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Weird Universe: 10 of the Strangest Objects Ever Discovered
From Quarks to Quasars

Weird Universe: 10 of the Strangest Objects Ever Discovered

These structures are equally massive and intriguing.

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Science & Energy

A New Study Reveals How the Brain “Sees” Faces

“We’ve cracked the brain’s code for facial identity.”

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Hyperloop

One of These Nine Routes Could Be Home to the First European Hyperloop

The Elon Musk-inspired company wants to bring cutting-edge travel to the continent.

Understanding Space, Time, and Spacetime
Science & Energy

Understanding Space, Time, and Spacetime

Can We Build A Real Lightsaber?
Future Society

Can We Build A Real Lightsaber?

Basic Income Could be the Answer To Unravel the Greatest Problem of Our Era
Universal Basic Income

Basic Income Could be the Answer To Unravel the Greatest Problem of Our Era

Unlike Alexander the Great, we don't need a sword to get it done.

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Artificial Intelligence

Five Examples of AI Dominating Humans in the World of Gaming

Elon Musk is right. Soon, machines will be able to beat us at everything.

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Artificial Intelligence

Draw a Doodle of a Face, and Watch This AI Image Generator Make It Look More “Human”

Cats were the first to get this nightmare treatment. Now, it’s humans’ turn.

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Artificial Intelligence

Terrorists Are Using Social Media for Recruitment. Here’s How We Can Stop Them.

Social media companies may turn to artificial intelligence to monitor video content.

Toyota Is Eager to Bring a Flying Car to the 2020 Olympics
Advanced Transport

Toyota Is Eager to Bring a Flying Car to the 2020 Olympics

Can Toyota bring the flying car out of the pages of science fiction and into reality?

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Health & Medicine

A New Gene Therapy Could Hold the Key to Curing Allergies and Asthma

What if you could turn off the immune response responsible for asthma?

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Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Thinks AI Will Beat Humans at Everything by 2030

His bold prediction is much sooner than others'.

The First Private Space Station Will Be Equipped to Manufacture
Off-World

The First Private Space Station Will Be Equipped to Manufacture

It will go far beyond just research.

An Israeli AI Company Is Giving Machines The Gift Of Sight
Artificial Intelligence

An Israeli AI Company Is Giving Machines The Gift Of Sight

Their "eye-opening" software would change the way artificial intelligence is able to perceive the world.

IBM Created a Chip the Size of a Fingernail That Holds 30 Billion Transistors
Future Society

IBM Created a Chip the Size of a Fingernail That Holds 30 Billion Transistors

“The new 5nm tech offers a 40 percent performance boost at the same power, or a 75 percent drop in power consumption at the same performance.”

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Science & Energy

A New Trial Is Using Data Servers to Heat Homeowners’ Water Supplies

This innovative system reduces the carbon emissions of each house by up to three tons.

What It’s Like to Ride the World’s Tallest Waterslide
From Quarks to Quasars

What It’s Like to Ride the World’s Tallest Waterslide

The Verrückt truly lives up to its name.

Wormholes & Black Holes: The Science of “Interstellar” Explained
From Quarks to Quasars

Wormholes & Black Holes: The Science of “Interstellar” Explained

LIVE: Everything You Need to Know from Apple’s Developers Conference
Robots and Machines

LIVE: Everything You Need to Know from Apple’s Developers Conference

Apple is rumored to be launching a Siri speaker and augmented reality glasses.

Strange & Unexplained Things in Science:  The Star that “Should not Exist” ?
From Quarks to Quasars

Strange & Unexplained Things in Science: The Star that “Should not Exist” ?