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According to the World Health Organization, burnout is now a fully-recognized work-related psychological condition and can be diagnosed as such.
Health & Medicine

So Tired: Doctors Can Now Diagnose You With Burnout

The World Health Organization finally recognized work-related exhaustion.

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered a "forbidden planet" in an orbit previously thought to be impossible.
Off-World

Astronomers Find Distant “Forbidden Planet” In “Neptunian Desert”

This alien world whips around its sun every 1.3 days.

By Victor Tangermann

After using AI to analyze "junk" DNA, a Princeton-led team concluded that mutations within the noncoding DNA can cause autism.
DNA

Princeton Scientists: Mutations in “Junk” DNA Can Cause Autism

The impact of their research could shed light on many other disorders.

By Kristin Houser

Congress allocated $125 million to NASA, directing it to develop nuclear propulsion technology that would improve flight speed on missions to deep space.
NASA

NASA Just Got $125 Million to Develop Nuclear Rockets

That's $125 million more than NASA asked for.

By Dan Robitzski

The Japanese video game company announced "Pokémon Sleep" today, the natural conclusion to its massive smartphone hit.
Future Society

New Nintendo Game Lets You Catch Pokémon by Sleeping

Pokémon Go made you walk more. Will Pokémon Sleep make you sleep more?

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has selected a number of companies to complete studies about the future of commercial spaceflight in low-Earth orbit.
NASA

NASA’s New Goal: A “Robust Economy” of Orbital Space Habitats

Is this what the commercialization of space will be like?

By Victor Tangermann

brain boost
Brain

Experts: Brain-Stimulating Headsets Are Probably Snake Oil

Startups are making irresponsible claims about their products.

By Dan Robitzski

An anaconda gave birth via parthenogenesis, where it produced offspring without mating. Now, scientists confirm that the offspring are genetic replicas.
Biology

The Science Behind an Anaconda’s “Virgin Birth”

Immaculate con-snek-tion. Get it?

By Dan Robitzski

Pet cloning results in animals with shorter life spans and many more health problems than non-cloned animals, according to one animal ecology professor.
Science & Energy

Pet Cloning Is Getting Cheaper — but It’s Still Horrifying

"All cloned animals have shorter life spans and many more health problems..."

By Kristin Houser

Next-Gen Spacesuit Helmet Has an “Iron Man” Heads Up Display
Off-World

Next-Gen Spacesuit Helmet Has an “Iron Man” Heads Up Display

Smarter displays can make life easier for astronauts using clunky spacesuits.

By Dan Robitzski

The MOONRISE project plans to send a small laser system to the Moon in 2021, testing the device's ability to melt Moon dust into a usable building material.
Moon

Laser Project Aims to Melt Moon Dust Into a Lunar Base

The laser device could reach the Moon as soon as 2021.

By Kristin Houser

This summer, NASA astronauts will join an international diving crew in a special underwater laboratory under the Atlantic to prepare astronauts space.
Moon

NASA is Using This Underwater Lab to Train Astronauts for the Moon

The Aquarius Reef Base is the only operational permanent underwater research facility in the world.

By Victor Tangermann

Google's multi-year, multi-million dollar research project into cold fusion reached a disheartening conclusion: there's no evidence the phenomenon exists.
Google

Google’s $10 Million Cold Fusion Project Has Failed

Researchers found "no evidence whatsoever" that fusion is possible at room temperature.

By Kristin Houser

As they travel in the body, viruses like herpes can soak up proteins that they use to produce the amyloid plaques linked to Alzheimer's symptoms.
Health & Medicine

New Research: Herpes May Make You Get Alzheimer’s Earlier

A new mouse study could change our understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronauts aboard the ISS used CRISPR in space for the first time, making edits in yeast's genome to mimic radiation-caused damage.
Off-World

Astronauts Use CRISPR in Space for the First Time Ever

And high school students designed the experiment.

By Kristin Houser

Last week, SpaceX unleashed 60 tiny Starlink satellites to orbit the Earth at just 340 miles. Astronomers are worried they could ruin the night sky.
SpaceX

Astronomers: SpaceX’s New Satellites Are Ruining the Night Sky

"Starlink, and other mega constellations, would ruin the sky for everyone on the planet."

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that a cascade of supernovae could have been instrumental in human evolution by creating an environment where bipedal animals thrive.
Evolution

Bizarre Theory: Supernovas Kickstarted Human Evolution

Cosmic explosions could have set up the conditions for bipedal animals to thrive.

By Dan Robitzski

About 10 second after launch, a massive bolt of lightning struck a Russian Soyuz 2-1b rocket — a remarkable sight captured on video by numerous spectators.
Off-World

Watch Lightning Strike a Rocket as It Launches

Okay, this is pretty epic.

By Kristin Houser

New York Times: Navy Pilots Baffled by UFO Encounters
Off-World

New York Times: Navy Pilots Baffled by UFO Encounters

"Wow, what is that, man?"

By Victor Tangermann

To improve mosque security, the Keep Mosques Safe initiative is financing the installation of an AI-powered security system in mosques worldwide.
Artificial Intelligence

Security Company to Install Gun-Detecting AI in Mosques Worldwide

Its algorithm can identify threats and then contact the authorities.

By Kristin Houser