Starhopper didn’t succeed at first, but now it will try, try again
Local residents have again received their "action required" notices.
Science // Science & Exploration
Scientists avoid gender bias when they know they’re being tested for bias
Possible bias tracked among scientists awarding prestigious research positions.
Oklahoma wins opioid case against Johnson & Johnson, gets tiny payout
Oklahoma is first to win an opioid case—but awarded just ~1/30th of damages.
Some CBD extracts are totally legal, DEA confirms
Agency says it still wants to expand cannabis research and notes that CBD is now legal.
SpaceX scrubs Starhopper test flight on Monday evening [Updated]
For their safety, local residents were advised to go outside during the test.
Behind the scenes at Earth’s most beautiful rocket launch site
Rocket Lab's Launch Complex-1 is not easy to get to—but the views are worth any lost sleep.
Why the NFL’s field goal record is waiting to be smashed
"It almost feels like butter off your foot... that ball just flew."
Tracking online hate groups reveals why they’re resilient to bans
When Facebook kicked the KKK, it re-formed on a Russia-based social network.
Deadly superbug outbreak in humans linked to antibiotic spike in cows
Use of certain antibiotics in cattle increased 41% just before the outbreak.
Vaping-linked lung disease cases jump from 94 to 153 in 5 days, CDC says [Updated]
That's a 60% rise in cases in five days; CDC has since reported even more probable cases.
Sun’s solar wind recreated in lab with aid of Big Red Ball
Laboratory model of solar wind may improve space weather forecasts.
Mysterious illness that paralyzes healthy kids prompts plea from CDC
CDC wants more data and faster reporting before the next wave of cases hits.
Tiny robot leaps around carrying its own battery, electronics
Less than 100 millimeters across, a trefoil-shaped robot can walk, hop, or leap.
Humans may have reached Europe by 210,000 years ago
By 40,000 years later, Neanderthals had taken over the site.
Chinese air pollution dimmed sunlight enough to impact solar panels
Pollution from coal and biomass burning blocks 13% of solar electricity.
