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Ripple Ends a Meteoric Year With a Brief Supremacy Over Ethereum
Bitcoin

Ripple Ends a Meteoric Year With a Brief Supremacy Over Ethereum

Ripple is making serious waves, hitting a market cap of $73.6 billion.

A NASA Expert Says This Is The “Ultimate” Test for AI in Space Exploration
NASA

A NASA Expert Says This Is The “Ultimate” Test for AI in Space Exploration

What role does AI play in the search for life in the universe?

2017 Ushered in the Greenest Year Ever for the United Kingdom
Energy

2017 Ushered in the Greenest Year Ever for the United Kingdom

For the first time since the start of the Industrial Revolution, the country ran on zero coal for one day.

New Device Lets Scientists Explore Physics Near Absolute Zero
Physics

New Device Lets Scientists Explore Physics Near Absolute Zero

Pushing physics to its absolute limits.

Yet Another National Bank May Create a Centralized Cryptocurrency to Upgrade Its Financial System
Bitcoin

Yet Another National Bank May Create a Centralized Cryptocurrency to Upgrade Its Financial System

Israel may go digital in a bid to tackle its black market.

Bioengineers Found a Way to Create 3D Shapes From Living Tissue
3D Printing

Bioengineers Found a Way to Create 3D Shapes From Living Tissue

"It's a totally new angle in tissue engineering."

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Brain

Neurologists May Have Discovered a Key Ally in the Fight Against Brain Aging

Eating your greens could help keep your brain fit for longer.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous Cars Are Driving on Our Streets. Welcome to 2018.

The future is now. You won't want to miss it.

Here’s What the Experts Make of Trump Removing Climate Change from the National Security Strategy
Climate Change

Here’s What the Experts Make of Trump Removing Climate Change from the National Security Strategy

The stark reality of the situation may trump politics.

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Tesla

An Electric Pickup Truck Will Be Tesla’s Top Priority After the Model Y

The biggest game-changer is the prospect of a pickup truck that doesn't use gasoline or diesel.

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Mars

Is SpaceX Sending a Tesla Roadster to Mars? We’ll Believe It When We See It.

The Roadster will be playing David Bowie's "Space Oddity" through its billion-year Mars orbit.

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Off-World

Get Ready to See the Largest Picture of the Universe Ever Taken

"A picture from Hubble is a nice poster on the wall, while a WFIRST image will cover the entire wall of your house."

Researchers Stumble Upon a New Type of Quantum Material
Science & Energy

Researchers Stumble Upon a New Type of Quantum Material

Researchers were working on a completely unrelated set of problems when they noticed the mass went from "1,000 times the mass of an electron to zero."

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Graphene

Graphene Running Shoes Could Up Your Jogging Potential

The first commercial product using the wonder material is hitting the market.

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FCC

The FCC Has Approved a World-First Wireless Charger

It can charge devices from a staggering three feet away.

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Off-World

The Universe May Be Full of Habitable Worlds That Have No Sun

What happens when a moon goes rogue?

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Future Society

Tree Skyscrapers and Underwater Restaurants: See the Most Futuristic Designs of the Year

Conceptual architecture is pulling us into the future.

NASA Is Planning the First-Ever Interstellar Mission
NASA

NASA Is Planning the First-Ever Interstellar Mission

It would launch in the coming decades. Is there any hope of success?

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Science & Energy

Rethinking Aliens: We Found Life in a Place Once Considered Sterile

Could frozen planets host hardy alien life under the polar ice?

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Future Society

Climate Change Is Going to Drive Thousands of Refugees to Cooler Countries

A migration boom will result from failing crops and health hazards in the developing world.