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Overpopulation: Where Do We Put the Next Billion Humans?
Science & Energy

Overpopulation: Where Do We Put the Next Billion Humans?

And no, it's not about physically stacking all of us in a piece of land.

Scientists Are Building Humanoid Robots Using Skin Grafts
Robotics

Scientists Are Building Humanoid Robots Using Skin Grafts

They are essentially creating part-human, part-robot test subjects.

Proof of a New Geological Epoch: Over 200 Minerals Have Been Created by Humans
Science & Energy

Proof of a New Geological Epoch: Over 200 Minerals Have Been Created by Humans

The Earth needed 2 billion years to create 2,000 varieties. We’ve created 200 in 2 centuries.

What Would an “AI Doomsday” Actually Look Like?
Artificial Intelligence

What Would an “AI Doomsday” Actually Look Like?

Researchers just outlined the “worst case scenarios” for artificial intelligence.

Meet the Revolutionary Apple That Grows Human Skin
Health & Medicine

Meet the Revolutionary Apple That Grows Human Skin

This fruitful opportunity can peel open a skin revolution.

We’ll Soon Be Able to Look Into the Heart of the Milky Way
Off-World

We’ll Soon Be Able to Look Into the Heart of the Milky Way

Normally it'd take a telescope the size of a planet to do so.

How Dangerous Would Westworld-Level Artificial Intelligences Really Be?
Artificial Intelligence

How Dangerous Would Westworld-Level Artificial Intelligences Really Be?

Will such delights have violent ends?

NASA Wants Private Missions to Give It a Ride to Mars
Mars

NASA Wants Private Missions to Give It a Ride to Mars

What will this mean for us getting to Mars?

Scientists Just Found Fossils Containing the Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Found Fossils Containing the Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth

The confirmation will change everything we thought we knew about how life began.

New Habitability Index Will Aid Astronomers in Search For Life
Science & Energy

New Habitability Index Will Aid Astronomers in Search For Life

Knowing where to look is the first step to discovery.

Here’s How Drones Are Going to Utterly Transform Our World
Drones

Here’s How Drones Are Going to Utterly Transform Our World

The demand for unmanned flight is growing in every sector. It's just a matter of time.

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Physics

Researchers Just Created a New Form of Matter

And according to physicists, the nature of the matter is contradictory.

For the First Time, Researchers Can Genetically Modify Human Embryos
Science & Energy

For the First Time, Researchers Can Genetically Modify Human Embryos

Medicine will never be the same.

In Case You Missed it, The Blockchain Revolution’s Officially Begun
Bitcoin

In Case You Missed it, The Blockchain Revolution’s Officially Begun

The applications are only limited by our understanding of the potential.

Traumatic Memory? Let Science Erase It Forever
Neuroscience and Brain

Traumatic Memory? Let Science Erase It Forever

What kind of memories would you erase?

The James Webb Space Telescope Will Utterly Transform Our View of the Universe
Science & Energy

The James Webb Space Telescope Will Utterly Transform Our View of the Universe

100 times more powerful than any previous telescope — it will change everything.

Singularity: Explain It to Me Like I’m 5-Years-Old
Artificial Intelligence

Singularity: Explain It to Me Like I’m 5-Years-Old

Here's how to understand the merger of humans and robots.

Facebook’s Artificial Intelligence Can Now Identify Suicidal Behavior
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook’s Artificial Intelligence Can Now Identify Suicidal Behavior

Suicide prevention just got a synthetic intelligence upgrade.

Meet the 700 MPH Hyperloop That’s Breaking Into Another Country
Hyperloop

Meet the 700 MPH Hyperloop That’s Breaking Into Another Country

The super-fast hyperloop would cut a 24-hour trip down to just 80 minutes.

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Bitcoin

For the First Time Ever, Bitcoin Has Surpassed Gold in Value

If you weren't convinced that cryptocurrency is the future...