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Astronomers think that a bizarre exoplanet called TOI-849b is the stripped core of a gas giant that for some reason or another lost its atmosphere.
Science & Energy

Bizarre Exoplanet Might Be a Gas Giant That Lost its Gas

This could be what the center of Jupiter or Neptune looks like, under all the gas.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of astronomers have spotted the brightest supernova in a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years from Earth. About 500 times brighter than a normal supernova.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Spot Brightest Supernova Ever Observed

It was about 500 times as bright as a normal star explosion.

By Victor Tangermann

Dr. Fauci says it's "obvious" that the U.S. government could have saved a great many lives if it had acted sooner to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Developments

Fauci: Acting Sooner Would “Obviously” Have Meant Fewer Deaths

"Obviously, no one is going to deny that."

By Dan Robitzski

In an Easter letter, Pope Francis urged that "this may be the time to consider a universal basic wage" to support those hit hardest by the pandemic.
Universal Basic Income

The Pope Just Endorsed Universal Basic Income

Andrew Yang's response: "Wow."

By Victor Tangermann

South Korean officials reported today that more than 116 people had tested positive for COVID-19 after having been cleared of it previously.
Viruses

More Recovered Coronavirus Patients Are Testing Positive Again

This is bad news. Is it really time yet to start easing restrictions?

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors are using data from a wearable to train an AI algorithm that can tell when someone's sick with COVID-19 even before noticeable symptoms start.
Artificial Intelligence

This Smart Ring Uses AI to Spot COVID-19 — Before Symptoms Begin

Imagine if hospital workers could be relieved days before they became contagious.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers at UC Berkeley just took the temperature of the mysterious rings surrounding Uranus for the first time. They're cold: 77 degrees Kelvin.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Use New Instruments to Probe Rings Around Uranus

"Something has been sweeping the smaller stuff out, or it’s all glomming together. We just don’t know."

By Victor Tangermann

Apple and Google are partnering on a coronavirus tracking app that can tell you if you've recently been exposed to somebody who has tested positive.
Viruses

Apple and Google to Launch App for Tracking the Coronavirus

The app will alert you if you've been around anyone who tested positive.

By Victor Tangermann

Anthony Fauci acknowledged today that the US government is considering issuing "immunity cards" to identify those who are immune to COVID-19.
Developments

US Government Considering COVID-19 “Immunity Cards”

Antibody tests are already on their way.

By Victor Tangermann

Whistleblower Edward Snowden has a grim prediction for the future: world leaders will exploit the pandemic to claim new power and not relinquish it later.
Future Society

Snowden: Governments Will Use the Coronavirus to Seize More Power

Will governments stop the new surveillance after the pandemic is over?

By Dan Robitzski

Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts that recovered COVID-19 patients will likely be immune to future infections because the coronavirus hasn't mutated much.
Developments

Top Doctor: Getting COVID-19 Once Probably Means You’re Immune

Fauci predicts people who recover will "have antibodies that are going to be protective."

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates suspects that there will be another major viral outbreak every 20 years. But also that we'll emerge from the current pandemic more prepared.
Developments

Bill Gates: There’s Gonna Be a Pandemic “Every 20 Years or So”

Let's deal with this one first, though.

By Dan Robitzski

A spectacular new view of the Pillars of Creation, released by NASA, shows the iconic cosmic image in a new light: in infrared.
Science & Energy

NASA Releases Breathtaking Infrared Image of Pillars of Creation

A star is born.

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 has officially become the number one cause of death in the US, killing 1,970 Americans every day. It was the third leading cause only last week.
Developments

COVID-19 Is Officially Killing More Americans Than Anything Else

The virus is now killing more Americans than heart disease, cancer, or anything else.

By Victor Tangermann

Robot delivery service company Starship Technologies is seeing a massive opportunity to grow amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Demand for Autonomous Delivery Bots is “Expanding Exponentially”

"It is so much easier to sanitize a robot putting it in there and sending it on its way."

By Victor Tangermann

The CDC recently deleted a bizarre guideline from its website. There's no evidence hydroxychloroquine fights COVID-19, but the CDC had suggested it anyway.
Viruses

CDC Deletes Recommendation for the Drug Trump’s Been Pushing

"Why would CDC be publishing anecdotes? That doesn't make sense. This is very unusual."

By Dan Robitzski

A number of US companies are already selling tests that can detect the presence of COVID-19 fighting antibodies in a patient's bloodstream.
Developments

For Sale: Tests That Say Whether You’ve Ever Had COVID-19

Antibody tests are here — but they exist in a regulatory grey area.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study predicts that climate change will kill so many oceanic organisms this decade that the entire ecosystem could fall apart.
Climate Change

New Study Predicts the Ocean Ecosystem Will Collapse This Decade

: "It's not a slippery slope, but a series of cliff edges, hitting different places at different times."

By Dan Robitzski

An AI by a risk detection firm was able to predict where the next spike in coronavirus cases will be in the UK and US by analyzing social media posts.
Artificial Intelligence

Data Firm Says Its AI Predicts Where Next COVID-19 Spike Will Be

The system was able to predict coronavirus outbreaks in 14 US states.

By Victor Tangermann

Because enough people took self-isolation guidelines seriously, the U.S. now expects significantly fewer coronavirus-linked deaths over the next few months.
Developments

Good News: Social Distancing Is Working

Congratulations! You're helping save countless lives.

By Dan Robitzski