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Assuming the vacuum of space didn't prevent sound from traveling, what would the Sun sound like? Turns out, it might be rather annoying...

Science & Energy

If Sound Traveled Through Space, the Sun Would Be Extremely Annoying

There’s something remarkably human in our search for aliens among the stars and goal of learning more about life in general to learn more about ourselves.

Science & Energy

Could Searching for Alien Life Attract Hostile Extraterrestrials?

We the editors of Futurism took a look at the science and tech stories Futurism readers reacted to the most in 2019. Here's our year in review.

Futurism’s Top Ten Most-Discussed, Shared, and Socialed Stories of 2019

We're solidly into the beginning of the 2019-2020 flu season and so far it's proving to be an unusual one as atypical strains of flu virus are turning up.

2020 Flu Season Off to Quirky Start, Also Affects Seals

Science & Energy

Is That Viral Catfish/Egg/Coke/Mentos Vid Real? An Investigation

With the 8,200 pounds of research, supplies, and hardware contained in a Northrup Gruman resupply rocket sent to space, there were also 12 bottles of wine.

International Space Station

This Startup Is Aging Red Wine on the International Space Station

The One Daily Science and Technology Newsletter You Absolutely Need to Read

Science & Energy

The One Daily Science and Technology Newsletter You Absolutely Need to Read

An international group of scientists is compiling a biological "atlas" of all the individual cells that make up the human body.

A New Project Is Helping Map Every Cell in the Human Body

The Hong Kong government has announced a ban on any face masks or paints that are "likely to prevent identification" during public demonstrations.

Artificial Intelligence

Hong Kong Bans Surveillance-Thwarting Face Masks

That Chardonnay in your glass comes from wine grapes which carry a fascinating genetic quirk. Researchers at the University of California...

Science & Energy

Scientists Sequence Genomes of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon

Sophia the Robot and Evan Rachel Wood sit in dramatic lighting

Robots and Machines

From Futurism Studios, “SophiaWorld” is Westworld Meets Reality

Researchers from Harvard's Wyss Institute developed a pair of stride-enhancing, wearable robotic shorts to make walking easier.

Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Built Robo-Shorts to Make Walking Easier

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) set out with an ambitious task, to build a robodog which combined all the best parts of Siri, 3D-printing, and robots like Boston Dynamics SpotMini.

Boston Dynamics

This Boston Dynamics-Esque Bot Has Horrifying, Human-Like Eyes

New research found grapes used in modern winemaking related closely 28 archaeological grape seeds dating to the Iron Age, Roman era and medieval period.

Science & Energy

Wine Grapes Haven’t Changed Much Genetically Since Ancient Rome

Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia announced a new hydraulic, quadrupedal robot dog, and showed the bot pulling a three-ton airplane.

Watch a Super-Strong Robot Dog Pull a Three-Ton Airplane

NASA's Oddysey spacecraft recently captured some colorful candids of the Martian moon, Phobos. Here's what makes the snapshots so sweet.

New Photos of Mars’ Moon Phobos “Look Like Candy.” Here’s Why.

Physicists are using mayonnaise to study the properties of molten metal being used to create fusion reactions in the laboratory setting.

This Physicist Is Using Mayonnaise to Study Nuclear Fusion

Physicists developed a device that allows heat to flow from cold to hot objects, apparently contrary to the second law of thermodynamics.

Science & Energy

Scientists: New Device Appears to Defy the Laws of Thermodynamics

Andrew Yang envisioned as a hologram

Presidential Hopeful Andrew Yang Plans to Campaign Via Hologram

"Super Worm Moon" and "Super Moon" don't mean anything. They may get people hyped about space, but they can be misleading.

The “Super Worm Moon” Is Ridiculous and It’s Time to Stop

A quantum radio chip allows researchers to tune in to the smallest radio frequencies

Researchers Tune in to Smallest Radio Frequency in Quantum Mechanics

2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang supports universal basic income

Universal Basic Income

How Universal Basic Income Could Be Affordable, Andrew Yang Explains

Neuroscientists Can Predict Decisions 11 Seconds Before We Make Them

Science & Energy

Neuroscientists Can Predict Decisions 11 Seconds Before We Make Them

Fire Resistant Homes could help prevent extreme weather damage from climate change

New Fire-Resistant Homes the Next Line of Defense From Wildfires

A genetically modified salmon swims next to a normal salmon of the same age.

Science & Energy

FDA Allows Genetically Modified Salmon Imports in the US

Researchers from Lousiana State University (LSU) have developed biodegradable Mardi Gras beads produced from algae that could reduce festival waste.

Science & Energy

Scientists Invent Biodegradable Mardi Gras Beads

Why Cellphone Carriers Are Dreaming of a World Without Wi-Fi

Why Cellphone Carriers Are Dreaming of a World Without Wi-Fi

A sensor the size of a watch battery could help track firefighters and those in dangerous working conditions.

Prosthetics and Devices

Self-Powered Sensor Helps Track Firefighters in Burning Buildings

Newborn baby in a hospital bed, machine-learning models can help detect sepsis in babies.

