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Climate Change

The World’s Coasts May Be Drowning Under Rising Seas Faster Than We Thought

By 2100, some coasts could see their seas rise by up to four inches per decade.

Bitcoin

We Still Don’t Have Any Rules Concerning Cryptocurrency Inheritance

Grieving families are left with more questions than answers.

Prosthetics and Devices

Electronic Skin That Heals Could be the Future of Prosthetics, Robotics

This e-skin is both gentle and tough.

Solar Power

Australia Could Double Its Solar Capacity by the End of 2018

The island nation has nearly 30 solar farms in the works.

Artificial Intelligence

Jobs Are Going Extinct. But That Doesn’t Mean We Have To.

So, where do we fit in?

Off-World

Elon Musk Is Arguing With Spaceflight CEOs on Twitter. Again.

The United Launch Alliance's Tory Bruno is the latest victim of Musk's Twitter savagery.

Environment

Are Delivery Drones Actually Better for the Environment?

Maybe — but size matters.

Artificial Intelligence

80% of IT Jobs can be Replaced by Automation, and it’s ‘Exciting’

Computers taking over IT is kind of a poetic precursor to the Singularity.

Artificial Intelligence

Yesterday, World Leaders Gathered at a Closed-Door Meeting to Decide the Fate of AI

"This day is going to change history."

DNA

Masters of Our DNA: Designer Bodies Are Not Science Fiction

"Science used to be about discovery, now it is about creation."

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics’s SpotMini Just Unveiled a New Trick

Doors are no match for the dog-like bot.

Bitcoin

Now Hackers Are Mining Crypto On Government Websites

Websites belonging to the National Health Service, the U.S. court system, and more were hijacked to mine cryptocurrency.

Health & Medicine

We’re Officially On the Path to a Global Pandemic

One disease could see as many as 100 million dead.

SpaceX

Spacex May Be Launching Its First Global Internet Satellites Next Week

Starlink is ever so close to becoming reality.

Falcon

Everything You Need to Know About SpaceX’s Secret Falcon Heavy Payload

The launch signaled the start of an epic human project.

International Space Station

Trump Wants to Put the ISS in the Hands of Private Industry

In six years' time, the White House will end the station's federal support.

Science & Energy

Scientists Tease Out How the Brain Processes Sensory Experiences

The rat studies could eventually have implications for brain–computer interfaces.

Cancer

Robots Smaller Than a Human Hair Can Starve and Shrink Cancerous Tumors

Unlike other tumor treatments, these robots don't harm surrounding healthy cells.

Google

AI Will Give Rise to “Superhuman Workers,” Says Google X Co-Founder

AI can do the boring, repetitive work and leave the creative tasks to humans.

Biology

A Strange Creature Discovered by Darwin Has Baffled Researchers for Decades

Darwin thought it was related to llamas.