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Energy

A Self-Fueling Boat Just Set Sail on a Six-Year Worldwide Journey

And it is providing a practical example of emissions-free energy all over the world.

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Agriculture

Researchers Engineer Bionic Spinach Plants to Detect Bombs

This application is among the first demonstrations of plant nanobionics.

This 3D-Printed Human Heart Can Do Everything a Real One Can
3D Printing

This 3D-Printed Human Heart Can Do Everything a Real One Can

Like a real heart, down to the last beat.

Toyota is Giving $100 Million in a Venture Capital Unit for AI Startups
Artificial Intelligence

Toyota is Giving $100 Million in a Venture Capital Unit for AI Startups

The future is a collaborative one.

The Reason We’ve Never Found Intelligent Life Might be Because We Are Already Going Extinct
Off-World

The Reason We’ve Never Found Intelligent Life Might be Because We Are Already Going Extinct

Climate change might be humanity’s "Great Filter."

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Science & Energy

New Report Says Electric Cars Will Dominate European Markets by 2035

All roads point to electric vehicles.

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Health & Medicine

We Will Extend Our Lives but Not Attain Immortality, Says Anti-Aging Researcher

“I think we should really resist the I-word."

New Tech May Temper Space Companies’ Overly Optimistic Timelines
Off-World

New Tech May Temper Space Companies’ Overly Optimistic Timelines

Space agencies and companies are learning to avoid “the planning fallacy.”

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Future Society

The House Passed a Bill That Could Create a Branch of the Military for Space Defense

But don’t get too excited just yet.

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Blockchain

A New Startup Just Proved That Blockchain Is Going to Utterly Transform Our Future

The company sold of million in digital tokens in just 10 minutes

The Solution to Automation in the Workforce Could Be Retraining
Artificial Intelligence

The Solution to Automation in the Workforce Could Be Retraining

This innovative concept could sweeten the deal for workers being replaced by AI.

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Future Society

International Collaboration Between Scientists Is Becoming Difficult

When scientists can't collaborate, everyone loses.

China Set to Launch the World’s First Quantum Communication Network
Future Society

China Set to Launch the World’s First Quantum Communication Network

“We plan to use the network for national defense, finance and other fields, and hope to spread it out as a pilot that if successful, can be used across China and the whole world.”

Saturn’s Largest Moon Could Power a Population the Size of the U.S.
Moon

Saturn’s Largest Moon Could Power a Population the Size of the U.S.

“I think long-term, after Mars, Titan’s probably the next most important place that people will have an extended presence.”

A Branch of Google’s Parent Company is Releasing 20 Million Mosquitos in California to Fight Zika
Google

A Branch of Google’s Parent Company is Releasing 20 Million Mosquitos in California to Fight Zika

This is the largest such field trial in U.S. history and part of a major effort to fight Zika virus and dengue fever.

Volkswagen’s EV Will Sell for $7-8K Cheaper Than the Tesla Model 3
Tesla

Volkswagen’s EV Will Sell for $7-8K Cheaper Than the Tesla Model 3

The all-electric hatchback from VW will be available to compete with Tesla’s model in the U.S., but not for more than a year after the Model 3 hits the market.

Scientists from Project Manhattan Wanted to Land on Saturn by 1970
Off-World

Scientists from Project Manhattan Wanted to Land on Saturn by 1970

Learn the history of Project Orion.

Facebook Wants to Start Selling a $200 VR Headset by Next Year
Virtual Reality

Facebook Wants to Start Selling a $200 VR Headset by Next Year

VR headsets are about to get a lot more affordable.

What Created This Huge 262 ft (79 m) Hole at The ‘End of the World’?
From Quarks to Quasars

What Created This Huge 262 ft (79 m) Hole at The ‘End of the World’?

One really big hole. Many possible causes.

Former NASA Climate Chief Warns That Earth Could Become “Practically Ungovernable”
NASA

Former NASA Climate Chief Warns That Earth Could Become “Practically Ungovernable”

The repercussions go beyond just higher temperatures.