Health & Medicine
You Have the Power to Physically Reshape Your Brain
Your brain needs exercise just like your body.
6 hours ago
Off World
NASA Is Fast-Tracking Plans to Explore a Metal Asteroid Worth $10,000 Quadrillion
It'll be our first attempt to explore a world made of iron rather than ice or rock.
7 hours ago
Hard Science
Watch: Would a Twin on Earth Really Age Faster Than One Traveling Through Space?
The science behind "the twins paradox" explained in just 3 minutes.
May 27, 2017
Earth & Energy
Watch: Do We Really Share 99% of Our DNA With Chimps?
Find out the truth behind the often-repeated statistic.
May 27, 2017
Earth & Energy
The Smallest Changes in Temperature Can Have a Huge Impact on Our Planet
This is why global warming can't be ignored.
May 27, 2017
Artificial Intelligence
We Still Know Very Little About How AI Thinks
But that's what makes the tech so remarkable.
May 27, 2017
Hard Science
New Explanation for Dark Energy? Tiny Fluctuations of Time and Space.
One of the universe's greatest mysteries could be solved by combining two conflicting theories.
May 27, 2017
Hard Science
Our Brains Can Predict Future Events Twice as Fast as They Actually Happen
Our brains are far more powerful than we imagined.
May 26, 2017
Future Society
Mark Zuckerberg Just Voiced His Support for Universal Basic Income
The Facebook founder joins Elon Musk and Bill Gates is urging society to consider UBI.
May 26, 2017Predict the Future
Health & Medicine
Advances in Robotics and 3D Printing Could Make Life-Saving Artificial Hearts a Reality
Donor waiting lists would become a thing of the past.
May 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
Study Shows Marijuana Can Effectively Treat a Severe and Often Fatal Epilepsy Disorder
Up to 20% of children with this disorder die from seizures before they’re 20 years old.
May 26, 2017
Off World
The U.S. Military Just Teamed With Boeing, and They’re Building a Hypersonic Space Plane
Supersonic? Who wants that when you can have hypersonic?
May 26, 2017Advanced Transport
Powerful Electric Scooters Could Be the Future of Urban Transportation
Experts Predict EVs Could Be Cheaper Than Gas-Powered Cars by 2030
Toyota Is Using Blockchain to Get Its Self-Driving Cars on the Roads Sooner
Enhanced Humans
Scientists Are Using CRISPR To “Program” Living Cells
We May Be on the Brink of a New Age in Human Evolution
(Un)Becoming Human: Tech-Augmented Human Workers Have Arrived
Future Society
Bitcoin and Ethereum Were Two of Google’s Most Popular Searches This Week
Could an AI Ever Be Elected President?
Get Over It: The World’s First 3D-Printed Bridge Officially Opened
Health & Medicine
Placebos Are Effective Even When Patients Know They Aren’t Receiving Actual Drugs
A “Molecular Condom” Could Be the Future of Male Contraception
Op-Ed
Can Bill Nye – or Any Other Science Educator – Really Save the World?
Ending anti-science thinking may be too big a task for any TV show.
May 23, 2017
Hard Science
Graphene Just Brought Us One Step Closer to Practical Quantum Computers
Turns out, graphene’s properties are ideal for making quantum capacitors.
May 22, 2017
Future Society
Almost 700 Positions Remain Unfilled at the CDC Due to Hiring Freeze
Proof that science and politics cannot be separated.
May 22, 2017
Future Society
Blockchain Faces Legal Questions Before Widespread Use
Like the internet before it, this tech's impact will be far-reaching.
May 21, 2017
Op-Ed
The Battle to Teach Evolution in Public Schools Is Far From Over
It's 2017, and this is still an issue.
May 21, 2017
Earth & Energy
California Grid Smashes Record, Gets 67% of Energy From Renewables
When hydropower facilities are included, the figure is about 80%.
May 20, 2017
Future Society
How Will We Keep Our Thoughts Private in the Age of Mind-Reading Tech?
With brain-computer interfaces already on the market, what are the risks?
May 20, 2017
Hard Science
Teleportation Could Be Possible Using Quantum Physics
The key is quantum entanglement.
May 20, 2017
Future Society
Soon, Tech Could Make Cash and Credit Cards Utterly Obsolete
Traditional currency may be on its way out.
May 19, 2017
Earth & Energy
Mercedes Just Made a Huge Play That Could Threaten Tesla’s Home-Battery Business
Serving Tesla with a healthy dose of competition.
May 19, 2017
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