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UK researchers are ready to launch a study in which they'll vibrate people's limbs in an attempt to prevent a decrease in bone density.
Health & Medicine

Vibrating Astronauts’ Legs Could Keep Their Bones Strong

Researchers are "nanokicking" stem cells into growing new bone.

Computer simulations can help spot new planets that were previously obscured by the death throes of old stars.
Off-World

This Scientist Is Hunting for Planets That Orbit Dead Stars

Is the universe filled with lonely planets orbiting dead stars?

By erasing memories linked to cocaine use, researchers stopped rats from seeking out the drug — and the therapy could potentially work in humans.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Kept Rats Sober by Deleting Memories of Cocaine

Researchers used light to make rats forget their drug triggers.

Waymo received approval from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to build a Level 4 autonomous vehicle factory in the state.
Advanced Transport

Waymo Gets Approval to Open Driverless Car Factory in Michigan

It's the first factory in the world dedicated to self-driving cars.

A new study reveals a way to reverse memory loss in animal models of Alzheimer's disease, and it could one day work in people, too.
Health & Medicine

New Research Could Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Patients

The treatment restored three kinds of memory in animal models.

According to a Stanford doctor who knows He Jiankui personally, the woman carrying the second gene-edited fetus should be 12-14 weeks pregnant by now.
Health & Medicine

Next Gene-Edited Baby Due in Six Months, Scientist Says

Pandora's Box is about to open all over again.

A stylized picture of a 3D-printed heart like one NASA wants to print in space.
3D Printing

Here’s Why NASA Wants to 3D Print Human Hearts in Space

The future of 3D-printed organs could be in orbit.

Elon Musk explains the decision to use stainless steel to create the new SpaceX Starship rocket in an interview with Popular Mechanics.
Starship

SpaceX Starship Will “Bleed Water” From Tiny Holes, Says Elon Musk

Musk: "To the best of my knowledge this has never been proposed before."

Blue Origin showed off a new animation of its New Gleen orbital rocket system, including a booster landing that's reminiscent of SpaceX's Falcon 9.
Blue Origin

New Animation Shows Off Blue Origin’s Redesigned Heavy Load Rocket

Who's winning the space race — SpaceX or Blue Origin?

The ESA says it's studying the prospects of a 2025 mission to the Moon that would use robotic mining equipment to extract water and fuel.
Off-World

Europe Wants to Extract Rocket Fuel From Lunar Surface in 2025

A lunar fuel station could power missions to Mars and beyond.

Coral Vita is working to build a coral farm on land, which it claims allows it to grow coral at up to 50 times the rate of underwater farms.
Climate Change

This Startup Is Growing Coral on Land and Transplanting It Into Damaged Reefs

It says it can accelerate the growth rate of some corals by up to 50 times. 

A new global survey presented to the World Economic Forum reveals a pervasive, worldwide optimism in the face of automation.
Future Society

Globally, Most Workers Think Robots Couldn’t Handle Their Jobs

Do you think a robot could replace you?

A NASA scientist just made animations showing how slow the speed of light is compared to the scale of the cosmos to explain why we haven't traveled far.
NASA

New NASA Animations Show How Slowly Light Travels Through Space

On a galactic scale, light speed is a barely-discernible crawl.

Astrophysicists just uncovered why some dying stars' supernovae appear to lack high-energy gamma ray bursts. A protective cocoon has been blocking them.
Off-World

Protective “Cocoons” Could Block Deadly Stellar Gamma-Ray Bursts

A gamma-ray burst could cause an extinction event if it hit Earth.

A government official in China said on Monday that the country was planning new punishments for local officials who don't meet air pollution goals. Chinese pollution
Pollution

China Plans “Punishment” for Officials Who Miss Pollution Goals

"We have to win the war against air pollution, no matter what happens."

The ongoing government shutdown is causing dire effects on biological research, as furloughed scientists struggle to keep their research subjects alive.
Biology

Government Shutdown Could Have Lasting Impacts on Scientific Progress

"It's like telling a doctor you can't go in and see your patients."

Scientists published more data about an exoplanet named K2-22b, just one of three ever observed to be disintegrating in real time.
Exoplanets

Astronomers Are Watching as a Neptune-Sized Exoplanet Disintegrates

K2-22b is one of just three exoplanets known to be actively crumbling apart.

Tesla has received approval from the Netherlands Vehicles Authority to begin deliveries of its most affordable vehicle, the Model 3, in Europe.
Tesla

Tesla Can Finally Begin Model 3 Deliveries in Europe

The company received the approval it had been waiting for.

A 23-year-old esports, and sim racing professional just beat an ex-Formula 1 driver at this year's Race of Champions in Mexico.
Virtual Reality

A Guy Trained on Video Games Just Beat a Formula 1 Driver on a Real Track

Virtual racing can teach you how to race just as well as in the real-world.

Researchers have captured the best-ever image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Black Holes

Here’s the Best-Ever Image of the Black Hole Devouring Our Galaxy

"We should not fear the supermassive black hole."