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Off-World

See Pics of Martian Clouds Snapped From the Planet’s Surface

NASA's Curiosity rover kicked back to do some cloud-watching.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Splice Spider Gene Into Fungus to Kill Mosquitoes

It could help end malaria — but some worry at what cost.

Future Society

Facebook Knows When Someone Posts Your Nudes — but Won’t Tell You

The site claims to automatically — and quietly — delete revenge porn.

Artificial Intelligence

Astounding AI Guesses What You Look Like Based on Your Voice

Its guesses aren't perfect, but they're pretty good — and that's terrifying.

Off-World

Dark Energy Could Be Hiding In The “Cosmic Void” Between Galaxies

If we want to find dark energy, we may have to search in places devoid of everything else.

Future Society

Scammed: US Military Spent $20M on Fake Gear Made in China

And the counterfeits could have put Americans' lives at risk.

Robotics

This Tank-Like Machine Gun Robot Is Straight out Of “Terminator”

This is the last thing you see before you die.

Future Society

The North Face Vandalized Wikipedia, Then Apologized After Outcry

"When The North Face exploits the trust you have in Wikipedia to sell you more clothes, you should be angry."

Moon

Weird Flashes Keep Appearing on the Moon and Scientists Don’t Know Why

But astronomers have a good guess.

Military

Australia: Chinese Lasers Forced Military Pilots to Land

Now China denies the whole affair.

Artificial Intelligence

DeepMind’s Gamer AI is Better At Co-op Mode Than Human Players

This AI is way better at helping you capture the flag than your pitiful human friend.

Science & Energy

Scientists Just Redefined the Kilogram

It's no longer based on a metal cylinder in France.

Climate Change

Climate Change Is Thawing out the Corpses on Mt. Everest

As snow melts, human remains poke out of the surface.

Advanced Transport

Ferrari’s Most Powerful Production Car Ever Is a Plug-in Hybrid

It has a top speed of 211 miles an hour — and three electric motors.

Robots and Machines

This Futuristic Non-Lethal Weapon Will Electrocute Your Enemies

Freeze!

Advanced Transport

Big Oil Operative Gets Busted Secretly Undermining Electric Cars

This letter-writing campaign turned out to be industry astroturfing — from Chevron.

Artificial Intelligence

New AI Generates Horrifyingly Plausible Fake News

But the scientists who built it say it's the best tool against online propaganda.

Advanced Transport

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flying Car Has a Range of 400 Miles

Could hydrogen-powered flying taxis go the extra mile?

Renewable Energy

Hungary is Building a $1 Billion Carbon-Neutral Town From Scratch

"This investment is the biggest and most complex agricultural and food industrial project of the last few decades."

Future Society

Google Bans Weed Delivery Apps From Play Store

Selling weed on Google Play conflicts with plans to be child-friendly.