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Mars

It’s Official: We’re Going to Mars

And a Senate committee wants to fund it!

Quakes Could Allow Mars to Support Pockets of Life
Mars

Quakes Could Allow Mars to Support Pockets of Life

Mars may not be a dead world after-all.

#autoimmune diseases #alopecia areata
Science & Energy

Alopecia Areata: Researchers Test the First-Ever Effective Treatment for Baldness

This treatment will be an important part in restoring self-confidence.

Scientific Consensus: Why Should We Accept It?
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Scientific Consensus: Why Should We Accept It?

No, it's not just a bunch of nerds coming together.

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Off-World

A Vast Underground Ocean May Exist Beneath Pluto’s Heart

What secrets lie beneath the dwarf planet's heart?

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Off-World

The Quest For Life Beyond Earth: The World’s Largest Radio Telescope Just Went Online

This behemoth will help search the cosmos for signs of life.

It’s No Longer a Question “If” We Will Colonize Mars, but Merely “When”
Mars

It’s No Longer a Question “If” We Will Colonize Mars, but Merely “When”

The next generation of humans will be a multiplanetary one.

#alcohol #food technology #health
Science & Energy

A “Hangover Free” Alcohol Alternative is Under Development

Could taking away the risk of a hangover lead to other bad choices?

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Space

New Photos From Space Show How Fracking Is Reshaping the Earth’s Surface

New photos show how we, literally, reshape our world.

Scientists To Uncover How Cosmic Dust Impacts Life on Earth
Off-World

Scientists To Uncover How Cosmic Dust Impacts Life on Earth

This breakthrough research could completely revolutionize our understanding of how worlds form.

The Genetic Roots of Disease: Landmark Map Reveals the Genetic Wiring of Cellular Life
Science & Energy

The Genetic Roots of Disease: Landmark Map Reveals the Genetic Wiring of Cellular Life

It can help us target and destroy diseased cells more accurately.

#driverless cars #autonomous cars #google
Google

Google’s Self-Driving Car Sustains Major Damage in Worst Crash To Date

A driver running a red light slams into Google's Lexus RX 450 SUV

Plumes on Europa Might Confirm Suspicions of Water Beneath Its Icy Crust
Off-World

Plumes on Europa Might Confirm Suspicions of Water Beneath Its Icy Crust

Rainy days are ahead on Jupiter's most intriguing moon.

A Planet is Born: ALMA Sees the Formation of an Enormous Ice World
Off-World

A Planet is Born: ALMA Sees the Formation of an Enormous Ice World

It's even bigger than Neptune.

#moores law microchips #transistors #intel
Physics

Saving Moore’s Law: Physics Could Let Us Make Chips Faster Without Making Them Smaller

Can chaos theory be used to create better microchips?

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DNA

Baby With DNA From Three People Born Using First-Of-Its-Kind Fertilization Method

Controversial method saved the baby's life, but was it worth the risks?

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Computers

A New Wave of Quantum Computers: D-Wave to Ship a 2,000-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2017

Advancing the most advanced computer today.

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Chemistry

Breakthrough Chemistry: We Can Now Create A New Form of Light

A long-standing rule of chemistry was broken, and with it, a new form of light created.

Stanford Study: Earth on Its Way to Warmest Temperatures in More Than 120,000 Years
Climate Change

Stanford Study: Earth on Its Way to Warmest Temperatures in More Than 120,000 Years

And it gets even warmer.

Cleaner Air: Atmospheric Acidity Has Returned to Pre-Industrial Levels
Climate Change

Cleaner Air: Atmospheric Acidity Has Returned to Pre-Industrial Levels

Acid levels in the air are nearly as low as they were before the 1930s.