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Medical

Trump Calls for an Immediate $1.2 Billion Cut to the National Institue of Health’s Budget

Both jobs and lives are put at risk if this funding is pulled.

Understanding the Problems With the Climate and With Climate Science Communication
Climate Change

Understanding the Problems With the Climate and With Climate Science Communication

Our climate education methods are seriously lacking.

10 Alien Planets That Are Stranger Than Science Fiction
Science & Energy

10 Alien Planets That Are Stranger Than Science Fiction

And you thought Earth was a weird place.

Older Women Are Getting Pregnant Thanks to a Radical New Menopause Treatment
Treatments

Older Women Are Getting Pregnant Thanks to a Radical New Menopause Treatment

Age may soon be just a number when it comes to conceiving.

Autopilot 2.0: Tesla’s Long-Awaited 8.1 Update Is Officially Out
Tesla

Autopilot 2.0: Tesla’s Long-Awaited 8.1 Update Is Officially Out

Elon Musk kept his Twitter promise.

A Bacterium Could Be the Key to an Anti-Aging Pill for Humans
Health & Medicine

A Bacterium Could Be the Key to an Anti-Aging Pill for Humans

It already extends the lives of mice by 25%. We could be next.

Evidence Indicates That Universal Basic Income Improves Human Health
Universal Basic Income

Evidence Indicates That Universal Basic Income Improves Human Health

Making a biological case for UBI.

CEO Disagrees With Trump Official’s Automation Prediction: “It’s Gonna Happen”
Future Society

CEO Disagrees With Trump Official’s Automation Prediction: “It’s Gonna Happen”

He says it's definitely coming, and likely by the mid-2020s.

Congress Just Voted to Allow Internet Providers to Sell Your Browsing History
Future Society

Congress Just Voted to Allow Internet Providers to Sell Your Browsing History

ISPs can now sell your internet history to the highest bidder.

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Future Society

Nation Expected to Lose 30% of Jobs to Automation in 15 Years

How can a country work without jobs?

New Report Predicts Over 100,000 Legal Jobs Will Be Lost To Automation
Robots and Machines

New Report Predicts Over 100,000 Legal Jobs Will Be Lost To Automation

The loss may be offset, however, by the development of better-skilled and better-paid nonlegal roles handling the new technology.

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Science & Energy

Scientists Have Discovered That Brain Cells May Be Regulating Our Circadian Rhythm

"We had no idea they would be that influential."

New Photos Show Construction on Tesla’s Gigafactory is Nearly Complete
Tesla

New Photos Show Construction on Tesla’s Gigafactory is Nearly Complete

Is anyone surprised to learn it’ll run on 100% sustainable energy?

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Medical

A New Paper-Based Test Can Determine Your Blood Type in Just 30 Seconds

Who needs needles when you can use paper?

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Advanced Transport

The World’s Fastest Jet Will Fly You From L.A. To Sydney in 6 Hours

And it'll be ready for takeoff in just 3 years.

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Advanced Transport

For the First Time, a Civilian Pilot Flew a Jetpack

And you can see him strap in and take off.

New Research Turns Mammalian Cells Into Biocomputers
Science & Energy

New Research Turns Mammalian Cells Into Biocomputers

It’s a major step forward for synthetic biology.

Expert Says Tesla Will Make All Other Cars Obsolete
Tesla

Expert Says Tesla Will Make All Other Cars Obsolete

Five years from now, Teslas will be even “more superhuman.”

These High-Tech Glasses Will Give You Superhuman Vision
Prosthetics and Devices

These High-Tech Glasses Will Give You Superhuman Vision

Your world has never looked like this before.

The World’s Largest Solar Geoengineering Study Is Launching in the U.S.
Solar Power

The World’s Largest Solar Geoengineering Study Is Launching in the U.S.

Researchers think they can replicate the atmospheric cooling that follows a volcanic eruption.