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US Presidential Candidate Plans to End Fossil Fuel Industry
Climate Change

Jay Inslee's plan would end government subsidies while supporting workers.

By Dan Robitzski

A new study found that frozen sperm samples survived in microgravity, suggesting reproducing in space with sperm sent from Earth could be possible.
Mars

We might not need male astronauts for reproducing in space after all.

By Victor Tangermann

Dozens of newly-uncovered climate studies that were buried by Trump's USDA reveal how major foods like rice are becoming less nutritious.
Climate Change

The uncovered findings have widespread public health implications.

By Dan Robitzski

Science leaders tell STAT there's nothing they can do to stop a Russian scientist's plan to create more CRISPR babies from progressing.
Prosthetics and Devices

His home nation will need to put a stop to the controversial experiment — or not.

By Kristin Houser

NASA's Curiosity Rover just found methane readings at a Martian site to be three times as high as the previously record level — posssibly a sign of life.
Science & Energy

Curiosity just detected mysteriously high levels of methane on the Red Planet.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists recreated the extreme conditions of salty mud puddles on Mars in order to see whether microbial life could feasibly survive there.
Mars

At least, microbes survived similar conditions on Earth.

By Dan Robitzski

Drivers' misconception that Tesla's Autopilot can fully take over driving duties might be due to the system's name, according to a new report.
Tesla

But it might not be entirely their fault.

By Kristin Houser

That drone that Iran shot down was a super-spy behemoth that carries up to $90 million worth of surveillance equipment while flying for 34 hours at a time.
Drones

The RQ-4 Global Hawk was chock-full of surveillance equipment.

By Dan Robitzski

Two mysterious white objects that were spotted in the sky over Kansas City, Missouri last night turned out to be DARPA's balloons.
Future Society

Spoiler: it wasn't aliens.

By Victor Tangermann

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned company that develops autonomous cars, just joined an international partnership in hopes of reaching more global markets.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Maybe it could bring them to Arizona first.

By Dan Robitzski

Young people are getting plastic surgery in the hopes of looking more like the heavily filtered photos of themselves they share on social media.
Health & Medicine

They want to look more like their Snapchat selves.

By Kristin Houser

Americans think monitoring asteroids and comets that could hit the Earth is way more imporant than crewed missions to Mars, according to a new poll.
Mars

"There are all kinds of other things... that deserve our attention."

By Kristin Houser

Russia's defense minister recently announced that the country has begun combat tests for both lasers and hypersonic weaponry.
Military

The Russian Minister of Defense called the technology "unparalleled."

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk took to Twitter to warn about an impending collapse in global population, arguing that demographics will look like an upside-down pyramid.
Elon Musk

The world will face a massive population decline by 2050, Musk says.

By Dan Robitzski

Prototypes of killer robots are already in development and could be ready for action within two years, according to a new Vox story.
Artificial Intelligence

"Technologically, autonomous weapons are easier than self-driving cars."

By Kristin Houser

The European Space Agency just tested out a device that's meant to assist in astronaut rescue missions on the surface of the Moon.
Moon

This is how you lug a suit-wearing astronaut to safety on the lunar surface.

By Victor Tangermann

A new website illustrates how AI can now churn out believable blog posts, in this case focused on digital marketing strategies.
Artificial Intelligence

This blog about blogs, however, was written by a human.

By Dan Robitzski

Spice manufacturer McCormick's new concept grill uses AI to create a soundtrack to the act of grilling, proving AI can't make everything better.
Artificial Intelligence

It features custom-made sounds by DJ Jazzy Jeff. Yes, really.

By Kristin Houser

NASA has funded a project to develop robots capable of autonomously exploring and imaging Moon pits to determine their potential usefulness.
Moon

When NASA looks at Moon pits, it sees opportunity.

By Kristin Houser

Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin just fired up its gigantic Moon lander engine for the first time at NSA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Moon

"Data looks great and hardware is in perfect condition."

By Victor Tangermann