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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

Ford Patents Drone That Pops Out of a Car’s Trunk
Drones

Ford Patents Drone That Pops Out of a Car’s Trunk

The system could make roads safer for everyone on them.

By Kristin Houser

Mercurial Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeting that the upcoming vehicle will be "closer to an armored personnel carrier from the future."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Making An “Armored Personnel Carrier”

Tesla's truck sounds like the perfect ride for a cyberpunk dystopia.

By Jon Christian

Image via Pixabay/Kevin Sanderson/Tag Hartman-Simkins
Science & Energy

NASA Engineer Says New Thruster Could Reach 99% Speed of Light

It takes advantage of a loophole in Einsteinian physics.

By Jon Christian

Deaths, injuries, and suicide attempts have landed Amazon on a list of the country’s most dangerous employers according to a new report from The Guardian.
Future Society

After Deaths, Amazon Lands on List of Most Dangerous Employers

"It seems Amazon values money way more than life. If they did their job right, I wouldn’t have had to bury my little brother.”

By Natalie Coleman

A browser game called "Aim and Shoot" pits the player against human-hunting neural networks that learn to become increasingly deadly.
Artificial Intelligence

In This Browser Game, Your Opponents Are Neural Networks

"Aim and Shoot" pits you against the robot uprising — and your opponents get smarter every time they die.

By Dan Robitzski

Los Angeles is working with TechniSoil Industrial to repave a road using a mixture of recycled plastic and existing asphalt.
Science & Energy

Los Angeles Is Building a Road From Recycled Plastic Bottles

And it should last 8 to 13 times longer than a typical road.

By Kristin Houser

A new study says some screen time is good for young kids, but the scientific community has yet to reach anything close to a consensus on the topic.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Can’t Agree About Kids and Screen Time

Is it good for kids? Bad? No one seems to know.

By Kristin Houser

Temperatures are so high in Qatar, the nation has begun air conditioning its open-air sports stadiums, malls, and markets.
Climate Change

Qatar Is Air Conditioning the Outdoors to Battle 120-Degree Heat

"If you turn off air conditioners, it will be unbearable."

By Kristin Houser

Scientists argue that they figured out how to spot wormholes, should any of the theoretical cosmic portals actually exist.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say They Finally Figured Out How to Spot Wormholes

One easy trick for faster-than-light travel.

By Dan Robitzski

A future space war won't look like "Star Wars." Instead it'll be almost imperceptible on the planet's surface.
Future Society

This Is What a Space War Would Look Like, According to Experts

Ready to turn Earth's orbit into an absolute hellscape?

By Victor Tangermann

In a distant star system, two fully-formed exoplanets crashed into each other, leaving an unusual trail of space dust and debris in their wake.
Science & Energy

Two Exoplanets Collided, Leaving a Trail of Planetary Gore

Two exoplanets recently crashed into each other, obliterating both and leaving a giant trail of dust and debris.

By Dan Robitzski