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Hyperloop

Virgin Hyperloop One Announces Construction Will Begin in 2019

The company has set a date, but the location is still up in the air.

Falcon

SpaceX Will Launch Its Falcon Heavy Rocket in December

It's finally time for the long-awaited launch.

Energy

Richard Branson Wants to Spearhead Efforts to Rebuild Power Grids in the Caribbean

His Disaster Recovery Marshall Plan is being prepared in response to recent hurricanes.

Health & Medicine

Doctors Herald “Revolutionary” Heart Surgery That Will Save Thousands of Lives

Patients can return to work the next day.

Science & Energy

Humans Have Been Trying to Communicate with Aliens for Decades

Is there anybody out there?

Artificial Intelligence

The Rise of Conscious AI is Just Decades Away

"Many of us will have a chance to see that day come..."

Hyperloop

Colorado Is Moving Forward With Plans for a $24 Billion Hyperloop

Virgin Hyperloop One is helping them hash out the details.

Wind

Wind Power Set a New Renewable Energy Record in Europe Last Week

Wind powered nearly 25 percent of electricity in 28 EU countries.

Future Society

New Zealand Wants to Create Visas for People Displaced by Climate Change

The visas would give potential refugees the chance to rebuild their lives.

Biology

We’ll Soon Be Able to Grow Human Organs From Pig Organs

This could make organ transplant wait lists a thing of the past.

Brain

New Research Suggests Alzheimer’s Starts Outside the Brain

"We need to pay attention to the whole body."

Advanced Transport

China Has Begun Testing a Brand New Type of Electric Transportation

The Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit system combines the benefits of a train and a bus.

Climate Change

Carbon Dioxide Levels on Earth Haven’t Been This High in Three Million Years

Last year the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record pace.

SpaceX

SpaceX Just Broke a Record With Their 16th Successful Launch of 2017

Elon Musk's space company set a new personal best.

Science & Energy

SpaceX, NASA, and HPE Are Sending a Supercomputer to the ISS

It will be the most powerful computer ever sent into space.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says We Must Switch to Renewables or Plunge Into “the Dark Ages”

"If it's not renewable, it's going to run out at some point."

Tesla

Tesla Supercharger’s Powerpacks Undaunted by Power Outage

At the moment, Tesla runs more than 7,300 Superchargers at more than 1,000 stations.

From Quarks to Quasars

Pareidolia: Why People Think That They See Ghosts

It's the same reason humans see animals in clouds.

Off-World

“Electric Sails” Could Allow Us To Reach the Farthest Recesses of Space

We could travel through the cosmos in record time.

Health & Medicine

We Can Extend Human Life By Slowing Aging, But We Can’t Stop It

"Either all of your cells will continue to get more sluggish, or you'll get cancer."