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Artificial Intelligence

Chemists Grew A “Synthetic Brain” That Stores Memories in Silver

One of its creators thinks it could usher in "the post-human revolution."

Health & Medicine

Study: THC Has More Therapeutic Benefits Than We Thought

The cannabis compound is good for more than getting people high.

Mental Health

Study: Growing up Around Green Space Halves Mental Health Risk

Having more parks nearby as a kid could mean fewer trips to the psychiatrist an adult.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Gene-Hacked Yeast to Make THC Instead of Booze

All you have to do is feed it some sugar.

Military

Experts Are Horrified by the Military’s Portable Nuclear Reactor

Flying a nuclear reactor to a military base — what could go wrong?

Pollution

Horrifying “Black Snow” Blankets Russian Towns

"You are killing yourself... and you are also killing everything around you."

Military

The Military Wants to Build Deadly AI-Controlled Tanks

Project ATLAS would lead to the first autonomous ground combat vehicles.

Science & Energy

It Turns Out You Can Learn Things While You’re Asleep

But it only works under the right neural conditions.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Death From Above: Boeing Unveils Autonomous Fighter Jet

Aerial combat will never be the same.

Mars

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Tries to Start Digging, But Hits Snag

NASA is about to dig the deepest hole on Mars, ever.

Robotics

Amazing Video: Nimble Humanoid Robot Threads Needle, Pours Drink

This bot's motions are more fluid and lifelike than anything we've seen before.

Hyperloop

See a Startup’s Newly Unveiled Hyperloop Test Track

This 1,049-foot-long track could usher in the future of transportation.

Artificial Intelligence

New Pentagon Tech Unlocks Smartphone Based on Your Gait

The DoD will finish testing the system in two months.

SpaceX

Europe’s New Reusable Rocket Design Borrows Heavily From SpaceX

"To be fair, the European rocket builders have not sought to hide their emulation of SpaceX."

Climate Change

AOC: Facing Down Climate Change, Should We “Still Have Children?”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned climate change's impact on family planning.

Physics

Bizarre New Theory: Something Tampered With the Early Universe

Did a mysterious energy field mess with the universe?

Climate Change

Scientists Are 99.9999 Percent Sure Humans Caused Climate Change

"The narrative out there that scientists don’t know the cause of climate change is wrong. We do."

Off-World

Check Out This Stunning Footage of Virgin Galactic’s Space Plane

"Welcome to the club, astronauts!"

Future Society

Russian Media Says Kremlin Would Nuke These U.S. Targets First

"For now, we’re not threatening anyone, but if such a deployment takes place, our response will be instant."

Advanced Transport

These Futuristic Airplane Seats Could Make Flying Economy Better

Here's why they won't recline.