASA Moon Astronaut

"It’s an incredible time in human spaceflight to be an astronaut."

By Victor Tangermann

William Gerstenmaier, who served as the chief of NASA’s human spaceflight program for 14 years, has found himself new gig: working at SpaceX.
NASA

SpaceX Hires Former NASA Chief of Human Spaceflight

A former big fish at NASA is now swimming in SpaceX's pond.

By Kristin Houser

NASA will need $35 billion over the next four years to successfully complete the Artemis Moon mission, according to Human Spaceflight Chief Doug Loverro.
Moon

NASA: Next Moon Landing Will Cost About $35 Billion

And that money will be on top of NASA's current budget.

By Kristin Houser

What’s The Highest Known Temperature?
Physics

What’s The Highest Known Temperature?

Enter the world of extreme physics.

By Jolene Creighton

The Iran Minister of Information and Communications Technology uploaded an image to Twitter last week of a space suit. It was likely a children's costume.
Future Society

Iran Tries to Pass Off $20 Walmart Costume as Space Suit

This Iranian space suit is a real bargain.

By Victor Tangermann

Boston Dynamics' popular robot dog Spot is going to work on an offshore oil rig managed by Norwegian oil company Aker BP.
Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Is Going to Work on an Oil Rig

Spot will run inspections and search the rig for leaks.

By Kristin Houser

China released an app over the weekend that lets residents know if they've come in "close contact" with the deadly coronavirus Covid-19.
Viruses

App Checks Whether You’ve Come in Contact With Deadly Coronavirus

"It's a really powerful tool that really shows the power of data being used for good."

By Kristin Houser

New research shows that marijuana use makes people more susceptible to believing a false memory, a troubling development for the legal system.
Neuroscience and Brain

New Research: Marijuana Can Lead to False Memory Formation

Could stoned suspects be confessing to crimes they didn't commit?

By Dan Robitzski

Gabriel Leung, public health expert, told The Guardian that 60% of the world's population could get infected by the coronavirus, if left unchecked.
Developments

Expert: Deadly Viral Outbreak Could Infect 60% of World Population

This SARS expert says other countries should consider a draconian crackdown like China's.

By Victor Tangermann

The World Health Organization announced a new official name for the coronavirus that recently emerged from China: Covid-19.
Viruses

The WHO Finally Gives the Coronavirus an Official Name

"Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate or stigmatizing."

By Dan Robitzski

In October 2019, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter managed to snap a photo of a massive active dust devil — and you can now see it for yourself.
Science & Energy

NASA Snaps Photo of Epic Dust Devil on the Surface of Mars

Yet another problem colonists of the Red Planet will have to face: massive dust devils. 👿

By Kristin Houser

Multiple units within a Hong Kong apartment building have confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV, and officials think that the coronavirus is spreading through pipes.
Developments

Hong Kong Officials Fear Deadly Virus Is Spreading Through Pipes

It would be a troubling development, but for now it's entirely speculative.

By Dan Robitzski