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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.

By Karla Lant

Research Shows That 40% of Cancers Are Entirely Preventable
Cancer

Research Shows That 40% of Cancers Are Entirely Preventable

In many ways, your life is in your own hands.

By Kristin Houser

A New Brain-Interface Device Lets You Control Animals With Your Thoughts
Brain

A New Brain-Interface Device Lets You Control Animals With Your Thoughts

We’re one step closer to a real-life “Avatar.”

By Christianna Reedy

Telescope Upgrades Will Allow Scientists to See 13 Billion Years Into the Universe’s Past
Off-World

Telescope Upgrades Will Allow Scientists to See 13 Billion Years Into the Universe’s Past

Looking up is letting us look back.

By Patrick Caughill

Now, You Can Send Lemonade Over the Internet
Virtual Reality

Now, You Can Send Lemonade Over the Internet

When life on the internet gives you lemons, now you can make lemonade.

By Abby Norman

The U.N. Is Currently Meeting To Negotiate A Complete, Global Ban on Nuclear Weapons
Future Society

The U.N. Is Currently Meeting To Negotiate A Complete, Global Ban on Nuclear Weapons

Scientists created the bomb. Now, they want to see it banned.

By Sarah Marquart

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Nuclear Fusion

New Report Exposes the Cover-Up of a Secret Nuclear Weapons Test in Kazakhstan

50 years later, we’re finally getting the truth about the devastating fallout, which was four times worse than Chernobyl.

By Abby Norman

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Google

Google’s Street View Cars Are Helping Scientists Hunt Down Natural Gas and Methane Leaks

Faster detection leads to faster fixes.

By Abby Norman

Lowe’s Debuts Its Autonomous Robot Assistant: The LoweBot
Self-Driving Vehicles

Lowe’s Debuts Its Autonomous Robot Assistant: The LoweBot

Meet the employee who will never waste time on a lunch break.

By Jelor Gallego

A Court Just Ruled in Favor of Teens Who Sued Part of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Climate Change

A Court Just Ruled in Favor of Teens Who Sued Part of the Fossil Fuel Industry

Experts praise the ruling for putting human health above the interests of oil companies.

By Dom Galeon

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Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber’s Latest Autonomous Car Mishap Isn’t a Mark Against Self-Driving Cars

You’re still safer in a self-driving car.

By Dom Galeon

Soon, Flying Taxis Are Going to Be Soaring Through a Sky Near You
Advanced Transport

Soon, Flying Taxis Are Going to Be Soaring Through a Sky Near You

Scientists' next problem to tackle: How do you hail a flying taxi?

By Roey Tzezana

The Most Accurate Clocks in the World Just Confirmed That Time Is Not Absolute
Science & Energy

The Most Accurate Clocks in the World Just Confirmed That Time Is Not Absolute

Time isn't fixed. It's entirely relative.

By Karla Lant

Researchers Have Transformed a Spinach Leaf Into Working Heart Tissue
Science & Energy

Researchers Have Transformed a Spinach Leaf Into Working Heart Tissue

This could be used to repair damaged human hearts.

By Karla Lant

robotics automation job displacement research and development
Artificial Intelligence

Trump’s Treasury Secretary Says Increased Automation Is “Not Even on Our Radar”

The administration thinks the problem is still “50 to 100 more years away.”

By Patrick Caughill

elon musk tesla roadster
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Tesla is Building a Next-Gen Roadster

And it will be their fastest car ever.

By Patrick Caughill

time travel cosmic strings wormhole tunneling kardashev scale
Energy

How Much Energy Would We Need to Power a Time Machine?

Time travel could rely on entropy.

By Karla Lant

advanced transport ai ubi
Self-Driving Vehicles

Get Ready for Self-Driving Cars to Hit the Road

Autonomous cars are coming, ready or not.

By Karla Lant

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Artificial Intelligence

The Impact of AI Will Be Felt Far Beyond Your Workplace

In the future, even cereal boxes could be artificially intelligent.

By Karla Lant

Researchers Think Portals May Link Our Visible World With The “Dark Sector”
Physics

Researchers Think Portals May Link Our Visible World With The “Dark Sector”

The sci-fi trope has real-world potential.

By Patrick Caughill