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Energy

New Research Claims That Consciousness Itself Is an Energy Field

A professor says this could be the key to building conscious machines.

Solar Power

New Voyager Readings: Space Is Much Denser Outside Solar System

Astronomers are puzzled.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Claim to Discover New Organ in Human Skull

"If it's real, it could change the way we look at disease in this region."

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Officially Starts Rollout of Full Self-Driving Beta

"Will be extremely slow and cautious, as it should."

Facial recognition

Activists Build Facial Recognition to ID Cops Who Hide Their Badges

"Knowing who the officers are seems like a baseline."

Physics

Scientists Found an Ultra-Rare Black Hole From Almost 12 Billion Years Ago

Are you calling me old?

Science & Energy

NASA Scientists Spot “Really Unexpected” Molecule in Atmosphere of Saturn’s Largest Moon

It's tantalizing similar to the nucleobases of DNA and RNA — though, NASA took pains to point out, it's not necessarily a biosignature.

Artificial Intelligence

The “Godfather of AI” Just Trashed GPT-3

In a healthcare test that went horribly wrong, GPT-3 told a mock patient to kill themself.

Science & Energy

Scientists: 2018 Michigan Meteorite Was Filled With Organic Compounds

It contained a "rich inventory of extraterrestrial organic compounds."

Developments

Flying Is Safe From COVID, Says Study Funded by Airline Group

"We felt that the lines were drawn well enough for us to conduct our independent research."

Moon

NASA and Europe Officially Sign Deal to Build Orbital Moon Base

"In short order, we will move human spaceflight from beyond low-Earth orbit to the Moon for the first time since 1972."

Brain

Scientists Create World’s First “Living” Human Brain Aneurysm

All in the name of science.

Studies

The White House Got Caught Burying Studies About Renewable Energy

Trump's Department of Energy has hidden over 40 studies.

Mars

New Images Show Leftover Planetary Core Floating Between Mars and Jupiter

"To see the inside of a planet is fascinating."

Viruses

This COVID Vaccine Works For Both Young and Old, Scientists Say in Closed Meeting

This could be a big deal.

NASA

NASA and SpaceX Finally Choose Date for Historic Astronaut Launch

Mark your calendars.

Off-World

Johns Hopkins Professor Warns of Totalitarian Military Space Empire

Could space exploration increase humankind's chance of extinction? This Johns Hopkins professor believes it could.

Science & Energy

There’s One Big Problem With NASA’s Moon Water Announcement

It's not time to celebrate just yet.

Moon

NASA’s Big Moon Surprise Is That Lunar Soil Contains Water

This is incredible news for human settlements of the Moon.

NASA

NASA Spacecraft Grabbed Too Many Asteroid Chunks and Now They’re Drifting Into Space

OSIRIS-REx bit off more than it can chew.