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Researchers in the UK are developing a centaur-like robot to navigate settings too dangerous for humans, such as the site of a nuclear disaster.
Robotics

See the Centaur-Like Robot Designed to Handle Nuclear Disasters

It can safely go where humans can't.

The Lyons family were the victims of a cruel prank by hackers, who gained access to their smart home and used it to terrorize the family
Nuclear Fusion

Hackers Hijacked a Family’s Smart Home, Spammed Nuclear Missile Alerts

The future of online mischief is dark.

See What Astronomers Are Calling “The Last Breath of a Dying Star”
Off-World

See What Astronomers Are Calling “The Last Breath of a Dying Star”

A once-massive red giant is on its deathbed.

New research lends concrete evidence to something that many suspected was true: climate change is increasing global conflict and migration.
Climate Change

New Research: Climate Change Causes Migration and Conflict

Maybe it's obvious, but now we have confirmation.

Boeing just announced it successfully completed the first ever test flight of a prototype of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV).
Advanced Transport

Boeing’s Flying Car Just Completed Its First Test Flight

Flying cars are almost here.

In a short clip, Xiamoi co-founder Lin Bin showed off the company's latest creation: a foldable smartphone that folds on both sides like an envelope.
Robots and Machines

Xiaomi Teases Flexible Smartphone That Folds Like a Birthday Card

Will 2019 be the year of the foldable smartphone?

The results of a new global warming survey reveal Americans increased belief in the phenomenon — as well as their concerns about its impact.
Global Warming

More Americans Believe in Global Warming Than Ever Before

And they're increasingly worried about it.

Powerful wind gusts have caused damage to SpaceX's Starship rocket that CEO Elon Musk believes will take "weeks to repair."
Starship

Hurricane-Force Gusts Knocked Over SpaceX’s Starship Last Night

Here's a photo of the crumpled mess.

U.S. President Donald Trump offered NASA unlimited funding if it meant the agency could send a crewed mission to Mars by the end of his first term.
Mars

Trump Offered NASA an Unlimited Budget if It Sent Humans to Mars

There was only one catch: NASA had to do it during Trump's first term.

Elon Musk: A “360 Degree Dash Cam” Will Soon Keep Your Tesla Safe
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: A “360 Degree Dash Cam” Will Soon Keep Your Tesla Safe

Elon Musk promised a "Sentry Mode" yesterday.

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.