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Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics’s SpotMini Is Really, Really Determined to Open Doors

Even a human with a hockey stick can’t stop the robot dog.

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Cancer

Chinese Doctors Are Using Modified T-Cells to Treat Advanced Forms of Cancer

"Chinese patients want to be cured very much. So patients are willing to try new cures."

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Future Society

More Than Half the World Has No Internet. Enter Internet Blimps.

This idea might just float.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Volkswagen Teases Their I.D. Brand’s First Fully Autonomous Car Concept

Riders have no choice but to trust the Vizzion's AI.

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Climate Change

Today’s Delays in Addressing CO2 Emissions Could Influence Sea Levels for Centuries

This doesn't look good.

There Might Soon Be a Drug to Treat Peanut Allergies
Health & Medicine

There Might Soon Be a Drug to Treat Peanut Allergies

The drug statistically bested a placebo by 53 percent.

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Meta

To Stop Russian Election Meddlers, Facebook Goes Analog

The social media platform is taking its verification measures offline.

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Energy

Trump’s “Skinny Budget” Slashes Funding for Health, Energy, and Environmental Agencies

The cuts would offset the proposed $54 billion increase in military spending.

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Science & Energy

Losing Biodiversity Could Lead to “Extinction Cascades”

Losing just a single species could create a domino effect.

The Cost of Resurrecting Extinct Species Could be Devastating
Science & Energy

The Cost of Resurrecting Extinct Species Could be Devastating

You’ve seen “Jurassic Park,” right?

NASA May Stop Trying to Understand Dark Energy
NASA

NASA May Stop Trying to Understand Dark Energy

NASA's budget reductions could "cripple U.S. astronomy."

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Robotics

MVPs at the Pyeongchang Games: Robots

Robots provided everything from water and directions to wall art and clean floors.

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Falcon

Falcon Heavy Could Make Asteroid Mining a Reality

A single asteroid can contain $10 quintillion worth of minerals.

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Science & Energy

Scientists Announce New Animal-Human Hybrid Experiment — This Time With Sheep

Only 0.01 percent of human cells were used, but it paves the way for future experiments to combine species.

Refurbished Organs Could Save Millions on the Transplant List
Health & Medicine

Refurbished Organs Could Save Millions on the Transplant List

The method spruces up animal and human organs with new stem cells.

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Health & Medicine

We’re Getting Closer to Vaccines to Combat Drug Addiction

As the epidemic rages on, these interventions can't come soon enough.

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Future Society

Cyber Warfare Is Growing. We Need Rules to Protect Ourselves.

"The next war will begin with a massive cyber attack."

Nebula Genomics Will Let You Rent out Your Genetic Information
Future Society

Nebula Genomics Will Let You Rent out Your Genetic Information

For the first time, you can earn money from leasing your DNA to scientists.

Machine Learning Could Make Manufacturing New Medicines Easier for Synthetic Chemists
Machine Learning

Machine Learning Could Make Manufacturing New Medicines Easier for Synthetic Chemists

Researchers are combining the power of AI with chemistry.

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Hyperloop

Musk’s Boring Company Is Pushing Forward With East Coast Hyperloop

They now have permission to begin digging at a site in DC.