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Climate Change

Gut Microbe Manipulation Could End Climate-Destroying Sheep Farts

We could cut the methane off at its source.

Facial recognition

Chinese Casinos Use AI, Facial Recognition to Spot Suckers

Algorithms learn to figure out which high rollers will part with the most cash.

Quantum Physics

Physicists Just Teleported Quantum Information Inside a Diamond

The achievement could shape how we share and store sensitive information in the future.

Brain

New Lab-Grown Mini Brains Are the Most Advanced Yet

The organelles can even mimic some complex neural activity.

Off-World

Hypersonic Space Catapult Startup Signs Military Contract

Slinging satellites into space wouldn't require rockets or propellants.

Health & Medicine

This Molecular “Claw” Pulls Uranium From Irradiated Mice

It removed four times more uranium from their kidneys than existing treatments.

Moon

Breaking: NASA Announces Mission to Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan

The Dragonfly mission will send a tiny rotorcraft to the ocean world to look for signs of life.

Advanced Transport

Musk: Roadster to Go 0-60 in 2.1 Seconds “Before Thruster Option”

You'll have to pay extra to cross the two-second threshold.

Graphene

Stacking Graphene Creates Entirely New Quantum States

The "supermaterial" has a super power we didn't know about.

Facial recognition

Police Body Camera Maker Decides Against Using Facial Recognition

There's a growing backlash against using facial recognition for law enforcement.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Compares Rocket Rides to Disney Roller Coaster

Please keep your hands inside the spacecraft at all times.

Robotics

Robot Arm Uses Bacteria in Its Fingers to “Taste” Its Environment

Robots are becoming better equipped to respond to the world around them.

Science & Energy

New Laser Can Identify People From a Distance By Their Heartbeat

The device can detect tiny vibrations caused by heartbeats from over 650 feet away.

Brain

Naturally-Occurring “Mystical” Psychedelic Found in Mammal Brains

The same substance is traditionally used by indigenous people for hallucinogenic episodes.

Future Society

Dangerous Debris From India’s Exploded Satellite Still Orbiting Earth

"That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight."

Future Society

You Won’t Be Able to Tell This House Is Made From Plastic Bottles

More than 600,000 recycled plastic bottles went into making the 3-bedroom abode.

Future Society

“Aggression Detectors” Monitoring Students Don’t Really Work

By listening in to students' conversations, the tech is supposed to detect anger before it leads to violence.

Bitcoin

Who the Hell Is Using the World’s 5,000 Crypto ATMs?

The machines are spreading across the globe like a plague.

Robotics

This Minuscule Robotic Bee Only Uses Solar Energy to Fly

The RoboBee X-Wing weighs less than half a gram and only consumes 120 milliwatts.

Moon

SpaceIL Kills Second Moon Landing Attempt, Teases New “Objective”

It's now decided that April's mission was actually a success.