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Mars

Curiosity Delivers New Evidence That Life Could Have Thrived on Mars

This considerably extends the potential habitable period of the Red Planet.

The Future of War? This 1000-Foot Long Barrier Can Be Set up in Under a Minute
Robots and Machines

The Future of War? This 1000-Foot Long Barrier Can Be Set up in Under a Minute

These fast-deploying barriers can save lives during battle.

Amazon Just Successfully Completed Its First Flying Drone Delivery
Drones

Amazon Just Successfully Completed Its First Flying Drone Delivery

Amazon sticks the landing.

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Fossil Fuels

Called It. 176,000 Gallons of Oil Spilled 150 Miles From Standing Rock Protests

Yet another example of the environmental damage fossil fuels can cause.

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Science & Energy

Thousands Of “Small” Oil Spills Are Destroying the Gulf of Mexico

Smaller leaks add up to substantial amounts of damage.

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft: “Our Computer Vision Algorithms Have Surpassed Humans”

Microsoft is Creating Artificial Intelligence That Can "Speak Human"

SpaceX Officially Delays the Launch of Its Manned Dragon Capsule
SpaceX

SpaceX Officially Delays the Launch of Its Manned Dragon Capsule

Better to take the time to get it right than to risk another disaster.

IEEE Just Published the First Draft Report on How to Make an ‘Ethically Aligned’ AI
Artificial Intelligence

IEEE Just Published the First Draft Report on How to Make an ‘Ethically Aligned’ AI

Should we fear the AI of Terminator and Westworld?

Astrophysicist: Soon, We Will Solve the Mystery of Dark Matter
Science & Energy

Astrophysicist: Soon, We Will Solve the Mystery of Dark Matter

We might break this intellectual impasse in the next 3-5 years.

Experimental Spinal Implant Improves Mobility and Grip 300% in Quadriplegics
Prosthetics and Devices

Experimental Spinal Implant Improves Mobility and Grip 300% in Quadriplegics

The goal is to get patients back to the 20 to 30 newtons of force range in their hands.

The U.S. Could Generate 25% of Its Energy Needs From Solar Rooftops
Solar Power

The U.S. Could Generate 25% of Its Energy Needs From Solar Rooftops

Environmentally safe and economically smart.

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Climate Change

This Newly Identified Aerosol Could Be Used to Cool Our Planet

With this aerosol, we may be able to cool the planet, repair our ozone, and geoengineer a better world.

How a New U.S. Space Station Would Let Humanity Colonize the Solar System
Off-World

How a New U.S. Space Station Would Let Humanity Colonize the Solar System

Want to conquer the solar system? You need to start close to home.

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Climate Change

World’s Tech Elite Form $1 Billion Clean Energy Fund to Fight Climate Change

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and more team up.

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Climate Change

Warming World: Methane Emissions See Highest Spike in the Last Two Decades

The discussion opens up an opportunity for early mitigation.

Time for Action: There Are 5.25 Trillion Pieces of Plastic Polluting Our Oceans
Pollution

Time for Action: There Are 5.25 Trillion Pieces of Plastic Polluting Our Oceans

And the numbers are expected to double within the next ten years without intervention.

This Self-Healing Tech Could Let Us Reach the Closest Alien Stars in Just 20 Years
Off-World

This Self-Healing Tech Could Let Us Reach the Closest Alien Stars in Just 20 Years

This ship on a chip can recover from space radiation bombardment.

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Fossil Fuels

A New Discovery Could Help Oil Companies Transport Gasoline 30 Times Faster

Debunking an established theory to upgrade fossil fuels.

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Artificial Intelligence

Watch Arago’s HIRO Beat Out Human Gamers in Freeciv

Gamer AIs are all set to rule over civilization

Top VR Developers Unite to Form the Global Virtual Reality Association
Virtual Reality

Top VR Developers Unite to Form the Global Virtual Reality Association

Virtual reality uniting is groups in actual reality.