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Gaia, an ESA satellite charged with plotting the course of the stars, just discovered three new asteroids orbiting the Sun at a peculiar angle.
ESA

ESA Satellite Accidentally Discovered Three New Asteroids

Gaia was supposed to map the stars. It found something new instead.

By Dan Robitzski

An artificial intelligence-powered pun generator created by Stanford Researchers attempts to prove that a neural network can have a sense of humor, too.
Artificial Intelligence

This AI Is Spitting Out Coherent, Almost-Funny Dad Puns

AI won't be writing our comedy specials quite yet — but maybe some day.

By Victor Tangermann

Boston-based startup ClimaCell pulls data from cell phones, street cameras, connected vehicles, and drones to forecast weather conditions.
Science & Energy

This Startup Uses Cell Phone Signals to Forecast Weather

And the tech has the potential to save lives in developing nations.

By Kristin Houser

In a medical first, doctors saved a stabbing victim's life by performing open-heart surgery in the street because he wouldn't have survived to the hospital.
Medical

Medical First: Doctor Performs Open Heart Surgery in the Street

The stabbing victim probably wouldn't have survived the trip to a hospital.

By Dan Robitzski

Hubble scientists just assembled a dizzying composite image made of 16 years of Hubble Space Telescope observations that includes 265,000 galaxies.
Off-World

Tiny Specks Zoom Into Beautiful Galaxies In Amazing Hubble Image

16 years of data showing 265,000 galaxies all in one image.

By Dan Robitzski

Produce grown by startup Iron Ox's robot farm is now available for purchase, a futuristic example of how technology is transforming agriculture.
Robotics

Futuristic Robot Farm Begins Selling Its First Produce

Your next salad could include greens cultivated by a robot named Angus. 

By Kristin Houser

Watch This “Police Robot” Pull a Car Over
Robotics

Watch This “Police Robot” Pull a Car Over

Do you know how fast you were going?

By Victor Tangermann

A Stanford scientist says that "hearables," devices that communicate with our brains through our ears like smart hearing aids, are coming soon.
Brain

Stanford Scientist Says In-Ear Gadgets Will Monitor Our Brains

"The ear is like a biological equivalent of a USB port."

By Dan Robitzski

The practice of microdosing psychedelic drugs is reaching the mainstream, according to a newly published piece in The Guardian.
Health & Medicine

Moms Are Microdosing Magic Mushrooms, Just Like Tech Execs

"It definitely doesn’t impair my ability to parent. If anything, my awareness is sharpened."

By Kristin Houser

InfoWars came back online not even a day after Facebook announced the ban with a page titled "Infowars is back."
Future Society

InfoWars Made a New Facebook Page One Hour After Ban

Facebook is losing a game of whack-a-mole.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at LIGO just observed the gravitational waves given off by a black hole as it consumed a neutron star for the first time.
Black Holes

Scientists Just Detected a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star

It was the fifth gravitational wave detection at LIGO in April alone.

By Dan Robitzski

Four tissue chips designed to mimic various process in the human body are headed to the International Space Station to help scientists study disease.
SpaceX

SpaceX Is Sending Living Bits of Human Organs to Space

And what they discover could help us battle disease here on Earth.

By Kristin Houser

As cobalt mines run low, scientists think they could start harvesting it from the ocean. They have a plan to get enough for over 500,000 Tesla batteries.
Advanced Transport

Ingenious Gadget Could Harvest Battery Material From the Ocean

Dangling these orbs from unused oil rigs could soak up enough cobalt for hundreds of thousands of electric cars.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are hoping a new upgrade at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) could finally make fusion a reality by coating the reactor in lithium.
Energy

Scientists Have a New Idea to Make a Fusion Reactor Practical

This silvery-white metal could help make fusion energy a reality.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have identified two anti-CRISPR drugs, both of which prevent the technology from making edits when mixed with human cells.
Science & Energy

New Anti-CRISPR Drugs Could Prevent Creation of Killer Plagues

Scientists now have a promising lead in the hunt for an anti-CRISPR.

By Kristin Houser

A plant geneticist at the University of Northern Colorado found that the DNA of marijuana U.S. researchers are using for research looked way more like hemp.
Medical

Pot Used for Scientific Research is Pretty Weak

The crop researchers are using “doesn’t look like marijuana, it doesn’t smell like marijuana."

By Victor Tangermann

Research suggests that two drugs may improve communication skills in people with autism. But the seemingly-conflicting results mean more research is needed.
Neuroscience and Brain

Controversial Research: Two Drugs May Reduce Autism Symptoms

Early studies went well, but there's a long way to go.

By Dan Robitzski

A neural net hooked up to a monkey brain was tasked with triggering individual neurons. It did so with bizarre, surreal images.
Artificial Intelligence

A Neural Net Hooked Up to a Monkey Brain Spat Out Bizarre Images

The algorithm worked out the ideal image to show each neuron.

By Dan Robitzski

A suspected Russian spy whale has made itself a fixture of a Norwegian port community, fetching rings for locals and even letting them pet its nose.
Future Society

The Suspected Russian Spy Whale Is Acting Weird

Whale Spy Journal, Day 8: Mission to gain trust of locals is going swimmingly.

By Kristin Houser

Former Google employee Tristan Harris says that your smartphone isn't listening in on you. It doesn't have to because Google already knows everything.
Google

Ex-Googler: Company Has “Voodoo Doll, Avatar-Like Version of You”

Instead of spying through your microphone, Google simulates the conversations you're likely to have.

By Dan Robitzski