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Viruses

Artificial Intelligence Can Support Killer Viruses in the War Against Superbugs

Researchers hope to add a new weapon to their arsenal.

Physics

A New Information Engine is Pushing the Boundaries of Thermodynamics

The researchers needed a new theory of physics to explain their results.

Medical

In a World First, Children Get New Ears Grown From Their Own Cells

In this study, five children have been given a new ear.

Science & Energy

Experts Answer: Should You Be Allowed to Create Your Own Clone?

Monkeys today. Humans tomorrow?

Science & Energy

New Study Links Human Consciousness to a Law That Governs the Universe

Is the universal trend toward disorder causing our consciousness?

Self-Driving Vehicles

Google’s Self-Driving Division Is Expanding Its Fleet of Autonomous Vehicle

Waymo will be buying "thousands" of Chrysler Pacifica minivans for its planned autonomous ride-hailing service.

Energy

Is Energy Colonialism to Blame for the “Unnatural Disaster” That Devastated Puerto Rico?

Hurricane Maria may have done the damage, but there are bigger problems at hand.

Self-Driving Vehicles

New Research Shows Men Are More Comfortable With Self-Driving Cars Than Women

"We're talking about abstract things that many people have not experienced firsthand."

Health & Medicine

Antibiotic Considered Obsolete May Find New Use Against Superbugs

This 40-year-old drug is even more effective than current options.

Solar Power

China Has Built a Huge Floating Solar Farm on Top of a Deserted Coal Mine

Putting a solar farm on water has its unique advantages.

Artificial Intelligence

Separating Science Fact From Science Hype: How Far off Is the Singularity?

Most experts are confident it will happen sooner rather than later.

Artificial Intelligence

Your New Best Friend: AI Chatbot

What if AI bots could be the ones to have meaningful conversations with humans?

Future Society

US Report Confirms Russia Is Developing the World’s Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon

The 100-megaton thermonuclear weapon isn't "fake news."

Health & Medicine

Mirror Image Compounds Could Help Drugs Last Longer

Patients could kiss daily injections goodbye.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Who Is Responsible When a Self-Driving Car Has an Accident?

Two recent collisions in California involving autonomous driving technology highlight the dilemma.

Off-World

Rocket Lab Has Successfully Launched Its Electron Rocket Into Orbit

An Electron rocket launch is about one-twelfth the cost of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch.

Science & Energy

The Earth’s Magnetic Poles Are Overdue for a Switch

But this time, it will spell disaster for our electrical infrastructure.

Future Society

Automation Will Replace a Staggering Number of Workers in Major Cities

The most vulnerable cities are also the least wealthy.

Internet Of Things

A Web of Sensors May Uncover Secrets of the Deep Oceans

But is the plan really feasible?

Future Society

Your Fitness Tracking App May Have Revealed the Location of Secret Army Bases

Strava's heatmap offers detailed enough images to observe each base's internal layout.