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Science & Energy

What Can 2 Billion-Year-Old Water Teach Us About the Origins of Life?

They say it won't kill you, but it would taste pretty gross.

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Bitcoin

Overstock Becomes the First Publicly Traded Company to Trade its Shares Via the Bitcoin Blockchain

A significant milestone that stands as proof of concept for this technology.

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Artificial Intelligence

Human or AI: Can You Tell Who Composed This Music?

A showdown between Bach and DeepBach.

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Treatments

Powering Water Treatment With Sewage? A Danish City is Leading the Way

Clean energy has never been more dirty.

New Technology for Tires Could Save the Lives of Millions
Robots and Machines

New Technology for Tires Could Save the Lives of Millions

This overlooked aspect of road safety will be overlooked no longer.

This Is the Holographic AI Servant of Your Dreams…or Maybe Your Nightmares
Artificial Intelligence

This Is the Holographic AI Servant of Your Dreams…or Maybe Your Nightmares

She'll do anything for her master, including nag you about coming home early.

National Geographic Presents a 360 Tour of What Life on Mars Could Look Like
Mars

National Geographic Presents a 360 Tour of What Life on Mars Could Look Like

See what it's like to live on Mars, long before we actually get there.

How Much Do People Really Know About Science? See the Results (and test yourself)
From Quarks to Quasars

How Much Do People Really Know About Science? See the Results (and test yourself)

Terraforming a New Earth: The Making of Mars
Mars

Terraforming a New Earth: The Making of Mars

Is there really any hope for an "Earth 2.0"?

U.S. Sets Staggering Record with 191% Growth in Solar Power Installations in 2016
Solar Power

U.S. Sets Staggering Record with 191% Growth in Solar Power Installations in 2016

Coal power might want to watch its back.

It Turns Out, Finding a Habitable Alien World May Be Rather Difficult
Off-World

It Turns Out, Finding a Habitable Alien World May Be Rather Difficult

Proxima b might be too close to its star.

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Mars

Curiosity Delivers New Evidence That Life Could Have Thrived on Mars

This considerably extends the potential habitable period of the Red Planet.

The Future of War? This 1000-Foot Long Barrier Can Be Set up in Under a Minute
Robots and Machines

The Future of War? This 1000-Foot Long Barrier Can Be Set up in Under a Minute

These fast-deploying barriers can save lives during battle.

Amazon Just Successfully Completed Its First Flying Drone Delivery
Drones

Amazon Just Successfully Completed Its First Flying Drone Delivery

Amazon sticks the landing.

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Fossil Fuels

Called It. 176,000 Gallons of Oil Spilled 150 Miles From Standing Rock Protests

Yet another example of the environmental damage fossil fuels can cause.

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Science & Energy

Thousands Of “Small” Oil Spills Are Destroying the Gulf of Mexico

Smaller leaks add up to substantial amounts of damage.

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft: “Our Computer Vision Algorithms Have Surpassed Humans”

Microsoft is Creating Artificial Intelligence That Can "Speak Human"

SpaceX Officially Delays the Launch of Its Manned Dragon Capsule
SpaceX

SpaceX Officially Delays the Launch of Its Manned Dragon Capsule

Better to take the time to get it right than to risk another disaster.

IEEE Just Published the First Draft Report on How to Make an ‘Ethically Aligned’ AI
Artificial Intelligence

IEEE Just Published the First Draft Report on How to Make an ‘Ethically Aligned’ AI

Should we fear the AI of Terminator and Westworld?

Astrophysicist: Soon, We Will Solve the Mystery of Dark Matter
Science & Energy

Astrophysicist: Soon, We Will Solve the Mystery of Dark Matter

We might break this intellectual impasse in the next 3-5 years.