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Future Society

Trump Should Mute People on Twitter Instead of Blocking Them, Says Federal Judge

It's a First Amendment issue.

Science & Energy

To Combat Wildlife Trafficking, Tech Companies Take a Stand

They aim to reduce wildlife trafficking online by 80 percent by 2020.

Nuclear Fusion

Congress Hasn’t Given up on Nuclear Power

Two bills that could revitalize the nuclear energy industry moved forward this week.

Advanced Transport

California’s Bullet Train Is Going to Be Way, Way More Expensive

The most recent business plan puts the project $13 billion more expensive than previous estimates.

Science & Energy

Here’s What Scientists Can Learn From Newly-Discovered Deep-Earth Mineral

The diamond is just the wrapper for this specimen of Earth's deep crust.

Artificial Intelligence

It’s Really Hard to Give AI “Common Sense”

Think common sense is scarce in humans? In AI, it's nonexistent.

Science & Energy

With IVF, the Northern White Rhino May Not Go Extinct

There are three northern white rhinos left, and one is on his deathbed.

Cryptocurrency

Apparently Home Heaters Now Mine Crypto

The device addresses two problems simultaneously.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Hyperloop Will Put Pedestrians, Mass Transit First

The Boring Company has a new focus.

Science & Energy

US Quietly Allows Import of Some Elephant Trophies

A ban enacted by the Obama administration has been lifted.

Future Society

Massive Study of Fake News May Reveal Why It Spreads So Easily

Fake news thrives for reasons you might not expect.

Health & Medicine

Gold and Titanium Restore Vision to Blind Mice

The mice couldn't see in full color, but their brains responded to green, blue, and ultraviolet light.

Health & Medicine

A Stem Cell Patch Could Heal Hearts Damaged By Cardiac Arrest

Billions of cells die during a heart attack. Regenerative medicine could bring them back.

Health & Medicine

Doctors Could Help Sick Babies With Rapid Genetic Tests

Precision medicine comes to the NICU.

Future Society

Proposed California Law Would Give You the Right to Repair Your Tech

The state joins 18 others in taking on the tech industry.

Robotics

This Terrifying Robot Wolf Is Protecting the Crops of Japanese Farmers

Goodbye, scarecrows. Hello, robotic nightmare wolf thing.

Off-World

The Government Has Plans for an Asteroid-Destroying Spacecraft

Hopefully, we won't need it. But just in case we do.

Viruses

A Pond-Dwelling Virus Just Cured a Man’s Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

Though, the researcher said he could've simply "gotten lucky" with the results.

Climate Change

If the Ocean Continues to Warm, Fish May No Longer Be on the Menu

It's mostly because climate change stops the oceans from mixing.

Health & Medicine

A Synthetic Microbe Could Be the Next Antibiotic

This new lab-grown molecule might be the key against drug resistance.