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In a memo, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates wrote that the coronavirus pandemic "is like a world war, except in this case, we’re all on the same side."
Developments

Bill Gates: COVID Is Like a World War, Except for One Thing

"No one who lives through Pandemic I will ever forget it."

By Victor Tangermann

Robot manufacturer Boston Dynamics has found a job for its robot Spot mini amidst the coronavirus outbreak: a teleconferencing platform for medical staff.
Robot Dogs

Hospitals Are Using iPads to Turn Robot Dogs Into Doctors

The doctor will see you now. Sort of.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the Starlink network is almost ready for its first beta test, and he expects to run a public beta within six months.
Science & Energy

Elon Musk Says the Starlink Network Will Go Live in Six Months

The upcoming beta will be the first test of SpaceX's plan to improve broadband access.

By Dan Robitzski

As a new video demonstrates, SpaceX's Starlink satellites have been wreaking havoc with astronomical surveys as they become visible to the naked eye.
SpaceX

Ominous Video Shows SpaceX Satellites Cutting Across Sky

Elon Musk promises more fixes for bright Starlink satellites

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors are pleading with states that allow capital punishment to release their stores of lethal injection drugs, which could also help COVID-19 patients.
Viruses

Doctors Want to Use Lethal Injection Drugs on COVID-19 Patients

Death penalty drugs can also help patients on ventilators.

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Space Force recently acquired its first offensive weapon: a satellite jammer that can block communications from the ground.
Military

Space Force Unveils Its First Weapon, a Satellite Jammer

The U.S. can now block satellite communications from the ground.

By Dan Robitzski

"COVID toes," mysterious blue or red discoloration in toes and sometimes fingers, could be another early symptom of the coronavirus.
Viruses

The Coronavirus May Be Doing Something Strange to Your Toes

This could be a sign that you have have the virus, even if you have no other symptoms.

By Victor Tangermann

The prognosis of a COVID-19 patient being hooked up to a ventilator is grim: a NY study showed that 88 percent of those placed on ventilators died.
Viruses

Almost All COVID Patients on Ventilators Are Dying, Study Suggests

A large NY study found grim news for patients on ventilators.

By Victor Tangermann

In collaboration with a drone maker, the Westport, Connecticut police department is testing "pandemic drones" that monitor if people are social distancing.
Drones

US Police Testing “Pandemic Drones” That Monitor Social Distancing

These drones monitor your temperature and heart rate from the skies.

By Victor Tangermann

In a Washington Post interview, CDC director Robert Redfield said that a second wave of coronavirus during this winter's flu season could spell disaster.
Developments

CDC: Second Wave of COVID-19 Could be Even Worse

A wave of coronavirus coinciding with flu season could put an "unimaginable strain" on the US health care system.

By Victor Tangermann

An increasing number of the mega-rich are trying to hide out in underground bunkers, usually in New Zealand, until the pandemic is over.
Future Society

The Wealthy Are Hiding From the Pandemic in Underground Bunkers

"My fear was it was now or never as I thought they might start closing borders."

By Dan Robitzski

According to a major Paris hospital study, tobacco could be saving smokers from catching COVID-19. Researchers suggest it could be the nicotine.
Viruses

Study: Nicotine May Lower Risk of Catching Coronavirus

It'd be stupid to start smoking. But researchers are investigating whether nicotine patches could help.

By Victor Tangermann

It's easy to forget about the vape lung crisis, given the current pandemic. But an otolaryngologist drew comparisons between the two and issued a warning.
Viruses

Doctor: There’s a Weird Link Between Vape Lung and COVID-19

Heatmaps of the two outbreaks reveal an unusual parallel.

By Dan Robitzski

ccording to a new study, researchers were able to detect the presence of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in wastewater in Australia.
Viruses

Scientists Discover Coronavirus in Sewage

This could be a new way to track COVID outbreaks.

By Victor Tangermann

Research suggests that the coronavirus could have mutated into 30+ different strains, which could explain why some outbreaks are deadlier than others.
Viruses

Scientists: the Coronavirus Has Already Mutated Into 30+ Strains

One strain, for example, appeared to generate 270 times the viral load.

By Dan Robitzski

Advanced simulations suggest that supernovae in the center of the Milky Way galaxy are shooting nearby stars all the way to its outer reaches.
Science & Energy

Astronomers: Our Galaxy Is Belligerently Flinging Stars Into Space

Social distancing at a galactic scale.

By Dan Robitzski

A new study penned by an international team of researchers could give us clues about interstellar object 2l/Borisov's origins.
Science & Energy

NASA: Something Is Off About This Interstellar Comet

2I/Borisov "is dramatically different from most other comets we’ve seen before."

By Victor Tangermann

A new study suggests that filling the Arctic with huge numbers of grazing animals could help fight climate change and keep the permafrost frozen.
Climate Change

Filling Arctic With Giant Animals Could Slow Climate Change

Here's a weird idea.

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, two commercial spacecraft successfully docked while still in orbit: a service vehicle got a derelict satellite running again.
Science & Energy

Parasitic Spacecraft Docks With Dead Satellite, Brings It Back to Life

It's the first time that two commercial spacecraft have ever docked in orbit.

By Dan Robitzski

An international team of researchers say that the coronavirus doesn't just attack lungs — it also assaults blood vessels throughout the body.
Developments

Doctors Say COVID “Attacks” Blood Vessels Throughout Body

"From what we do see clinically, patients have problems in all organs — in the heart, kidney, intestine, everywhere."

By Jon Christian