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Military

This New “Super” Carbon Is Tough, Elastic, and Electrically Conductive

It could be used for everything from exoskeletons to spacecraft.

Mars

Watch: Bill Nye on Why We Should Go to Mars

There are a lot of problems on Earth, so why take on a whole new planet?

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Deep AI, Not Automation, Poses the Real Risk for Humanity

Musk, along with others, is aiming to protect us humans against the rise of deep AI.

Mars

NASA Unveiled a Rover Concept That Could Be the Future of Human Exploration on Mars

This 28-foot-long vehicle puts us one step closer to actually reaching the Red Planet.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: All Superchargers Are Being Converted to Battery and Solar Power

“Over time, almost all will disconnect from the electricity grid.”

From Quarks to Quasars

More Strange, Morbid, and Scary Stories in Science

Virtual Reality

When Will Virtual Reality Be Able to Connect Directly to Our Minds?

Not all experts agree on the timeline of brain-computer interface technology.

Artificial Intelligence

A Breakthrough AI Can Now Predict Which Babies Will Develop Autism

It has a 96% rate of accuracy.

Science & Energy

A New State of Matter Is Discovered — and It’s Strange

It could even change how glass breaks.

Future Society

What Will Really Happen in the Age of Automation?

Automation has been happening for many years...but this time it's different.

Science & Energy

Scientists Assert That Earth May Exist in a Massive Cosmic Void

"Measuring roughly 1 billion light years."

Artificial Intelligence

AI Has Beaten Humanity at Our Own Game. Literally.

Is this the new standard?

Physics

Physicists Discover a Possible Break in the Standard Model of Physics

Further tests have indicated a 99.95 percent certainty.

Climate Change

An Entire Town in the US Is Sinking Because of Climate Change

The city has lost 98% of its land since 1955.

DARPA

DARPA Is Working to Make AI More Trustworthy

We still need to understand how AI thinks.

Virtual Reality

An NBA Star Says Magic Leap’s AR Device Will Disrupt Your Life

The MVP shares details from his demo experience.

Robots and Machines

Alphabet Just Sold Two Companies to a CEO Who Wants to Speed up the Singularity

He wants to “push the boundaries of what advanced robots can do.”

SpaceX

SpaceX Secures U.S. Air Force Contract for the World’s Most Mysterious Space Drone

It will launch in just 2 months time.

Climate Change

France is Now Offering U.S. Scientists Grants to Research Climate Change

The program is called "Make Our Planet Great Again"

From Quarks to Quasars

Meet The World’s Oldest Bottle of Wine

1,680 years of aging has done this vintage no favors.