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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.

By Dan Robitzski

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.

By Dan Robitzski

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."

By Kristin Houser

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?

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Jon Christian

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. 

By Kristin Houser

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?

By Dan Robitzski

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.

By Dan Robitzski

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.

By Dan Robitzski

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."

By Jon Christian

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."

By Dan Robitzski

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.

By Dan Robitzski

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.

By Kristin Houser

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.

By Victor Tangermann

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."

By Jon Christian

Chinese Gov: Doctor Who Gene-Edited Babies Forged Ethical Review
Prosthetics and Devices

Chinese Gov: Doctor Who Gene-Edited Babies Forged Ethical Review

His university fired him after new allegations of grave ethical misconduct.

By Kristin Houser

According to the Pentagon's Missile Defense Review, the military is interested in equipping the F-35 fighter jet with anti-ICBM weaponry.
Military

The Military Wants to Use F-35s to Shoot Down Nuclear Missiles

Hopefully we never have to test it with an actual nuke.

By Dan Robitzski

At a robotics event in Oakland over the weekend, Uber's Advanced Technologies Group announced it's hiring a team of "micromobility robotics" specialists.
Advanced Transport

Uber Said to Be Developing Self-Steering Bikes and Scooters

They could eventually even charge themselves.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk claims CERN is interested in having the Boring Company help it build the Future Circular Collider, a massive particle accelerator.
Science & Energy

Elon Musk: Boring Co. Could Help Dig New CERN Particle Collider

Musk said his company could likely save several billion euros.

By Kristin Houser

A growing group of people identify themselves as "digisexuals" — a provocative term for people who are attracted to robots and artificial intelligences.
Robotics

“Digisexuals” Are Falling In Love With — And Lusting For — Robots

Is being attracted to robots a new sexual orientation?

By Jon Christian