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Exobiology

Researchers Think Aliens Might Use Laser Beams to Communicate With Earth

The search for aliens is now focused on lasers.

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Biology

Glowing Worms Prove Environmental Changes Can Affect Genes for 14 Generations

That would be your great great great great — well, you get the idea.

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ESA

It’s Official. In 2025, NASA and the ESA Will Land on Europa to Look For Alien Life

Nearly everywhere there is water, there is life.

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Future Society

A New Browser Plug-In Lets You Access Millions of Scientific Papers for Free

Paywalls are no match for this plug-in.

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Health & Medicine

We May Already Have the Pills We Need to End Memory Loss

A new use for existing meds could change the lives of millions.

Amazon’s Founder Wants to Deliver Supplies to the Moon
Moon

Amazon’s Founder Wants to Deliver Supplies to the Moon

He thinks the service could make a permanent lunar settlement a reality.

The Next Step in Human Evolution Won’t Be Confined to Our Bodies
Evolution

The Next Step in Human Evolution Won’t Be Confined to Our Bodies

AI will elevate humanity beyond our biological limits.

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Pollution

Plastic-Eating Caterpillars Could Help Bring an End to Pollution

We use over a trillion plastic bags every year, and it's a problem.

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Quantum Physics

New Research Shows the Universe May Have Once Been a Hologram

Don't worry, you don't currently live in a hologram.

How Do We Know That the Earth is Round?
Science & Energy

How Do We Know That the Earth is Round?

Send this to the next "Flat Earther" you meet.

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Advanced Transport

An All-Electric “Flying Car” Just Launched, and You’ll Be Able to Buy It This Year

Proof that flying cars are far more than science fiction.

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Tesla

Tesla Just Announced Plans for a Major Expansion

They plan to totally disrupt the energy industry.

Truck Drivers Can Now Control A Fleet of Vehicles From Over 3000 Miles Away
Advanced Transport

Truck Drivers Can Now Control A Fleet of Vehicles From Over 3000 Miles Away

You can drive a vehicle without being inside it...or even near it.

Computers Are Making Decisions for Us, and Not Always Good Ones.
Computers

Computers Are Making Decisions for Us, and Not Always Good Ones.

Will a world governed by algorithms be better than one governed by humans?

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Climate Change

Climate Change Could Cause Conditions That Literally Dissolve Sea Creatures

The planet isn't just warming; for many creatures, it's becoming deadly.

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Energy

Britain Goes 24 Hours Without Coal-Generated Power for the First Time in 135 Years

For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain satisfied its energy needs without using coal.

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Virtual Reality

Canada Just Took a Major Stand for Net Neutrality

Internet Service Providers cannot privilege content that benefits them.

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Tesla

The Age of Elon: Can Tesla Really Take Over the World?

Elon Musk has, almost single-handedly, thrust us into a new age in energy.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Could Be One of the Most Valuable Companies in the World in 5 Years

Musk's plan is to take over the world. Literally.

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Hyperloop

Amazon May Be Using a Hyperloop to Deliver Same-Day Shipping

The transport of the future is getting into retail.