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Science & Energy

The Length Of a Second is Being Redefined

Because losing a nanosecond a month is just too much to bear.

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Wants To Move Our Factories to Space To Protect Earth

Mars

A White Mars: The Red Planet Is Just Emerging From Its Last Ice Age

Apparently, the Red Planet wasn't always a red planet.

Physics

Physicists Have Found a Way to “Slow” Light by Twisting It

But don't freak out. We haven't broken the laws of physics just yet.

Science & Energy

Scientists Are Closer To The First ‘Universal Cancer Vaccine” With Successful Human Trials

It's not a cure, but it's a step closer.

Virtual Reality

Wildly Famous Japanese Pop Star Sells Thousands of Tickets in NYC. Also, She’s A Hologram

One of the most famous pop stars in Japan isn't even real. No, seriously.

New Horizons

New Horizons Sends Its Most Detailed Image Of Pluto’s Terrain

See the most detailed image of the icy world at the farthest reaches of our solar system.

Hyperloop

0 to 400 mph in Only 2 Seconds: Super-High Speed Hyperloop is Heading to Russia

Who knew the concept was *that* popular?

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence: What We Have to Look Forward to and What We Have to Fear

The creation of AI might be the biggest event in human history...it might also be the last.

James Webb Space Telescope

Priority Target for the James Webb Space Telescope? The Hypothetical Planet 9

One of the most anticipated pieces of space hardware will be looking for one of the solar system's biggest mysteries.

Science & Energy

New Evidence That Black Holes May Actually Be 2D Holograms

Black holes may not be “holes” at all, but strange 2-dimensional surfaces.

Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income Hits the U.S—Citizens Will Get Paid Just For Being Born

A company is planning to implement a revolutionary basic income experiment in California.

Off-World

An Alien in Our Solar System: Planet 9 Might Have Once Belonged to Another Star

The first alien world we visit may actually be in our own solar system.

Off-World

Earth Will One Day Die, But We Could Survive By Moving Here

When our Sun becomes a red giant, it's the end of Earth. But not of life.

Graphene

Scientists Turn Graphene into the Most Light Absorbent Material Ever Created

Science & Energy

Watch: How to Grow Your Own Monster Using Science

Check it out behind the safety of your computer screen.

Virtual Reality

Now Students Can Do Dangerous Experiments in Science Class Without Dying, Thanks to VR

Science class is finally getting the excitement it deserves.

Future Society

America’s New Superweapon? Electromagnetic Projectile Launchers That Fire at 4500 MPH

It reaches 125 miles. It travels at 4500 mph. It can smash the sides of ships and level camps. Welcome to the next age of war.

Robots and Machines

There’s a New Kind of Smart Car: An Electric Go-Kart for Kids With GPS, WiFi, And More

The next big form of transportation is (apparently) an electric go-kart...for kids.

Robots and Machines

Scientists Just Used Sound Waves to Make Gauntlets of Levitation

Thanks to GauntLev, you can now levitate objects.