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The Military’s “Molar Mic” Is Straight out of Mission Impossible

The Military’s “Molar Mic” Is Straight out of Mission Impossible

By Kristin Houser

The Ocean Cleanup is finally ready to put its plastic-wrangling boom to the test cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

A Huge Trap Is Ready to Start Gobbling Up Ocean Plastic “Like A Giant Pac-Man”

By Kristin Houser

Global demand for fossil fuels could peak a decade before experts had previously predicted, which could spell trouble for the economy.

Experts Warn That Demand for Fossil Fuels Could Peak a Decade Earlier Than Predicted

By Jon Christian

A New Map of Antarctica Is Detailed Enough to See a Car Parked on An Ice Shelf

A New Map of Antarctica Is Detailed Enough to See a Car Parked on An Ice Shelf

By Kristin Houser

We’re Drinking so Much Water That We’re Actually Making the Ocean Saltier

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We’re Drinking so Much Water That We’re Actually Making the Ocean Saltier

By Kristin Houser

Google’s New Search Engine Could Solve a Major Problem in the Scientific Community

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Google’s New Search Engine Could Solve a Major Problem in the Scientific Community

By Kristin Houser

It’s Now Way Easier to Manipulate Individual Atoms in 3D

It’s Now Way Easier to Manipulate Individual Atoms in 3D

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Army is eyeing a system that traps military drones while they're on the move, which could help the devices avoid detection by enemies.

A Venus Flytrap-Like System Could Help Military Drones Avoid Detection

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from Yale University have found a way to make 3D printing metal far easier, potentially opening up the material to consumer use.

We Can Now Easily 3D Print With Metal

By Kristin Houser

A year after cleaving from the Antarctic ice shelf, iceberg A68 is now on the move, exposing a long-undisturbed underwater ecosystem.

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A Huge Iceberg Is Moving. Now Scientists Finally Might Understand What Lives Underneath It.

By Kristin Houser

In Europe, Scientists Need to Share Their Research for Free if They Want Government Funding

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In Europe, Scientists Need to Share Their Research for Free if They Want Government Funding

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Army is working on a system in which a ground-based laser shoots a military drone mid-flight in order to power it.

Shoot This Military Drone With a Laser, and It’ll Stay in the Air Indefinitely

By Kristin Houser

Based on data from two ground-based telescopes, researchers believe there's water on Jupiter, perhaps far more than on Earth.

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There’s Water in Jupiter’s Atmosphere

By Kristin Houser

NASA released a video illustrating the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to abrupt thawing in the Arctic.

Greenhouse Gases Are Bubbling Up From Arctic Lakes That Were Recently Frozen

By Kristin Houser

Particle accelerators can lead to major breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe, and now, we may have a better way to create them.

An Acceleration Breakthrough Could Fundamentally Change How We Study Particles

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created a software program that can determine whether a military robot can right itself after toppling over.

The Military’s Newest Tool Will Make Sure A Robot Can Get up by Itself After It Falls

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover that methylene blue, an environmental pollutant, is highly efficient at storing and releasing energy.

This Industrial Blue Dye Could Help Us Build Better Batteries

By Kristin Houser

Researchers determine that exposure to air pollution can cause a decline in a person's cognitive ability, with older men affected the most.

Dumber Humans — That’s Just One Effect of a More Polluted Future

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from CERN have just moved one step closer to cooling antimatter, which should make it easier for us to study the mysterious substance.

We’re Almost Able to Cool Antimatter. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have figured out a way to map the human genome in three dimensions, using enzymes to calculate a gene's distance from a cell's nucleus.

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15 Years Ago, We Sequenced the Human Genome. Now We Can 3D Map It.

By Kristin Houser

MIT researchers have created an underwater communication system that would allow submarines to transmit data directly to planes.

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Underwater and Airborne Craft Can Now Communicate Directly and Wirelessly

By Kristin Houser

Scientists have undertaken a project to unlock Bioinspired Light-Escalated Chemistry (BioLEC), a new type of science that could help replace fossil fuels.

