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You Can Help Scientists Find the Next Earth-Like Planet
Exobiology

You Can Help Scientists Find the Next Earth-Like Planet

The hunt for Earth 2.0 is on.

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Science & Energy

U.S. Scientists Have Backed the Genetic Modification of Human Embryos

"Human genome editing holds tremendous promise."

ESA Discovers an Organism That Can Survive 16 Months in Outer Space
Exobiology

ESA Discovers an Organism That Can Survive 16 Months in Outer Space

The results have been called "astonishing."

A New Vision-Restoring Brain Implant Could Give Sight to the Blind
Brain

A New Vision-Restoring Brain Implant Could Give Sight to the Blind

This tech skips the eyes and goes straight to the brain.

Elon Musk: Automation Will Force Governments to Introduce Universal Basic Income
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Automation Will Force Governments to Introduce Universal Basic Income

How does the economy work when all the workers are robots?

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DARPA

DARPA: We’re Moving to Merge Humans and Machines

If you can’t beat them, merge with them.

This Battery Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Energy
Energy

This Battery Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Energy

The biggest threat to the planet could become its greatest source of power.

President Trump Wants to Send Humans Back to the Moon by 2020
Moon

President Trump Wants to Send Humans Back to the Moon by 2020

The new president thinks there’s money to be made on the Moon.

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Future Society

Soon, Pig-Free Bacon Might Be on Your Breakfast Plate

We’re closer than ever to animal-free meat thanks to these new breakthroughs.

Here’s How The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative Aims To Eliminate All Disease
Future Society

Here’s How The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative Aims To Eliminate All Disease

This $3 billion plan could change life as we know it.

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NASA

200 Coders and Hackers United to Save NASA’s Climate Data From Deletion

Because we can't afford to lose this information.

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Climate Change

Could This Idea From Futurama Solve Climate Change?

Are we really just one giant ice cube away from a cooler planet?

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Science & Energy

Super Materials Are Leading Us to a New Age in Science

They could be used to make everything from unbreakable phone screens to cyborgs.

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Energy

Energy-Generating Fusion Devices Move Closer to Reality

Unlimited clean energy? Yes, please.

Another Expert Joins Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk in Warning About the Dangers of AI
Artificial Intelligence

Another Expert Joins Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk in Warning About the Dangers of AI

He thinks that AI will "undoubtedly" wipe out humanity.

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Elon Musk

Here’s What Elon Musk Thinks About Brain Implants, AI, And Basic Income

Turns out, Musk has a lot of idea about the future of our world.

Cassie Is a Bipedal Bot That Walks Like a Human, and She Could Take Your Job
Robots and Machines

Cassie Is a Bipedal Bot That Walks Like a Human, and She Could Take Your Job

Watch the agile, job-stealing robot walk on two legs.

Google DeepMind Shows That AI Can Have “Killer Instincts”
Google

Google DeepMind Shows That AI Can Have “Killer Instincts”

Tred slowly and carefully.

Massive-Scale Production Begins at Tesla’s Gigafactory 1
Tesla

Massive-Scale Production Begins at Tesla’s Gigafactory 1

This is an image of the death of fossil fuels.

A Company Just Open-Sourced All of Its Self-Driving Software
Self-Driving Vehicles

A Company Just Open-Sourced All of Its Self-Driving Software

Think you have what it takes to beat Tesla’s Autopilot? Here’s your chance to prove it.