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Health & Medicine

Experts Cast Doubt on Groundbreaking CRISPR Embryo Editing Research

“We encourage other scientists to reproduce our findings by conducting their own experiments on human embryos and publishing their results.”

By Brad Jones

We May Have Uncovered the First Ever Evidence of the Multiverse
Science & Energy

We May Have Uncovered the First Ever Evidence of the Multiverse

This may be proof that a parallel universe is interacting with our own.

By Christianna Reedy

AI Can Now Recognize Objects After Seeing Just One Example
Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Now Recognize Objects After Seeing Just One Example

Teaching AI is hard work, but we're getting better at it.

By Jelor Gallego

Polluted Air Might Cause More Than Twice as Many Deaths as Previously Thought
Pollution

Polluted Air Might Cause More Than Twice as Many Deaths as Previously Thought

And 79% of these deaths happened in just one region of the world.

By Brad Jones

AI is Developing Faster than Experts Imagined. Do We Need a Speed Limit?
Artificial Intelligence

AI is Developing Faster than Experts Imagined. Do We Need a Speed Limit?

We need a clear-eyed view of what's happening and what is possible.

By Patrick Caughill

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Universal Basic Income

“Economics Nobel Prize” Winners are Advocating for Universal Basic Income

They endorsed UBI as a solution to the inequality brought by globalization and automation.

By Dom Galeon

Scientists Discovered a Protein that Could Lead to a Treatment for Obesity
Treatments

Scientists Discovered a Protein that Could Lead to a Treatment for Obesity

This treatment would be invaluable, as 13 percent of the world and 1/3 of Americans are considered obese.

By Kyree Leary

High-Dimensional Quantum Encryption Performed in Real-World City Conditions for First Time
Cryptocurrency

High-Dimensional Quantum Encryption Performed in Real-World City Conditions for First Time

"The secure, free-space communication scheme we demonstrated could potentially link Earth with satellites."

By Futurism

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Graphene

Silk Spun by Graphene-Fed Spiders Is One of the Strongest Materials on Earth

One of the strongest materials in nature just got a synthetic boost.

By Kyree Leary

The U.S. FDA Just Approved a Treatment That Reprograms Cells to Fight Cancer
Cancer

The U.S. FDA Just Approved a Treatment That Reprograms Cells to Fight Cancer

“We’re entering a new frontier in medical innovation.”

By Dom Galeon

A New Alexa-Like System Is Helping Robots Understand Context Clues
Artificial Intelligence

A New Alexa-Like System Is Helping Robots Understand Context Clues

“Robots should have different kinds of memory, just like people."

By Dom Galeon

In a Surprise Discovery, Researchers Used a Laser Beam to Create a Stream of Liquid
Science & Energy

In a Surprise Discovery, Researchers Used a Laser Beam to Create a Stream of Liquid

This discovery could advance microchip technology.

By Dom Galeon

Finance Exec: Government-Backed Cryptos Would Speed up Blockchain Adoption
Blockchain

Finance Exec: Government-Backed Cryptos Would Speed up Blockchain Adoption

She says they would encourage blockchain’s use in everyday life.

By Brad Jones

NASA: “We’re Going to Try and Make Oxygen From the Atmosphere on Mars”
Mars

NASA: “We’re Going to Try and Make Oxygen From the Atmosphere on Mars”

We have to get there and then we have to survive there. But shouldn't we know how to survive, first?

By Dom Galeon

Russia and China to Sign a Multi-Year Space Exploration Deal
Off-World

Russia and China to Sign a Multi-Year Space Exploration Deal

"Building international partnership is, perhaps, the main strategic task."

By Patrick Caughill

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Hyperloop

The Hyperloop Pod Competition Is Cultivating Advances That Go Beyond the Hyperloop Project

SpaceX's competition inspired new ideas galore, and the consequential innovation could transform public transport.

By Brad Jones

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Health & Medicine

New Data Suggests That HIV/AIDS is No Longer the Leading Cause of Death in Africa

Africa has successfully made headway in the fight against this deadly disease.

By Brad Jones

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Off-World

Scientists Just Found the First Evidence That the Trappist-1 System Might Contain Water

And where there’s water, there is usually life.

By Brad Jones

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Elon Musk

Watch Elon Musk’s Hyperloop “Pusher Pod” Set a New Speed Record

It could eventually hit half the speed of sound.

By Karla Lant

Google Is Adding the Power of Augmented Reality to Your Smartphone
Google

Google Is Adding the Power of Augmented Reality to Your Smartphone

With ARCore, Google aims to make AR part of your smartphone — and everyone else's, too

By Karla Lant