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What Lies Beyond the Edge of the Observable Universe?
Science & Energy

What Lies Beyond the Edge of the Observable Universe?

Could future technology take us beyond the edge of the observable universe?

By Jolene Creighton

Apple, Facebook, and others have rolled out new tools to help us reduce our screen time. But that might not be enough to help us put our phones down.
Future Society

I Tried Apple’s Screen Time Tool. The Results Were Not Heartening.

My results (and probably yours) mean screen usage tools might not help us win the fight against smartphone addiction.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at NVIDIA created a neural network that can come up with incredibly realistic faces on the spot.
Artificial Intelligence

Look at These Incredibly Realistic Faces Generated By A Neural Network

None of these people are real.

By Victor Tangermann

Spoiler Alert: A Scientific Hypothesis, Theory, and Law Are Not the Same Thing
From Quarks to Quasars

Spoiler Alert: A Scientific Hypothesis, Theory, and Law Are Not the Same Thing

You need to understand this to understand science.

By Joshua Filmer

It’s 2018. Here Are Six Scientific Mysteries We Still Haven’t Solved.
Science & Energy

It’s 2018. Here Are Six Scientific Mysteries We Still Haven’t Solved.

Science has come a long way. But we still don't understand everything about our universe — or ourselves.

By Victor Tangermann

New App Detects Early Signs of an Opioid Overdose
Health & Medicine

New App Detects Early Signs of an Opioid Overdose

It can notice slowed breathing or a nodding head.

By Kristin Houser

Tesla's sales advisers are warning buyers that the company's full self driving capabilities likely won't be legal any time soon.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla: Full Self Driving Is “Very Far Away” From Being Legal

Sales advisers warn customers they may have to wait "a very long time."

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover 13 new fast radio bursts (FRBs), including only the second known repeating example of the cosmic phenomenon.
Off-World

Fast Radio Bursts Could Be Signs of Alien Life — and We Just Found 13 More of Them

The mysterious signals are slowly becoming less mysterious.

By Kristin Houser

Robin Lovell-Badge, the geneticist who recently said the infamous geneticist He Jiankui may face the death penalty, now dials back his speculations.
Prosthetics and Devices

Doctor Who Gene Edited Babies Rejects Death Penalty Rumor

He Jiankui is in some hot water over his research, but he doesn't expect to be executed.

By Dan Robitzski

A facial recognition survey indicates that more Americans are now in support of the tech, but that doesn't mean it's ready for widespread implementation.
Facial recognition

Americans Support Facial Recognition Tech — When It Works

The problem is it quite often doesn't.

By Kristin Houser

Black Market Bodies: How Legalizing the Sale of Human Organs Could Save Lives
Health & Medicine

Black Market Bodies: How Legalizing the Sale of Human Organs Could Save Lives

A controversial, decades-long experiment has had thought-provoking results.

By Kristin Houser

Once And For All, Here’s What Science Says About GMOs
Future Society

Once And For All, Here’s What Science Says About GMOs

Why do you think what you do about GMOs?

By Alexandra Ossola

A CRISPR Future: Five Ways Gene Editing Will Transform Our World
Gene Editing

A CRISPR Future: Five Ways Gene Editing Will Transform Our World

Eradicating pathogens. Treating genetic conditions. Growing more healthy food. What can't CRISPR do?

By Victor Tangermann

We’re Getting Closer to Cloning Humans. Here’s What’s Stopping Us.
Future Society

We’re Getting Closer to Cloning Humans. Here’s What’s Stopping Us.

Sure, you can clone your pet, but don't expect to clone your sister anytime soon.

By Claudia Geib

Research suggests that it might be possible to safely approach a black hole as long as its big enough and spinning rapidly.
Black Holes

Physicist: Black Holes Could be Portals for Hyperspace Travel

Research says that giant, rotating black holes would give interstellar travelers a smooth ride.

By Dan Robitzski

A new app called Face2Gene is more accurate than clinicians at identifying genetic disorders based on a photo of a person's face.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI Identifies Genetic Disorders by Looking at Face Shape

Face2Gene could help doctors find new treatments for rare diseases.

By Kristin Houser

Russian startup StartRocket says it wants to display enormous billboard-style advertisements in the night sky using arrays of cubesats.
Future Society

This Startup Wants to Launch Giant Glowing Ads Into the Night Sky

An array of cubesats will create brand-sponsored new constellations.

By Jon Christian

IBM has unveiled a sleek, and sexy commercial quantum computer called the IBM Q System One at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Physics

IBM Just Unveiled Its First Commercial Quantum Computer

But it's not exactly a powerhouse.

By Victor Tangermann

The Apple Watch EKG could flag a potentially-dangerous heart condition. But it's more likely to waste everyone's time, doctors argue.
Health & Medicine

Doctors: Apple Watch EKG Users Could Burden the Healthcare System

Cardiologists argue that people without other symptoms should ignore it altogether.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists working at the Hubble Telescope just pieced together a massive survey of the Triangulum Galaxy. Now they may be able to watch new stars from.
Off-World

Ultra-Detailed New Image of Nearby Galaxy Shows Stars Being Born

The nearby galaxy creates a new star every two years.

By Dan Robitzski