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Virtual Reality

You’ll Be Watching NBA Games On a Magic Leap Headset Within Five Years

Viewers will be able to watch the action from anywhere in the arena.

This Striking Photo Reminds Us Why It’s Essential to Photograph Science
Science & Energy

This Striking Photo Reminds Us Why It’s Essential to Photograph Science

A photograph has the power to capture and communicate the magic, mystery, and meaning of scientific discovery.

Please Don’t Post Your Hand Dryer Science Experiment on the Internet
Health & Medicine

Please Don’t Post Your Hand Dryer Science Experiment on the Internet

Unless you want bacteria with a side of skepticism.

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Pollution

Blue Planet II Has Inspired the BBC to Ban All Plastic Containers and Utensils by 2020

Roughly 2 million plastic cups are used by BBC visitors and staff members every year.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Takes One Step Closer to First US Track
Hyperloop

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Takes One Step Closer to First US Track

The company is exploring the feasibility of a line linking Cleveland with Chicago.

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Cancer

New Stem Cell Study Could Be the Start of Personalized Cancer Vaccines

Tumors shrank in seven out of 10 vaccinated mice.

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Advanced Transport

To Reduce Air Pollution, Germany Will Test Free Public Transportation in Some Cities

The idea is still in the early planning stages, and previous attempts in other parts of the world haven't gone well.

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Health & Medicine

Scientists Reverse Alzheimer’s in Mice

But the treatment comes with significant caveats.

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Exoplanets

The Kepler Mission Has Discovered Nearly 100 New Exoplanets

Learning more about these planets could put our own home in a galactic context.

Elon Musk’s Former Employee Is Building a European Rival to Tesla’s Gigafactory
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Former Employee Is Building a European Rival to Tesla’s Gigafactory

Northvolt now has $62.9 million to start construction.

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Future Society

Experts Want Facebook to Take Down Its Messenger Kids App

Pediatricians cited a link between social media use and unhappiness among teens.

AI Will Help Judges Score Gymnastics Events at the 2020 Olympics
Artificial Intelligence

AI Will Help Judges Score Gymnastics Events at the 2020 Olympics

Is this the first step toward nonhuman judging panels?

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Future Society

Bill Gates Warns Sillicon Valley of Technology’s Dangerous Potential

Do tech giants believe they're above the law?

NASA’s Recent Pictures of Objects in the Kuiper Belt Just Broke Records
NASA

NASA’s Recent Pictures of Objects in the Kuiper Belt Just Broke Records

New Horizons captured images of space objects nearly 3.8 billion miles away from our planet.

For Small Businesses, the Future Is Fading Fast
Future Society

For Small Businesses, the Future Is Fading Fast

"Globalization is a reality. It is not going to disappear. It's like breathing."

Want to Build a Better Climbing Robot? Copy a Cockroach.
Robotics

Want to Build a Better Climbing Robot? Copy a Cockroach.

Bipedal androids just aren't up to the task.

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Artificial Intelligence

Crappy Valentine’s Day, Robots: AI Is Terrible at (Human) Seduction

Robots are weird about expressing their love.

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Climate Change

More Storms May Be Inevitable If We Don’t Meet The Goals Of the Paris Accord

The tipping point could soon be behind us.

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Biology

Now a Person’s Genes Could Reveal Their Time of Death

All it takes are some gene samples and a bit of machine learning.

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Health & Medicine

Oh, Brother: People Might Not Take This Potential Malaria Drug Just Because it Turns Their Urine Blue

Be cured of malaria, or live with blue pee for a few hours? Decisions, decisions...