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MIT scientist Andrew McAfee argues that capitalism can prevent food and commodity shortages even in the face of worsened climate change.
Climate Change

"We used to increase our prosperity by taking more from the earth year after year. Now we know that we can grow and flourish while taking less."

By Dan Robitzski

A startup called MayMaan Research claims it has developed a system that allows an engine to run on an alt-fuel comprising just water and alcohol.
Advanced Transport

Our take: this is probably a scam.

By Kristin Houser

According to a Wednesday tweet by CEO Elon Musk, the cameras mounted above rear view mirrors of Model 3s are "meant for robotaxi."
Elon Musk

Is this tiny camera designed to spy on self-driving taxi passengers?

By Victor Tangermann

People with celiac disease may finally be able to enjoy foods with gluten thanks to a new nanoparticle technology developed at Northwestern University.
Nanotech

Let them eat cake. And bread. And...

By Kristin Houser

It’s Official: Google Claims to Have Achieved Quantum Supremacy
Quantum Physics

Google says its quantum computer did in three minutes what a traditional computer would need 10,000 years for.

By Victor Tangermann

An AI text generator trained on real speeches by President Donald Trump fooled quiz participants with its output more than half the time.
Artificial Intelligence

More than half of people can't tell the difference. Can you?

By Kristin Houser

The European Space Agency is about to test if an astronaut on board the International Space Station is capable of taking control of Moon rovers from space.
Mars

But the Mars rover is on Earth. Confused yet? Me too!

By Victor Tangermann

New data reveals that hospitals in the United Kingdom treat more patients for heart attacks and strokes on days with worse air pollution.
Pollution

Hospitals are busier on days when air quality is worse.

By Kristin Houser

A strange "contaminant" hitchhiked on the glove of NASA astronaut Christine Koch's spacesuit and made its way back into the station.
Science & Energy

Getting a stain on your glove is a much bigger deal in space.

By Victor Tangermann

California-based company Made in Space is launching a special machine to the ISS that can turn plastic waste into feedstock for the comapny's 3D printer.
3D Printing

This ingenious gadget is headed to the International Space Station next week.

By Victor Tangermann

California just legalized eating roadkill, but only if people sign into an app to log the crash and get meat salvage permit.
Science & Energy

GrubHub, but for carrion.

By Dan Robitzski

German startup Lilium has released the first video of its five-seater air taxi flying horizontally, which the company says it can do at 62 miles per hour.
Advanced Transport

Next up: high speed operations.

By Kristin Houser

The ozone hole above Antarctica is the smallest it's been since scientists first began observing it in 1982, according to NASA and the NOAA.
Science & Energy

But human efforts to heal the hole had nothing to do with it.

By Kristin Houser

People in the Phillipines are selling organs on Facebook, supplying an illegal human organ trafficking ring in exchange for some desperately-needed cash.
Developments

Desperate for cash, people are advertising their own kidneys on Facebook.

By Dan Robitzski

The China Lunar Exploration Program has released a new photo of the mysterious "gel-like" and "colored" substance found by its Moon rover.
Science & Energy

Could the strange "colored, gel-like" substance be glass formed by a meteor impact?

By Victor Tangermann

New details have emerged on the partnership between the US Army and a UFO research group founded by former Blink-182 member Tom DeLonge.
Future Society

It's official: the US military has partnered with a group that says it's obtained alien artifacts.

By Kristin Houser

Over the past six months, hundreds of endangered species, especially the Helmeted Hornbill, have illegally gone up for sale on Facebook.
Science & Energy

Can the environment survive social media?

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk just sent a tweet out using satellite internet provided by a network of Starlink satellites launched by the space company.
Elon Musk

SpaceX's Starlink-powered internet service could launch as soon as next year.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists at the University of Richmond, Virginia have taught rats how to drive tiny cars around a track to get to a food reward.
Science & Energy

Well, this is absolutely adorable.

By Victor Tangermann

The AI systems now used to grade essays on standardized tests in 21 states are deeply flawed, according to a new Motherboard investigation.
Artificial Intelligence

And the systems are doing a terrible job.

By Kristin Houser