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Science & Energy

Understanding Gene Drives: Should We Use Genetic Engineering to Eliminate Disease?

We can...but should we?

Climate Change

Norway Just Adopted The World’s First Zero Deforestation Policy

Norway just became the first country in the world to ban deforestation.

DNA

The Next-Generation in Data Storage? Our DNA

We will generate 16 trillion gigabytes of digital data by 2017. And for our ever-increasing storage needs, scientists are turning to DNA.

Virtual Reality

Watch as Water Becomes a Touchscreen Display (Video)

Biology

Meet the Ancient Organisms From the Depths of the Ocean Floor

These guys are pretty old—and pretty hardy.

Solar Power

“Solar Voyager” Attempts the First Solar-Powered Crossing of the Atlantic

A fully autonomous, solar powered boat is heading to the high seas.

Drones

Nevada to Begin Testing Autonomous Passenger Drones

Think autonomous vehicles are at least a few years out? Well, we're testing autonomous taxis...that fly.

Climate Change

New Carbon Capture Method Turns CO2 into Solid Rocks

How can we help fix our CO2 problem? Simple. Just make it into rocks.

Energy

A Quarter Of The World’s Power Now Comes From Renewables

Solar Power

Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant to Be Built in Dubai, Will Be Operational by 2020

Energy

New “Bionic Leaf” Is More Efficient Than Photosynthesis

Energy

Chile’s Getting The World’s First Subway Powered Mostly By The Sun

Science & Energy

Adidas is Releasing Limited Edition Shoes Made from Plastic Ocean Waste

Drones

Not-So-Friendly Skies: China Conducts Drone Strikes via Satellite

They just conducted drone strikes from 1,000 km away.

Evolution

Future Civilizations Won’t Be Able to Understand How the Universe Started and Evolved

The evidence of the Big Bang is fading, and eventually, it will be all but invisible.

Physics

Physicists Just Entangled 10 Photon Pairs And Set A New World Record

This should let scientists conclusively prove that quantum computers really can do things traditional computers can't.

Off-World

Engineers Created Tiny, Hovering Reusable Rockets

Robots and Machines

Check Out This Bendable Phone That You Can Wrap Around Your Wrist

Artificial Intelligence

WATCH – Sunspring, A Film Written Entirely By An AI

Quantum Physics

Google’s New Universal Quantum Computer: One Step Closer to Quantum Supremacy

The key to a universal quantum computer may lie in combining the digital and analog worlds.