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Experts Worry a Landmark Report on Climate Change Will Call For Unrealistic Tech

Experts Worry a Landmark Report on Climate Change Will Call For Unrealistic Tech

By Jon Christian

Oil Will Be Used Less for Fuel, More for Plastics and Fertilizers

Oil Will Be Used Less for Fuel, More for Plastics and Fertilizers

By Jon Christian

Wind Farms Might Heat up the Planet, After All

Wind Farms Might Heat up the Planet, After All

By Dan Robitzski

This Week in Science: Sept 29 – Oct 5

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This Week in Science: Sept 29 – Oct 5

By Victor Tangermann

A Virgin Atlantic flight powered in part by sustainable jet fuel completed a trek from Orlando to London on Thursday morning.

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A Plane Powered by Recycled Waste Just Flew Across the Atlantic

By Kristin Houser

Researchers Think They’ve Discovered the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

Researchers Think They’ve Discovered the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

By Kristin Houser

For the first time, researchers discover gamma rays emanating from the microquasar SS 433, and they aren't coming from the usual source.

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We Just Learned Something New About “One of the Weirdest Objects in the Milky Way”

By Kristin Houser

Thought it's Subterranean Challenge, DARPA is asking teams of roboticists to create autonomous robots that can navigate underground environments.

The Military Wants Robots That Can Explore Tunnels Barely Large Enough to Fit a Human

By Kristin Houser

The Stuff in IKEA’s Biodegradable Packaging Will Now Make Tasty Lab-Grown Meats

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The Stuff in IKEA’s Biodegradable Packaging Will Now Make Tasty Lab-Grown Meats

By Jon Christian

Scientists Used CRISPR to Domesticate This Delicate Fruit

Scientists Used CRISPR to Domesticate This Delicate Fruit

By Dan Robitzski

Preventing bird collisions with planes and other manmade objects could be as simply as adding red or blue LEDs to our creations.

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Planes Kill Huge Numbers of Birds. LEDs Could Save Their Lives.

By Kristin Houser

Paint it Clear: This Coating Could Make Your AC Obsolete

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Paint it Clear: This Coating Could Make Your AC Obsolete

By Kristin Houser

Glimpse: How An Army of Resurrected Mammoths Could Curb Global Warming

Glimpse: How An Army of Resurrected Mammoths Could Curb Global Warming

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.

By Jon Christian

For the first time ever, researchers have discovered radio jets launching from a neutron star with a strong magnetic field.

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Astronomers Discover a New Source of Spectacular Radio Jets

By Kristin Houser

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We Can Now See Individual Cells in This Mummy’s Hand

By Jon Christian

Steel Is A Huge Polluter. New Technologies Could Make it Green.

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Steel Is A Huge Polluter. New Technologies Could Make it Green.

By Jon Christian

One Way to Sate South Africa’s Thirst: Bring in an Iceberg

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One Way to Sate South Africa’s Thirst: Bring in an Iceberg

By Jon Christian

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created the strongest-ever controllable magnetic field, and it could help make nuclear fusion a reality.

This Super Powerful Magnetic Field Puts Us One Step Closer to Nuclear Fusion

By Kristin Houser

DARPA just unveiled a research project that lets people control multiple jet planes at once with just their thoughts. For now, it requires invasive surgery.

Military Pilots Can Control Three Jets at Once via a Neural Implant

By Dan Robitzski

This System Converts Our Trash Into Fuel and Reduces Greenhouse Gases

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This System Converts Our Trash Into Fuel and Reduces Greenhouse Gases

By Rachelle Dragani

NASA just shared the first image produces by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a satellite designed to help in the hunt for exoplanets.

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See the First Image Produced by NASA’s Newest Planet Hunter

By Kristin Houser

Germany Just Rolled Out the World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Trains

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Germany Just Rolled Out the World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Trains

By Kristin Houser

Oregon Breweries Now Sell Beer In Reusable Bottles

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Oregon Breweries Now Sell Beer In Reusable Bottles

By Jon Christian

You Can Now Genetically Engineer Your Own Mutant Frogs For $499

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You Can Now Genetically Engineer Your Own Mutant Frogs For $499

By Kristin Houser

Europe Wants a Global Ban on Military Killer Robots, but Not Everyone Agrees

Europe Wants a Global Ban on Military Killer Robots, but Not Everyone Agrees

By Jon Christian

Check Out This Stunning Image of a Far-off Galaxy

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Check Out This Stunning Image of a Far-off Galaxy

By Kristin Houser

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