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Tesla

Tesla Just Cut the Cost of the Model X by Thousands of Dollars

Now, just $5,000 separates the Model X and Model S.

Solar Power

New NASA Visualization Shows Where This Month’s Solar Eclipse Will Be Visible

"On average, that same spot on Earth will only get to see a solar eclipse every 375 years."

Tesla

Tesla Drivers in Italy Just Broke the EV Long Distance Driving Record on a Single Charge

They went over 600 miles without recharging, but the trip took them 29 hours.

Climate Change

An Alliance Upholding the Paris Agreement Now Represents a Third of the U.S. Population

Puerto Rico and 13 states are keeping the U.S. in the global fight against climate change.

Environment

Al Gore: The Trump Administration’s Environmental Policies Are Reckless and Indefensible

"I don't even like to think about the prospects for humanity if we fail to act."

Science & Energy

Math Can Help Us Treat Diseases and Develop Better Vaccines

Math and medicine go hand-in-hand.

Universal Basic Income

Could We Use Space to Pay for a Universal Basic Income?

Shouldn't the space that belongs to us all benefit us all?

Climate Change

Study Shows Earth is Already in a Dire Warming Crisis

"Rising seas, mass extinctions, super droughts, increased wildfires, intense hurricanes, decreased crops and fresh water and the melting of the Arctic are expected."

Energy

Hydrogen Fuel Could Become a Viable Energy Alternative Thanks to This Aluminum Alloy

This new material turns water into fuel.

Falcon

What Would a Failed Falcon Heavy Launch Mean for SpaceX?

Elon Musk and experts have both predicted that the November launch won't work.

Blockchain

Blockchain Could Be the Answer to Stopping Climate Change

It would streamline many aspects in the fight against carbon emissions.

Artificial Intelligence

It’s Time to Talk About How Siri is Reinforcing Gender Stereotypes

The world's top supercomputer, IBM Watson, has a man's name and voice while nearly all virtual assistants have female names and voices.

Off-World

Milky Way’s Origins Are Not What They Seem

This study transforms our understanding of how galaxies formed from the Big Bang.

Science & Energy

10 Images of What Sunset Would Look Like If The Sun Were Swapped With Other Stars

Science & Energy

Chinese Researchers Just Unveiled the World’s Largest Virtual Universe Simulation

It contains 2 trillion digital particles shaped into 25 billion virtual galaxies.

Climate Change

Report: The World Invested $264 Billion in New Renewables in 2016

“Solar and wind are now cost-competitive almost everywhere.”

Blockchain

China to Start Using Blockchain to Collect Taxes and Send Invoices

Another application for blockchain that's transforming the world as we know it.

Cancer

Researchers Have Found a Drug That Can Help Slow the Spread of Multiple Cancers

Tumors in mice shrunk by 50% when treated with it.

Falcon

See How SpaceX Plans to Launch the Falcon Heavy This November

What’s trickier than landing one used rocket? Landing three.

Computers

This Tiny Supercomputer Consumes 98% Less Power and 99.93% Less Space

It packs 1 PetaFLOPS of power into a single rack.