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Wealthy people in California are choosing to supplement local government firefighting services with the help of third-party private contractor firefighters.
Future Society

Wealthy Californians Are Hiring Private Firefighters

A startling reminder that the poor will be most affected by environmental catastrophe.

By Victor Tangermann

The asteroid Hygiea is actually our solar system's smallest dwarf planet, astronomers determine using Very Large Telescope data.
Solar Power

Scientists Detect the Smallest Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System

They originally thought the tiny object was an asteroid.

By Kristin Houser

A team of surgeons from Charlotte, North Carolina have demonstrated new surgery robot technology by carving a jack-o-lantern and removing its seeds.
Robotics

Watch a Surgery Robot Operate on a Jack-o’-Lantern

They did surgery on a pumpkin.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of MIT engineers claims to have built a carbon capture system that could remove carbon dioxide from the environment at an industrial scale.
Environment

MIT Scientists Say They Found a New Way to Scrub Atmospheric CO2

They claim they can capture carbon dioxide at any concentration level.

By Dan Robitzski

Population control wouldn't solve climate change, several experts recently told CBC News, as it doesn't address a number of other contributing factors.
Climate Change

Experts: Population Control Won’t Solve Climate Change

The number of humans on Earth is just one part of the problem.

By Kristin Houser

Space exploration gives humanity an opportunity to avoid the mistakes it's made on Earth, but it's clear that won't happen without robust space law.
Off-World

Astrobiologist: Humans Are Going to Ruin Outer Space

But we don't have to.

By Kristin Houser

There's a correlation between the prices of avocados and the price of Bitcoin. It's all-but-certainly a fluke, but certainly a bizarre one.
Bitcoin

There’s a Correlation Between the Price of Bitcoin and Avocados

Finally, cryptocurrencies make sense.

By Dan Robitzski

A brand new $220 electric toothbrush called "Oral-B GENIUS X with Artificial Intelligence" harnesses the power of AI for some reason.
Future Society

This Electric Toothbrush Uses AI Because Nothing is Sacred Anymore

Do we really need this?

By Victor Tangermann

Many AI researchers are not fans of the "Terminator" movies as they worry the films misrepresent the abilities — and dangers — of artificial intelligences.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Researchers Hate The “Terminator” Movies With a Passion

The films make AI out to be something it's not.

By Kristin Houser

During his recent Congressional hearing, Mark Zuckerberg was asked if he would ever spend a day moderating Facebook. He wasn't keen on the idea.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Refuses to Look at Horrible Facebook Gore

Zuck says he's "not sure that [moderating Facebook] would best serve our community."

By Dan Robitzski

The White House cybersecurity team is in turmoil, according to an internal memo in which a senior member announces his resignation.
Cybersecurity

A Top White House Cybersecurity Director Just Quit In Disgust

He says the administration is setting itself up to be compromised again.

By Kristin Houser

Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov is trying to get approval to create the next gene-edited baby — and this deaf woman could be its mother.
Gene Editing

A Russian Scientist Wants to Gene Edit This Woman’s Next Baby

He thinks he can ensure the baby won't inherit her deafness.

By Kristin Houser

The New York Times (NYT) fired its Senior Director of Information Security and eliminated the position, leaving reporters to defend themselves from hackers.
Hacking

The NYT Fired the Person Who Protects Its Reporters From Hackers

Is the New York Times putting its journalists — and sources — at risk?

By Dan Robitzski

Those "personal food computers" from the MIT Media Lab that were supposed to help refugees grow crops on the move never worked, its creator's bold claims.
Computers

MIT Researcher Lied About Feeding Refugees With “Food Computers”

He claimed his machines were being used to feed refugees. It turns out they didn't even work.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists from Harvard University found the smallest possible size planets can be before it loses its atmosphere and chances of sustaining life.
Science & Energy

Life Could Evolve on Tiny Planets With 3% of Earth’s Mass

Imagine living on a tiny planet. A really, really tiny planet.

By Victor Tangermann

Emma is a life-sized doll designed to show what U.K. office workers could look like in 20 years if changes aren't made to the workplace environment.
Studies

Here’s How 20 Years of Office Work Will Disfigure the Human Body

You might want to invest in a standing desk, like, yesterday.

By Kristin Houser

Venus is covered in mountains made of crystal, which scientists now think are formed by lava made of "crystal mush" that squeezes through the crust.
Science & Energy

Venus Is Covered in Gigantic Crystal Volcanoes

Please sir, an extra helping of "crystal mush."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists from the universities of Alberta and Toronto have laid out the "blueprints" for a "quantum battery" that never loses its charge.
Quantum Computing

This “Quantum Battery” Never Loses Its Charge

The batteries of the future could exploit quantum physics.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX “Definitely” Plans to Land Starship on Moon by 2022
Starship

SpaceX “Definitely” Plans to Land Starship on Moon by 2022

"We definitely want to land it on the Moon before 2022."

By Victor Tangermann

The world's largest 3D-printed boat took just 72 hours to construct using the world's largest 3D printer — and it didn't even push the device to its limits.
3D Printing

Watch a Giant 3D Printer Spit out an Entire Boat

It's the largest solid 3D-printed object in history.

By Kristin Houser