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Cancer

Microsoft Wants to Use AI and Machine Learning to Discover a Cure for Cancer

"Making a difference in health care will require all that Microsoft can bring."

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Off-World

Jeff Bezos: “We Have to Go to Space to Save Earth”

"We kind of have to hurry."

European Nation Set to Be 100% Renewable in Two Years
Energy

European Nation Set to Be 100% Renewable in Two Years

Scotland expects to harvest all its electricity via renewable means by 2020.

An Artificial Intelligence Has Officially Been Granted Residency
Artificial Intelligence

An Artificial Intelligence Has Officially Been Granted Residency

This is a "world first."

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Nuclear Fusion

“Quark Fusion” Produces Eight Times More Energy Than Nuclear Fusion

The power of the future will be nothing like the power of today.

China Just Released a Vessel That Creates Artificial Islands
Robots and Machines

China Just Released a Vessel That Creates Artificial Islands

Tian Kun Hao is being pitched as a "magic island maker."

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Food

Tomorrow’s “Solar Houses” Will Generate Our Electricity and Grow Our Food

"Smart" houses are on their way.

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Nuclear Fusion

The US Plans to Spend $1.2 Trillion on Nuclear Weapons Over the Next 30 Years

A new report breaks down the nation's nuclear weapons budget.

It’s Almost Impossible to Understand How Unfathomably Massive Our Universe Truly Is
Physics

It’s Almost Impossible to Understand How Unfathomably Massive Our Universe Truly Is

But these science fiction writers gave it a try.

Scientists Assert That They’ve Found A Way to “Reverse Menopause”
Science & Energy

Scientists Assert That They’ve Found A Way to “Reverse Menopause”

The research needs to be peer reviewed and evaluated, but if it stands against scrutiny, it will be utterly revolutionary.

A New Chart Conclusively Proves That Automation is a Serious Threat
Robots and Machines

A New Chart Conclusively Proves That Automation is a Serious Threat

We can't keep ignoring this.

We May Finally Understand the Speed of Gravity
Science & Energy

We May Finally Understand the Speed of Gravity

We had no way to directly measure the speed of gravity. Now, that's changed.

Experts Assert All Are Entitled to “Universal Basic Infrastructure”
Future Society

Experts Assert All Are Entitled to “Universal Basic Infrastructure”

A universal basic income may only be part of the solution to automation.

Scientific Evidence Suggests That Human Cities Are Spawning New Species
Evolution

Scientific Evidence Suggests That Human Cities Are Spawning New Species

We are literally driving evolution and making new organisms.

New Technology Only Benefits the Elite
Future Society

New Technology Only Benefits the Elite

We need to demand more.

A Revolutionary Sensory Tool is Transforming the Lives of Children with Autism
Science & Energy

A Revolutionary Sensory Tool is Transforming the Lives of Children with Autism

Of course, it's not a cure-all. But then, nothing is.

We Just Moved One Step Closer to Finally Detecting Dark Matter
Science & Energy

We Just Moved One Step Closer to Finally Detecting Dark Matter

It accounts for 85 percent of all matter — yet we've never directly observed it.

How Does Space Change the Human Brain?
Off-World

How Does Space Change the Human Brain?

What does this mean for future missions?

Will the Next Mozart be a Robot?
Artificial Intelligence

Will the Next Mozart be a Robot?

Humans no longer have a monopoly on creativity.

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Future Society

China Is Developing Rice That Grows in Saltwater

It could free up freshwater lands for other crops.