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Energy

Two Big Banks Have Just Pledged to Go 100% Clean Energy By 2020

JPMorgan alone has more than 27 times the office space of the Empire State Building.

Food

World Food Supplies Threatened by Sixth Mass Extinction

About 75 percent of the world's food comes from 12 crops and five animal species — and that's a problem.

Electric Vehicles

Dyson’s First Electric Vehicle Might Not Include a Solid-State Battery

The company could be rethinking its EV strategy.

Health & Medicine

Some People Get Medals at the Olympics. Others Get Violently Ill.

It may only be a matter of time until athletes get infected.

Off-World

Dubai’s Astronaut Program Has Already Received 3,000 Applications

Only four will be chosen to undergo training to become one of the UAE's first astronauts.

Moon

Want to Fly People to the Moon? Become a Commercial Astronaut.

Right now the program only has one customer, but could soon see business booming.

Treatments

Brain-Zapping Pacemaker Implant Could Be a New Treatment for Opioid Addiction

"Few wanted to go through with it. A lot of it has to do with fear of the procedure."

Mars

NASA’s “Cheap” Alternative for Reaching Mars? Atomic Rockets.

Pushing the future of space exploration with a blast from the past.

Health & Medicine

A New Tool Uses CRISPR to Uncover Genetic Mutations and Infections

The new-and-improved tool is accurate, fast, and inexpensive.

Cryptocurrency

Western Union Confirms Plans to Experiment With Ripple

The company is the latest to give the crypto a shot.

Health & Medicine

Please Don’t Post Your Hand Dryer Science Experiment on the Internet

Unless you want bacteria with a side of skepticism.

Pollution

Blue Planet II Has Inspired the BBC to Ban All Plastic Containers and Utensils by 2020

Roughly 2 million plastic cups are used by BBC visitors and staff members every year.

Hyperloop

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Takes One Step Closer to First US Track

The company is exploring the feasibility of a line linking Cleveland with Chicago.

Cancer

New Stem Cell Study Could Be the Start of Personalized Cancer Vaccines

Tumors shrank in seven out of 10 vaccinated mice.

Advanced Transport

To Reduce Air Pollution, Germany Will Test Free Public Transportation in Some Cities

The idea is still in the early planning stages, and previous attempts in other parts of the world haven't gone well.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Reverse Alzheimer’s in Mice

But the treatment comes with significant caveats.

Exoplanets

The Kepler Mission Has Discovered Nearly 100 New Exoplanets

Learning more about these planets could put our own home in a galactic context.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Former Employee Is Building a European Rival to Tesla’s Gigafactory

Northvolt now has $62.9 million to start construction.

Future Society

Experts Want Facebook to Take Down Its Messenger Kids App

Pediatricians cited a link between social media use and unhappiness among teens.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Will Help Judges Score Gymnastics Events at the 2020 Olympics

Is this the first step toward nonhuman judging panels?