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Neuroscience and Brain

To Understand Why Animals Behave The Way They Do, Scientists Need AI

Artificial intelligence gave researchers a full catalog of an animal's behaviors

Future Society

Governments Keep Trying To Shut Down Messaging Apps, But It Never Works The Way They Hope

Russia's done it. Now Iran has, too.

Moon

NASA Just Canceled Its Only Moon Rover Project. That’s Bad News for Trump’s Lunar Plans.

The rover was supposed to find the supplies future lunar astronauts would need.

Artificial Intelligence

High School Students Helped an AI Learn to Read Old Handwritten Texts

What were *you* doing during your teenage years?

Treatments

14 Smart Clothes and Accessories to Give Your Wardrobe the Tech Treatment

Be the "smartest" dresser.

Climate Change

Antarctic Research Project Will Determine If a Huge Glacier Will Soon Break Off

Special guest appearances by: seals, and Boaty McBoatface.

Future Society

Chinese Surveillance Is Literally Getting in Workers’ Heads

Workers initially thought their employers could read their minds.

Climate Change

Cheap Hydrogen Fuel Was A Failed Promise. But Its Time May Have Arrived.

Using chemistry, researchers found a way to deliver cheap, efficient, and clean hydrogen power.

Blue Origin

Blue Origin Is Testing Reusable Rockets. Here’s Why You Rarely See Them.

Blue Origin is worrying about Blue Origin. That's it. 

Nuclear Fusion

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

Critics have dubbed the project “floating Chernobyl” and “nuclear Titanic.”

Climate Change

Australia Has Big Plans to Save the Great Barrier Reef. But It Can’t Do It Alone.

Ocean heat waves and high carbon dioxide levels are much bigger threats to this natural wonder.

Robotics

Tiny Robots Will Deliver Your Lunch, Because We Hate Human Interaction

This company is convinced we need food delivery robots.

Biology

Forget High-Tech Watches; Future Spies May Carry Chemical Passwords On Napkins

You probably won't need a molecular password for Netflix, but intelligence agencies may take note.

Health & Medicine

Bill Gates Just Announced a $12 Million Contest for a Universal Flu Vaccine

"The world needs to prepare for pandemics in the same serious way it prepares for war."

Virtual Reality

Never Want To Tour With Your Band Again? Send Your Hologram Instead, Like ABBA Is Doing.

Soon, holograms and giant screens will replace live performers, making you wonder why you got a ticket in the first place.

DNA

You Know That Romaine-Linked Outbreak? DNA Tech Is Fixing It.

And it could prevent future outbreaks from ever starting.

Virtual Reality

Disney Made A VR Jacket That Can Simulate Hugs, Snakes Crawling On Your Back

Feel the "Force" with Disney's new virtual-hug jacket.

Health & Medicine

At-Home CRISPR Kit Will Diagnose You Better Than WebMD

The kit takes the guesswork out of self-diagnosis.

Military

The Military Just Created An AI That Learned How To Program Software

“BAYOU” scraped the internet to learn what the code behind software is supposed to do.

Advanced Transport

Scooters Are Definitely Not the Future of Transportation

They are a fun, dangerous, arrogant hazard.