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Long-Eared Bats Are Helping Us Make Drones
Drones

Those over-sized ears actually help bats in flight, and they may also help drones.

Newly Discovered Subglacial Lake Could Host Unknown, Isolated Life
Science & Energy

The lake, buried beneath kilometers of ice, may contain life isolated from the rest of the world for millions of years.

Google Gains Access to Millions of Private Medical Records for New App
Google

The company now has access to HIV test results, among other personal medical information.

Light-Based Computing Company Optalysys Gets DARPA Funding
DARPA

Optalysys, a company that aims to develop computer systems based on light, was just given a $350k grant from DARPA

Google Wants to Inject Cyborg Lenses into Our Eyeballs
Google

Eyeball hackers might be a real issue in the future.

A New Surgical Robot Just Outdid Human Surgeons
Artificial Intelligence

Pro: Your surgery will go better. Con: It will be a lot longer.

A Shocking Start to Life?  Impact Craters May Have Triggered Life’s Origin
Science & Energy

Life may have originated in giant impact craters, and spread thence throughout the world.

Scientists Harness The Power Of Gut Bacteria To Promote Health
Science & Energy

The pills will contain individual-specific bacteria to cure diseases.

Gemini Just Became The World’s First Licensed Ether Exchange
Cryptocurrency

Ether trading is now officially accepted under Gemini Trust Company in New York.

Watch GoPro Take an Out-of-this-World Ride on a Rocket
Off-World

The little camera traveled more than 3,800mph on a 20-foot tall rocket.

A New Drug That’s 10,000 Times More Potent than Morphine Just Hit the US
Science & Energy

It's undetectable and amazingly powerful.

Tesla’s New Deadline: 500,000 Cars by 2018, Two Years Sooner Than Planned
Tesla

Elon Musk is ready to "hold people's feet to the fire" to become the best manufacturer on Earth.

Pluto Serves up Another Surprise—An Enormous Earth-Like Tail
Off-World

The tiny dwarf planet is full of surprises, this time behaving like a weird hybrid comet-planet.

Paypal Introduces Payment Via Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality

Here’s a look at the future of online purchasing.

SpaceX Launches Geosynchronous Satellite And Lands on Ocean Barge…Again
SpaceX

After last month’s success, the company just stuck another landing at sea, but this time from a much higher altitude and higher speed.

Solar Impulse 2 Makes It To Phoenix On Its Quest For Fuel-Free Flight
Solar Power

The solar-powered aircraft finally landed in Phoenix, a step closer to finishing its round-the-world solar flight journey.

To Improve Rainfall, UAE to Build its Own Mountain
Science & Energy

This will not only alter the climate in the UAE. The project will impact global wind patterns and temperatures.

Earthquake Expert Says San Andreas Fault Primed for the “Big One”—Invest in Early Warning Tech
Science & Energy

This is a wake-up call, a reminder of the staggering power of our planet and our need to be prepared.

UPDATE: Craig Wright Posts “Goodbye” Note and Apology After Claiming  to be the Man Behind Bitcoin
Bitcoin

New developments in the world of bitcoin.

Newly Discovered Planets May Host Infrared Based Life
Off-World

These three newly discovered worlds are the best targets for the search for alien life.