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Science & Energy

The First Black Hole Photo Is Even More Amazing When You Zoom Out

See the particle jets spewing more than 1,000 light years from the center of M87.

Medical

Family Caught Selling Diseased Body Parts to Medical Centers

People thought they were donating their bodies to science.

Falcon

SpaceX Milestone: Company Lands Three Falcon Heavy Boosters

Elon Musk's company nailed the landing on its second try.

Off-World

Space Station Mice Learned to Propel Themselves in Zero Gravity

Get ready for space vermin!

Science & Energy

We Wouldn’t Have the First Black Hole Image Without Katie Bouman

The 29-year-old computer scientist will go down in history.

NASA

NASA Is Funding the Development of 18 Bizarre New Projects

They include spider-inspired microprobes and a flexible telescope.

Future Society

MIT Prof: If We Live in a Simulation, Are We Players or NPCs?

"The question is, are all of us NPCs in a simulation, and what is the purpose of that simulation?"

Science & Energy

Here’s How Big the M87 Black Hole Is Compared to the Earth

Spoiler: Enormous.

Future Society

Amazon Workers Listen to Your Alexa Conversations, Then Mock Them

They use internal chat rooms to discuss clips they find amusing or disturbing.

Black Holes

Scientists: Next Black Hole Image Will Be Way Clearer

Today's black hole photo is fuzzy, but astronomers promise the next one will be crisper.

Brain

Scientists Say New Quantum Material Could “‘Download’ Your Brain”

The material is meant to be a bridge between how brains and computers think.

Energy

Scientists Find a New Way to Kickstart Stable Fusion Reactions

The technique lets scientists do away with a reactor's central magnet.

Moon

The Israeli Moon Lander Is About to Touch Down

Beresheet is headed for the lunar surface.

Future Society

Some People Are Exceptionally Good at Predicting the Future

This contest aims to find them.

Science & Energy

The World’s First Black Hole Image Vindicates Einstein’s Theory

Einstein's predictions hold up in one of the universe's most extreme environments.

Robotics

Walmart Is Rolling Out Floor-Cleaning Robots in 1,500 Stores

Bring on the drones!

NASA

Here’s How NASA Dreams up Robotic Arms for Landers

When the closest repair shop is tens of millions of miles away, function is critical.

Brain

Zapping Elderly People’s Brains Supercharges Their Working Memory

Brain stimulation gave 70-year-olds the working memories of 20-somethings.

Tesla

Tesla Says Autopilot Is Statistically Safer Than a Human Driver

And Teslas driven by humans are still safer than other cars.

Neuroscience and Brain

Chinese Scientists Gene-Hacked Super Smart Human-Monkey Hybrids

Macaques monkeys with human brain genes are superintelligent compared to their peers.