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Mars

Is SpaceX Sending a Tesla Roadster to Mars? We’ll Believe It When We See It.

The Roadster will be playing David Bowie's "Space Oddity" through its billion-year Mars orbit.

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Off-World

Get Ready to See the Largest Picture of the Universe Ever Taken

"A picture from Hubble is a nice poster on the wall, while a WFIRST image will cover the entire wall of your house."

Researchers Stumble Upon a New Type of Quantum Material
Science & Energy

Researchers Stumble Upon a New Type of Quantum Material

Researchers were working on a completely unrelated set of problems when they noticed the mass went from "1,000 times the mass of an electron to zero."

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Graphene

Graphene Running Shoes Could Up Your Jogging Potential

The first commercial product using the wonder material is hitting the market.

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FCC

The FCC Has Approved a World-First Wireless Charger

It can charge devices from a staggering three feet away.

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Off-World

The Universe May Be Full of Habitable Worlds That Have No Sun

What happens when a moon goes rogue?

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Future Society

Tree Skyscrapers and Underwater Restaurants: See the Most Futuristic Designs of the Year

Conceptual architecture is pulling us into the future.

NASA Is Planning the First-Ever Interstellar Mission
NASA

NASA Is Planning the First-Ever Interstellar Mission

It would launch in the coming decades. Is there any hope of success?

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Science & Energy

Rethinking Aliens: We Found Life in a Place Once Considered Sterile

Could frozen planets host hardy alien life under the polar ice?

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Future Society

Climate Change Is Going to Drive Thousands of Refugees to Cooler Countries

A migration boom will result from failing crops and health hazards in the developing world.

The Heroes We Need: An Overview of Who’s Fighting for and Against Net Neutrality
Future Society

The Heroes We Need: An Overview of Who’s Fighting for and Against Net Neutrality

"We will fight the FCC's decisions in the courts, and we will fight it in the halls of Congress."

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Universal Basic Income

A New Trial in Scotland May Bring Universal Basic Income to Life

"...Without something like basic income, I don't think we can really have equality of opportunity."

Japan Has Created Black Mirror-Inspired Bee Drones
Drones

Japan Has Created Black Mirror-Inspired Bee Drones

These artificial pollinators will help us survive the bee decline.

US Life Expectancy at Birth Drops for Second Consecutive Year
Health & Medicine

US Life Expectancy at Birth Drops for Second Consecutive Year

This hasn't happened since the 1960s.

NIH Officially Lifts Ban on Research Studying Germs with Pandemic Potential
Health & Medicine

NIH Officially Lifts Ban on Research Studying Germs with Pandemic Potential

"We have a responsibility to ensure that research with infectious agents is conducted responsibly."

NASA Is Considering Sending a “Dragonfly” Drone to an Alien World
NASA

NASA Is Considering Sending a “Dragonfly” Drone to an Alien World

The drone-like robot could help us explore the potential for life on Titan.

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Pollution

United Nations’ Treaty Protecting High Seas May Be a Reality in 2020

A landmark treaty protecting the world's high seas could be signed in two years.

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Science & Energy

Alien Life Could Exist in Buried Oceans Throughout the Galaxy

Oceans provide a safe place for life to evolve.

Experts Say We Should Tax Meat Eaters the Same Way We Tax Smokers
Future Society

Experts Say We Should Tax Meat Eaters the Same Way We Tax Smokers

But others say a "meat tax" would only harm the poor.

China Reveals Ambitious Plan to Create World’s Largest Carbon Market
Renewable Energy

China Reveals Ambitious Plan to Create World’s Largest Carbon Market

It will be the world's biggest emission trading scheme.