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A landmark research study at the National Institute of Health is finding that too much screen time is changing the way children's brains are developing.
Brain

But we don't know if that's a bad thing yet.

Voyager 2 Just Entered Interstellar Space
Science & Energy

It's now 11 billion miles from Earth.

The island nation of Mauritius is now generating 14 percent of its electricity by burning sugarcane byproducts. Here's why it matters.
Energy

They're using waste carbon to make soft drinks.

Elon Musk: “I Do Not Respect the SEC”
Elon Musk

Musk has had enough.

People Are Refusing to Use Self-Checkout Because It’ll “Kill Jobs”
Future Society

"Machines don't pay taxes, they don't pay into the pension plan."

Researchers from Caltech, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Honda say they've developed a new battery with extraordinary powers.
Science & Energy

Caltech, NASA, and Honda teamed up to develop an extraordinary new battery.

Mission control was forced to abort a spy satellite launch aboard a Delta IV Heavy just seconds before the rocket achieved liftoff.
Off-World

Crisis averted.

3d printed glucose monitors could make health monitoring simpler
3D Printing

Finally, no more finger pricking.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said this week that it was a "life or death" moment for the electric car company when it ran into trouble manufacturing the Model 3.
Elon Musk

Musk said he doesn't care if Tesla folds — as long as the electric car succeeds.

Researchers found a treasure trove of forming planets
Off-World

The young planets could teach us a lot about our solar system.

South American wasp venom could be used in new antibiotic
Health & Medicine

Wasps could aid us in fighting new strains of bacteria.

Waymo self-driving taxis services have begun rolling out to the public in Arizona
Self-Driving Vehicles

Fully autonomous cars are still slow out of the gate.

NASA's team at JPL just recorded the first sounds from the Martian surface ever to be heard back on Earth.
Mars

It's windy up there.

A new report on the future of medical technology by the Royal College of Surgeons argues that many surgical procedures will soon become obsolete.
Health & Medicine

The HPV vaccine, for instance, may prevent thousands of cancer-removing operations.

British carmaker Aston Martin is creating a swappable electric drivetrain that could convert its classic cars into EVs.
Advanced Transport

The British car maker's latest program is a dream come true.

China just successfully launched a rocket with a lunar rover on board that will hopefully get the first-ever close-up look at the dark side of the Moon.
Moon

Destination: a massive crater.

NASA's Mars Insight Lander just flexed its arm to find the right spots to place its scientific instruments.
NASA

And it's ready to get to work.

Sunflower Labs will soon roll out its adorably-named robot security system: the Sunflower motion detection system and autonomous "Bee" surveillance drones.
Drones

The buzz of an autonomous drone is the new barking dog.

When An Earthquake Strikes, Crawl Inside This Egg-Shaped Safety Pod
Science & Energy

Just hop inside, and don't forget to close the door behind you.

Elon Musk just revelaed the Boring Company will not only reveal its first tunnel in December, it will have "road legal autonomous cars" ready as well.
Elon Musk

Now this is pod racing!