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

By Kristin Houser

Research on the gut of a tiny invertebrate called the gribble reveals how a certain protein could help lower the energy cost of creating biofuel from wood.
Science & Energy

A Tiny Crustacean Could Help Us Create Biofuel From Wood

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

By Kristin Houser

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

By Sarah Marquart

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian thinks that Elon Musk's dire warnings about AI's dark future are ridiculous. But he has his own warnings about AI.
Elon Musk

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

But then he issued a warning of his own.

By Dan Robitzski

Elgan Aircraft's "Plimp" is capable of vertical take off and landing, make it ideal for a whole range of different uses.
Advanced Transport

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

Move aside, Goodyear.

By Victor Tangermann

The first lab-grown placenta has remained stable for a year. Doctors hope it can better explain and help prevent first-trimester pregnancy complications.
Medical

The First Lab-Grown Placenta Unlocks Brand New Medical Research

The miniaturized organs could finally help doctors better understand pregnancy.

By Dan Robitzski

A team from the European Space Agency (ESA) released an image of what they believe the Sun's north pole looks like based existing data.
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.

By Kristin Houser

People are more accepting of robot brothels if the person visiting the facility is unmarried, according to a study out of Finland.
Robotics

Study: People Are Chill With Robot Brothels — for Singles

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

By Kristin Houser

The Large Hadron Collider was shut down for routine maintenance on Monday. Come 2021, CERN scientists will have equipped it with all new accelerators.
Physics

The Large Hadron Collider Just Shut Down

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

By Dan Robitzski

Listen To An AI’s Nightmarish Beatboxing
Artificial Intelligence

Listen To An AI’s Nightmarish Beatboxing

You've been warned.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX was hoping to launch a cargo mission to the ISS today. But moldy food bars meant for some 40 mice on board is delaying the mission by a day.
SpaceX

SpaceX Just Delayed Its Next Cargo Launch Because of Mold

Somebody forgot to check the expiry date.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Near-Earth Object Camera (NEOCam), a crucial tool for spotting asteroids on a collision course with Earth, hasn't been fully funded since 2006.
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.

By Dan Robitzski

He Jiankui, the researcher behind the controversial gene-editing of a pair of twin babies in China, is currently nowhere to be found.
Prosthetics and Devices

The Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies Is Missing

Is He being detained in China?

By Kristin Houser

Millie, an AI avatar built by Canadian startup TwentyBN, is trained to compliment people trying on new clothes so they're more likely to buy them.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI Avatar Compliments While You Shop So You’ll Buy More Stuff

"Are you a model?"

By Dan Robitzski

How Google Challenged Coders to Make AI More Culturally Aware
Google

How Google Challenged Coders to Make AI More Culturally Aware

The Inclusive Images Competition's winners made progress against algorithmic bias.

By Dan Robitzski

A self-driving vehicle named Lotte is taking autonomous delivery to the next level, eliminating the need for a human to immediately retrieve their package.
Self-Driving Vehicles

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

It does more than just handle transportation.

By Kristin Houser

By the end of January 2019, Walmart plans to deploy 360 "robot janitors" capable of autonomously cleaning its stores' floors.
Artificial Intelligence

Walmart Is About to Deploy Hundreds of Robot Janitors

The bots will scrub floors without human supervision.

By Kristin Houser

In a video clip, Cimon, an AI bot designed to test robot-astronaut interactions, refuses to respond to commands and acts defensive — just like a teenager.
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.

By Kristin Houser

100 capsules of cremated remains are about to be packed into a CubeSat and launched into orbit, fulfilling the last wishes of many who wanted to see space.
SpaceX

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

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

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at Bennu on Monday, a huge milestone in the agency's effort to return asteroid samples to Earth.
Science & Energy

NASA’s First-Ever Asteroid Return Mission Just Reached Its Target

Next up: actually snatching samples from Bennu.

By Kristin Houser