Lifeboat News: The Blog – Safeguarding Humanity

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Mar 4
2021

New Gene Therapy Reverses Aging in Mice

Scientists used CRISPR to identify genes responsible for cellular aging.

Mar 4
2021

Earth Will Lose Its Oxygen in a Billion Years, Killing Most Living Organisms

We could generate oxygen with machines and geoengineer the entire planets input and output.

A new study supported by NASA’s exoplanet habitability research lays out how the Sun will eventually bake the planet, turning Earth from a lush, oxygen-rich world to a dried-up husk with no complex life.

Mar 4
2021

Billionaire Says He’ll Fly Eight People Around the Moon for Free

This mission we expect people will go further than any human has ever gone from planet Earth.

Mar 4
2021

Fighter Pilots Blacked Out From Gs, Got Saved by AI Co-Pilot

The system engaged when a pilot was just 2600 feet above ground level.

Mar 4
2021

Drones With ‘Most Advanced AI Ever’ Coming Soon To Your Local Police Department

Founded by Google veterans and backed by $340 million from major VCs, Skydio is creating drones that seem straight out of science fiction—and they could be flying around your neighborhood soon.

Mar 4
2021

Soft robot reaches the deepest part of the ocean

A self-powered robot inspired by a fish can survive the extreme pressures at the bottom of the ocean’s deepest trench, thanks to its soft body and distributed electronic system — and might enable exploration of the uncharted ocean. How robots made from soft materials can withstand high pressures.

Mar 4
2021

WingBoarding Let’s You Carve Through The Clouds

For adrenaline junkies. 😃

This is WingBoarding by Wyp Aviation, the next-gen sport that requires you to be up high in the sky – and instead of water or snow, you carve out the clouds!

Mar 4
2021

U.S. issues warning after Microsoft says China hacked its mail server program

All federal government agencies have until noon Friday to download the latest software update to block the perpetrator.

The U.S. has issued an emergency warning after Microsoft said it caught China hacking into its mail and calendar server program, called Exchange.

Mar 4
2021

What Do Vaccine Efficacy Numbers Actually Mean?

All of the F.D.A.-approved vaccines offer strong protection against Covid-19, and assessing their efficacy isn’t as simple as a head-to-head comparison.

Mar 4
2021

Perseverance’s wind sensor deployed in latest pics from Mars

The Perseverance rover’s Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) is set to collect data on wind with the deployment of a sensor on Mar. 12021 (Sol 10). See imagery of the deployment and hear audio of the Martian wind captured by a microphone on Feb. 20. — NASA’s Perseverance Rover Explained: https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-2020-rover.html.

Credit: Space.com | footage & audio: NASA/JPL-Caltech | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)