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Researchers Left In Limbo After Department of Energy Freezes Millions of Dollars in Grants
Energy

Researchers Left In Limbo After Department of Energy Freezes Millions of Dollars in Grants

And it placed a gag order on program managers.

DARPA Is Planning to Hack the Human Brain to Let Us “Upload” Skills
Brain

DARPA Is Planning to Hack the Human Brain to Let Us “Upload” Skills

In the future, we will be learning faster than we ever dreamed possible.

Do We Inhabit in a Universe Tailor-Made For Life (And Why)?
Off-World

Do We Inhabit in a Universe Tailor-Made For Life (And Why)?

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Prosthetics and Devices

An Inventor Just Flew in a Real Life Iron Man Suit

Jet-powered suits are officially a reality.

Elon Musk Just Unveiled His Plans for the Future in a Ted Talk
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Unveiled His Plans for the Future in a Ted Talk

Ambitious, but backed up by science.

Investigation Concludes Researchers Faked Evidence In Headline-Grabbing 2016 Study
Science & Energy

Investigation Concludes Researchers Faked Evidence In Headline-Grabbing 2016 Study

When researchers lie about data, everyone loses.

12 Amazing & Unsettling Historical Medical Images
Medical

12 Amazing & Unsettling Historical Medical Images

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Climate Change

EPA Website Purged of Climate Change Information to Align With Trump Administration Claims

You can't have a government website that disagrees fundamentally with the statements made by those running it.

A Company Is Charging $750,000 for Eggs and Sperm From “Genetically Desirable” People
Prosthetics and Devices

A Company Is Charging $750,000 for Eggs and Sperm From “Genetically Desirable” People

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy "the highest quality" DNA.

Harvard Doctor’s Million-Dollar Idea Could Prevent A Pandemic
Health & Medicine

Harvard Doctor’s Million-Dollar Idea Could Prevent A Pandemic

Because "you can't bomb Ebola."

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Health & Medicine

Breakthrough Initiative Will Grow Organs and Regenerate Human Tissue

This revolutionary medical treatment could be a reality soon.

Robots Are Not Only Replacing Workers, They’re Also Lowering the Wages of Those With Jobs
Future Society

Robots Are Not Only Replacing Workers, They’re Also Lowering the Wages of Those With Jobs

Robots are widening the gap between the rich and the poor.

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Energy

A “World First” Fusion Reactor Just Created Its First Plasma

“This will allow fusion power to be achieved in years, not decades.”

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Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income is Not “Free Money”

In this climate, it's important that the voices of actual climate science are heard.

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Artificial Intelligence

The Language of Dolphins Could Be Translated by 2021

Soon, we may understand the language of another species.

Here’s What Real Climate Scientists Have to Say About Global Warming
Global Warming

Here’s What Real Climate Scientists Have to Say About Global Warming

In this climate, it's important that the voices of actual climate science are heard.

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Evolution

Discovery of the Brain’s “Autofill” Function Could Revolutionize Neurological Treatments

There's something happening in our brains when we finish each other’s sentences.

Rare Nautilus Spotted for First Time in 31 Years, but Will We See It Again?
From Quarks to Quasars

Rare Nautilus Spotted for First Time in 31 Years, but Will We See It Again?

How Reliable is Psychology?
Health & Medicine

How Reliable is Psychology?

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Elon Musk

See How Elon Musk Plans to Transform Transportation With Tunnels

A new video shows Teslas zipping along underground on “skates.”