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'Optimus' Prime: Tesla to Unveil Humanoid Robot This Fall
Carmaker Tesla Inc., which designs and manufactures electric vehicles and battery energy storage from home to grid-scale, plans to release a prototype of its humanoid robot this fall, according to CEO Elon Musk.
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Marble Head of Hercules Recovered From Ancient Roman Shipwreck
The marble head of an ancient Hercules statue has been recovered from the world-famous Antikythera shipwreck.
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New Antibody Therapies Fight Cancer, Drum Up Investment
Antibody therapies are offering promising treatment breakthroughs for cancer and other illnesses, generating greater investor interest more than 20 years after they were first commercialized.
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North Korea's National Medical Teams Probe Intestinal Epidemic
North Korea has dispatched medical crews and epidemiological investigators to a province battling the outbreak of an intestinal disease, state media reported Sunday.
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Bill Clinton Sent Federal Agents to Area 51 to Look for Aliens
Former President Bill Clinton told "The Late, Late Show" host James Corden this week he had sent federal agents to Nevada's Area 51 to look for aliens when he was president in the 1990s.
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Amazon Starting Drone Deliveries in California City
Amazon announced Monday that some shipments will be delivered via drone to customers in a California city later this year.
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NASA Commissioning Independent UFO Study
NASA is commissioning an an independent study on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), which used to be known commonly as UFOs (unidentified flying objects). The work will begin in the fall, last for about nine months, and first focus on whether the objects being reported ...
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Pfizer Seeking COVID Vaccine Approval for Children Under 5
Pfizer and BioNTech completed an application to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday for authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 5, Barron's reported.
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Fish Off Florida Coast Test Positive for Pharmaceuticals
A study finished earlier this year found fish off the Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys are testing positive for several pharmaceutical drugs as human wastewater makes its way out into the ocean.
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Study Suggests Aliens 'Could Be Common' on Planets Like Earth
A new study suggests alien life on planets similar to Earth, orbiting other stars similar to our sun, "could be common" in the universe. The research comes from Copenhagen University, which postulates scientific and technological advances will continue to increase the depth...
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Doctors Backing Off Pfizer's Paxlovid for Lower-Risk COVID Patients
Use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health agency warned symptoms can recur after people complete a course of the drug.
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Russia Touts New Generation of 'blinding' Laser Weapons
Russia on Wednesday touted its new generation of laser weapons including a mobile laser system first announced by President Vladimir Putin in 2018 which Moscow said had advanced so far it could blind orbiting satellites and destroy drones.
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Study Finds Cleaner Air Leads to More Atlantic Hurricanes
Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study links changes in regionalized air pollution across the globe to storm activity going both up and down. A...
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UN: Globe Could Surpass 1.5°C in a Single Year Over Next Five
The United Nations World Meteorological Organization revealed on Monday that there is a 50% chance the global average surface temperature will exceed 1.5 degrees C above the preindustrial average for the first time in a single year in the coming five, Axios reported. The WMO...
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New Magnificent Juno Photo Shows Shadow of Planet's Largest Moon
The shadow of Jupiter's biggest moon, Ganymede, dominates the view in a magnificent new photo from NASA's Juno mission, Space.com reported on Sunday.
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Study: Just 29 Percent of COVID Hospitalizations Fully Well in 1 Year
Just 29% of those hospitalized in Great Britain for COVID-19 have been reported to be fully recovered after one year, according to a new study.
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American 'Ghost' Drones for Ukraine Designed for Attack, Pentagon Says
Newly disclosed "Ghost" drones that are part of America's latest arms package for Ukraine were developed by the U.S. Air Force for attacking targets and are destroyed after a single use, the Pentagon said on Thursday.The United States and its allies have ramped up arms...
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Contact Restored Between Chernobyl, Nuke Regulator
The International Atomic Energy Agency says direct phone communications between the decommissioned Chernobyl power plant and Ukraine's nuclear regulator have been restored.Ukraine informed the Vienna-based U.N. nuclear watchdog on March 10 that it had lost direct contact...
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Bald Eagle Deaths Hit 14 States as Bird Flu Outbreak Grips US
A total of 36 bald eagles have died since February, covering 14 different states, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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New Hope to Help Advanced Parkinson's Patients Walk, Sleep Again
People with advanced Parkinson's disease often struggle to walk more than a few steps or sleep through the night, but new research offers hope of relief from these two debilitating symptoms.
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FDA Authorizes 1st Breath Test for COVID-19 Infection
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an emergency-use authorization for what it said is the first device that can detect COVID-19 in breath samples.
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WH Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy Planning to Step Down
White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy is planning to step down from her post, according to two sources familiar with the deliberations, likely ending a tenure marked by ambitious emissions targets but failure in securing major U.S. carbon-cutting legislation.McCarthy,...
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Study Finds Uranium Contamination in Drinking Water Supplies Around the US
The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that three areas of the United States have unsafe levels of uranium in the drinking water: the Midwest, West Coast and the southern regions.
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AccuWeather Forecasts 2022 to Be 7th Straight Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season
Privately held AccuWeather Inc forecasts 2022 will be the seventh straight above-average Atlantic hurricane season seeing the formation of between three and five major hurricanes with sustained winds of at least 111 miles per hour (178 kph), said Dan Kottlowski, senior...
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Australia, UK, US Alliance to Develop Hypersonic Missiles
The United States, United Kingdom and Australia announced Tuesday they will work together via the recently created security alliance known as AUKUS to develop hypersonic missiles.The move comes amid growing concern by the U.S. and allies about China's growing military...