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The World’s First All-Electric Yacht Has a 40-Mile Range and a $500,000 Price Tag
Energy

The World’s First All-Electric Yacht Has a 40-Mile Range and a $500,000 Price Tag

It's being called "the Tesla of luxury electric yachts."

A Eulogy for Cassini
Future Society

A Eulogy for Cassini

Cassini reminds us the universe does not require our participation to exist.

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Bitcoin

The U.S. is No Longer the World’s Largest Bitcoin Market

One nation now accounts for nearly half of all trading.

An Old Version of Facebook Contains a Secret Voice Assistant
Meta

An Old Version of Facebook Contains a Secret Voice Assistant

The discovery contradicts previous assertions that the company isn't working on a voice assistant.

After “Living on Mars” for Eight Months, Mission V Subjects Are Coming Home
Mars

After “Living on Mars” for Eight Months, Mission V Subjects Are Coming Home

"The most challenging part of the mission right now has been the end of the mission."

“We Think That We Beat AIDS. We Think It Is Done. It Is Not.”
Health & Medicine

“We Think That We Beat AIDS. We Think It Is Done. It Is Not.”

For many, HIV is still a death sentence.

This Illegal Piracy Site is “Borrowing” Visitors’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency

This Illegal Piracy Site is “Borrowing” Visitors’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency

Since traditional ads aren't an option, the site is trying out digital coin mining as a source of revenue.

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Climate Change

Is the Trump Administration Changing Its Mind About the Paris Climate Agreement?

A Wall Street Journal report claims the White House is reconsidering its position on the Paris Climate Agreement. The administration has denied the report.

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Robotics

A Stretchy New Superconductive “Skin” Can Give Robots a Sense of Touch

In a demonstration, a robotic hand could feel hot and cold, and perform sign language.

Despite Opposition, METI Will Still Reach Out to Alien Life in 2018
Exobiology

Despite Opposition, METI Will Still Reach Out to Alien Life in 2018

The message will focus on the universal concepts of math and physics.

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Future Society

Millions of “Citizen Scientists” are Transforming our World From Their Homes

And so can you.

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Ethereum

You Can Now Trade “Tokenized” U.S. Dollars on the Ethereum Network

This could change how banking works.

Nine Pictures That Show How Climate Change Is Impacting Earth
Climate Change

Nine Pictures That Show How Climate Change Is Impacting Earth

These pictures show how devastating human activity has been to our planet.

Scientists Discover 3 New “Super-Earth” Exoplanets
Exoplanets

Scientists Discover 3 New “Super-Earth” Exoplanets

These are the closest planets yet discovered by the Kepler K2 mission.

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Investing

The World’s Biggest Smartphone Maker Is Investing $300 Million in Autonomous Car Tech

The auto and tech industries are driving us into the future together.

Why Asteroid Mining is Integral to Our Plans for Colonizing Mars
Mars

Why Asteroid Mining is Integral to Our Plans for Colonizing Mars

Deep Space Industries and Planetary Resources are competing to see who can do it first.

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Off-World

It’s Official: Cassini Just Completed Its Death Dive Into Saturn

The spacecraft has burned up in Saturn's atmosphere.

This New Vaccine Technology Could Make Multiple Injections a Thing of the Past
Health & Medicine

This New Vaccine Technology Could Make Multiple Injections a Thing of the Past

Can you get all of your vaccines in one shot?

90 Percent of Vehicles in the U.S. Could Be Electric by the Early 2040s
Advanced Transport

90 Percent of Vehicles in the U.S. Could Be Electric by the Early 2040s

A new study projects that fast adoption of EVs could make them the norm within a little over a decade.

A $10 Billion Renewable Energy Startup Just Unveiled Their Largest Onshore Wind Turbine
Wind

A $10 Billion Renewable Energy Startup Just Unveiled Their Largest Onshore Wind Turbine

This one turbine could power 5,000 homes.