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Space

Would it Be Possible to Build a Death Star?

This decades-old question explores the science behind building this massive weapon of mass destruction.

Bitcoin

Overstock Becomes the First Publicly Traded Company to Trade its Shares Via the Bitcoin Blockchain

A significant milestone that stands as proof of concept for this technology.

Artificial Intelligence

Human or AI: Can You Tell Who Composed This Music?

A showdown between Bach and DeepBach.

Treatments

Powering Water Treatment With Sewage? A Danish City is Leading the Way

Clean energy has never been more dirty.

Robots and Machines

New Technology for Tires Could Save the Lives of Millions

This overlooked aspect of road safety will be overlooked no longer.

Artificial Intelligence

This Is the Holographic AI Servant of Your Dreams…or Maybe Your Nightmares

She'll do anything for her master, including nag you about coming home early.

Mars

National Geographic Presents a 360 Tour of What Life on Mars Could Look Like

See what it's like to live on Mars, long before we actually get there.

Mars

Terraforming a New Earth: The Making of Mars

Is there really any hope for an "Earth 2.0"?

Solar Power

U.S. Sets Staggering Record with 191% Growth in Solar Power Installations in 2016

Coal power might want to watch its back.

Mars

Curiosity Delivers New Evidence That Life Could Have Thrived on Mars

This considerably extends the potential habitable period of the Red Planet.

Robots and Machines

The Future of War? This 1000-Foot Long Barrier Can Be Set up in Under a Minute

These fast-deploying barriers can save lives during battle.

Drones

Amazon Just Successfully Completed Its First Flying Drone Delivery

Amazon sticks the landing.

Fossil Fuels

Called It. 176,000 Gallons of Oil Spilled 150 Miles From Standing Rock Protests

Yet another example of the environmental damage fossil fuels can cause.

Science & Energy

Thousands Of “Small” Oil Spills Are Destroying the Gulf of Mexico

Smaller leaks add up to substantial amounts of damage.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft: “Our Computer Vision Algorithms Have Surpassed Humans”

Microsoft is Creating Artificial Intelligence That Can "Speak Human"

Artificial Intelligence

IEEE Just Published the First Draft Report on How to Make an ‘Ethically Aligned’ AI

Should we fear the AI of Terminator and Westworld?

Prosthetics and Devices

Experimental Spinal Implant Improves Mobility and Grip 300% in Quadriplegics

The goal is to get patients back to the 20 to 30 newtons of force range in their hands.

Solar Power

The U.S. Could Generate 25% of Its Energy Needs From Solar Rooftops

Environmentally safe and economically smart.

Climate Change

This Newly Identified Aerosol Could Be Used to Cool Our Planet

With this aerosol, we may be able to cool the planet, repair our ozone, and geoengineer a better world.

Off-World

How a New U.S. Space Station Would Let Humanity Colonize the Solar System

Want to conquer the solar system? You need to start close to home.