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Experts Came Together to Predict What the World Will Look Like in 2050
Future Society

Experts Came Together to Predict What the World Will Look Like in 2050

It's going to be a brave new world.

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Future Society

How Much Does Your Consciousness Weigh?

You know how much you weigh, but how much do *you* really weigh?

500,000 Pieces of Space Junk Are Orbiting the Earth. Here’s How We Can Get Rid of Them.
Off-World

500,000 Pieces of Space Junk Are Orbiting the Earth. Here’s How We Can Get Rid of Them.

This debris could be disastrous for our space missions.

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Off-World

Planet 9 Found? Astronomers Have Officially Found A Candidate

In just three days, their hunt turned up potential replacements for Pluto.

Eminent Astrophysicist Issues a Dire Warning on AI and Alien Life
Artificial Intelligence

Eminent Astrophysicist Issues a Dire Warning on AI and Alien Life

Within a few centuries they "will have taken over."

These Species Can Recode Their Own Genetics
Science & Energy

These Species Can Recode Their Own Genetics

Cephalopods are some of the most alien creatures on Earth.

We’re Hurtling Toward the Worst CO2 Levels the Earth Has Seen in Over 200 Million Years
Climate Change

We’re Hurtling Toward the Worst CO2 Levels the Earth Has Seen in Over 200 Million Years

We're wading into some seriously dangerous territory.

When You Play Mass Effect, You’re Playing With Dark Matter
Dark Matter

When You Play Mass Effect, You’re Playing With Dark Matter

First step to becoming a biotic warrior: learn how to control dark matter.

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Future Society

Live out Your Jedi Master Dreams by Making a Real-Life Lightsaber

Use the Force (or this helpful how-to video).

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Electric Vehicles

This Electric Vehicle Startup Could Become the Next Tesla

Its futuristic self-driving car has been the talk of SXSW, and you could own one as soon as 2020.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Responds to Criticism, Says Tesla is Not “Overvalued”

Don't expect Elon Musk to remain silent.

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Solar Power

The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Will Be Powered by Solar Energy

“It is a little ironic,” admits the museum’s spokesperson.

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Evolution

New Evidence Shows We Might Have Gotten Cosmic Evolution Entirely Wrong

It’s “red and dead” and challenging all our assumptions.

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Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Want to Create A “Digital Awakening” and Free AI to Learn Like Humans

Soon, your robotic coworker could have common sense.

This Robot Manipulates Objects and Shares What It Learns With the Hive Mind
Future Society

This Robot Manipulates Objects and Shares What It Learns With the Hive Mind

Meet the intelligence of the future.

Tesla Orders a Staggering 3,000 Kilometers Worth of Cable in $5.4 Million Deal
Tesla

Tesla Orders a Staggering 3,000 Kilometers Worth of Cable in $5.4 Million Deal

It takes a lot of money to build an affordable EV.

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Artificial Intelligence

This New AI Is Like Having Iron Man’s Jarvis Living on Your Wall

Your dream of having an AI butler is coming true.

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3D Printing

A Scientist Is 3D Printing Blood Vessels for Sick Children

His creations could end the need for multiple invasive surgeries.

An Epic International Duel Between Giant Robots Is Going Down in August
Robotics

An Epic International Duel Between Giant Robots Is Going Down in August

After two years of anticipation, the MegaBots are ready for mega-battle.

A Mechanical Engineer Spent 7 Months Building an Epic Cyborg Ninja Helmet
Future Society

A Mechanical Engineer Spent 7 Months Building an Epic Cyborg Ninja Helmet

It's a cosplay helmet based off the Metal Gear Solid video game series.