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Chinese officials have cloned a top-performing police dog, state media announced, with the goal of stamping out genetically identical dog cops.
Science & Energy

China Clones Top Police Dog, With Goal of “Mass Production”

The goal is to stamp out perfect, identical K-9 units.

By Jon Christian

A panel of scientists just recommended to the Japanese government that CRISPR-edited foods should be declared safe to eat.
Food

Japan Poised to Declare CRISPR-Edited Foods Safe to Eat

This could be a huge moment for global food systems.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new report the U.S. added 64,389 full-time legal cannabis jobs last year — a 44 percent gain in the workforce in 2018.
Future Society

Report: Marijuana Is the Fastest Growing Job Sector in the U.S.

"US marijuana legalization is a rare example of disruption creating jobs rather than destroying them."

By Victor Tangermann

"Super Worm Moon" and "Super Moon" don't mean anything. They may get people hyped about space, but they can be misleading.
Moon

The “Super Worm Moon” Is Ridiculous and It’s Time to Stop

Calm down, Karen. "Super Moons" happen all the time.

By Jacob Banas

Engineer and author Kevin Morris argues that an "economic singularity" may be coming, where robots and AI can automate all the jobs there are.
Future Society

New Futurist Fear: “Economic Singularity” Could Kill Jobs Forever

Automated workplaces are no good if people don't have the incomes to support them.

By Dan Robitzski

With CRISPR gene editing, scientists hope to be able to create human-pig hybrids that will let us grow and harvest life-saving human organs.
Health & Medicine

This Guy Is Trying to Grow Organs in Pig-Human Hybrids

"It would be horrible to imagine a form of human consciousness locked in the body of an animal."

By Dan Robitzski

A city in South Korea installed flickering lights and laser beams at its crosswalks to grab the attention of "smartphone zombies."
Future Society

South Korean App Warns Smartphone Addicts Not to Step Into Traffic

Hold on, my phone says there's a car about to run over me.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just announced that one of its spacecrafts has made a surprise discovery: "particle plumes erupting" from the surface of a large asteroid called Bennu.
NASA

NASA Shocked by “Plumes Erupting From an Asteroid’s Surface”

"The discovery of plumes is one of the biggest surprises of my scientific career."

By Jon Christian

Toyota is manufacturing a small amount of hydrogen fuel-powered cars in Japan. Right now they cost a prohibitive $50,000 but may cheapen with scale.
Energy

Toyota is Selling a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car for $50,000

"We go to the same gas station and fuel up in the same few minutes."

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Military is Buying a Brutal-Looking Powered Exoskeleton
Military

The U.S. Military is Buying a Brutal-Looking Powered Exoskeleton

They give its wearers "the strength of a forklift but a gentler touch."

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates issued a grave warning Monday, comparing advanced artificial intelligence to nuclear weapons.
Artificial Intelligence

Bill Gates Compares Artificial Intelligence to Nuclear Weapons

Gates called AI "both promising and dangerous" — and compared the tech to nuclear weapons.

By Jon Christian

Leaders from 25 nations, including China, Russia, and the U.S. are currently meeting in Geneva to draft laws that would prevent a space arms race.
Off-World

25 Governments Are Meeting Right Now to Prevent a Space Arms Race

The U.S. just accused China and Russia of developing anti-satellite weaponry.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at Caltech have found a way to levitate and propel objects of practically any size or shape by using only light.
Space

Researchers Found a Way to Levitate Objects Using Only Light

Scientists say their new "levitation" tech could send a spacecraft to the nearest star in just 20 years.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at Cambridge University say they've grown a miniature brain in a petri dish that seizes control of nearby spinal cords around it.
Brain

Lab-Grown Brain Uses “Tendrils” to Grab, Control Spinal Cords

Then it uses its new spinal cord to control muscles. Seriously.

By Jon Christian

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb says that anti-vaxxers are putting the country at risk of facing epidemics of dangerous, preventable diseases.
Health & Medicine

FDA Head: Anti-Vaxxers Could Soon Cause an Epidemic

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb says anti-vaxxers are poised to do real damage.

By Dan Robitzski

In the past, purifying water before splitting it into hydrogen was too costly. Now, there's a way to save money and use saltwater instead.
Climate Change

New Technique Turns Seawater Into Hydrogen Fuel

Scientists can now skip the costly water purification part of the process.

By Dan Robitzski

A 2018 patent suggests a Russian arms maker has invented a flying drone that features a rifle that's very reminiscent of Kalashnikov's iconic AK-47.
Drones

Russian Arms Maker Invents Drone With Built-In Rifle

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it an AK-47 rifle strapped to a drone?

By Victor Tangermann

In a video, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed off the space company's Starship's "heat shield hex tiles" which could keep its spacecraft cool during re-entry.
Starship

Elon Musk Shows Off Glowing Hot “Hex Tile” Starship Heatshield

The tiles will ensure that Starship won't burn up during re-entry.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study found that some humans possess the ability to detect Earth's magnetism. We don't know why or how, but scientists think it's vestigial.
Biology

“Provocative” Research: Some People Can Sense Magnetic Fields

Some of your brain cells might contain tiny, magnetic crystals.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla is rolling out a firmware updatet tha increases the power output of all Model 3 vehicles by "approximately five percent."
Tesla

Tesla Says New Firmware Update Will Make Its Cars Faster

Sorry, officer — I just downloaded a system update.

By Victor Tangermann