Artificial Intelligence

Machine-Learning Models Can Help Detect Sepsis in Newborns Earlier

Kai-Fu Lee, a venture capitalist who used to develop AI for Google and Microsoft, predicts that AI will automate 40 percent of the world's jobs in 15 years.

Artificial Intelligence

Controlling AI Weapons May Be Impossible, Warns Former US Secretary of State

A train pulls into a station in Hong Kong.

China’s Social Credit System Barred Millions from Traveling in 2018

Motif Ingredients is providing the building blocks of fake meat, taking complex R&D out of the hands of creatives bring meat alternatives to market.

New Startup Is Selling the Building Blocks of Fake Meat

The first-of-its-kind fabric which cools or insulates based on its environment.

New Fabric Automatically Cools or Insulates Depending on Its Environment

Quantum circuits could make use of transmon devices to speed up processes and allow for more precise control.

Quantum State Control Process Could Speed Up Computers and Energy Transfers

A gummy-like robot could help fight disease from within our bodies

These Gummy-Like Robots Could Keep Us Healthy From Within

A Sumatran tiger, like Melati, seen prowling near water and shrubs.

Science & Energy

Death of a Tigress: A Bad First Date and the Important Role of Zoos

A steak on a grill, many animals may meet a similar fate leading to their extinction

We May Be Eating Most Megafauna To Extinction

Researchers found they could stop mosquitoes biting by giving them human diet pills dissolved in saline.

To Stop Mosquitoes From Biting, Scientists Put Them on Diet Pills

Scientists turned skin cells into immune cells

Scientists Reprogrammed Human Skin Cells Into Immune Cells To Fight Cancer

Some pills float in a blue tinted cup of coffee

Feeling Lonely? Scientists Are Developing a Pill to Fight Loneliness

A soft robot tendril wraps its way around a plant vine.

This Soft Robot Mimics Plant Tendrils To Creep and Climb

Researchers have developed a new tool which offers an unprecident look, like this image, of the internal structures of human capillaries

Science & Energy

Doctors Can Now Get a Detailed Look Inside Your Capillaries

An array of solar panels, which could be improved by nanomaterials, stands in a field.

Self-Assembling Nanomaterials Could Improve Solar Panels

Northwestern University's new sweat-drinking biosensor patch

Health & Medicine

Sweat-Drinking Biosensor Patch Helps Monitor Your Health

Scientist repurposed CRISPR to develop better antibiotics

Science & Energy

Researchers Repurposed CRISPR to Help Develop Better Antibiotics

A sleeping woman on a sofa who may have taken sleeping pills to aid her slumber

A New Class of Drugs Could Make Safer Sleeping Pills

Electricity producing bacteria may one day play a big roll in producing the Earths energy

New Technique Makes Electricity-Producing Bacteria More Useful Than Ever

Washington State University researchers studied plants to determine the blueprints for their immune system

Researchers Found the Blueprint for Plant Immune Systems

Russia's Spektr-R space telescope sitting in a bay before its launch

Russia’s Only Space Telescope Has Stopped Responding to Commands

A new type of implant could improve bladder control in people.

Health & Medicine

A New Implant Uses Light to Improve Bladder Control

An artist's depiction of what Excitons look like in advanced electronics

A Physics Breakthrough Could Lead to a New Generation of Advanced Electronics

Sound waves depicting the use of Microsoft's silent voice command technology

Microsoft Patents “Silent” Voice Command Technology

A SpaceX Crew Dragon space craft sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Goes Vertical for First Test Launch

Tiny satelietes could help stabilize massive space telescopes.

Tiny Satellites Could Be “Guide Stars” for Massive Space Telescopes

large hadron collider lhc standard model of physics

Science & Energy

Get to Know the Large Hadron Collider and Take a Glimpse at Its Future

Washington State may be set to become the first state to allow human composting

Washington May Become the First State to Legalize Human Composting

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft has been cleared by NASA for full-scale production

NASA Clears “Dream Chaser” Space Cargo Plane For Full-Scale Production

Nerve cells could be rerouted to help prevent phantom limb pain

Rerouting Nerves During Amputation May Reduce Phantom Limb Pain

Burgers full of beef and bacon are facing a new threat from cancer causing chemicals.

Experts: Stop Adding Cancer-Causing Chemicals to our Meats

Google won a key Illinois lawsuit that has long been a barrier to big tech companies' use of facial recognition software.

Google Wins Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Technology

Pine needles on a green Christmas tree

Science & Energy

Your Christmas Tree Could Be Recycled Into Paint or Sweeteners

A researcher stands at an ultrafast electron camera that recorded motion in electrons.

An Ultrafast Camera Filmed Electrons Interacting With Light Energy

SpaceX launch - SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying a GPS 3 satellite

SpaceX Launches Next-Generation Air Force GPS Satellite

Sea levels are rising faster in some areas than others, flooding coastal towns.

Why Sea Levels Along The US East Coast Are Rising at Different Rates

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