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Science & Energy

An Engineer Has Accidentally Discovered a Way to Make Transporting Oil Safer

He stumbled upon a better way to “package” oil.

Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Has Developed AI That Can React Naturally to Human Expression

The bot successfully passed as human-like in tests.

Pollution

Tap Water Could Be Swimming With Tiny Plastic Particles

Eighty-three percent of samples from 14 countries, including the US, contained plastic.

Artificial Intelligence

IBM Just Committed $240 Million to the Future of Artificial Intelligence

The tech giant is teaming up with MIT to improve AI.

Artificial Intelligence

Lyft’s Self-Driving AI Cars Are Officially Hitting San Francisco’s Streets

Get Ready. Lyft's AI drivers are here.

SpaceX

SpaceX Just Launched Its “Secret Mission” for the U.S. Air Force

The Falcon 9 just carried its most mysterious payload yet.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber’s Self-Driving Taxis Have Hit The Streets

Your next Uber ride might come without a human driver.

Climate Change

Scientists Are Working on a Plan to Re-Engineer the Planet to Reduce Hurricanes

We may have a way to fight back against hurricane Irma.

Off-World

An In-Depth Look at Where Life Could Be Lurking on Non-Earth Worlds

Research has emerged about life-supporting scenarios in stranger, more unforgiving places in space.

Energy

Hydrogen Power Storage Could be an Important Part of a Fossil Fuel Free Future

Current investments look to improve the efficiency of the technology.

Blockchain

A New Blockchain App Is Poised to Radically Change How People Vote

This could be the beginning of internet-powered democracy.

Tesla

Tesla’s Upcoming Electric Semi Trucks Will Reportedly Have a Range of 200-300 Miles

t's not enough for super-long hauls, but it's a huge step forward.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Have Found a Way to Disable a Potentially Deadly Bioweapon

The CDC ranks it alongside anthrax and botulism, and now, we have a way to stop it.

Parasites

Climate Change Could Wipe Out One-Third of Parasite Species by 2070

This could accelerate the extinction of non-parasite species.

Climate Change

France Wants to Cease Fossil Fuel Production by 2040

“We are determined in the face of climate change at a time when disasters are hitting us hard.”

Cancer

Researchers Create Surgical Device That Can Identify Cancer Cells in Seconds

The words "normal" or "cancer" appear on the mass spectrometer in under 10 seconds.

Nanotech

Australian Scientists Have Developed a New Tool for Imaging Life at the Nanoscale

"The sensing and imaging technology we are developing enables us to view life in completely new ways."

Self-Driving Vehicles

The House Just Passed a Bill to Help Put More Autonomous Cars on U.S. Roads

If it passes the Senate, companies like GM, Ford, and Google will be able to roll 100,000 self-driving cars out onto U.S. roads.

Advanced Transport

China Wants to Design the World’s Fastest “Flying Train”

The train would be 10x faster than the country's fastest bullet trains.

Off-World

A Spacecraft Thinner Than Human Hair Wraps Up and Destroys Space Debris

"You can essentially think of it as one giant piece of saran wrap covered with thrusters, and you can curl it however you want."