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Researchers Say There’s No Alternative Theory to the Big Bang — Yet
Science & Energy

Researchers Say There’s No Alternative Theory to the Big Bang — Yet

Despite the irregularities attached to it, the Big Bang theory isn’t something that can be easily dismissed.

A Century-Old Tech Is Making a Comeback Thanks to Renewables
Energy

A Century-Old Tech Is Making a Comeback Thanks to Renewables

Long-distance direct current lines are connecting rural renewable energy sources to urban areas.

Lebanon Leads the Pack in Closing the Tech Industry’s Gender Gap
Future Society

Lebanon Leads the Pack in Closing the Tech Industry’s Gender Gap

In the Beirut Digital District, 55 percent of tech work is done by women.

WATCH: Elon Musk Gives Behind the Scenes Look Inside Falcon Factory
Falcon

WATCH: Elon Musk Gives Behind the Scenes Look Inside Falcon Factory

The video gives us a glimpse into the inner workings of SpaceX’s rocket development.

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SpaceX

2017 Is Shaping up to Be SpaceX’s Best Year Yet

SpaceX is on the right path to achieving their most ambitious goal: putting humans on Mars by 2025.

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Evolution

Humanity’s next Stage of Evolution Could Be the Cyborg

There are many questions that need to be addressed before human enhancement becomes the norm.

Stanford Scientists Are Making Wireless Electricity Transmission a Reality
Science & Energy

Stanford Scientists Are Making Wireless Electricity Transmission a Reality

"The hope is that you’ll be able to charge your electric car while you’re driving down the highway."

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Science & Energy

Deniers Are Not Skeptics, Know The Difference

Sweden Passes Law to Be Completely Carbon Neutral by 2045
Climate Change

Sweden Passes Law to Be Completely Carbon Neutral by 2045

It's the first nation to upgrade its Paris Agreement ambitions.

Elon Musk Just Published His Plan to Colonize Mars
Mars

Elon Musk Just Published His Plan to Colonize Mars

Must want to make humanity a "multi-planetary species.”

Roald Dahl’s Daughter Died of Measles. He Wrote This About Vaccines in 1988. Sad That People Need to Post it in 2015
Health & Medicine

Roald Dahl’s Daughter Died of Measles. He Wrote This About Vaccines in 1988. Sad That People Need to Post it in 2015

GE CEO Says Automation Within the Next 5 Years is Not Realistic
Future Society

GE CEO Says Automation Within the Next 5 Years is Not Realistic

"It's not the way the world is going to work."

Scientists Discover Egyptian Secret to Making the Pyramids
From Quarks to Quasars

Scientists Discover Egyptian Secret to Making the Pyramids

And no, it doesn't involve ancient aliens.

Head Transplant Doctor Reports Successful Repair of Spinal Cord in Rats
Health & Medicine

Head Transplant Doctor Reports Successful Repair of Spinal Cord in Rats

Other experts say that the secret spinal cord "glue" is "too good to be true."

A Facebook AI Unexpectedly Created Its Own Unique Language
Artificial Intelligence

A Facebook AI Unexpectedly Created Its Own Unique Language

Two chatbots decided human language wasn't ideal for negotiating.

Magic Leap’s Disruption of the VR and Computing Industry is “Not That Far Away”
Virtual Reality

Magic Leap’s Disruption of the VR and Computing Industry is “Not That Far Away”

This new class of tech will introduce us to "spatial computing."

Elon Musk: Launching a Satellite with SpaceX is $300 Million Cheaper
SpaceX

Elon Musk: Launching a Satellite with SpaceX is $300 Million Cheaper

You could launch 4 satellites with SpaceX for the cost of 1 with the competition.

How Electric Currents May Fry Massive Planets
From Quarks to Quasars

How Electric Currents May Fry Massive Planets

Renewable Energy in the U.S. Broke Energy Records for the First Time
Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy in the U.S. Broke Energy Records for the First Time

And the trend is expected to continue.

Toshiba Has Unveiled a Swimming Robot to Assist in the Fukushima Cleanup
Robotics

Toshiba Has Unveiled a Swimming Robot to Assist in the Fukushima Cleanup

These cleanup robots can endure what would quickly kill a human.