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Wandering Gut Bacteria Could Be Behind Conditions Like Lupus
Bacteria

Wandering Gut Bacteria Could Be Behind Conditions Like Lupus

The bacteria living in your gut might not stay put. Here's what that means for your health.

Cars on the Blockchain? Six Ways Automakers Could Employ the New Technology
Blockchain

Cars on the Blockchain? Six Ways Automakers Could Employ the New Technology

Blockchain is ready to transform personal transportation.

MIT Is Taking on Fusion Power. Could This Be the Time It Actually Works?
Science & Energy

MIT Is Taking on Fusion Power. Could This Be the Time It Actually Works?

"We think we have the science, speed and scale to put carbon-free fusion power on the grid in 15 years."

Trump blocking Twitter users
Future Society

Trump Should Mute People on Twitter Instead of Blocking Them, Says Federal Judge

It's a First Amendment issue.

Berkeley Could Become the First US City to Allow Investments on the Blockchain
Investing

Berkeley Could Become the First US City to Allow Investments on the Blockchain

Its ICO would actually be an “initial community offering.”

wildlife wwf poaching wildlife trafficking
Science & Energy

To Combat Wildlife Trafficking, Tech Companies Take a Stand

They aim to reduce wildlife trafficking online by 80 percent by 2020.

Congress Hasn’t Given up on Nuclear Power
Nuclear Fusion

Congress Hasn’t Given up on Nuclear Power

Two bills that could revitalize the nuclear energy industry moved forward this week.

California’s Bullet Train Is Going to Be Way, Way More Expensive
Advanced Transport

California’s Bullet Train Is Going to Be Way, Way More Expensive

The most recent business plan puts the project $13 billion more expensive than previous estimates.

diamond earth's crust silica perovskites
Science & Energy

Here’s What Scientists Can Learn From Newly-Discovered Deep-Earth Mineral

The diamond is just the wrapper for this specimen of Earth's deep crust.

It’s Really Hard to Give AI “Common Sense”
Artificial Intelligence

It’s Really Hard to Give AI “Common Sense”

Think common sense is scarce in humans? In AI, it's nonexistent.

northern white rhino
Science & Energy

With IVF, the Northern White Rhino May Not Go Extinct

There are three northern white rhinos left, and one is on his deathbed.

cryptocurrency heater
Cryptocurrency

Apparently Home Heaters Now Mine Crypto

The device addresses two problems simultaneously.

elon musk the boring company hyperloop tunnel mass transit public transportation
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Hyperloop Will Put Pedestrians, Mass Transit First

The Boring Company has a new focus.

US Quietly Allows Import of Some Elephant Trophies
Science & Energy

US Quietly Allows Import of Some Elephant Trophies

A ban enacted by the Obama administration has been lifted.

guns
Future Society

With No Legislation Imminent, Companies Are Stepping in to Limit Access and Visibility of Guns

Walmart, Bumble, and Delta are among companies that have stepped in where activists say legislators have failed.

Massive Study of Fake News May Reveal Why It Spreads So Easily
Future Society

Massive Study of Fake News May Reveal Why It Spreads So Easily

Fake news thrives for reasons you might not expect.

blindness eyesight mice
Health & Medicine

Gold and Titanium Restore Vision to Blind Mice

The mice couldn't see in full color, but their brains responded to green, blue, and ultraviolet light.

medicine regenerative medicine stem cells
Health & Medicine

A Stem Cell Patch Could Heal Hearts Damaged By Cardiac Arrest

Billions of cells die during a heart attack. Regenerative medicine could bring them back.

Doctors Could Help Sick Babies With Rapid Genetic Tests
Health & Medicine

Doctors Could Help Sick Babies With Rapid Genetic Tests

Precision medicine comes to the NICU.

right to repair
Future Society

Proposed California Law Would Give You the Right to Repair Your Tech

The state joins 18 others in taking on the tech industry.