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Uber Wants to Take You to the Doctor
Advanced Transport

Uber Wants to Take You to the Doctor

You don't even need a smartphone to use this service.

Voice Ordering Is The “Most Disruptive” Shopping Trend
Artificial Intelligence

Voice Ordering Is The “Most Disruptive” Shopping Trend

Amazon's algorithms are changing how companies market.

What Is “Superblood,” and Why Do I Want It?
Health & Medicine

What Is “Superblood,” and Why Do I Want It?

Much like CAR-T therapy, "superblood," or red blood therapies, can be modified to treat particular diseases like cancer and diabetes.

cryptocurrency securities and exchange commission
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Companies, Take Notice: The SEC Is Coming to Regulate

The agency is cracking down on Initial Coin Offerings.

Human Bacteria: An Unlikely Shield Against Skin Cancer
Bacteria

Human Bacteria: An Unlikely Shield Against Skin Cancer

"The next stage of this exciting work will be to translate it to human clinical trials.”

porsche tesla roadster mission e electric sports car
Tesla

Which Electric Sports Car Is Right for You, Porsche or Tesla?

We compare the Mission E and Tesla’s new Roadster.

A Modified Roomba Could Help You Safely Customize Your Ikea Furniture
Artificial Intelligence

A Modified Roomba Could Help You Safely Customize Your Ikea Furniture

AutoSaw takes some of the danger out of carpentry.

NOAA’s Satellite Could Track Extreme Weather Resulting From Climate Change
Climate Change

NOAA’s Satellite Could Track Extreme Weather Resulting From Climate Change

The GOES-17 satellite carries technology that could help us predict extreme weather.

An Osteoarthritis Drug May Be the Answer to America’s Opioid Crisis
Health & Medicine

An Osteoarthritis Drug May Be the Answer to America’s Opioid Crisis

The compound made opioids less addictive, and withdrawal less severe.

Biofilm Replaces Plastic Packaging in this Dutch Supermarket Aisle
Future Society

Biofilm Replaces Plastic Packaging in this Dutch Supermarket Aisle

“There's no logic in wrapping something as fleeting as food in something as indestructible as plastic.”

heart disease
Gene Editing

Susceptible to Heart Disease? Gene Editing Could Change That

A new treatment could help us eliminate the cause of 1 in 4 deaths in the U.S.

Scientists Now Know When the First Stars Formed in the Universe
Science & Energy

Scientists Now Know When the First Stars Formed in the Universe

“It’s unlikely we’ll be able to see any earlier into the history of stars in our lifetime.”

healthcare precision medicine diversity
RX and Medicine

Tailor-Made Medicine is Pretty Biased

Precision medicine has the potential to be great for everyone, but it's currently on the verge of alienating multiple groups of people.

google waymo self-driving cars
Self-Driving Vehicles

Want to Ride in a Self-Driving Car? This Is What It’s Like.

Waymo wants you to understand what its cars are seeing while on the road.

The Timeline of the Big Bang and Everything We Know
Science & Energy

The Timeline of the Big Bang and Everything We Know

Iron Nanoparticles Could Be the Next Line of Treatment in Battling Cancerous Tumors
Science & Energy

Iron Nanoparticles Could Be the Next Line of Treatment in Battling Cancerous Tumors

Ferumoxytol gives the body a boost in beating the Big C.

Scientists Successfully Repair Liver Damage Using A Modified Virus
Viruses

Scientists Successfully Repair Liver Damage Using A Modified Virus

Not all viruses are evil!

Judging a Book by Its Cover: AI Can Now Tell What’s on the Inside by Looking at the Outside
Artificial Intelligence

Judging a Book by Its Cover: AI Can Now Tell What’s on the Inside by Looking at the Outside

We may soon have book covers designed purely by AI.

climate change affects food
Food

Spring Might Come Earlier, but Food Shortages Will Still Happen

Longer growing seasons don't necessarily mean more crops.

biodiversity ecology
Science & Energy

To Save the Earth, We Should Just Leave It Alone

A new study suggests that in many cases, the best way to help restore damaged ecosystems is to do nothing at all.