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Health & Medicine

The Nerve Agents That Have Turned Our Planet Into a Toxic Kill Zone

They can kill humans and remain in our atmosphere for as long as a year.

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Advanced Transport

An Electric Plane Just Smashed World Speed Records

Someday, this motor may power your flight, and it's electric.

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Moon

A Space Station That Orbits the Moon May Be on the Way

The ISS is going offline, and scientists are discussing alternatives.

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Investing

Canada is Investing Over $100 Million to Bring AI to Life

AI will “shape the world that our kids and our grandkids grow up in.”

Elon Musk’s Attempt to Merge to the Human Brain With AI May Have Serious Problems
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Attempt to Merge to the Human Brain With AI May Have Serious Problems

Musk wants to meld man and machine. Here's what that means.

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Artificial Intelligence

Human-Level AI Are Probably A Lot Closer Than You Think

Even if we can’t agree on the exact timeframe, The Singularity is inevitable.

A New Drug May Be Able to Completely Reverse Diabetes
Health & Medicine

A New Drug May Be Able to Completely Reverse Diabetes

This could be life-changing for millions of diabetes sufferers.

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Off-World

Elon Musk Says His Reusable Rockets Will Make Space Access 100-Times Cheaper

We’re on our way to becoming “a space-faring civilization.”

Scientists Found a Way to Use Nature to Kill Superbugs
Health & Medicine

Scientists Found a Way to Use Nature to Kill Superbugs

A favorite breakfast treat can help you battle bacteria.

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Science & Energy

Reaching Singularity: Physicist Asserts We Will Never Truly Understand Consciousness

The how of consciousness will be achievable and knowable, while the whys will remain out of our grasp.

Scientists Just Created a Material for Self-Healing Smartphones
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Created a Material for Self-Healing Smartphones

Rip it in half, and a day later, it’s back in one piece.

We Could Have Six Astronauts in Mars’ Orbit by 2028
Mars

We Could Have Six Astronauts in Mars’ Orbit by 2028

This “Mars Base Camp” is like nothing you’ve ever seen.

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Genetics

Genetics 2.0: Scientists Have Officially Created a New Kind of Child

Doctors just disclosed how they helped a woman have a three-parent child.

Scientists Grafted Eyes Onto a Blind Organism’s Back, and It Could See
Health & Medicine

Scientists Grafted Eyes Onto a Blind Organism’s Back, and It Could See

New regenerative therapies for humans could be next.

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Treatments

New Spinal Cord Treatment Lets Paralyzed Man Stand for the First Time in Years

The patient said the electrode device was like “science fiction”

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Graphene

Scientists Just Figured Out How to Use Graphene to Make Seawater Drinkable

This could end the world’s water crisis.

Tesla Is Now the Most Valuable U.S. Automaker, but It’s More Than Just a Car Company
Tesla

Tesla Is Now the Most Valuable U.S. Automaker, but It’s More Than Just a Car Company

The company’s influence extends far beyond the garage.

A Day on Venus: Earth’s Evil Twin
Science & Energy

A Day on Venus: Earth’s Evil Twin

Looking for an out-of-this-world vacation spot?

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Tesla

Panasonic Is Hiring Thousands to Work at Tesla’s Gigafactory

Want to work for Elon Musk?

Elon Musk Just Confirmed That He’s Making Tech To Merge Human Brains and Computers
Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Just Confirmed That He’s Making Tech To Merge Human Brains and Computers

Humanity 2.0 is on its way.