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May 15, 2021

China’s 1st Mars rover ‘Zhurong’ lands on the Red Planet

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China just successfully landed its first rover on Mars, becoming only the second nation to do so.

The Tianwen-1 mission, China’s first interplanetary endeavor, reached the surface of the Red Planet Friday (May 14) at approximately 7:11 p.m. EDT (2311 GMT), though Chinese space officials have not yet confirmed the exact time and location of touchdown. Tianwen-1 (which translates to “Heavenly Questions”) arrived in Mars’ orbit in February after launching to the Red Planet on a Long March 5 rocket in July 2020.

May 14, 2021

The Way We Get Everything Is Going Electric

Posted by in categories: business, innovation

There’s a wide world of delivery logistics going on behind the scenes in America, one that’s become central to everyday life. And yet, most of us are completely oblivious to its environmental cost. But thanks to a handful of ambitious startups, there’s an electric revolution happening that may be perfectly suited to delivering us a cleaner future.

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May 14, 2021

This chain reaction could explain rare blood clots linked to some COVID-19 vaccines

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A research group in Germany has presented a possible explanation for why the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines sometimes trigger rare blood-clotting events.

May 14, 2021

Israel-Hamas Conflict Will End Soon, Says Former Ambassador

Posted by in category: futurism

May.14 — Martin Indyk, the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, expects a cease fire soon in the latest Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip. He appears on “Balance of Power.”

May 14, 2021

NASA Will Soon Use ‘Space Lasers’ To Give Us Live Video From Mars And The Moon

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Circa 2020


Photonics could soon allow NASA to swap from radio to lasers.

May 14, 2021

Yoshihiko Ishikawa Wins Badwater in Record Time, Then Proposes at Finish Line

Posted by in category: futurism

Circa 2019


While we’ve seen plenty of runners propose postmarathon (or even, dare we say it, in the middle of a marathon), few have gone the extra mile—or in this case, the extra 100-plus miles—before popping the question.

May 14, 2021

What’s the Farthest Anyone Has Ever Run Without Stopping?

Posted by in category: genetics

You know you’re a little different when the family tags along for your run in an RV fully equipped for a multi-day road trip.


Have you tried pulling an all-nighter recently? It hurts. A once-common event in college – thanks to studying or partying or midnight hikes that turned into sunrise missions – becomes increasingly debilitating the older you get. It’s like your first run after some time off: You might feel okay doing it, but you’ll pay the next day.

Unless you’re the genetically blessed aberration that is Dean Karnazes, 53, one of the most well known runners of our time.

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May 14, 2021

Fruit flies can travel six million times their body length

Posted by in category: futurism

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In a new study from the California Institute of Technology, experts have discovered that fruit flies can fly up to 15 kilometers in a single journey. This distance is the equivalent of the average human traveling over 10000 kilometers, or more than 6200 miles.

The record for the longest distance by a human was set in 2005, when an ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes ran continuously for 80 hours over 350 miles – roughly 324000 times his body length. The Caltech study has found that fruit flies can travel up to six million times the length of their body.

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May 14, 2021

Pfizer CEO: People who received Pfizer shot will likely need 3rd dose

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The CEO of Pfizer says that people who got the company’s version of the COVID-19 vaccine will likely need a booster shot within a year.

Albert Bourla made the announcement in an interview with CNBC correspondent Bertha Coombs that was filmed two weeks ago and released publicly on Thursday.

“Likely scenarios is there will likely be a need for a third dose somewhere between six and 12 months and then from there, there will be an annual vaccination,” says Bourla.

May 14, 2021

IBM Creates World’s First 2nm CPU Using Nanosheets

Posted by in category: computing

IBM has built the first 2nm wafers in the semiconductor industry, several years before the node is expected to hit commercial volumes.