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Electricity producing bacteria may one day play a big roll in producing the Earths energy
Bacteria

New Technique Makes Electricity-Producing Bacteria More Useful Than Ever

These tiny power producers could charge our future with clean energy.

By Jacob Banas

Washington State University researchers studied plants to determine the blueprints for their immune system
Biology

Researchers Found the Blueprint for Plant Immune Systems

A glimpse of the wild world of plants.

By Jacob Banas

Russia's Spektr-R space telescope sitting in a bay before its launch
Off-World

Russia’s Only Space Telescope Has Stopped Responding to Commands

One can only hope specialists are able to fix the issue.

By Jacob Banas

In a new interview, a Harvard astronomer opens up about the hunt for alien life — and what first alien contact would mean for human civilization.
Exobiology

Harvard Astronomer Predicts What First Alien Contact Will Be Like

"I can't tell you what this moment will look like. But it will be shocking."

By Jon Christian

What happened next was weird, even by the standards of super-dense celestial objects from which not even light can escape: the black hole started to shrink.
Black Holes

A Black Hole Inhaled a Star. Then It Started to Shrink

Honey, I shrunk the black holes.

By Jon Christian

Authorities in Denmark plan to build nine artificial islands off the coast of Copenhagen — a futuristic hub for sustainable business and commerce.
Science & Energy

Denmark Is Building Nine Gigantic Artificial Islands

The scale of the project is mind-boggling.

By Jon Christian

Researchers discover that Oregon blue clay has antibacterial properties that even treatment-resistant bacterias can't withstand.
Bacteria

An Ancient Antibacterial Technique Might Hold the Key to Future Wound Treatment

Researchers found a clay can take down tough bacteria.

By Kristin Houser

A new research project aims to harness the power of the quantum computer to build a new type of neural network that "acts like a brain."
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Are Building a Quantum Computer That “Acts Like a Brain”

Get ready for the quantum neural network.

By Jon Christian

A new study in the journal Science has found that climate change is warming oceans far faster than experts had previously predicted.
Climate Change

Scientists: Warming Oceans Will Lead to “Catastrophic” Future

The dying oceans will lead to chaos on land, experts warn.

By Jon Christian

A collaboration between MIT and two energy companies is encouraging interdisciplinary research to fast-track the development of practical fusion power.
Science & Energy

MIT Is Pouring Resources Into Commercializing Fusion Power

"We need to figure out this kind of technology in order to make fusion plants functional and economical."

By Jon Christian

The Pentagon's emerging technologies unit put out a call last week for proposals that use insect brains to control robots.
Brain

DARPA Wants to Build Conscious Robots Using Insect Brains

The Pentagon thinks bugs could hold the secrets to conscious experience.

By Jon Christian

SpaceX said Friday that it plans to lay off 10 percent of its workforce — an eyebrow-raising move for a company emerging from a record-shattering year.
SpaceX

Surprise Announcement: SpaceX to Lay off 10 Percent of Workforce

No word yet from CEO Elon Musk.

By Jon Christian

Barnard's Star b, a nearby exoplanet, could have 'life zones' under its frigid surface, according to a team of astrophysicists.
Exoplanets

One of the Closest Exoplanets to Earth Could Support Alien Life

Life could be hiding in our galactic backyard.

By Kristin Houser

Google Brain Built a Translator so AI Can Explain Itself
Google

Google Brain Built a Translator so AI Can Explain Itself

Hopefully it opens up the "black box" of neural networks.

By Dan Robitzski

Experts predict we won't reach universal internet access until 2050, leaving many people in low-income regions without this basic human right.
Universal Basic Income

Universal Internet Access Is at Least 30 Years Away, Say Experts

The World Wide Web might not be truly worldwide for decades.

By Kristin Houser

For the first time, astronomers observed the birth of a new, ultra-dense stellar corpse that could be either a black hole or a neutron star.
Black Holes

Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Birth of a Black Hole

If so, it's the first birth of a black hole observed in human history.

By Dan Robitzski

A survey on AI development reveals that less than half of Americans are in support of the technology's advancement, worrying experts.
Artificial Intelligence

Just 41 Percent of Americans Support Advancing AI

"The public’s support for the development of AI cannot be taken for granted."

By Kristin Houser

In a public radio interview, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Congress to spend more time listening to reports of unidentified aircraft.
Space

Former Senator Wants Congress to Listen to UFO Reports

“We have hundreds and hundreds of people that have seen the same thing.”

By Victor Tangermann

A steam-powered spacecraft prototype funded by NASA has the potential to explore planets, asteroids, and other space objects indefinitely.
Off-World

See the Steam-Powered Probe That Could Explore Space Forever

It could hop from asteroid to asteroid indefinitely.

By Kristin Houser

IBM’s New AI System Can Compose Logical Arguments
Artificial Intelligence

IBM’s New AI System Can Compose Logical Arguments

Next thing we know, it'll be arguing in the comment section.

By Dan Robitzski