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Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire World
Science & Energy

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire World

We will be able to manipulate (and, in many ways, manufacture) our own world.

A Brief Explanation of the Kardashev Scale: How Far Can Humanity Really Advance?
Science & Energy

A Brief Explanation of the Kardashev Scale: How Far Can Humanity Really Advance?

This is what our world could look like millennia from now.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Surges Past $2,200

It could become * the * global currency.

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Climate Change

Melting Permafrost Threatens The “Doomsday” Seed Bunker

The seeds that could eventually save humanity are at risk.

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Future Society

Almost 700 Positions Remain Unfilled at the CDC Due to Hiring Freeze

Proof that science and politics cannot be separated.

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Science & Energy

CERN’s New Particle Accelerator Is Ready to Launch

The search for extra space-time dimensions and new particles is about to get underway.

Climate Change

There Are No Legitimate Arguments Against Human-Caused Climate Change

"It must be made clear that there are facts that are not subject to opinion."

Climate Change

India Is Scraping a Major Coal Project in Favor of Renewables

“Our focus is now on renewable energy. The government will encourage solar power.”

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Off-World

Physicists Have Discovered a Gigantic Magnetic Bridge Spanning Galaxies

It's a staggering 75,000 light-years across and a * million * times stronger than Earth's magnetic shield.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla’s Autonomous Car Will Drive Coast-To-Coast by 2018

Every single car built since October 2016 will be updated.

What Is The Biggest Thing In The Known Universe?
From Quarks to Quasars

What Is The Biggest Thing In The Known Universe?

How Small Is An Atom? How Can They Be Empty? (Video)
Science & Energy

How Small Is An Atom? How Can They Be Empty? (Video)

The Battle to Teach Evolution in Public Schools Is Far From Over
Evolution

The Battle to Teach Evolution in Public Schools Is Far From Over

It's 2017, and this is still an issue.

A New Clinical Trial Just Made Diabetes Patients Insulin Independent
Health & Medicine

A New Clinical Trial Just Made Diabetes Patients Insulin Independent

This could actually be the end of diabetes.

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Future Society

Blockchain Faces Legal Questions Before Widespread Use

Like the internet before it, this tech's impact will be far-reaching.

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Health & Medicine

The Next Version of the Apple Watch Will Be Able to Track Your Blood Sugar

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been seen sporting a prototype.

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Future Society

How Will We Keep Our Thoughts Private in the Age of Mind-Reading Tech?

With brain-computer interfaces already on the market, what are the risks?

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Quantum Physics

Teleportation Could Be Possible Using Quantum Physics

The key is quantum entanglement.

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Energy

California Grid Smashes Record, Gets 67% of Energy From Renewables

When hydropower facilities are included, the figure is about 80%.

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Bitcoin

Soon, Tech Could Make Cash and Credit Cards Utterly Obsolete

Traditional currency may be on its way out.