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Science & Energy

Here’s What Scientists Can Learn From Newly-Discovered Deep-Earth Mineral

The diamond is just the wrapper for this specimen of Earth's deep crust.

It’s Really Hard to Give AI “Common Sense”
Artificial Intelligence

It’s Really Hard to Give AI “Common Sense”

Think common sense is scarce in humans? In AI, it's nonexistent.

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Science & Energy

With IVF, the Northern White Rhino May Not Go Extinct

There are three northern white rhinos left, and one is on his deathbed.

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Cryptocurrency

Apparently Home Heaters Now Mine Crypto

The device addresses two problems simultaneously.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Hyperloop Will Put Pedestrians, Mass Transit First

The Boring Company has a new focus.

US Quietly Allows Import of Some Elephant Trophies
Science & Energy

US Quietly Allows Import of Some Elephant Trophies

A ban enacted by the Obama administration has been lifted.

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Future Society

With No Legislation Imminent, Companies Are Stepping in to Limit Access and Visibility of Guns

Walmart, Bumble, and Delta are among companies that have stepped in where activists say legislators have failed.

Massive Study of Fake News May Reveal Why It Spreads So Easily
Future Society

Massive Study of Fake News May Reveal Why It Spreads So Easily

Fake news thrives for reasons you might not expect.

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Health & Medicine

Gold and Titanium Restore Vision to Blind Mice

The mice couldn't see in full color, but their brains responded to green, blue, and ultraviolet light.

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Health & Medicine

A Stem Cell Patch Could Heal Hearts Damaged By Cardiac Arrest

Billions of cells die during a heart attack. Regenerative medicine could bring them back.

Doctors Could Help Sick Babies With Rapid Genetic Tests
Health & Medicine

Doctors Could Help Sick Babies With Rapid Genetic Tests

Precision medicine comes to the NICU.

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Future Society

Proposed California Law Would Give You the Right to Repair Your Tech

The state joins 18 others in taking on the tech industry.

This Terrifying Robot Wolf Is Protecting the Crops of Japanese Farmers
Robotics

This Terrifying Robot Wolf Is Protecting the Crops of Japanese Farmers

Goodbye, scarecrows. Hello, robotic nightmare wolf thing.

The Government Has Plans for an Asteroid-Destroying Spacecraft
Off-World

The Government Has Plans for an Asteroid-Destroying Spacecraft

Hopefully, we won't need it. But just in case we do.

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Viruses

A Pond-Dwelling Virus Just Cured a Man’s Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

Though, the researcher said he could've simply "gotten lucky" with the results.

If the Ocean Continues to Warm, Fish May No Longer Be on the Menu
Climate Change

If the Ocean Continues to Warm, Fish May No Longer Be on the Menu

It's mostly because climate change stops the oceans from mixing.

A Synthetic Microbe Could Be the Next Antibiotic
Health & Medicine

A Synthetic Microbe Could Be the Next Antibiotic

This new lab-grown molecule might be the key against drug resistance.

To Slow Melting, Residents Resort to Wrapping a Glacier in Blankets
Climate Change

To Slow Melting, Residents Resort to Wrapping a Glacier in Blankets

White canvas blankets are being used to reflect sunlight.

Hacking a Cow’s Gut Bacteria Could Make More Meat, Less Pollution
Bacteria

Hacking a Cow’s Gut Bacteria Could Make More Meat, Less Pollution

Scientists could customize cows' food to make them grow more efficiently and produce less methane.

New Sensor Lets You Monitor Blood Pressure With Your Smartphone
Health & Medicine

New Sensor Lets You Monitor Blood Pressure With Your Smartphone

One in three adults in America have high blood pressure — but many don't even know they have it.