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NASA Chief: Space Exploration Has a Direct Impact on Our Lives on Earth
Science & Energy

NASA Chief: Space Exploration Has a Direct Impact on Our Lives on Earth

When it comes to having clean water to drink, we need a space program.

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Germany Drafts World’s First Ethical Guidelines for Self-Driving Cars

This is a bold thrust into the nascent world of AI ethics.

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Environment

China Announced the Successful Launch of 8,000 Water Clean-Up Initiatives in First Half of 2017

The country will invest $100 billion in this far-reaching effort.

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Climate Change

The President Just Disbanded a Federal Advisory Committee on Climate Change, Here’s How Scientists are Responding

“Shutting down two-way communication between people and scientists is a recipe for disaster.”

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RX and Medicine

The Field of Psychedelic Medicine Is in the Midst of a Resurgence

A new generation of research shows hallucinogens could treat addiction, depression, and PTSD.

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Falcon

The 40th Flight of the Falcon 9 Was a Success

That makes nine Falcon 9 landings this year.

Black Holes Outside Our Galaxy Work Differently From Ours
Science & Energy

Black Holes Outside Our Galaxy Work Differently From Ours

Extra-galactic black holes may either spin slowly, or tumble quickly in an unusual orbit.

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Science & Energy

NASA Wants to Use 3D-Printed Parts for Future Rocket Engines

"3D printing could completely change what ceramic parts look like and where they are applied in rocket engines."

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Future Society

Bill Gates and Richard Branson Invest in Lab-Grown Meat Startup

Is this the future of food?

Researchers Devise Method for Recycling Astronaut Urine to Make 3D Printing Plastics in Space
Off-World

Researchers Devise Method for Recycling Astronaut Urine to Make 3D Printing Plastics in Space

It won’t solve all our space problems but researchers think “it’s certainly an interesting part of the equation.”

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Self-Driving Vehicles

“Platoons” of Self-Driving Semi Trucks Will Be Hitting U.K. Roads

They're expected to improve fuel economy by 4 to 10 percent.

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Prosthetics and Devices

Viktoria Modesta Is a Bionic Woman, and She Is Taking the Music Industry by Storm

Her augmentation hasn’t stopped her from rocking the music and fashion industries.

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Future Society

For the First Time Ever, Quantum Communication is Demonstrated in Real-World City Conditions

This is a major breakthrough towards a full, practical quantum network.

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Exobiology

There’s a New Possible Explanation for the Weird Light Behavior of the ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star

Instead of advanced aliens, we might be looking at really weird exoplanet rings.

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Energy

The Grid Study From the Department of Energy Just Called for a Boost to Coal Power

It also supports nuclear power.

A Cancer Drug May Be Key in Defeating HIV
Cancer

A Cancer Drug May Be Key in Defeating HIV

The drug can reactivate HIV and then help kill or silence it.

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Health & Medicine

New FDA Approval for a Sponge-Filled Syringe Could Help Prevent Deaths Caused by Blood Loss

It can pack deep, narrow wounds in a matter of seconds.

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Health & Medicine

CRISPR May One Day Cure Sickle-Cell Disease

The innovative tool for editing genes has set its sights on sickle-cell anemia.

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Health & Medicine

Researchers Have Discovered the Mechanism for Memory Retrieval

Scientists can now better understand the human memory.

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Science & Energy

New Mini-Antennae Could Pave the Way for Brain-Computer Interfaces

The new technology is 100 times smaller than their modern counterparts.