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A team of researchers and citizen scientists discovered a never-before-classified species of rare snail and named it after climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Biology

Scientists Discover New Snail, Name It After Greta Thunberg

The actual Greta Thunberg was reportedly "delighted" to have this species named after her.

By Jacob Banas

Researchers from University of Texas at Austin have mapped a key protein of the coronavirus that it uses to invade human cells, which could lead to vaccine.
Viruses

New Map of Key Coronavirus Protein Could Lead to Vaccine

The virus uses this "spike" to invade human cells.

By Victor Tangermann

As dozens of airlines are cancelling flights in and out of China due to the current coronavirus outbreak, the wealthy are turning to private jets.
Viruses

Coronavirus Is Making Rich People Take Even More Private Jets

Even the rich are struggling to get in and out of mainland China.

By Victor Tangermann

All coral reefs across the planet will likely be dead in 80 years — killed by a combination of warming waters and ocean acidification.
Climate Change

New Research: All Coral Reefs May Be Completely Dead by 2100

And 90 percent of coral will be dead in just 20 years.

By Jon Christian

The 2019-nCoV pandemic that began as a viral outbreak in Wuhan, China has rapidly spread to new countries. Here's how it progressed over time.
Developments

Here’s a Timeline of How China’s Viral Outbreak Spread Worldwide

This is how it spread from one city to the whole world.

By Dan Robitzski

Fifty years later, scientists debunked the idea that dinosaur footprints left on the ceiling of an Australian cave were left by one walking upside down.
Science & Energy

No, Researchers Conclude, This Dinosaur Did Not Walk Upside Down

Sorry to everyone who was holding out hope.

By Dan Robitzski

An international team of neuroscientists scanned the brains of lifelong bullies and found that bullies' brains appear to be smaller than other brains.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Scanned Brains of Bullies and Found Something Grim

Bullies' brains are different — in one key way.

By Jon Christian

A virtual anime stripper, Projekt Melody, has taken the internet by storm. It's also piqued the interest of virulently-misogynist incels.
Future Society

Meet the Virtual, Anime Camgirl the Internet’s Most Toxic Men Are Obsessed With

Projekt Melody has a lot of fans who despise women IRL.

By Dan Robitzski

Not that we needed science to tell us, but: a Western diet with fatty, sugary, salty foods lousy with red meat and processed products are making us dumber.
Neuroscience and Brain

Shocker: The Western World’s Diet Is Making Everyone Scientifically Brain-Dumber

A nation of NOM NOM NOM finally gets its comeuppance.

By Foster Kamer

A team of researchers have created tiny solar powered wings that can flap faster than butterfly wings and only need sunlight as a power source.
Solar Power

These Tiny, Solar-Powered Wings Flap Faster Than a Butterfly’s

Flying robots could stay airborne using sunlight alone.

By Victor Tangermann

Here's why surgeons kept a talented musician awake and playing violin while they performed surgery on a portion of her brain.
Neuroscience and Brain

Watch a Violinist Play While Surgeons Operate on Her Brain

It's like something out of a medical drama.

By Jacob Banas

The University of Tehran unveiled the latest iteration of its humanoid robot: Surena IV. Now it's capable of drilling holes and holding phones for selfies.
Robotics

Video Shows Iran’s Humanoid Robot Drill Through Wall, Snap Selfie

The Kool-Aid Man may find himself automated out of a job.

By Dan Robitzski

In Ecuador, one of South America's most active, angry volcanos — given the not-at-all-terrifying name 'Throat of Fire' — is on the verge of collapse.
Science & Energy

Ecuador’s “Throat of Fire” Volcano Terrifyingly Near Collapse

The last collapse destroyed over 11,000 football fields' worth of land.

By Foster Kamer

Researchers have developed a new model that enables engineers to build a type of rocket engine called a "rotating detonation engine," which uses explosions.
Off-World

New Rocket Design Is Powered by a Ring of Literal Explosions

This video is outrageous. "Once you detonate something, it just goes. It's so violent."

By Victor Tangermann

MIT researchers have a new plan to scout out and divert killer asteroids before they pose a threat. It boils down to knocking them off course with a rocket.
Science & Energy

MIT Proposes New Plans for Deflecting Killer Asteroids

"It's like a preemptive strike, with less mess."

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers posing as hackers tricked a Tesla from 2016 with cruise control enabled into driving up to 50 mph in a 35 mph zone using a small piece of tape.
Tesla

Hackers Stick Tape on Speed Sign, Trick Teslas Into Going Faster

All it took was a two-inch piece of black tape.

By Victor Tangermann

New video shows a pair of Boston University bots in action — expertly working together to grill hot dogs and park them in rolls.
Robot Dogs

This Hot Dog Cooking Robot Is the Beginning of the End

Chicago's bad day just got worse.

By Jon Christian

Jet-powered suit pilot Vince Reffet just took off from the ground in Dubai reaching a height of 100 meters in just 8 seconds.
Robots and Machines

Watch a Real-Life “Iron Man” Take Off From the Ground Like a Badass

How you get to 6,000 feet, in style.

By Victor Tangermann

A group called the Earnest Project claims it took DNA samples from world leaders who went to the World Economic Forum in Davos. It's planning an auction.
Gene Editing

Privacy Activists Plan to Auction Off Trump, Other World Leaders’ DNA

We're begging you not to clone them.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have come up with a clever device that can generate electricity from air moisture.
Devices

Clever Device Generates Electricity From Thin Air

"We are literally making electricity out of thin air. The Air-gen generates clean energy 24/7."

By Victor Tangermann