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Science & Energy

Chinese Firm Wants to Give Cloned Pets the Original’s “Memories”

It can already clone cats' bodies. Next, it wants to clone their minds.

Advanced Transport

These Scientists Want to Bring Back Zeppelins in a Big Way

Their proposed cargo airship is ten times bigger than the Hindenburg.

NASA

Head of NASA: Nuclear Propulsion Could Be “Game-Changer”

If the tech works, it could halve the travel time to Mars.

Off-World

Astronauts Add Docking Bay For Private Spaceships to Space Station

Spacecraft such as Boeing's Starliner or SpaceX's Crew Dragon could make use of it soon.

Future Society

Dealers Are Using Snapchat to Sell Illegal Guns

And officials are using the snaps to track them down.

Artificial Intelligence

Self-Driving Car Companies Depend on Cheap Labor From Venezuela

People in Venezuela are annotating the endless training data for vehicles' AI.

Future Society

Your Selfies Make You Look Like a Lonely Loser, Study Finds

It doesn't matter what you're doing in the photo, either.

Science & Energy

Rocks on a Distant Asteroid Resemble Those on Earth

Astronomers released new images of Ryugu's surface.

Off-World

Russia Just Sent Its First Robot to Space

The humanoid held a Russian flag in its hand during launch.

Studies

This Blood Test Seems to Predict if People Are Going to Die Soon

It was 83 percent accurate in a test of 7,603 people.

Robots and Machines

There Are at Least Eight Ways to Hack a Nest Camera

Security researchers found several flaws in Google's home security camera.

Prosthetics and Devices

This Steampunk Bionic Heart Uses Maglev Tech to Pump Blood

It could keep patients alive until their donor organs arrive.

Off-World

These Scientists Want to Launch Satellites From Steam Balloons

If it works, it could be more efficient than using rockets.

Future Society

This Online Black Market Will Sell Your Entire Digital Identity

An online marketplace called Richlogs is selling people's "digital fingerprints."

Tesla

Video Shows Thieves Hacking, Stealing a Tesla in Just 30 Seconds

These thieves apparently exploited the "passive entry" feature.

Mars

This Roomy, Inflatable Habitat Could One Day Take You to Mars

Unfortunately, it's not headed to space any time soon — at least not yet.

OpenAI

OpenAI Just Released a New Version of Its Fake News-Writing AI

The new GPT-2 model is the largest and most powerful yet.

Physics

The World’s Smallest Engine is the Same Size as a Single Ion

This thing is definitely not a V8.

Future Society

This Is What Would Happen if the US and Russia Nuked Each Other

And it's about as bad as you might expect.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Truckers Want to Ban Self-Driving Trucks in Missouri

"Most of these people coming in today are literally a week out of being out of business."