Sugar, Light, And A New Type of Chemistry — What It May Take To Wean Us Off Fossil Fuels

By Dan Robitzski

Construction has begun on the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), a telescope that will be the most powerful in the world once completed in 2024.

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We’ll Soon Have A Telescope That Will Show Us the Edge of the Universe

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have used a CRISPR technique called base editing to effectively repair the mutation that causes Marfan Syndrome.

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A New CRISPR Technique Let Researchers Repair a Genetic Mutation in Viable Human Embryos

By Kristin Houser

Apparel startup Vollebak is selling a $695 graphene jacket that can conduct and retain heat, repel bacteria, and decrease humidity.

You Can Now Buy The World’s First Graphene Jacket, And It’s Everything You Want It To Be

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Military Now Has the Money It Needs to Prepare for Climate Change

The U.S. Military Now Has the Money It Needs to Prepare for Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

Using a combination of AI and 360-degree imaging, researchers identify a type of coral reef seemingly impervious to global warming.

AI Analysis Uncovers Coral Reefs Resistant to Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

NASA’s New Space Probe Will Venture Closer to the Sun Than Any Craft Before It

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NASA Just Launched A New Space Probe That Will Venture Closer to the Sun Than Any Craft Before It

By Kristin Houser

For the first time, astronomers have discovered a coronal mass ejection (CME), a spewing of plasma and energy, from a star that's not the Earth's Sun.

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Scientists Observe a Star That Spews Plasma — And It’s Not Our Sun

By Kristin Houser

Unexplained “Sonic Attacks” Were Reported In China. Here’s What We Know.

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Unexplained “Sonic Attacks” Were Reported In China. Here’s What We Know.

Biologists Plan to Bring the Woolly Mammoth Back to Life by 2019

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Biologists Plan to Bring the Woolly Mammoth Back to Life by 2019

By Patrick Caughill

Even if we meet the emissions limits set by the Paris Agreement, natural feedback processes could create "Hothouse Earth" climate conditions.

No Existing Policies Will Be Enough To Prevent A Future “Hothouse Earth”

By Kristin Houser

Geoengineering Would Hurt Earth’s Crops More Than It Would Help Them, Says Study

Geoengineering Would Hurt Earth’s Crops More Than It Would Help Them, Says Study

By Kristin Houser

A number of scientifically sound studies all reached different conclusions when trying to figure out the universe's expansion rate.

Figuring out How Fast the Universe Is Expanding Might Require a New Type of Physics

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Has a New Plan to Deter Would-Be Hackers

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The U.S. Has a New Plan to Deter Would-Be Hackers

By Kristin Houser

Two teams of researchers have used gene-editing tool CRISPR to decrease the number of chromosomes in baker's yeast from 16 to one or two.

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Engineers Use CRISPR to Create A New Species With Just One Chromosome

By Kristin Houser

The cod population in the Gulf of Alaska is at the lowest levels ever recording, which is wreaking havoc on the state's economy.

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A Warm Water Mass Called “The Blob” Is Killing Alaska’s Cod

By Kristin Houser

Through a series of experiments, UK researchers identify abiogenesis zones around stars, helping narrow down the list of planets that could form life.

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Scientists Shed New Light on What Life-Producing Planets Require

By Kristin Houser

23andMe has signed an agreement to no longer parter with anyone but British pharmaceutical company GSK on any drug discovery projects.

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23andMe is Teaming Up With A Pharma Company. You Shouldn’t Be Surprised.

By Kristin Houser

According to Europe's highest court, gene-edited crops are genetically modified organisms and should be regulated the same way as GMOs.

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Gene-Edited Crops Are Officially GMOs, European Court Rules

By Kristin Houser

DARPA has announced a new program focused on funding projects focused on third wave AI, the kind that can understand and explain its answers.

