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A top Pentagon general said during a Tuesday briefing that the "weight of evidence" points towards the coronavirus having "natural" origins.
Developments

US Military: Unlikely COVID-19 Was Created in Lab as Bioweapon

"But we don’t know for certain."

By Victor Tangermann

Trump just declared that he would withhold all U.S. funding for the World Health Organization in the middle of a global pandemic.
Developments

“Indefensible”: Trump Pulls World Health Organization Funding

Leaders around the world are condemning Trump's decision.

By Dan Robitzski

Zoos in Germany might have to resort to some grim measures to keep doors open during the pandemic — slaughtering and even feeding animals to each other.
Future Society

Zoo Says Coronavirus May Force It to Feed Animals to Each Other

"We've listed the animals we'll have to slaughter first."

By Victor Tangermann

In an essay for Vox, a COVID-19 patient describes his stay at the Javits Center in New York, a convention hall that was turned into a field hospital.
Future Society

NYC’s Emergency COVID Field Hospital Sounds Surprisingly Nice

"My improvised, tent-like cubicle was comfortable, and my doctors and nurses were caring and watchful."

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is reaching out to the landlords of its dealerships and service centers to try and negotiate down its rent payments.
Tesla

Tesla Is Having Trouble Paying Its Rent

In a leaked email, Elon Musk's carmaker is asking landlords to lower its rent.

By Dan Robitzski

In a new study, a group of Harvard researchers argue that "prolonged or intermittent social distancing may be necessary into 2022."
Viruses

Scientists: Some Social Distancing May Need to Last Until 2022

Bad news, people.

By Victor Tangermann

The Pentagon put out a call for vendors to develop a quantum system that could track spacecraft traveling too far away to use GPS.
Quantum Physics

The Pentagon Wants Quantum Sensors to Track Faraway Spacecraft

Travel far enough from Earth and GPS becomes useless.

By Dan Robitzski

Bishop Gerald Glenn, an evangelical pastor in a community near Richmond, Virginia has passed away on Saturday evening from illness related to COVID-19.
Future Society

A Pastor Refused to Close Church Due to COVID. Then It Killed Him

"I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus," he said before the virus killed him.

By Victor Tangermann

The Chinese government recently imposed new restrictions on coronavirua research, and now must approve all studies on the outbreak's origin.
Viruses

China Is Censoring Research Into the Origin of the Coronavirus

"The danger is that when scientific research is subject to the needs of those in power."

By Dan Robitzski

Ford filed an unusual patent last week that would actually keep rideshare passengers from getting paired with a smelly car.
Advanced Transport

Bizarre Ford Patent Lets You Filter Rideshare Cars by Smell

It sounds goofy but could be great for people with allergies.

By Dan Robitzski

Health practitioners are finding that flipping COVID-19 patients onto their stomachs, or "prone positioning," is an effective way to keep them alive.
Viruses

Why Rolling Coronavirus Patients Onto Their Stomachs Is Saving Lives

"We're saving lives with this, one hundred percent."

By Victor Tangermann

A group of COVID-19 truthers have taken to the streets of Vancouver calling the coronavirus outbreak "fake news" and ignoring social distancing rules.
Future Society

Protesters Break Quarantine, Calling COVID-19 “Fake News”

We saw similar conspiracy theories about HIV.

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA just granted an emergency use authorization to a new test that scans saliva samples for the coronavirus, potentially making testing far safer.
Viruses

FDA Approves Test That Scans Your Spit for Coronavirus

No more sticking swabs all the way to the back of your nose.

By Dan Robitzski

Rats across the country are turning to cannibalism and eating their young as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
Future Society

Expert: Coronavirus Forcing Rats to Cannibalism, Infanticide

"A new 'army' of rats come in, and whichever army has the strongest rats is going to conquer that area."

By Victor Tangermann

A research team failed to find a widely-accepted dark matter particle candidate in the Milky Way galaxy, causing a stir among disagreeing astrophysicists.
Physics

Shocking Research Threatens Our Understanding of Dark Matter

Either scientists were wrong about dark matter, our galaxy doesn't have any, or the paper is wrong.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA spotted a "dragon" in a image taken by University of Arizona's HiRISE camera attached to NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Science & Energy

NASA Spots “Dragon” in Stunning Mars Orbiter Image

Here be dragons.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers at MIT's Dream Lab are working on a wearable device that can track and interact with dreams in a number of ways for our benefit.
Devices

MIT Scientists Are Building Devices to Hack Your Dreams

"You can try flying, singing, having sex — it’s better than VR."

By Victor Tangermann

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Investing

Thanks to This Innovative Fintech, Real Estate Investment Is Easier Than Ever

Let Fundrise help you diversify into private market real estate.

By Futurism Creative

In an entertaining video, a caffeine enthusiast picks up a Starbucks coffee with his drone — to the bemusement of a barista.
Drones

Watch This Madlad Pick Up a Starbucks Coffee Using a Drone

Points for creativity.

By Jon Christian

When he declared a national emergency on March 13, Trump made a lot of grand promises. One month later, most have been broken.
Viruses

A Brief List of Trump’s Broken Coronavirus Promises

Trump has accomplished very little in the month since his emergency declaration.

By Dan Robitzski