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Congress Is Reportedly Drafting a Bill That Will “Mainstream Digital Currency”
Future Society

Congress Is Reportedly Drafting a Bill That Will “Mainstream Digital Currency”

They want crypto to “be treated just like the American dollar.”

Solar Eclipses Reveal That the Pace of Time is Changing
Solar Power

Solar Eclipses Reveal That the Pace of Time is Changing

Our days are lengthening by about 1.8 milliseconds per century.

A New Blockchain Platform is Taking on Ethereum
Ethereum

A New Blockchain Platform is Taking on Ethereum

And the platform hopes to avoid the Bitcoin fork.

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Virtual Reality

Scientists Have Created a “Holodeck” for Flies, Fish, and Mice

And it can teach us a lot about how our brains function.

Elon Musk Leads AI Experts With Letter Urging UN to Consider Threat of Autonomous Weapons
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Leads AI Experts With Letter Urging UN to Consider Threat of Autonomous Weapons

“Lethal autonomous weapons threaten to become the third revolution in warfare.”

Elon Musk: Photos of the SpaceX Space Suit Developed for NASA Are Coming Soon
NASA

Elon Musk: Photos of the SpaceX Space Suit Developed for NASA Are Coming Soon

Musk has said before that the suit “needs to both look like a 21st century spacesuit and work well.”

Volkswagen’s New Electric Minibus Will Hit the Road in 2022
Advanced Transport

Volkswagen’s New Electric Minibus Will Hit the Road in 2022

The new bus brings the classic California style into the 21st century.

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Universal Basic Income

Another Silicon Valley Billionaire is in Favor of Universal Basic Income

He agrees that it could push people to innovate.

Tesla Model S Sedans to Be Used as Patrol Cars By Luxembourg Police Department
Tesla

Tesla Model S Sedans to Be Used as Patrol Cars By Luxembourg Police Department

The Model S is helping to pave the way for green energy in Europe.

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Science & Energy

A Smart Label Can Sense When Your Food Has Gone Bad

Say goodbye to the milk sniff test.

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Advanced Transport

Mercedes-Maybach Just Revealed a New Luxury Electric Convertible

This stunning new release shows just how glamorous EVs can be.

The Antarctic Sea Ice Sheet Is the Smallest It’s Ever Been
Climate Change

The Antarctic Sea Ice Sheet Is the Smallest It’s Ever Been

"We’re looking at a record minimum in Antarctica.”

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Health & Medicine

For The First Time Ever, A Woman in China Was Cryogenically Frozen

But is the procedure actually viable? Here's what you need to know.

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Science & Energy

Astrophysicists Believe They’ve Found Another Earth-Like Planet in a Nearby Star System

"This is an important breakthrough demonstrating the possible existence of a potential new planet orbiting a star close to our own."

Nine of the the Most Amazing DARPA Projects
DARPA

Nine of the the Most Amazing DARPA Projects

From a spaceplane to the BRAIN initiative, take a look at the most ambitious projects from the agency.

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Exobiology

The Best Way to Make First Contact, According to Science

We've done everything from sending radio messages, to providing maps, to simply watching and listening.

When Will We Have a Cure for All Forms of Cancer?
Cancer

When Will We Have a Cure for All Forms of Cancer?

About 10 percent of Futurism's readers predicted that we'll never cure cancer.

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Science & Energy

Further Research into Artificial Wombs Brings Us Closer to a Future Where Babies Grow Outside the Body

The key was treating the preterm infants not as babies, but as fetuses.

NASA Admin: “By the Time You’re a Junior, What You Learned as a Freshman is Obsolete”
Future Society

NASA Admin: “By the Time You’re a Junior, What You Learned as a Freshman is Obsolete”

The world is changing faster than we can.

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Climate Change

Humans Might Not Survive Climate Change, but These Creatures Probably Will

Some species are learning to adapt to changing habitats.