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Researchers Find Pollution Is the Biggest Global Threat to Human Health
Pollution

Researchers Find Pollution Is the Biggest Global Threat to Human Health

Air pollution kills millions every year.

AI Could Find Homes for Millions of Refugees Displaced by Climate Change
Artificial Intelligence

AI Could Find Homes for Millions of Refugees Displaced by Climate Change

The algorithm placement would increase refugees' chances of finding employment by 40 to 70 percent.

Flick
Science & Energy

Facebook Has Coined a New Unit of Time Called “the Flick”

A flick lasts 1/705,600,000 of a second.

net neutrality fcc national policy
Future Society

Montana Governor Takes Preserving Net Neutrality Into His Own Hands

Any internet service provider with a state government contract cannot block or charge more for faster delivery of websites.

Google’s Lunar XPrize Is Over. Spaceflight Innovation, However, Is Not.
Off-World

Google’s Lunar XPrize Is Over. Spaceflight Innovation, However, Is Not.

After three deadline extensions, it looks like Google's $30 million XPrize will remain unclaimed.

Research Shows Athletes With No History of Concussions Still Suffer From Brain Damage
Brain

Research Shows Athletes With No History of Concussions Still Suffer From Brain Damage

We need to better protect our athletes from brain trauma.

Catching Up With the New E.U. Emissions Targets Will Cost Germany a Trillion Euros
Climate Change

Catching Up With the New E.U. Emissions Targets Will Cost Germany a Trillion Euros

"The aim of reducing them by 95 percent is overambitious."

When Robots Take Over Our Jobs, It’s Women Who Will Lose Out Most
Future Society

When Robots Take Over Our Jobs, It’s Women Who Will Lose Out Most

90,000 male assembly line workers will be at risk, compared to the 164,000 women employed as secretaries and administrative assistants.

amazon amazon go shopping future
Future Society

Amazon’s Cashier-Less Convenience Store Is Now Open to the Public

Shoppers simply pick out what they want and leave.

Experts Weigh in on the U.S. Government’s Plans to Loosen Nuclear Weapon Constraints
Future Society

Experts Weigh in on the U.S. Government’s Plans to Loosen Nuclear Weapon Constraints

There may be reasons to worry.

If We Want the Price of Renewables to Drop, We Need to Pay to Get Rid of Carbon
Energy

If We Want the Price of Renewables to Drop, We Need to Pay to Get Rid of Carbon

By 2020, low carbon technologies are expected to outprice carbon, but the road ahead is still bumpy.

Antibiotic Algorithm Will Fast-Track the Search for New Medicine
RX and Medicine

Antibiotic Algorithm Will Fast-Track the Search for New Medicine

This could be an incredible tool in the fight against resistance.

Government Shutdown Hampers SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Testing
Falcon

Government Shutdown Hampers SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Testing

Without U.S. Air Force personal support at the launchpad, Falcon Heavy won't be firing any time soon.

Climatecoin
Cryptocurrency

Climatecoin Aims to Be the World’s First Carbon-Neutral Cryptocurrency

It was designed to help the fight against climate change.

Could We Levitate Humans With the World’s Most Powerful Acoustic Tractor Beam?
Physics

Could We Levitate Humans With the World’s Most Powerful Acoustic Tractor Beam?

Working with higher pitches, larger objects, and more stability, the only way for the research to go from here is up.

Surgeons in France Just Performed the First-Ever Double Face Transplant
Health & Medicine

Surgeons in France Just Performed the First-Ever Double Face Transplant

“This graft shows for the first time that re-transplantation is possible in the case of chronic rejection."

New Electronic Skin Allows You to Manipulate Virtual Objects
Virtual Reality

New Electronic Skin Allows You to Manipulate Virtual Objects

This futuristic device has potential in everything from VR to medical prosthetics.

The AI That Prepared Astronauts for Space Could Now Help Fight Crime
Artificial Intelligence

The AI That Prepared Astronauts for Space Could Now Help Fight Crime

The technology could help usher justice systems into a new era as soon as mid-2018.

Microsoft’s AI Image Generator Construct Life-Like Pictures “Pixel By Pixel”
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s AI Image Generator Construct Life-Like Pictures “Pixel By Pixel”

A step beyond Google's doodling AI, this new technology has applications for sketch assistants and photo editing tools.

Deep Learning Could Help First Responders Offer Critical Aid in the Wake of Disasters
Artificial Intelligence

Deep Learning Could Help First Responders Offer Critical Aid in the Wake of Disasters

Artificial intelligence could help us deal with the aftermath of hurricanes and wildfires.