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Can a Brain Zap Really Boost Your Memory?
Brain

It sounds futuristic, but the tech has been used to treat neurological conditions for decades.

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Elon Musk

The Boring Company just sold 20,000 flamethrowers to the public. Here's why.

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Future Society

One reason? Santiago's home district was recently ravaged by wildfires.

Why Space Elevators Could Be the Future of Space Travel
From Quarks to Quasars

They would lower the cost of launching into space by 99 percent.

Falcon Heavy
Falcon

Well played, Musk.

The Falcon Heavy Launched. Here’s What’s Next for SpaceX.
Falcon

Musk is ready for a new space race.

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Off-World

Musk is adamant about being the first interplanetary litter-bug.

FDA Says Kratom Is An Opioid, Damaging Hopes for Addiction Treatment
Treatments

According to the FDA, structural analysis and 44 deaths associated with the drug are evidence that it's an opioid.

The Ozone Layer is Not Recovering and We Don’t Know Why
Climate Change

One thing we do know is that we need to keep watch over both the environment and agreements like the Paris deal.

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Health & Medicine

A poisonous substance applied to arrows for over 2,000 years could soon be a practical form of male contraception.

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Future Society

Technologists band together to fight the "evil" they helped create.

A Possible Culprit in the Infertility Crisis: Plastic
Health & Medicine

A substance called Bisphenol A can have a negative impact on sperm counts, and it's difficult to avoid.

Contest: Find the Falcon Heavy’s Center Core, Because We Can’t
Falcon

Falcon Heavy launch: success. Core: Nowhere to be found.

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Off-World

A recent Twitter exchange highlights the ongoing rivalry between Blue Origin and SpaceX.

It’s Official: Extragalactic Planets Are Real. So What the Hell’s on Them?
Off-World

Let's take a second to pump the breaks on that hype train.

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Internet Of Things

This will support growing "internet of things" technologies.

Is Organic Really Better? 4 Food Myths Debunked By Science
Food

GMOs aren't as scary as they seem.

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Health & Medicine

There's only one problem.

Planets in the TRAPPIST-1 System May Be Closer to Earth Than We Thought
Off-World

Questions still remain as to whether they can support life.

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Science & Energy

The ocean's largest creatures are at risk from the tiniest plastic particles.