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Science & Energy

An Oxford Scientist May Have Solved the Mystery of Dark Matter

And it's a mind-bender.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Has Officially Launched a Self-Driving Taxi Service

Waymo One is ready to take riders where they need to go.

Artificial Intelligence

This Startup Says It Can Tell From Your Eyes If You’re Lying

There's just one problem.

Health & Medicine

A New App Can Detect a Blood Disorder From a Photo of Your Nails

One pic is all it needs to screen for anemia.

Science & Energy

A Tiny Crustacean Could Help Us Create Biofuel From Wood

One day, wood could power everything from our cars to our airplanes.

Science & Energy

Yes, a NASA Scientist Said Aliens May Have Visited Earth. But There’s Some Nuance

We have to challenge all previous assumptions if we want to find aliens.

Elon Musk

Reddit Co-founder Mocks Elon Musk’s Warnings About AI

But then he issued a warning of his own.

Advanced Transport

This “Ultra-Safe” Aircraft Is a Cross Between a Plane and a Blimp

Move aside, Goodyear.

Medical

The First Lab-Grown Placenta Unlocks Brand New Medical Research

The miniaturized organs could finally help doctors better understand pregnancy.

Science & Energy

We’ve Never Seen the Sun’s North Pole, so Scientists Simulated It

They used existing data to fill a gap in our solar knowledge.

Robotics

Study: People Are Chill With Robot Brothels — for Singles

But if you're married, expect some serious condemnation.

Physics

The Large Hadron Collider Just Shut Down

It's just an upgrade, not something coming through the portal.

Artificial Intelligence

Listen To An AI’s Nightmarish Beatboxing

You've been warned.

SpaceX

SpaceX Just Delayed Its Next Cargo Launch Because of Mold

Somebody forgot to check the expiry date.

NASA

Retired Astronaut: NASA Left Earth Defenseless Against Asteroids

Unfortunately, funding the Near-Earth Object Camera is low on the agency's list of priorities.

Prosthetics and Devices

The Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies Is Missing

Is He being detained in China?

Self-Driving Vehicles

This Self-Driving Car Uses a Fold-Out Robot Arm to Deliver Parcels

It does more than just handle transportation.

Artificial Intelligence

Walmart Is About to Deploy Hundreds of Robot Janitors

The bots will scrub floors without human supervision.

Artificial Intelligence

Watch the ISS’s New AI Robot Companion Act Like Kind of a Brat

Like a testy teen, it just wants to listen to music.

SpaceX

Elysium and SpaceX to Launch Cremated Remains of 100 People Into Orbit

A small cubesat will carry capsules of ash through the heavens.