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Food

The First Gene-Edited Food Has Reached US Restaurants

But you probably won’t know if you’ve eaten it.

Biology

Scientists Are Fleeing America’s Rules About Gene-Editing Animals

Some argue animals should be vetted based on food safety, not breeding techniques.

Health & Medicine

Robot Pill Pierces Intestine Walls to Deliver Drugs

No metal, no springs, no electrical parts.

Off-World

Interstellar Visitor Like ‘Oumuamua May Have Formed Earth’s Core

Orphaned space rocks could enter a solar system's orbit and form into a planet.

Science & Energy

Scientists Create Material That Blocks Sound, but Not Air or Light

It could quiet everything from drones to MRI machines.

Off-World

See the Most Breathtaking Views of the Martian Surface Yet

Can you spot NASA's InSight Lander?

Robotics

This Autonomous Robot Arm Feeds People Who Can’t Feed Themselves

It understands the difference between a bite of banana and a bite of carrot.

Future Society

DARPA Is Building an Open Source Voting Machine

The goal is to make elections secure without reverting to paper ballots.

Artificial Intelligence

New Research: People Who Get Defeated By AI Feel Horrible

"I felt very stressed competing with the robot."

Climate Change

Mayor Announces $10 Billion Plan to Save NYC From Rising Seas

"It will, literally, alter the shape of the island of Manhattan."

Future Society

Facebook Had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

And the social media platform's trouble may only be getting worse.

Boeing

Boeing Is Prepping to Launch Astronauts to Space Station

Boeing is hot on SpaceX's heels.

Off-World

Mercury Is Every Planet in the Solar System’s Closest Neighbor

On average, at least.

Google

New Google App Describes Objects to Blind People

Lookout can tell you whether the bill you're holding is worth $10 or $20.

Machine Learning

Why IBM Thinks Quantum Computers Will Boost Machine Learning

But for now classical computers are still better.

Graphene

First Graphene-Based Device Is A “Few Months” Away, Says Startup

The wonder material might finally reach the mainstream.

Moon

NASA Might Send Astronauts Around the Moon on Commercial Rocket

NASA's Space Launch System has hit significant delays and is way over budget.

Health & Medicine

Amazon Removes Books About Dangerous “Autism Cures”

One of the books advocates a treatment that killed a 5-year-old boy.

Artificial Intelligence

Ethicist Warns: Future AI Could Take Revenge for How We Treat It Now

"Animals cannot take revenge. But sentient machines just might."

Physics

Russian Scientists Used a Quantum Computer to Turn Back Time

The quantum system was kicked a tiny fraction of a second backward in time.