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Cancer

Researchers Are Developing a New Cancer Vaccine Using Virus-Like Particles

“There’s no better disease fighter than the immune system."

Drones

Report Hints Porsche Might Have a Passenger Drone in the Works

And an autonomous flying car wouldn't require a pilot's license to operate.

Food

Blockchain Could Help Restaurants Make Sure the Seafood You Order Is Actually What Lands on Your Plate

Is that tuna? Or meat from an endangered whale?

Physics

Here’s How You Could Survive Being Sucked Into a Black Hole

“Given that we don’t know what happens past the Cauchy horizon, it could be crazy things as long as they’re mathematically possible."

Science & Energy

A Massachusetts Company Claims to Be Close to a Solid-State Battery

A new polymer could be the key to safer, better batteries.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Toyota Is Launching a $2.8 Billion Self-Driving Car Company

Toyota hopes the Research Institute-Advanced Development will be "a company with different rules — like a startup."

Artificial Intelligence

Your Next Real Estate Agent Might Be a Robot

And they'll do it for cheaper, too.

Artificial Intelligence

What Are YOU Looking At? Mind-Reading AI Knows

No need to close your other browser tabs yet.

Off-World

A Nearby Planet Thought to Host Life Was Just Blasted With Radiation

In just 10 seconds, its star became 1,000 times brighter.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous Transport Pods Make For a Sci-Fi Commute in Dubai

And electric transportation cubes are part of Dubai's grand plans.

Future Society

4 Astounding Things About Russia’s (Supposed) New Weapons

"My guess is they're not bluffing, that they've flight-tested this thing...”

Health & Medicine

To Cure a Deadly Disease, 17 People Will Be Knowingly Infected With Worms

The volunteers will host the parasites for 12 weeks.

Robotics

We Now Have Soft Robots With a Sense of Touch. But Why?

You should be excited. They're cool. And also useful.

Medical

Apple to Launch Medical Practices to Treat Its Own Employees

Apple joins a short list of companies aiming to revolutionize their employees' healthcare.

Cryptocurrency

The Marshall Islands Is Most Recent Nation to Make Crypto an Official Currency

The island nation hopes the token will help solve its budgetary woes.

Artificial Intelligence

New Algorithm Lets AI Learn From Mistakes, Become a Little More Human

This AI learns by looking at mistakes as potential successes.

Science & Energy

3 Reasons Why It’s a Good Idea to Resurrect a Species

Why should we spend time and resources to bring back species when so many are dying now?

Artificial Intelligence

AI Cameras Are Here. Here Are Three Ways We Could Use Them.

They seem pretty creepy, but how might we benefit from them?

Climate Change

Three Reasons Scientists Are Freaked out by Crazy-High Arctic Temperatures

Warm weather isn’t good news when it's in the Far North.

Artificial Intelligence

New Crime-Predicting AI May Be Prone to Bias Just Like Humans

Law enforcement may not be the most ideal job for AI.