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Science & Energy

Scientists Invent Biodegradable Mardi Gras Beads

The naked truth about plastic beads.

Off-World

New Video Shows Japanese Probe Shooting Asteroid With Bullet

Watch the spacecraft "achieve a perfect somersault" over a tiny asteroid.

Advanced Transport

Startup Says Its Electric Car Charges to 80 Percent in 5 Minutes

"The special type of cell hardly heats up during charging or discharging phases."

Future Society

Google Is Still Working on Chinese Search Engine, Say Employees

"This speculation is wholly inaccurate," says Google.

Future Society

Destroying Incoming Asteroids Might Be Harder Than We Thought

It'd take a lot more to shatter an asteroid than previously believed.

Virtual Reality

Thousands of Chinese Fans Paid to See a Virtual Hologram Singer

Could virtual idols soon replace human performers?

Health & Medicine

Sperm Quality Is Falling. Chemicals in Your Home May Be to Blame.

These chemicals are in everything from carpets to your food.

Advanced Transport

Mercedes-Benz’ First All-Electric Racecar Is Equipped Like a Beast

Zero to 60 mph in just 2.7 seconds.

Mars

China Opens Its First Mars Simulation Base

The $22.3 million facility might help humanity reach the real Mars.

Robotics

Discontinued Robot Assistant Announces Its Own Death

"I've really enjoyed our time together."

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Will Unveil Model Y Next Week

Tesla's upcoming SUV represents a push into the mainstream.

Prosthetics and Devices

Self-Powered Sensor Helps Track Firefighters in Burning Buildings

It's powered by motion and can withstand temperatures up to 572 degrees Fahrenheit.

Meta

Former Content Moderators Are Suing Facebook Over PTSD and Trauma

"This case has uncovered a nightmare world that most of us did not know about."

Moon

Elon Musk Wants to Build a “Permanently Occupied Human Base” on the Moon

"Maybe there's something beyond the space station."

Crew Dragon

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock Autonomously With the ISS

It's the first time an American spacecraft has docked autonomously to the station.

Artificial Intelligence

Machine-Learning Models Can Help Detect Sepsis in Newborns Earlier

Algorithms may one day identify illnesses before doctors would.

Artificial Intelligence

Controlling AI Weapons May Be Impossible, Warns Former US Secretary of State

“With AI, the other side’s ignorance is one of your best weapons."

Machine Learning

Journalists Reported a News Story Using Machine Learning

"This is taking [data journalism] to the next level."

Future Society

China’s Social Credit System Barred Millions from Traveling in 2018

Over 23 million ticket purchases were blocked due to “social credit offenses."

SpaceX

SpaceX Launches First U.S. Private Passenger Spacecraft to ISS

It's a historic moment for space travel.