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Energy

Tesla Ventures Out of Automotive Industry; Enters the Energy Sector

Does Tesla’s bid for SolarCity mean the automaker is switching its focus towards the energy sector?

Researchers Develop Wearable Ultra-Light Toxic Gas Sensors
Robots and Machines

Researchers Develop Wearable Ultra-Light Toxic Gas Sensors

In the future, soldiers could be getting push notifications about toxic gas on their smartphones.

DARPA

DARPA is Giving $2 Million To The Person Who Creates An AI Hacker

Scientists want to make a computer that can hack other computers.

Extreme New Zealand Plan Will Eradicate All Invasive Species by 2050
Science & Energy

Extreme New Zealand Plan Will Eradicate All Invasive Species by 2050

An ambitious undertaking by New Zealand hopes to save the country’s native wildlife from introduced pests by 2050.

The US Is Finally Getting Its First Offshore Wind Farm
Wind

The US Is Finally Getting Its First Offshore Wind Farm

The farm will produce enough energy to power 17,000 households.

Planet Nine Could Cause Chaos in Our Solar System (Fortunately, We’ll be Long Gone)
Off-World

Planet Nine Could Cause Chaos in Our Solar System (Fortunately, We’ll be Long Gone)

At least we won't be around to have to say goodbye...?

Robots and Machines

The Age of the Automation: Walmart Cuts 7,000 Office Jobs in the U.S.

As they move towards automation, employees will be transferred to other positions.

Pandas On The Rise! These Gentle Giants Are Endangered No More
Science & Energy

Pandas On The Rise! These Gentle Giants Are Endangered No More

There's no way the world would allow these giant furballs of cuteness go extinct.

Ethics

Tech Giants Are Uniting to Develop A Set of Ethics for AI

The conversation likely moved past Asimov's Three Laws.

Off-World

China Just Successfully Launched its Second Space Station, Tiangong-2

Soon, there will be more humans living in space.

reality simulation reality vs simulation
Science & Energy

The Simulation Hypothesis: Is Reality All Just A Computer Simulation?

How can we tell if reality is really real?

International Criminal Court: Crimes Against the Environment Are Crimes Against Humanity
Environment

International Criminal Court: Crimes Against the Environment Are Crimes Against Humanity

A bold, unprecedented, and timely move.

Artificial Intelligence Reads Mammograms With 99% Accuracy
From Quarks to Quasars

Artificial Intelligence Reads Mammograms With 99% Accuracy

It would minimize false positives and the psychosocial damage they cause women.

Scientists Have Pinpointed the Brain Circuitry That Could Help Us Erase Fear
Science & Energy

Scientists Have Pinpointed the Brain Circuitry That Could Help Us Erase Fear

A study on brain circuitry points to a way of treating phobias and PTSD.

New Parkinson’s Treatment May Stop the Spread of Faulty Protein
Science & Energy

New Parkinson’s Treatment May Stop the Spread of Faulty Protein

This could transform the lives of the 10 million people living with Parkinson's.

Scientists Created a Battery That Self-Destructs in 30 Minutes
Robots and Machines

Scientists Created a Battery That Self-Destructs in 30 Minutes

Spies, listen up.

Combating Climate Change: Germany Calls For A Ban On Combustion Engines By 2030
Climate Change

Combating Climate Change: Germany Calls For A Ban On Combustion Engines By 2030

This is a vital step to meeting the Paris Agreement's goals.

women's health ovary egg cells
Science & Energy

Turning Back the Biological Clock: A Drug That Can Restore Fertility in Women?

Cancer drug challenges the notion that women have a finite number of eggs.

Science & Energy

CRISPR Gene Editing Has Been Used to Cure Mice of Sickle Cell Disease

Edited genes produced healthy hemoglobin upon reintroduction.

climate change elon musk
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Denial of Climate Change is ‘Fraud’

The clean energy mogul also hits back with a challenge.