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L.A. Is Testing a Pavement Treatment That Can Drop Street Temperatures by 12 Degrees
Science & Energy

L.A. Is Testing a Pavement Treatment That Can Drop Street Temperatures by 12 Degrees

It will be the first major city to give this gray coating a street trial.

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SpaceX

SpaceX Just Completed Another Launch, Marking the End of an Era

Welcome to the era of the Dragon 2.

Microsoft is Embracing Blockchain With its New Ethereum-Based Framework
Ethereum

Microsoft is Embracing Blockchain With its New Ethereum-Based Framework

Ethereum blockchain is taking a major step forward.

Buzz Aldrin: Scientific Understanding Matters More Today Than Ever
Future Society

Buzz Aldrin: Scientific Understanding Matters More Today Than Ever

Before you can understand anything, you need to understand science.

NASA Is Finally Going to Wake up the New Horizons Spacecraft
New Horizons

NASA Is Finally Going to Wake up the New Horizons Spacecraft

Its next target is a mysterious object 4 billion miles from Earth.

Are Probiotics the Key to Solving Humanity’s Health Issues?
Health & Medicine

Are Probiotics the Key to Solving Humanity’s Health Issues?

Too few studies have tested whether they provide health benefits.

Elon Musk Reminds Us of the Possible Dangers of Unregulated AI
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Reminds Us of the Possible Dangers of Unregulated AI

Can tech companies be trusted to self-regulate?

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Future Society

A New Tool Makes Scientific Writing Easier for the Public to Grasp

Read more science, Google less.

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Medical

This New Device Turns Your Smartphone Into a Medical Lab

The cheap device can help serve patients in rural areas around the world.

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Cancer

Study Shows That “Liquid Biopsies” Could Lead to Faster Cancer Detection

These blood tests could detect cancer before any symptoms surface.

Scientists Still Don’t Fully Understand the Connection Between Obesity and Depression
Health & Medicine

Scientists Still Don’t Fully Understand the Connection Between Obesity and Depression

Discovering the link could solve a $350 billion problem.

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OpenAI

Elon Musk’s OpenAI Created a Bot That Can Beat the World’s Best eSports Players

The bot's ability to win is indicative of the increasing power of AI systems.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Continues to Plow Through Milestones By Surpassing the $4,000 Mark

The cryptocurrency is now worth 4 times what it was in January.

Russia Claims It’s Building a Nuclear Space Bomber Capable of Striking Any Country in the World
Nuclear Fusion

Russia Claims It’s Building a Nuclear Space Bomber Capable of Striking Any Country in the World

The Placebo Effect Is Real and It Can Lead to Better Healthcare
Health & Medicine

The Placebo Effect Is Real and It Can Lead to Better Healthcare

It's not just in your head.

Rethinking Elevators Could Transform Cities as We Know Them
Future Society

Rethinking Elevators Could Transform Cities as We Know Them

Who needs cables?

You Can Now Buy Genetically Engineered Salmon in Canada
Future Society

You Can Now Buy Genetically Engineered Salmon in Canada

After 25 years of controversy, GM salmon fillets are being sold as food in Canada.

We Are Closer Than Ever to Achieving the Hyperloop – But Not the One We First Imagined
Hyperloop

We Are Closer Than Ever to Achieving the Hyperloop – But Not the One We First Imagined

More recent designs closely resemble high-speed trains.

What Would Happen if Cryptocurrency Became More Popular Than Cash?
Bitcoin

What Would Happen if Cryptocurrency Became More Popular Than Cash?

It would forever change how our society spends and saves.

NASA’s Voyager Spacecrafts Are Still Going Strong 40 Years Later
NASA

NASA’s Voyager Spacecrafts Are Still Going Strong 40 Years Later

Voyager 1's last postcard from interstellar space will reach us by 2040.