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Some Genetic Tests Apparently Can’t Tell If You’re Dog Or Human
Health & Medicine

Some Genetic Tests Apparently Can’t Tell If You’re Dog Or Human

Just another reason you should be wary of home genetic tests.

By Claudia Geib

Noise-Cancelling Windows Are Perfect For People Already Rich Enough To Find Quiet in the City
Future Society

Noise-Cancelling Windows Are Perfect For People Already Rich Enough To Find Quiet in the City

The windows can cancel out harsh sounds in real time.

By Dan Robitzski

Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory Tackles the Multiverse
Future Society

Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory Tackles the Multiverse

The famous recently-deceased physicist wasn't done changing physics.

By Kristin Houser

Thanks to Contact-wearing Cows, Digital Systems Could Soon Get Much Harder to Hack
Future Society

Thanks to Contact-wearing Cows, Digital Systems Could Soon Get Much Harder to Hack

To test their system, the researchers shot low-powered lasers into the cows' eyes.

By Victor Tangermann

States Sue to Stop Trump’s EPA From Stripping Vehicle Emissions Rules
Climate Change

States Sue to Stop Trump’s EPA From Stripping Vehicle Emissions Rules

Eighteen states are suing to prevent the rollback of Obama-era emissions rules.

By Claudia Geib

To Understand Why Animals Behave The Way They Do, Scientists Need AI
Neuroscience and Brain

To Understand Why Animals Behave The Way They Do, Scientists Need AI

Artificial intelligence gave researchers a full catalog of an animal's behaviors

By Dan Robitzski

Governments Keep Trying To Shut Down Messaging Apps, But It Never Works The Way They Hope
Future Society

Governments Keep Trying To Shut Down Messaging Apps, But It Never Works The Way They Hope

Russia's done it. Now Iran has, too.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Just Canceled Its Only Moon Rover Project. That’s Bad News for Trump’s Lunar Plans.
Moon

NASA Just Canceled Its Only Moon Rover Project. That’s Bad News for Trump’s Lunar Plans.

The rover was supposed to find the supplies future lunar astronauts would need.

By Claudia Geib

High School Students Helped an AI Learn to Read Old Handwritten Texts
Artificial Intelligence

High School Students Helped an AI Learn to Read Old Handwritten Texts

What were *you* doing during your teenage years?

By Kristin Houser

Forcing Elite Female Athletes To Medicate Isn’t The Way To Make Sports More Equal
Medical

Forcing Elite Female Athletes To Medicate Isn’t The Way To Make Sports More Equal

What is intended to make sports more fair could, in fact, freeze some women out of competitions.

By Dan Robitzski

smart clothing
Treatments

14 Smart Clothes and Accessories to Give Your Wardrobe the Tech Treatment

Be the "smartest" dresser.

By Thor Benson

Antarctic Research Project Will Determine If a Huge Glacier Will Soon Break Off
Climate Change

Antarctic Research Project Will Determine If a Huge Glacier Will Soon Break Off

Special guest appearances by: seals, and Boaty McBoatface.

By Claudia Geib

Chinese Surveillance Is Literally Getting in Workers’ Heads
Future Society

Chinese Surveillance Is Literally Getting in Workers’ Heads

Workers initially thought their employers could read their minds.

By Kristin Houser

Cheap Hydrogen Fuel Was A Failed Promise. But Its Time May Have Arrived.
Climate Change

Cheap Hydrogen Fuel Was A Failed Promise. But Its Time May Have Arrived.

Using chemistry, researchers found a way to deliver cheap, efficient, and clean hydrogen power.

By Dan Robitzski

Blue Origin Is Testing Reusable Rockets. Here’s Why You Rarely See Them.
Blue Origin

Blue Origin Is Testing Reusable Rockets. Here’s Why You Rarely See Them.

Blue Origin is worrying about Blue Origin. That's it. 

By Claudia Geib

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge
Nuclear Fusion

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

Critics have dubbed the project “floating Chernobyl” and “nuclear Titanic.”

By Dan Robitzski

Australia Has Big Plans to Save the Great Barrier Reef. But It Can’t Do It Alone.
Climate Change

Australia Has Big Plans to Save the Great Barrier Reef. But It Can’t Do It Alone.

Ocean heat waves and high carbon dioxide levels are much bigger threats to this natural wonder.

By Claudia Geib

Tiny Robots Will Deliver Your Lunch, Because We Hate Human Interaction
Robotics

Tiny Robots Will Deliver Your Lunch, Because We Hate Human Interaction

This company is convinced we need food delivery robots.

By Victor Tangermann

Forget High-Tech Watches; Future Spies May Carry Chemical Passwords On Napkins
Biology

Forget High-Tech Watches; Future Spies May Carry Chemical Passwords On Napkins

You probably won't need a molecular password for Netflix, but intelligence agencies may take note.

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates Just Announced a $12 Million Contest for a Universal Flu Vaccine
Health & Medicine

Bill Gates Just Announced a $12 Million Contest for a Universal Flu Vaccine

"The world needs to prepare for pandemics in the same serious way it prepares for war."

By Kristin Houser