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Buried in the GOP Tax Law Is a Mandate for Arctic Drilling
Science & Energy

Buried in the GOP Tax Law Is a Mandate for Arctic Drilling

In an attempt to pay for new tax breaks, the GOP turns to Arctic drilling.

By Lou Del Bello

The Arctic Is Warming Twice as Fast as the Rest of the Globe
Climate Change

The Arctic Is Warming Twice as Fast as the Rest of the Globe

This is the thinnest the ice has been in over 1,500 years.

By Lou Del Bello

2017: As Told Through Elon Musk’s Tweets
Elon Musk

2017: As Told Through Elon Musk’s Tweets

Take a stroll back through 2017 along with Elon Musk.

By Chelsea Gohd

Tesla’s 2018 Navigation Overhaul Will Be “Light-Years Ahead of Current System”
Tesla

Tesla’s 2018 Navigation Overhaul Will Be “Light-Years Ahead of Current System”

Musk teased that there are "some cool new software updates coming soon."

By Brad Jones

The University of Tokyo Has Built a Robot That Sweats While Exercising
Robotics

The University of Tokyo Has Built a Robot That Sweats While Exercising

The bot can do push-ups way better than many of us.

By Patrick Caughill

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Future Society

White House Confirms Microsoft, Facebook Have Fended Off North Korean Cyberattacks

But the fight is far from over.

By Kyree Leary

Water May Be Trapped in Sponge-Like Martian Rocks
Off-World

Water May Be Trapped in Sponge-Like Martian Rocks

Scientists believe the red planet was once wet and warm, but they couldn't figure out where the water had gone. A new study suggests a possible explanation.

By Chelsea Gohd

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Bitcoin

Three More Cryptocurrencies Arrive on Bloomberg Terminal

Ethereum, ripple, and litecoin join the ranks.

By Chelsea Gohd

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Solar Power

China’s First Solar Highway is Nearly Complete, May Soon Be Able to Charge Electric Cars

It should be up and running in China early next year.

By Kyree Leary

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Virtual Reality

Magic Leap Shows Off Their New Augmented Reality Headset

The headset promises to seamlessly blend the digital world with reality.

By Chelsea Gohd

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Health & Medicine

Researchers Prepare to Test New Male Contraceptive Gel

"It's just remembering to use it every day."

By Kyree Leary

The FDA Approves a New Gene Therapy Treatment for a Rare Form of Blindness
Treatments

The FDA Approves a New Gene Therapy Treatment for a Rare Form of Blindness

Known as Luxturna, it can be used to treat children and adults suffering from mutation-induced vision loss.

By Kyree Leary

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Graphene

Two Layers of Graphene Make Diamond-Hard Armor That Can Stop a Bullet

The material is nearly one million times thinner than paper.

By Kyree Leary

Scientists Are Engineering Carbon-Storing Plants to Fight Climate Change
Climate Change

Scientists Are Engineering Carbon-Storing Plants to Fight Climate Change

Engineered plants could reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

By Brad Jones

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Climate Change

If the Science is Sound, Why Do People Still Deny Man-Made Climate Change?

We still have politicians bringing snowballs to the floor of Congress.

By Dom Galeon

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Future Society

The GOP Revealed a Bill to Replace Net Neutrality, and It’s Not Good

"It's a poorly disguised slap in the face to Internet users."

By Dom Galeon

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Mars

After the Moon and Mars, NASA Wants to Head to Alpha Centauri in 2069

Plans are still in early development — so early, the mission doesn't even have a name yet.

By Kyree Leary

New Device Could Make Networks More Efficient, Boost Internet Speeds
Future Society

New Device Could Make Networks More Efficient, Boost Internet Speeds

All is not lost.

By Patrick Caughill

The UK Just Decided That 10 Mbps Broadband Should be a Legal Right
Future Society

The UK Just Decided That 10 Mbps Broadband Should be a Legal Right

As the US rolls back internet freedom, the UK takes another path.

By Patrick Caughill

Here’s Your First Look at SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the Reusable Rocket Launching in January
Falcon

Here’s Your First Look at SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the Reusable Rocket Launching in January

Ready for takeoff.

By Chelsea Gohd