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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.

Scientists Invented A Real-Life Flux Capacitor

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Scientists Invented A Real-Life Flux Capacitor

By Kristin Houser

The Military Wants Bulletproof Batteries For Armor

The Military Wants Bulletproof Batteries For Armor

3D Printed Sugar Scaffolds Could Help Grow Organs, Then Dissolve Away

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3D Printed Sugar Scaffolds Could Help Grow Organs, Then Dissolve Away

Tesla Gets Green Light To Create The World’s Largest Virtual Solar Plant In South Australia

Tesla Gets Green Light To Create The World’s Largest Virtual Solar Plant In South Australia

By Dan Robitzski

If DARPA Wants To Stop Deepfakes, They Should Talk To Facebook And Google

If DARPA Wants To Stop Deepfakes, They Should Talk To Facebook And Google

By Dan Robitzski

Brain Scans Of Stressed Pilots Uncover A Big Problem With How We Do Science

Brain Scans Of Stressed Pilots Uncover A Big Problem With How We Do Science

By Dan Robitzski

There’s New Evidence for the Mysterious “Planet Nine”

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There’s New Evidence for the Mysterious “Planet Nine”

By Dan Robitzski

Gamers Built a “Digital Museum” That Unlocked New Secrets of the Brain

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Gamers Built a “Digital Museum” That Unlocked New Secrets of the Brain

By Kristin Houser

As It Turns Out, Environmentally ‘Protected’ Lands Really Aren’t

As It Turns Out, Environmentally ‘Protected’ Lands Really Aren’t

By Dan Robitzski

Bitcoin Is Going To Use As Much Electricity As Austria By The Year’s End

Bitcoin Is Going To Use As Much Electricity As Austria By The Year’s End

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers Don’t Know What’s Killing Florida’s Coral Reef

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Researchers Don’t Know What’s Killing Florida’s Coral Reef

Scott Pruitt’s EPA Prevented A Major Water Pollution Study From Being Published

Scott Pruitt’s EPA Prevented A Major Water Pollution Study From Being Published

By Dan Robitzski

Robo-Bees Can Infiltrate and Influence Insect Societies To Stop Them From Going Extinct

Robo-Bees Can Infiltrate and Influence Insect Societies To Stop Them From Going Extinct

By Dan Robitzski

Study: Oil Companies Are Avoiding Taking Responsibility for Climate Change

Study: Oil Companies Are Avoiding Taking Responsibility for Climate Change

How California’s Incredible New Solar Panel Law Is Historic for Green Energy

How California’s Incredible New Solar Panel Law Is Historic for Green Energy

By Claudia Geib

AI Created Complete 3D Models Of Cells So Doctors See How Diseases Change Them

AI Created Complete 3D Models Of Cells So Doctors See How Diseases Change Them

By Dan Robitzski

Green Energy: Good For The Planet, Bad For Fossil Fuel Workers

Green Energy: Good For The Planet, Bad For Fossil Fuel Workers

By Claudia Geib

Environmental Problems Go Hand In Hand With Social Injustice. North Carolina Wants to End That.

Environmental Problems Go Hand In Hand With Social Injustice. North Carolina Wants to End That.

By Claudia Geib

Hawaii’s Sunscreen Ban Will Attempt to Protect Struggling Coral Reefs

Hawaii’s Sunscreen Ban Will Attempt to Protect Struggling Coral Reefs

By Claudia Geib

States Sue to Stop Trump’s EPA From Stripping Vehicle Emissions Rules

States Sue to Stop Trump’s EPA From Stripping Vehicle Emissions Rules

By Claudia Geib

Antarctic Research Project Will Determine If a Huge Glacier Will Soon Break Off

Antarctic Research Project Will Determine If a Huge Glacier Will Soon Break Off

By Claudia Geib

Cheap Hydrogen Fuel Was A Failed Promise. But Its Time May Have Arrived.

Cheap Hydrogen Fuel Was A Failed Promise. But Its Time May Have Arrived.

By Dan Robitzski

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

By Dan Robitzski

Australia Has Big Plans to Save the Great Barrier Reef. But It Can’t Do It Alone.

Australia Has Big Plans to Save the Great Barrier Reef. But It Can’t Do It Alone.

By Claudia Geib