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What Is the Likelihood That Europa’s Oceans Harbor Alien Life?  We May Soon Find Out.
Exobiology

What Is the Likelihood That Europa’s Oceans Harbor Alien Life? We May Soon Find Out.

It's high time to expand the search for extraterrestrial life.

Machines That Learn Are Invading, and Utterly Transforming, Our Lives
Artificial Intelligence

Machines That Learn Are Invading, and Utterly Transforming, Our Lives

It is fast becoming more and more a part of our daily interactions.

Here’s Why the Answer to Increasing Automation Could Be Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income

Here’s Why the Answer to Increasing Automation Could Be Universal Basic Income

Can “free money” address the downsides of automation?

Will the LHC Prove the Existence of Higher Dimensions?
Science & Energy

Will the LHC Prove the Existence of Higher Dimensions?

And possibly an elegant Theory of Everything.

Solar Power Finally Becomes the Cheapest Source for New Energy
Solar Power

Solar Power Finally Becomes the Cheapest Source for New Energy

Cleaner energy sources are becoming cheaper too.

Artificial Intelligence: What It Is and How It Really Works
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence: What It Is and How It Really Works

Which is which, and how are they related?

Here’s How Quantum Gravity Will Change Our Understanding of the Universe
Physics

Here’s How Quantum Gravity Will Change Our Understanding of the Universe

Resolving two quantum systems with opposite notions of time can reveal the true nature of time.

Amazon Wants to Change How You Communicate With Your Technology
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Wants to Change How You Communicate With Your Technology

And its shelling out the funding to make it happen.

China Announces New Ambitious Plans to Reach Mars By the End of the Decade
Mars

China Announces New Ambitious Plans to Reach Mars By the End of the Decade

NASA and SpaceX have some new competition.

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Energy

This Nanoseconds-Long Movie Could Hold the Key to Free, Unlimited Energy

The answers to our problems could be found in nature.

Oculus Officially Owns an Eye-Tracking Company
Virtual Reality

Oculus Officially Owns an Eye-Tracking Company

Virtual reality is in for a major upgrade.

How Infectious is Ebola?
From Quarks to Quasars

How Infectious is Ebola?

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Future Society

A Brief History of Technology

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Exobiology

METI to Send Interstellar Messages in 2018

This might be the icebreaker the aliens have been waiting for.

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Google

Apple, Google, and Microsoft Smartphones Could Have Foldable Displays in 2018

Smartphones could look very different very soon.

Bionic Humans: This Sleek Power Suit Helps Restore Mobility
Prosthetics and Devices

Bionic Humans: This Sleek Power Suit Helps Restore Mobility

Superflex isn't going to turn you into Iron Man but can help a lot of people.

Scientific Pioneer and Matriarch of Dark Matter, Vera Rubin Has Died at 88
Dark Matter

Scientific Pioneer and Matriarch of Dark Matter, Vera Rubin Has Died at 88

With her passing, the bright glow of the cosmos has been dimmed

NASA’s Enormous Space-Based Laser Probes Earth’s Oceans
NASA

NASA’s Enormous Space-Based Laser Probes Earth’s Oceans

Plankton are so much more than just a source of food.

The New Cas9? Scientists Discover CasX and CasY Enzymes in Bacteria
Bacteria

The New Cas9? Scientists Discover CasX and CasY Enzymes in Bacteria

This discovery could improve the already groundbreaking gene editing technique.

Keep Talking. This New Smartphone’s Battery Allows for 32 Hours of Talk Time
Robots and Machines

Keep Talking. This New Smartphone’s Battery Allows for 32 Hours of Talk Time

The M2017 has twice the battery capacity of the standard smartphone.