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The cod population in the Gulf of Alaska is at the lowest levels ever recording, which is wreaking havoc on the state's economy.
Science & Energy

A Warm Water Mass Called “The Blob” Is Killing Alaska’s Cod

The state's governor is calling the population's decline a disaster.

By Kristin Houser

Think You Could Do More if You Just Had an Extra Hand? You’re Probably Right.
Prosthetics and Devices

Think You Could Do More if You Just Had an Extra Hand? You’re Probably Right.

Training with this robotic limb could improve your ability to multitask.

By Kristin Houser

Researchers successfully transplanted lab-grown lungs into four pigs, with none of the animals rejecting the lungs within two months of the surgery.
Health & Medicine

We Can Now Successfully Transplant Lab-Grown Lungs in Pigs

It's a strong signal that it could work for humans, too.

By Kristin Houser

Through a series of experiments, UK researchers identify abiogenesis zones around stars, helping narrow down the list of planets that could form life.
Science & Energy

Scientists Shed New Light on What Life-Producing Planets Require

New research could help us hone in on ET.

By Kristin Houser

Leaked documents reveal Google's plan to launch a censored search engine in China, a nation that strictly monitors the content its citizens can access.
Future Society

Google’s Censored Chinese Search Engine Shows It’s No Longer Afraid of U.S. Backlash

Google came under fire for such a move a decade ago, but today, it’s just business as usual.

By Kristin Houser

You Can’t Legally 3D Print Guns Quite Yet
Future Society

You Can’t Legally 3D Print Guns Quite Yet

A recent legal battle has cleared the way for the rise of the 3D-printed "ghost gun."

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook Just Shut Down Dozens of Fake Pages
Meta

Facebook Just Shut Down Dozens of Fake Pages

And they won't be the last.

By Victor Tangermann

automation artificial intelligence robotics
Future Society

Experts Answer: Who Is Actually Going to Suffer From Automation?

Is it time to start thinking about a career change?

By Kristin Houser

A new NASA-funded study drawing on 20 years of research says we simply can't terraform Mars using technology available today.
Mars

Scientists Say We Can’t Terraform Mars. Elon Musk Says We Can.

SpaceX's CEO shrugs off 20 years of NASA research.

By Kristin Houser

On Tuesday July 31, Mars will come closer to Earth than it will for another 269 years. Take a look now before it moves on.
Mars

Stop And Look Up: Mars Is Super Close To Earth Right Now

It won't be this close again for another 269 years.

By Dan Robitzski

OpenAi just unveiled Dactyl, an AI system trained to control a robot hand using the same algorithms used to train computer game playing AIs.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI-Operated Robotic Hand Moves With “Unprecedented Dexterity”

A single algorithm can teach AI to do very different tasks, like juggle dice or play video games.

By Kristin Houser

Uber just announced plans to shutter its self-driving truck division, at least temporarily, while it focuses on its self-driving cars.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber Kills Self-Driving Truck Division, Clearing the Road for Tesla

The path ahead just got a little less crowded.

By Kristin Houser

NASA has selected five final designs for its 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. Someday, we might use them construct our dwellings when we live on Mars.
Mars

Here Are The Finalists For NASA’s Mars Habitat Design Competition

It's gotta be easy to build, but still protect humans from temperature changes and radiation.

By Victor Tangermann

The TSA's Quiet Skies program instructs teams of armed air marshals to track U.S. citizens through airports and aboard domestic flights.
Future Society

For TSA’s “Quiet Skies” Program, Air Marshals Followed Travelers’ Every Move

Welcome to the friendly skies...

By Kristin Houser

The latest clean transportation offering from Elon Musk is the Tesla surfboard, a $1,500 limited edition short board that sold out almost immediately.
Tesla

Tesla Launches A $1,500 Surfboard, Sells out Almost Immediately

Did you want Tesla to make a surfboard? No? Well they did anyway.

By Kristin Houser

Google unveiled the Enterprise Edition of Google Glass. Instead of unleashing it on the public, they think it will help factory workers.
Google

Google Glass Is Back, And May Have Finally Found A Place It Belongs

AI powered glasses might actually make sense on a factory floor, where no one cares if you look like an idiot.

By Dan Robitzski

Cryptomining Malware Is Infecting Corporate Networks Worldwide
Cryptocurrency

Cryptomining Malware Is Infecting Corporate Networks Worldwide

You might not even notice that PowerGhost is on your computer, using its power to mine crypto for some hacker.

By Victor Tangermann

Dentists Are Now Using Tech to Monitor Patients’ Stress Levels
Future Society

Dentists Are Now Using Tech to Monitor Patients’ Stress Levels

You might not dread your next cleaning.

By Kristin Houser

AI Coaches Are Here To Unleash Your Inner LeBron
Artificial Intelligence

AI Coaches Are Here To Unleash Your Inner LeBron

HomeCourt could be the first of many apps to use AI to offer elite-level coaching for everyone.

By Dan Robitzski

23andMe has signed an agreement to no longer parter with anyone but British pharmaceutical company GSK on any drug discovery projects.
Science & Energy

23andMe is Teaming Up With A Pharma Company. You Shouldn’t Be Surprised.

It's a for-profit company, and it saw a way to make money.

By Kristin Houser