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Sea levels are rising faster in some areas than others, flooding coastal towns.
Climate Change

Why Sea Levels Along The US East Coast Are Rising at Different Rates

Some cities may stay dry while others struggle to keep from going under.

By Jacob Banas

Walmart plans to create an Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL) in its Levittown location to explore how AI could improve the shopping experience.
Future Society

Walmart Patents a System for Listening to Every Sound in Stores

The future of retail just got a little creepier.

By Jacob Banas

A researcher's new astonishing software called "Photo Wake-Up" allows 3D character animations to simply "walk out" of a static image frame.
3D Printing

This Algorithm Can Create 3D Animations From A Single Still Image

Watch characters simply "walk out" of their picture frame.

By Victor Tangermann

After whizzing past Pluto in July 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is fast approaching Ultima Thule — an odd space rock 6.6 billion kilometers away.
New Horizons

New Horizons Will Fly Past the Most Distant Object We’ve Ever Visited

The visit could reveal key insights about the origins of the solar system.

By Victor Tangermann

A group of researchers at Yale University successfully taught a robotic system about ownership relations and the social norms that surround those relations.
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Taught an AI About Ownership Rules and Social Norms

"No Baxter, that's mine!"

By Victor Tangermann

Congress just introduced a bill calling for sanctions against Iran's efforts to develop its own digital currency.
Cryptocurrency

The U.S. Challenges Iran’s Attempt to Develop a Cryptocurrency

According to the U.S., entering the crypto space would let Iran dodge sanctions.

By Victor Tangermann

A lung-like design created by researchers at Stanford University has the potential to increase the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells.
Energy

Lung-Like Device Transforms Water Into a Clean Source of Fuel

The lung-inspired shape makes the device more efficient.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from Caltech demonstrate a new DNA origami technique by playing the world's smallest game of tic-tac-toe on a DNA board.
Science & Energy

Scientists Used DNA to Play the Tiniest Game of Tic-Tac-Toe Ever

They used the game to demonstrate a new DNA origami technique.

By Kristin Houser

Local law enforcement and transport agencies will have to come up with a solution to ward off unwanted drones at airfields.
Drones

We Have No Idea How to Deal With Unexpected Drones at Airports

Will eagles and lasers be able to save us from the next airport meltdown?

By Victor Tangermann

New medical research shows how to reprogram a mature blood cell into a new kind of stem cell that cell can grow into a neuron and multiply indefinitely.
RX and Medicine

Neural Stem Cells Grown From Blood Could Revolutionize Medicine

New nerve cells represent a quantum jump for regenerative therapy.

By Dan Robitzski

After investigating Swarm Technologies for months, the FCC finally settled with the space startup for launching unauthorized satellites in January.
Off-World

FCC Fines Startup for Launching Satellites Without Permission

The Commission is hoping the fine will deter others.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Harvard researchers has created a tiny robot for Rolls-Royce that can climb in every direction, including upside down.
Robotics

Watch a Tiny Gecko-Like Robot Climb Upside Down

It uses electricity to stick to surfaces.

By Kristin Houser

IBM has created a fingernail sensor that detects tiny nail deformations and then uses AI to analyze them for signs of health issues.
Health & Medicine

IBM’s Fingernail Sensor Could Evaluate New Parkinson’s Medications

The device combines super-sensitive sensors and AI.

By Kristin Houser

For the last 15 years, NASA and ESA scientists have found signs of methane in Mars' atmosphere. But a recent survey by an ESA orbiter didn't find any.
Mars

Scientists Thought Mars Was Covered in Methane. Now It’s Missing

But the team isn't giving up yet.

By Dan Robitzski

Bloomberg reports that Facebook may be working on creating its own cryptocurrency in the form of a stablecoin for WhatsApp users.
Cryptocurrency

Facebook is Reportedly Creating Its Own Cryptocurrency

A WhatsApp stablecoin could allow users to send money abroad using crypto.

By Victor Tangermann

The ESA has released several photos of a massive ice-filled crater on Mars that are stunning enough to adorn a Christmas card.
Science & Energy

See Stunning New Images of a Mars Crater Full of Mile-Thick Ice

The Mars Express delivers an early Christmas gift.

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers at Swinburne University of Technology discovered a cloud of gas that was created around the time of the Big Bang.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Found Ancient Remains of a Big Bang “Fossil Cloud”

And it could reveal secrets about the origins of our universe.

By Victor Tangermann

An AI created by Stanford transformed typical Christmas leftovers into new recipes, which the BBC then cooked up and tasted so you don't have to.
Artificial Intelligence

AIs Whip Christmas Leftovers Into Loathsome New Recipes

Its recipes are definitely creative, if not entirely appetizing.

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers recently discovered a new technique that makes it much easier to detect and study how dark matter is distributed throughout the universe.
Science & Energy

Stars Torn From Galaxies Let Astronomers “See” Dark Matter

The new technique gives astronomers the most accurate dark matter measurements to date.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have created the first acoustic tweezers capable of levitating and moving multiple tiny objects simultaneously.
Science & Energy

Watch “Acoustic Tweezers” Use Sound to Levitate Multiple Objects

Hundreds of speakers work together in this first-of-its-kind system.

By Kristin Houser