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Google May Be Buying the Company Behind the Vive VR System
Virtual Reality

Google May Be Buying the Company Behind the Vive VR System

HTC announces halt on trading, fueling speculation of a buyout.

Electrical Stimulation Can Effectively Restore Movement in Paralyzed Limbs
Health & Medicine

Electrical Stimulation Can Effectively Restore Movement in Paralyzed Limbs

An exhaustive review of past studies yields promising results.

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Climate Change

We Can Still Meet Ambitious 1.5C Paris Climate Target

"It is looking more hopeful that we can really achieve the Paris goals."

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Health & Medicine

The Development of New Drugs Isn’t Matching the Pace of Antibiotic Resistance

Our research isn’t keeping up with bacteria’s evolution.

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Solar Power

Solar Power Is Becoming Accessible, Dropping More Than a Quarter in Just One Year

Solar energy is becoming more cost-effective as hardware prices continue to dwindle.

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Energy

These 7 Countries Want to Say Goodbye to Fossil Fuel-Based Cars

These nations are serious about reducing their carbon footprint.

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Climate Change

By 2100, Our Carbon Usage May Be Enough to Trigger a 10,000-Year-Long Ecological Disaster

We’re on pace to pass a “threshold of catastrophe” in the next century.

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Evolution

New Research May Explain the Origin of Complex Life on Earth

“Life was a chance event, there is no doubt about that.”

Here’s How Blockchain Will Eliminate Middlemen And Usher in a New Paradigm
Blockchain

Here’s How Blockchain Will Eliminate Middlemen And Usher in a New Paradigm

Middlemen must be removed.

More Than 80% of Children Have an Online Presence by the Age of Two
Future Society

More Than 80% of Children Have an Online Presence by the Age of Two

Welcome to the world of “sharenting.”

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Computers

Nations Race to Build a Computer With the Power to Predict the Future

It could help us with everything from renewable energy to fighting crime.

New Study Reveals Microbial Communities’ Full Impact on Human Health
Biology

New Study Reveals Microbial Communities’ Full Impact on Human Health

How does our body stay healthy?

Scientists Edit Embryos with CRISPR to Better Understand Early Human Development
Health & Medicine

Scientists Edit Embryos with CRISPR to Better Understand Early Human Development

This research could help shed light on why some pregnancies fail.

Blockchain Tech Has Never Been More Valuable or More Ready for World Domination
Bitcoin

Blockchain Tech Has Never Been More Valuable or More Ready for World Domination

Interest from Microsoft, Intel, and several large banks has the blockchain developer’s stock skyrocketing.

Ethereum Is Poised to Become the Global Blockchain of Choice
Ethereum

Ethereum Is Poised to Become the Global Blockchain of Choice

Microsoft, Intel, and BP all think it’s the database of the future.

True, Bitcoin May Become Corrupt. But Banks Already Are.
Bitcoin

True, Bitcoin May Become Corrupt. But Banks Already Are.

In the last five years, the world’s biggest banks have paid billions in fines.

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Health & Medicine

Sound Wave Blood Tests May Soon Diagnose Diseases

Doctors may be able to use the technology to reveal medical conditions quickly and easily.

Why the “Murder” of the Modern Energy Industry Is Key to Securing a Bright Future
Energy

Why the “Murder” of the Modern Energy Industry Is Key to Securing a Bright Future

“We are probably the only industry that is encouraging our customers to use less of our product.”

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Future Society

In Ten Years, Robots Could Replace More Than 4 Million Workers

“Robots and AI could let us produce more for less...but we need to talk about who benefits."

The Best Images Taken by Cassini
Off-World

The Best Images Taken by Cassini

It has finished its mission, but left us with some amazing photographs.