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Amazon Wants to Mine Data From the (Literal) Stars
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Wants to Mine Data From the (Literal) Stars

The tools developed for this project could benefit non-astronomers, too.

By Kristin Houser

This Is the Weirdest Aircraft You’ve Ever Seen, and It Just Broke an Important Record
Advanced Transport

This Is the Weirdest Aircraft You’ve Ever Seen, and It Just Broke an Important Record

And it did so without any help from an engine.

By Kristin Houser

Though still unconfirmed, it is likely that the mysterious symptoms of people at the U.S. Embassies in Cuba and China were caused by microwave weaponry.
Robots and Machines

Those Mysterious Attacks In Cuba Probably Involved Weaponized Microwaves

Here's what they are and how they work.

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Army is working on a system in which a ground-based laser shoots a military drone mid-flight in order to power it.
Drones

Shoot This Military Drone With a Laser, and It’ll Stay in the Air Indefinitely

The U.S. Army thinks it's found a way to power drones mid-flight.

By Kristin Houser

Someone Drilled a Hole in the ISS. Was It A Mistake Or Sabotage?
Off-World

Someone Drilled a Hole in the ISS. Was It A Mistake Or Sabotage?

The director of the Russian space authority noted there was evidence of "several attempts at drilling" with a "wavering hand."

By Sarah Marquart

The human driver of the other car was to blame for a recent Apple AV accident, the first to involved one of the tech company's autonomous vehicles.
Self-Driving Vehicles

One of Apple’s Autonomous Cars Just Crashed, and (Surprise) It Was A Human’s Fault

Once again, humans are the thing that's making autonomous vehicles unsafe.

By Kristin Houser

Based on data from two ground-based telescopes, researchers believe there's water on Jupiter, perhaps far more than on Earth.
Science & Energy

There’s Water in Jupiter’s Atmosphere

Turns out Jupiter might be a strong contender for hosting life elsewhere in our solar system.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover a promising new compound in the hunt for a new antibiotic, and it's something we could synthesize ourselves.
Health & Medicine

There’s A New Antibiotic In Town, And We Can Create It In The Lab

It's a fungus, and it could be a critical tool to help us address a global crisis.

By Kristin Houser

A new kind of artificial intelligence is able to recognize and remember objects in a way that's a lot more like humans and a lot less like algorithms.
Artificial Intelligence

New Artificial Intelligence Does Something Extraordinary — It Remembers

A new AI system can recognize a cactus in a desert and a cactus in an office. That's actually a really big deal.

By Dan Robitzski

This Autonomous Drone Is Ready to Defend the Great Barrier Reef From Predators
Drones

This Autonomous Drone Is Ready to Defend the Great Barrier Reef From Predators

Rangerbot is the new hero of the reef.

By Kristin Houser

Are Pig Organs Safe to Transplant Into Humans? Now We Have A Way To Find Out.
Health & Medicine

Are Pig Organs Safe to Transplant Into Humans? Now We Have A Way To Find Out.

We can now test pig organs for 30 infectious agents.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from the University of Minnesota created a bionic eye prototype that marks an important step forward toward the creation of usable devices.
Prosthetics and Devices

This Experimental Bionic Eye Could Help The Blind See

It could also improve the vision of people who can see.

By Kristin Houser

NASA released a video illustrating the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to abrupt thawing in the Arctic.
Climate Change

Greenhouse Gases Are Bubbling Up From Arctic Lakes That Were Recently Frozen

The lakes are thawing the arctic way faster than we expected.

By Kristin Houser

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Future Society

How Women-Startup Founders Are Building Better Cities [Sponsored]

Yes, the future is female.

By Futurism Creative

CBD can help normalize the activity of brain regions associated with psychosis, according to new research out of King's College London.
Health & Medicine

We Now Have Evidence That a Marijuana Compound Can Help People With Psychosis

It helps "normalize" their brain activity.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created an AI that can predict the location of earthquake aftershocks far more accurately than the best available model.
Google

Google’s AI Can Help Predict Where Earthquake Aftershocks Are Most Likely

Its predictions are far more accurate than the best available model.

By Kristin Houser

Most of the AV Accidents in California Are Caused By Human Drivers
Advanced Transport

Most of the AV Accidents in California Are Caused By Human Drivers

AVs are much safer for everyone when humans aren't involved.

By Kristin Houser

Should Evil AI Research Be Published? Five Experts Weigh In.
Artificial Intelligence

Should Evil AI Research Be Published? Five Experts Weigh In.

Upside: you created artificial general intelligence! Downside: it's evil.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Wants Its Deep Space Gateway Habitat To Orbit The Moon By 2024
Moon

NASA Wants Its Deep Space Gateway Habitat To Orbit The Moon By 2024

It's a very ambitious timeline. Here's how NASA plans to make it happen.

By Victor Tangermann

A panel of venture capitalists and other experts on financing AI startups agree: to get a truly general AI system, governments will need to step up.
Artificial Intelligence

If We Ever Want Artificial General Intelligence, Governments Need To Invest In It

Startups with super-narrow algorithms aren't ever going to make AGI happen.

By Dan Robitzski