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For the first time, a woman who received a uterus transplant through robot-assisted surgery is pregnant and due to give birth in a few months.
Health & Medicine

A Woman Is Pregnant Following a Robot-Assisted Uterus Transplant

The robots made the donation process much less invasive.

Researchers from Princeton University and the Department of Energy say they've discovered a new way to stabilize super-heated plasma in fusion reactions.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discovered a New Way to Stabilize Fusion Reactions

One easy trick to tame super-heated plasma.

Based on a CES demo video, BMW's self-driving motorcycle can now move far more deftly, making tight turns and effortlessly switching directions.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch BMW’s Self-Driving Motorcycle Go for a Spin at CES

It's learned a few new tricks since September.

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.
Google

Former Google Exec: AI Will Replace 40 Percent of Jobs in 15 Years

"I believe [AI] is going to change the world more than anything in the history of mankind."

Elon Musk Says An Upcoming Tesla Roadster Will Hover. Is He Joking?
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says An Upcoming Tesla Roadster Will Hover. Is He Joking?

Where we're going, we don't need roads.

A drug sponge that fits into a patient's vein to help minimize the side effects of chemotherapy could have a short path to FDA approval.
Health & Medicine

“Drug Sponge” Sits in Veins During Chemo to Minimize Side Effects

It could make chemotherapy more tolerable for cancer patients.

A team of astronomers say they've discovered the brightest quasar ever observed in the early universe, which shines with the power of 600 trillion Suns.
Off-World

Newly Spotted Quasar Is 600 Trillion Times Brighter Than the Sun

Don't stare into the quasar.

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Health & Medicine

Mosquito “Birth Control” Could Prevent Millions of Deaths

The deadliest creature on Earth may have finally met its match.

In about 10 billion years, our sun will likely harden into a giant crystal orb — a fate that will be shared with many other white dwarf stars.
Science & Energy

In About 10 Billion Years, Our Sun Will Harden Into a Giant Crystal

The aging universe will fill with the jewel-like corpses of ancient stars.

At CES 2019, Google debuted its Assistant's new Interpreter Mode, which translates conversations in 27 language in real-time.
Google

Google Assistant Can Now Translate 27 Languages in Real-Time

Google Assistant debuts a new skill at CES 2019.

Artificial Intelligence Is Our Future. But Will It Save Or Destroy Humanity?
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Is Our Future. But Will It Save Or Destroy Humanity?

Here's a rundown of what the world's greatest minds think.

The Life Cycle Of A Star:
From Quarks to Quasars

The Life Cycle Of A Star:

How is The Speed of Darkness Faster Than The Speed of Light?
From Quarks to Quasars

How is The Speed of Darkness Faster Than The Speed of Light?

The Physics of a Thermos (& All About Heat Transfer)
From Quarks to Quasars

The Physics of a Thermos (& All About Heat Transfer)

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Exobiology

The 40-Year Old Mystery of the “Wow!” Signal Was Just Solved

The signal from space had astronomers stumped for 40 years. They finally have an answer.

What Lies Beyond the Edge of the Observable Universe?
Science & Energy

What Lies Beyond the Edge of the Observable Universe?

Could future technology take us beyond the edge of the observable universe?

Apple, Facebook, and others have rolled out new tools to help us reduce our screen time. But that might not be enough to help us put our phones down.
Future Society

I Tried Apple’s Screen Time Tool. The Results Were Not Heartening.

My results (and probably yours) mean screen usage tools might not help us win the fight against smartphone addiction.

Researchers at NVIDIA created a neural network that can come up with incredibly realistic faces on the spot.
Artificial Intelligence

Look at These Incredibly Realistic Faces Generated By A Neural Network

None of these people are real.

Spoiler Alert: A Scientific Hypothesis, Theory, and Law Are Not the Same Thing
From Quarks to Quasars

Spoiler Alert: A Scientific Hypothesis, Theory, and Law Are Not the Same Thing

You need to understand this to understand science.

It’s 2018. Here Are Six Scientific Mysteries We Still Haven’t Solved.
Science & Energy

It’s 2018. Here Are Six Scientific Mysteries We Still Haven’t Solved.

Science has come a long way. But we still don't understand everything about our universe — or ourselves.