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Fossil Fuels

Russia Is Drilling the Arctic for Liquefied Natural Gas

Russia is falling behind the rest of the world when it comes to clean energy.

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Future Society

Net Neutrality Has Been Destroyed. Here’s What Happens Next.

We fight.

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Future Society

Exclusive: N.Y. Attorney General on Why He Refuses to Let Net Neutrality Die

"We can’t stand by and watch one of the greatest tools for democracy ever created be turned into a private playground for the rich."

Stem Cells Restore Mobility and Sensory Perception to Paralyzed Rats
Health & Medicine

Stem Cells Restore Mobility and Sensory Perception to Paralyzed Rats

The treatment enabled about 40% of the paralyzed rats to walk again.

Forest fires like this one are costing millions of dollars.
Climate Change

Climate Change Is Increasing Forest Fires, and the Cost Will Be Huge

With millions of trees gone up in smoke, British Columbia looks back on its worst year on record.

Buildings like this one are impacting the environment.
Energy

Power Hungry Buildings May Jeopardize the Paris Agreement

"The longer we wait, the higher amount of new infrastructure will lock us in in a high carbon path."

SpaceX Just Launched a Device That Will “Change How We Interact with Space”
SpaceX

SpaceX Just Launched a Device That Will “Change How We Interact with Space”

The company says this represents "the first industrial use of space."

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Energy

New Technique Could Allow Scientists to Create Fusion Energy

Laser-based nuclear fusion minus radioactive waste.

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Fossil Fuels

Richard Branson Has an Ambitious Plan to Wean the World off Fossil Fuels

"There can be no return to business as usual."

The SPCA Has Removed Its Controversial Security Robot
Robotics

The SPCA Has Removed Its Controversial Security Robot

The robot was reported as a means of scaring off the homeless.

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DNA

DNA That Folds Like Origami Has Applications for Drug-Delivering Nanobots

"We are actively looking at the first nanomedicine applications with our ssOrigami technology."

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Climate Change

Yes, We Might Still Meet the Paris Climate Agreement’s Goals

The numbers are stacking up in our favor.

SpaceX Just Launched A Completely Recycled Spacecraft For the First Time in History
SpaceX

SpaceX Just Launched A Completely Recycled Spacecraft For the First Time in History

SpaceX also safely landed the rocket back on Earth.

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Evolution

Scientists Find New Evidence That Life Could Have Begun In Space

This could point to space as the place of origin for life on Earth.

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Computers

Extremely Durable Computer Chips Bring Cybersecurity to Harsh Environments

They're essentially unhackable and unbreakable.

Net Neutrality Is Dead. Here’s What The Experts Are Saying.
Future Society

Net Neutrality Is Dead. Here’s What The Experts Are Saying.

We asked experts about the death of net neutrality. This is what they had to say.

Your Future Coffee Could Be Bought Using Amazon Stock
Blockchain

Your Future Coffee Could Be Bought Using Amazon Stock

Cash will be subsumed by a futuristic new economy.

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FCC

The FCC Just Killed Net Neutrality

Pour one out for the equitable internet.

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Google

Google Opened an AI Research Center in Beijing

"I believe AI and its benefits have no borders."

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Electric Vehicles

Alibaba Unveils Plans for an Electric Vehicle Vending Machine

The first two facilities are set to open in January 2018.