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China Has a New Armed Drone Helicopter
Drones

China Has a New Armed Drone Helicopter

And it's ready for mass production.

Tiny, Free, Programmable Computers Will be Sent to a Million Students
Computers

Tiny, Free, Programmable Computers Will be Sent to a Million Students

It seems like coding might become second nature.

Scientists Made a New Metal, and it Makes Nuclear Reactors Even Stronger
Nuclear Fusion

Scientists Made a New Metal, and it Makes Nuclear Reactors Even Stronger

A potential solution to a dangerous issue?

Sony is Considering Making PlayStation Virtual Reality Compatible with PCs
Virtual Reality

Sony is Considering Making PlayStation Virtual Reality Compatible with PCs

PlayStation VR may be going mainstream in a big way.

NASA Releases 3 Million Images of Earth—Here Are The Top 20
NASA

NASA Releases 3 Million Images of Earth—Here Are The Top 20

Three million never before seen images of Earth.

New Evidence That Comets Could Contain the Building Blocks Of Life
Off-World

New Evidence That Comets Could Contain the Building Blocks Of Life

Large comets may have liquid cores, which raises new questions about life beyond Earth.

Curiosity Uncovers How Mysterious Mile-High Mounds Formed on the Red Planet
Off-World

Curiosity Uncovers How Mysterious Mile-High Mounds Formed on the Red Planet

Mars' mile high mounds were created by wind over billions of years, and they were once enormous lakes.

The World’s Major Tech Companies Just Backed The EPA’s Clean Energy Plan
Energy

The World’s Major Tech Companies Just Backed The EPA’s Clean Energy Plan

Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft may all be the key to the clean energy push.

Unexplained Tug on Saturn’s Orbit May Betray the Long Reach of Planet Nine
Off-World

Unexplained Tug on Saturn’s Orbit May Betray the Long Reach of Planet Nine

The mysterious giant's gravity could be what's causing the perturbations.

The Future of Deep-Learning—Nvidia Unveils Chip With 15 Billion Transistors
Artificial Intelligence

The Future of Deep-Learning—Nvidia Unveils Chip With 15 Billion Transistors

Meet the densest computer chip ever made.

First Direct Proof of Stable Carbyne, The World’s Strongest Material
Robots and Machines

First Direct Proof of Stable Carbyne, The World’s Strongest Material

It's 40 times stronger than diamond, and it may be our next "miracle" material?

The World’s Most Powerful X-ray Laser is Getting 10,000 Times Brighter
Science & Energy

The World’s Most Powerful X-ray Laser is Getting 10,000 Times Brighter

This new version is over 8,000 times faster, and will allow us to peer at atoms as never before.

There’s a Revised “Tree Of Life,” And It Has 1000+ New Species
Biology

There’s a Revised “Tree Of Life,” And It Has 1000+ New Species

Scientists at Berkeley have created a new "Tree of Life."

SolaBat: A Hybrid Solar Cell and Battery System
Solar Power

SolaBat: A Hybrid Solar Cell and Battery System

An Austria-funded project hopes to generate more efficient solar power conversion and storage.

GMO Mushroom Doesn’t Need to be Regulated, Thanks to CRISPR Gene Editing
Science & Energy

GMO Mushroom Doesn’t Need to be Regulated, Thanks to CRISPR Gene Editing

Even with regulation standards, some GMOs make it to market without approval. And that's on the rise.

The North Pole Is Moving, And Now We Know What’s Causing It—Us
Environment

The North Pole Is Moving, And Now We Know What’s Causing It—Us

The North Pole is moving towards London, and NASA scientists have finally worked out why

Scientists Found Iron on the Moon That Came From a Supernova
Moon

Scientists Found Iron on the Moon That Came From a Supernova

Not all that long ago, a star in the Milky Way went supernova, and the material struck our planet

The First Quarter of 2016 Was The Hottest Ever Recorded
Science & Energy

The First Quarter of 2016 Was The Hottest Ever Recorded

And it caps of a 6-month streak of record-breaking heat

A Car Just Drove 1200 Miles Across China…All By Itself
Robots and Machines

A Car Just Drove 1200 Miles Across China…All By Itself

The car reached Beijing without anyone behind the wheel.

India Energy Minister, “Solar Is Now Cheaper Than Coal”
Solar Power

India Energy Minister, “Solar Is Now Cheaper Than Coal”

And they say that the West is setting a very poor example.