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Cryptocurrency

Estonia Just Revealed Three Uses for Its Proposed National Cryptocurrency

The token could change how the world conducts business.

Climate Change

Think Big Oil’s a Problem? “Big Meat” Emits More Greenhouse Gas Than Most Countries

Our meat consumption is destroying the planet.

Artificial Intelligence

China’s Ban On “Foreign Waste” May Aid the Spread of AI in the US

Tougher quality standards may force recyclers to turn to robots.

Medical

An AI-Equipped Microscope Can Diagnose Deadly Blood Infections

The system achieved an accuracy of nearly 95 percent.

Robots and Machines

Laser-Delivered Internet Could be a Game Changer for Millions of Indian Citizens

Alphabet will deliver "fiber optic cable, but without the cable."

Pathogens

Competition Between Pathogens Could Help Tackle Drug Resistance

Pitting drug-resistant and drug-sensitive pathogens against one another in mice yielded surprising results.

Nanotech

MIT Engineers Develop Glowing Plants Using Nanoparticles

"The vision is to make a plant that will function as a desk lamp that you don't have to plug in."

Future Society

Corporate Power and Censorship: A World Without Net Neutrality

"Without net neutrality the internet will become a private square — with massive corporations deciding what people and ideas get in."

Advanced Transport

Flying Cars Could Hit the Skies as Soon as 2018

But you’ll need both a drivers and flying license before getting behind the wheel.

Health & Medicine

CDC Director: There Are No Banned Words at the CDC. Period.

These "suggestions" speak volumes about how our administration values science.

Science & Energy

We May Have Just Uncovered the Earliest Direct Evidence of Life on Earth

New clues emerge from the oldest fossil ever found.

Robots and Machines

China’s CCTV System Tracked Down a Reporter in Only Seven Minutes

With 170 million cameras, it's the largest monitoring system in the world.

Health & Medicine

The White House Gave the CDC a List of Forbidden Words — Including “Evidence-Based”

What does this mean for the future of science?

Climate Change

Donald Trump Is Dropping Climate Change From a List of Security Threats

His security strategy will focus on economic competition and border security.

Bitcoin

A Web Company Is Offering to Pay Their Employees’ Salaries in Bitcoin

Thousands of workers can soon choose to get paid partly in crypto.

Environment

The Hidden Cost of Bitcoin? Our Environment.

It may be making you money, but it's hurting our planet.

Solar Power

The World’s First Fully Solar-Powered Train Just Left the Station

The train holds 100 seated passengers, with room for others to stand.

Solar Power

Floating Solar Rigs Split Seawater to Make Hydrogen Fuel

The final product looks like an oil rig, but minus all the planet-warming emissions.

Drones

Meet One of the Stealthiest Drones Ever Built

The MAGMA drone trades clunky, moving surfaces for an air-powered, sleek design.

Climate Change

The National Australia Bank Will No Longer Lend to New Thermal Coal Projects

This is part of Australia's long-term goal to become a low-carbon country.