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Science & Energy

NASA Scientist Says We Need to Stop Worrying About the Apocalypse

Nibiru is not going to collide with the Earth, because it doesn't exist.

Health & Medicine

A Vaccine for HIV Is About to Be Tested in Thousands of People

The three-year trial could be the breakthrough we need.

Energy

Toyota’s New Power Plant Will Create Clean Energy from Manure

It will be ready to go in 2020.

Drones

Amazon’s New Drone Designed to Self-Destruct in Emergencies

Smaller pieces raining from the sky would be safer for everyone.

Future Society

Aging Expert: The First Person to Live to 1,000 Has Already Been Born

Dr. Aubrey de Grey sees aging as a problem than can be solved through "technological intervention."

Bitcoin

Number of Users on Coinbase Surpasses Number of Brokerage Accounts at Charles Schwab

More and more people are dabbling in cryptocurrency.

Solar Power

Chernobyl is Slated to Become a $1.2 Million Solar Farm

The farm will provide 1 megawatt of solar energy, though there are plans to develop another 99 megawatts.

Science & Energy

Using DNA, New Software Can Verify Identity In Minutes

The software works with a small portable DNA sequencer.

Energy

Google Now Sources 100% of Its Energy From Renewables

Solar and wind now powers one of the largest tech companies in the world.

Tesla

Tesla’s Giant Battery in South Australia Is Officially Switched On

It's part of a multi-million dollar plan to improve the grid.

Off-World

A Probe Detected a Mysterious Signal That Physics Can’t Explain

This may be the source of dark matter.

Brain

Scientists Find That Smartphone Addiction Alters Your Brain Chemistry

46 percent of Americans say they could not live without their smartphones.

Bacteria

Scientists Have Expanded the Genetic Code in Bacteria

The resulting semi-synthetic organism could help create new classes of protein drugs.

Health & Medicine

Scientists May Have Discovered a “Functional Cure” for HIV

The "Block-and-Lock" approach is meant to stop HIV cells from reactivating — even if treatment is interrupted.

Future Society

“Space Age 2.0” Will Be Worth Almost $3 Trillion in 30 Years

Investment banks are starting to see huge value in the space industry.

Tesla

By 2023, Tesla Could Have Millions of Cars on the Road

In 25 years, the number may be staggering.

Hyperloop

A Hyperloop-Inspired Transportation System is Being Built in a Major U.S. City

The end goal is to connect every part of Denver, allowing citizens to get to any part of the city "in less than 20 minutes."

Artificial Intelligence

Dubai Says They Successfully Tested the First Autonomous Flying Taxi

Called the Volocopter, the flying taxi launches and lands like a helicopter.

Astronomy

The First-Ever Interstellar Asteroid Is the Start of a New Era in Astronomy

The 400 meter-long asteroid is thought to have been traveling for millions of years before entering our Solar System.

Future Society

Move Over, Skyscrapers. This “Plantscraper” Can Feed 5,000 a Year.

The project, which began in 2012, should be completed and ready to open by 2020.