A body of laws and ethics for autonomous vehicles must be developed, because they will be much safer, but nothing is perfect. What will that look like?

Laws and Ethics for Autonomous Cars

And figuring out how to do it could help us reach Mars.

Scientists: Human hibernation is entirely possible

Peace Out

Researchers couldn't find any reason why human hibernation shouldn't be possible — and cracking it could help us explore the cosmos.

Scientists: Human Hibernation Is Entirely Possible

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/01/human-hibernation-real-possibility/605071/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You Could Probably Hibernate</a> [The Atlantic]

More on human hibernation: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/astronaut-hibernation-pods-not-crazy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scientist: Astronaut Hibernation Pods &#8220;Actually Not so Crazy&#8221;</a>

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"We couldn’t find any showstoppers, any reason it wouldn’t be possible."

The merger could explain some of Betelgeuse's strange traits.

Giant star Betelgeuse may have eaten a smaller companion

Star Snacks

Astronomers have built a new model that could answer lingering questions about Betelgeuse — by positing that it was once two stars.

Giant Star Betelgeuse May Have Eaten a Smaller Companion

The famous red giant may have once been two stars.

"We've got people who can't sit in their backyard because the smell from their neighbor is so bad."

Smelly town buys bizarre device to sniff out marijuana plants

Living Loud

A small Michigan town is spending $3,400 on a Nasal Ranger, a bizarre-looking device it hopes will help it sniff out illegal marijuana plants.

Smelly Town Buys Bizarre Device to Sniff out Marijuana Plants

"The city of Bessemer stinks. You can smell marijuana everywhere."

This isn't the first time the government has investigated the company's cars.

Government might investigate Teslas accelerating unexpectedly

Auto Lurch

The NHTSA said Friday that it's thinking about launching an investigation over a petition citing issues over Teslas accelerating suddenly.

Government Might Investigate Teslas Accelerating Unexpectedly

Are Teslas lurching forward and crashing?

75 percent of the trapped oxygen can be extracted in just 15 hours using the system.

Scientists say they've found a way to make oxygen from Moon dust

Moon Rocks

European Space Agency (ESA) scientists have figured out a way to produce oxygen from Moon dust. The team just opened up their own "prototype oxygen plant."

Scientists Say They’ve Found a Way to Make Oxygen From Moon Dust

"Being able to acquire oxygen from resources found on the Moon would obviously be hugely useful for future lunar settlers."

Dublin is looking for a tradeoff between privacy and security in the nursery.

Hospital: We need facial recognition to catch baby snatchers

Truman Show

A children's hospital being constructed in Dublin might implement facial recognition security cameras. The reasoning? To prevent babies from being stolen.

Hospital: We Need Facial Recognition to Catch Baby Snatchers

Wait, what?

A new study has identified what may be the blob's greatest victim yet.

Pacific Ocean’s warm "blob" killed a million seabirds in one year

Murdered Murres

The blob, a patch of warm water in the Pacific Ocean, caused the deaths of an estimated one million seabirds, according to a new study.

Pacific Ocean’s Warm “Blob” Killed a Million Seabirds in One Year

This is the largest mass death of seabirds in recorded history.

Ensure a security breach doesn’t destroy your life.

Identity theft is a real threat. Luckily, modern tech offers real solutions.

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Identity Theft Is a Real Threat. Luckily, Modern Tech Offers Real Solutions.

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And it could help in the development of quantum computers.

Scientists create "strange metal" packed with entangled electrons

All Connected

Researchers have created a "strange metal" that could help us harness the potential of the quantum world in a practical way.

Scientists Create “Strange Metal” Packed With Entangled Electrons

This could be the key to creating quantum technologies.

"Megatons per year to orbit are needed for life to become multiplanetary."

Elon Musk says he'll put a million people on Mars by 2050

Musk City

In a series of tweets on Thursday evening, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed some more details of his greater plans to colonize Mars.

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