DARPA Is Funding Research Into AI That Can Explain What It’s “Thinking”

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. military's AI center will help the nation's armed forces develop and implement the latest in artificial intelligence

U.S. Military Declares Mandate on AI: “We Want to Be the Threat”

By Kristin Houser

MIT researchers have created nanobots that can travel via an aerosol spray, potentially opening up a new field in robotics.

MIT Researchers Create an Aerosol Spray Loaded With Nanobots

By Kristin Houser

Federal Agencies Propose Major Changes to Endangered Species Act

Federal Agencies Propose Major Changes to Endangered Species Act

By Kristin Houser

Google agreed to work with UN Environment to create a platform that gives the world access to valuable environmental data.

Google and The UN Team Up To Study The Effects of Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: We Finally Know Where Those Mysterious Subatomic Particles Are Coming From

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The Digest: We Finally Know Where Those Mysterious Subatomic Particles Are Coming From

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Hackers Are Stealing Sensitive Documents From The U.S. Military And Selling Them

The Digest: Hackers Are Stealing Sensitive Documents From The U.S. Military And Selling Them

By Victor Tangermann

The Digest: Removing Spent Underwater Oil Rigs Might Do More Harm Than Good

The Digest: Removing Spent Underwater Oil Rigs Might Do More Harm Than Good

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Starbucks Is Replacing Plastic Straws With “Sippy Cups” for Adults

The Digest: Starbucks Is Replacing Plastic Straws With “Sippy Cups” for Adults

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Seattle Becomes the First Major U.S. City to Ban Plastic Straws

The Digest: Seattle Becomes the First Major U.S. City to Ban Plastic Straws

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: A New Cloaking Approach Could Potentially Make Objects Invisible From Every Direction

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The Digest: A New Cloaking Approach Could Potentially Make Objects Invisible From Every Direction

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: One of Saturn’s Moons Has Everything Needed to Host Life

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The Digest: One of Saturn’s Moons Has Everything Needed to Host Life

By Kristin Houser

AirPods Meet Bose: The World’s Smartest Earphones Let You Personalize Your Audio Experience [Affiliate]

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AirPods Meet Bose: The World’s Smartest Earphones Let You Personalize Your Audio Experience [Affiliate]

The Digest: China Has (Probably) Been Pumping a Banned Gas Into the Atmosphere

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The Digest: China Has (Probably) Been Pumping a Banned Gas Into the Atmosphere

By Kristin Houser

Lab-Grown Neanderthal Minibrains Reveal How They’re Different From Humans’

Lab-Grown Neanderthal Minibrains Reveal How They’re Different From Humans’

By Dan Robitzski

MIT Creates “Artificial Blubber” to Keep Navy SEALs Warm

MIT Creates “Artificial Blubber” to Keep Navy SEALs Warm

By Kristin Houser

Russia Wants to Vaporize Space Junk With a Laser. There Is No Way This Will Go Wrong.

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Russia Wants to Vaporize Space Junk With a Laser. There Is No Way This Will Go Wrong.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists Developed a Vaccine That Could Protect 350 Million Lives

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Scientists Developed a Vaccine That Could Protect 350 Million Lives

Cheap Carbon Capture Technology Might Make Our Climate Goals Possible

Cheap Carbon Capture Technology Might Make Our Climate Goals Possible

By Dan Robitzski

Google: JK, We’re Going To Keep Working With The Military After All

Google: JK, We’re Going To Keep Working With The Military After All

By Dan Robitzski

Maybe We Haven’t Found Aliens Because They All Died From Climate Change

Maybe We Haven’t Found Aliens Because They All Died From Climate Change

The DoE May Bail Out Failing Coal Plants in the Name of National Security

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The DoE May Bail Out Failing Coal Plants in the Name of National Security

By Kristin Houser

Millions of People Need New Corneas. Now We Can 3D Print Them.

Millions of People Need New Corneas. Now We Can 3D Print Them.

By Kristin Houser

China Isn’t Taking Our Recycling. Here’s What We Could Do With It Instead.

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China Isn’t Taking Our Recycling. Here’s What We Could Do With It Instead.