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Evolution 101: No, an Octopus Is Not an Alien
Evolution

Evolution 101: No, an Octopus Is Not an Alien

They're just fascinating products of evolution.

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Science & Energy

New Tech Uses WiFi and Holograms to Let You “See” Through Walls

It could be a literal life-saver during rescue operations.

Graphene Just Brought Us One Step Closer to Practical Quantum Computers
Graphene

Graphene Just Brought Us One Step Closer to Practical Quantum Computers

Turns out, graphene’s properties are ideal for making quantum capacitors.

Automation Could Lead to the World’s Smartest Society
Blockchain

Automation Could Lead to the World’s Smartest Society

With robots taking over jobs, we’ll be free to study anything and everything.

How To Understand What Your Cat is Saying to You
Science & Energy

How To Understand What Your Cat is Saying to You

Cats don't really meow to communicate with other cats, just humans.

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Control the Power of an Entire Star
Science & Energy

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Control the Power of an Entire Star

Here's what it would be like on a world with unlimited energy.

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of…Everything
Off-World

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of…Everything

Beings would be like gods, capable of universe-scale manipulation.

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Exobiology

“Alien Megastructure” Star Resumes Its Bizarre Behavior After 2-Year Hiatus

Something is causing this odd phenomenon.

The Fastest Electric Car in the World Just Broke Its Own Speed Record
Science & Energy

The Fastest Electric Car in the World Just Broke Its Own Speed Record

This car can reach 194 mph, and it's all-electric.

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire Galaxy
Off-World

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire Galaxy

Ever seen the Borg from Star Trek or the Reapers from Mass Effect? This could be where we are headed.

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Science & Energy

This “Living” Clothing Keeps You Cool by Breathing

It's lined with live microbial cells.

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire World
Science & Energy

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire World

We will be able to manipulate (and, in many ways, manufacture) our own world.

A Brief Explanation of the Kardashev Scale: How Far Can Humanity Really Advance?
Science & Energy

A Brief Explanation of the Kardashev Scale: How Far Can Humanity Really Advance?

This is what our world could look like millennia from now.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Surges Past $2,200

It could become * the * global currency.

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Climate Change

Melting Permafrost Threatens The “Doomsday” Seed Bunker

The seeds that could eventually save humanity are at risk.

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Future Society

Almost 700 Positions Remain Unfilled at the CDC Due to Hiring Freeze

Proof that science and politics cannot be separated.

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Science & Energy

CERN’s New Particle Accelerator Is Ready to Launch

The search for extra space-time dimensions and new particles is about to get underway.

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Climate Change

There Are No Legitimate Arguments Against Human-Caused Climate Change

"It must be made clear that there are facts that are not subject to opinion."

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Climate Change

India Is Scraping a Major Coal Project in Favor of Renewables

“Our focus is now on renewable energy. The government will encourage solar power.”

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Off-World

Physicists Have Discovered a Gigantic Magnetic Bridge Spanning Galaxies

It's a staggering 75,000 light-years across and a * million * times stronger than Earth's magnetic shield.