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Scientists Make The Next Generation of Ultra-Strong Material Using the Mantis Shrimp
Science & Energy

Scientists Make The Next Generation of Ultra-Strong Material Using the Mantis Shrimp

A White Mars: The Red Planet Is Just Emerging From Its Last Ice Age
Mars

A White Mars: The Red Planet Is Just Emerging From Its Last Ice Age

Apparently, the Red Planet wasn't always a red planet.

Physicists Have Found a Way to “Slow” Light by Twisting It
Physics

Physicists Have Found a Way to “Slow” Light by Twisting It

But don't freak out. We haven't broken the laws of physics just yet.

Scientists Are Closer To The First ‘Universal Cancer Vaccine” With Successful Human Trials
Science & Energy

Scientists Are Closer To The First ‘Universal Cancer Vaccine” With Successful Human Trials

It's not a cure, but it's a step closer.

Wildly Famous Japanese Pop Star Sells Thousands of Tickets in NYC. Also, She’s A Hologram
Virtual Reality

Wildly Famous Japanese Pop Star Sells Thousands of Tickets in NYC. Also, She’s A Hologram

One of the most famous pop stars in Japan isn't even real. No, seriously.

Should AI be Given Human Rights? This Oxford Professor Says “Yes”
Artificial Intelligence

Should AI be Given Human Rights? This Oxford Professor Says “Yes”

Are humans the only beings that should have rights?

A Law Passed in 1971 Could Bar Self-Driving Cars From New York State
Self-Driving Vehicles

A Law Passed in 1971 Could Bar Self-Driving Cars From New York State

Drivers have to keep at least one hand on the steering wheel while driving. At all times.

New Horizons Sends Its Most Detailed Image Of Pluto’s Terrain
New Horizons

New Horizons Sends Its Most Detailed Image Of Pluto’s Terrain

See the most detailed image of the icy world at the farthest reaches of our solar system.

0 to 400 mph in Only 2 Seconds: Super-High Speed Hyperloop is Heading to Russia
Hyperloop

0 to 400 mph in Only 2 Seconds: Super-High Speed Hyperloop is Heading to Russia

Who knew the concept was *that* popular?

Artificial Intelligence: What We Have to Look Forward to and What We Have to Fear
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence: What We Have to Look Forward to and What We Have to Fear

The creation of AI might be the biggest event in human history...it might also be the last.

Samsung’s New 512GB SSD is Smaller Than Stamp and Lighter Than a Dime
Robots and Machines

Samsung’s New 512GB SSD is Smaller Than Stamp and Lighter Than a Dime

Samsung has a remarkably tiny new SSD, and it can transfer a full movie in less than three seconds.

Priority Target for the James Webb Space Telescope? The Hypothetical Planet 9
James Webb Space Telescope

Priority Target for the James Webb Space Telescope? The Hypothetical Planet 9

One of the most anticipated pieces of space hardware will be looking for one of the solar system's biggest mysteries.

New Evidence That Black Holes May Actually Be 2D Holograms
Science & Energy

New Evidence That Black Holes May Actually Be 2D Holograms

Black holes may not be “holes” at all, but strange 2-dimensional surfaces.

Universal Basic Income Hits the U.S—Citizens Will Get Paid Just For Being Born
Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income Hits the U.S—Citizens Will Get Paid Just For Being Born

A company is planning to implement a revolutionary basic income experiment in California.

An Alien in Our Solar System: Planet 9 Might Have Once Belonged to Another Star
Off-World

An Alien in Our Solar System: Planet 9 Might Have Once Belonged to Another Star

The first alien world we visit may actually be in our own solar system.

Earth Will One Day Die, But We Could Survive By Moving Here
Off-World

Earth Will One Day Die, But We Could Survive By Moving Here

When our Sun becomes a red giant, it's the end of Earth. But not of life.

Scientists Turn Graphene into the Most Light Absorbent Material Ever Created
Graphene

Scientists Turn Graphene into the Most Light Absorbent Material Ever Created

Meet Brain, the “Most Human-Like Algorithm” Ever Made
Brain Implants

Meet Brain, the “Most Human-Like Algorithm” Ever Made

Watch: How to Grow Your Own Monster Using Science
Science & Energy

Watch: How to Grow Your Own Monster Using Science

Check it out behind the safety of your computer screen.

Now Students Can Do Dangerous Experiments in Science Class Without Dying, Thanks to VR
Virtual Reality

Now Students Can Do Dangerous Experiments in Science Class Without Dying, Thanks to VR

Science class is finally getting the excitement it deserves.