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Science & Energy

LIGO Just Detected the Oldest Gravitational Waves Ever Discovered

Ripples in space and time are transforming our understanding of physics.

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Climate Change

China Will Make as Much Clean Electricity by 2030 as the U.S. Does From All Sources Today

"No one should be left behind, but the EU and China have decided to move forward”

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Science & Energy

Best Images From Manhattanhenge Through the Years

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Artificial Intelligence

Human Intelligence Is Limited. That’s Why We Need Synthetic Intelligence.

Because some problems are too complex for humans to solve.

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Health & Medicine

China Is About to Begin the World’s First Clinical Trial With Embryonic Stem Cells

Doctors will be testing the cells’ potential for curing Parkinson’s and blindness.

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Fossil Fuels

An End to Fossil Fuels: India Commits to Sell Only Electric Cars by 2030

As the U.S. withdraws from the Paris accord, other nations are stepping up their efforts.

What Exploding Stars Can Teach Us About ‘Thunderclouds’
Off-World

What Exploding Stars Can Teach Us About ‘Thunderclouds’

Want To Make Your Own Planet? With This Interactive Feature, You Can
From Quarks to Quasars

Want To Make Your Own Planet? With This Interactive Feature, You Can

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Off-World

New Research Shows Microgravity Mutates Bacteria Into Superbugs

This could be trouble for future Mars missions.

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Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Hope to Use Stem Cells to Reverse Death in Controversial Study

Even if it works, will there still be brain damage?

Scientists Just Produced A “Molecular Black Hole” Using X-Rays
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Produced A “Molecular Black Hole” Using X-Rays

Particle physicists blew up an atom.

Human Experiments: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Health & Medicine

Human Experiments: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

What if Earth Really Were Hollow?
Science & Energy

What if Earth Really Were Hollow?

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Made Good On His Word. He’s Officially Leaving Trump’s Council.

Elon Musk is officially cutting ties with the White House.

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Climate Change

A Plant 1,000 Times More Efficient at CO2 Removal Than Photosynthesis Is Now Active

And it can be used to transform CO2 emissions into products or fuel.

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Climate Change

It’s Official. Trump Just Withdrew the U.S. From the Paris Climate Agreement.

This is a major loss for the environment, and for us all. But there is hope.

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Future Society

The Automation Upheaval Won’t Be Limited to Blue-Collar Jobs

Your job probably isn’t robot-proof.

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Artificial Intelligence

Cambridge Scientists: We Shouldn’t Define Intelligence According to Humanity

Other types of animals have intelligence too.

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Hyperloop

A New Hyperloop System is Slated to Connect European Cities by 2021

It's a transportation revolution.

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Genetics

A World First CRISPR Trial Will Edit Genes Inside the Human Body

This will be the first time CRISPR has been used in the body.