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Finding Dates via DNA Is Scientifically Questionable — and Overall a Bad Idea
Future Society

Finding Dates via DNA Is Scientifically Questionable — and Overall a Bad Idea

For those looking for that special someone, a new dating app replaces swiping with swabbing.

Jupiter's clouds
Off-World

We Now Know What Lies Beneath Jupiter’s Clouds

The gas giant isn’t 100 percent gas.

China Now Has a Giant, Smog-Sucking Chimney
Science & Energy

China Now Has a Giant, Smog-Sucking Chimney

The 18-meter tower uses solar radiation to draw polluted air into a filtration system.

Uber’s Autonomous Trucks Still Need a Human Touch
Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber’s Autonomous Trucks Still Need a Human Touch

On more difficult trips, Uber Freight will get some human help.

decentralized internet blockchain
Blockchain

The Internet Is a New Kind of Prison, Blockchain May Set Us Free

It might be the next best thing since, well, regular internet.

4 Questions About Tesla’s New ‘Gigafactory’
Tesla

4 Questions About Tesla’s New ‘Gigafactory’

A year after announcing the plan, Tesla is finally working on Gigafactory 1's rooftop solar array.

Fashion 2.0: Levi’s “Distressed Look” Robot Is Better for the Environment
Robotics

Fashion 2.0: Levi’s “Distressed Look” Robot Is Better for the Environment

But will it leave global garment workers jobless?

Apple Employees Keep Walking Into Windows at High-Tech New Headquarters
Future Society

Apple Employees Keep Walking Into Windows at High-Tech New Headquarters

The future is...perhaps a bit too transparent.

Coinbase Faces a Class Action Lawsuit for Insider Trading
Bitcoin

Coinbase Faces a Class Action Lawsuit for Insider Trading

The digital currency exchange is going under the microscope.

Antibiotic Resistance Has Made Another Dangerous “Jump” Between Species
Health & Medicine

Antibiotic Resistance Has Made Another Dangerous “Jump” Between Species

A new threat joins the drug resistance army.

Why Are British Beaches Littered With Dying Marine Life? 3 Things You Need to Know.
Environment

Why Are British Beaches Littered With Dying Marine Life? 3 Things You Need to Know.

“There are places where you are ankle-deep, or calf-deep, in animals."

flying car pal-v liberty flying vehicles
Advanced Transport

PAL-V’s Flying Car Design Has Been Finalized, Will Arrive in 2019

The PAL-V Liberty can fly more than 300 miles while carrying a load of 2,000 pounds.

DARPA Wants to Save Soldiers’ Lives by Slowing Their Biological Processes
DARPA

DARPA Wants to Save Soldiers’ Lives by Slowing Their Biological Processes

The initiative could benefit soldiers and civilians alike.

Three Things You Need to Know About Google’s New Quantum Processor
Quantum Physics

Three Things You Need to Know About Google’s New Quantum Processor

Bristlecone's 72 qubits trump IBM's 50.

Amazon Takes Photographic Proof of Delivery. What Could Go Wrong?
Future Society

Amazon Takes Photographic Proof of Delivery. What Could Go Wrong?

Who needs privacy when you've got Amazon?

23andMe
Cancer

23andMe Cleared to Sell Genetic Tests for Cancer Risk

It’s the first kit of its kind to receive FDA approval.

Australia May Soon Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Cancer

Australia May Soon Eliminate Cervical Cancer

The U.S. probably won't be next.

Exploring Animals’ “Junk DNA” Could Help Us Fight Human Diseases
DNA

Exploring Animals’ “Junk DNA” Could Help Us Fight Human Diseases

The key to treating cancer might be hidden in an elephant’s DNA.

Washington State Passes Law Protecting Net Neutrality
Future Society

Washington State Passes Law Protecting Net Neutrality

In the fight for internet freedom, what happens when state laws clash with federal rules?

Driving for Uber or Lyft Is Awful, New Study Shows
Future Society

Driving for Uber or Lyft Is Awful, New Study Shows

If the gig economy is the "future of work," we might be in big trouble.