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Climate Change

2017 Broke Another Heat Record — but There’s Hope for Future Years

This was the hottest non-El Niño year on record. It's time for individuals to act.

By Lou Del Bello

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Future Society

DARPA Launches Subterranean Challenge to Improve Underground Ops

Elon Musk isn't the only one venturing below Earth's surface.

By Chelsea Gohd

Bitcoin

2018 Could Be the Rise of Ripple

While many haven't heard of the cryptocurrency, Ripple originated in concept as early as 2004 — before Bitcoin even existed.

By Chelsea Gohd

Fungi

Surprising Study Shows Fungicides May Be a Major Threat to Bees

"This research suggests the regulatory system for pesticides may have let us down once again."

By Chelsea Gohd

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Future Society

The US Needs “Civic Social Networks” Where Elected Officials and the Public Can Engage

Citizens can tweet airlines with questions and feedback. US Representative Rick Crawford wonders why they can't do the same with their elected officials.

By Chelsea Gohd

Health & Medicine

Scientists Claim They Found a Drug That “Significantly Reverses Memory Loss”

A diabetes drug could help Alzheimer's sufferers.

By Lou Del Bello

Artificial Intelligence

An AI-Powered Network Could Save the US Navy Billions of Dollars

It could also make their fleets safer and more formidable.

By Patrick Caughill

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Future Society

Climate Change Places a Major Economic Burden on Future Generations

One new study links higher temperatures in childhood to financial instability in adulthood.

By Chelsea Gohd

Drones

Drones Are Diving Under Antarctic Ice to Map Unseen Portions of Our World

This ambitious mission will help us to forecast and better understand sea level rise.

By Chelsea Gohd

Climate Change

Not All Geoengineering Is as Terrifying as You May Think

It's based on an "embarrassingly" simple idea: Make the ice brighter.

By Lou Del Bello

Robotics

Researchers Gave Robots the Ability to Think Ahead

The technology allows robots to "learn a range of visual object manipulation skills entirely on their own."

By Kyree Leary

Bitcoin

Experts: Each Bitcoin Could be Worth $60,000 by December 2018

Experts see a clear trend for the world's most popular cryptocurrency.

By Dom Galeon

Artificial Intelligence

Study Shows Touching a Humanoid Robot Elicits Arousal In Humans

We might be more emotionally attached to robots than we think.

By Kathleen Riley

Bitcoin

Venezuela Set to Launch Its Own Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency

The government hopes the “petro” will help offset the country’s dire financial situation.

By Chelsea Gohd

Ethics

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Issues Guide on AI Ethics

Ethically Aligned Design aims to address some of the societal considerations related to the development of autonomous systems.

By Brad Jones

Renewable Energy

ITER Nuclear Reactor May Be The “Holy Grail” of Limitless Renewable Energy

It could become a source of clean energy by 2025.

By Dom Galeon

Macro grids will solve some energy supply problems.

Renewable Energy

Macro Grids May Be the Future of Renewable Energy

"We're basically getting that big battery we want for free."

By Lou Del Bello

Deep sea exploration will be possible thanks to emerging technologies.

Robotics

Schools of Robots Are Mapping the Unknown Features of the Deep Sea

We still have no idea what's in the majority of Earth's oceans.

By Claudia Geib

Microbial life could travel through space via dust.

Science & Energy

Dust Collisions Could Transport Microbial Life to Other Planets

"What my calculations show is that one would need just a vanishingly small concentration [of life] at 150 kilometers altitude for my mechanism to work."

By Keith Cooper