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Earth May Be Unique In The Universe
Exoplanets

Earth May Be Unique In The Universe

What does that mean for the search for alien life?

Lasers Could Send A Wafer-Thin Spaceship To A Star
Space

Lasers Could Send A Wafer-Thin Spaceship To A Star

Directed energy may be the key to rapid interstellar travel

This Is The Defining Photo Of Virtual Reality (So Far)
Technology

This Is The Defining Photo Of Virtual Reality (So Far)

When Mark Zuckerberg walks through a forest of VR headsets, does anyone notice?

Artist Tattfoo Tan Uses Food Waste to Create Survival Supplies
Biology

Artist Tattfoo Tan Uses Food Waste to Create Survival Supplies

Junk food has a new meaning

Will Your Next Pet Be A Robotic Cat?
Robots

Will Your Next Pet Be A Robotic Cat?

Here’s how Hasbro’s purring pet simulator performed on the companionship test

Bitcoin: What It Is And How It Works
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin: What It Is And How It Works

Demystifying the cryptocurrency

HTC’s Vive Pre Is Still The Most Futuristic VR Headset
Technology

HTC’s Vive Pre Is Still The Most Futuristic VR Headset

Virtual reality is calling

Sony Xperia Ear, Projector And More Announced At MWC 2016
Technology

Sony Xperia Ear, Projector And More Announced At MWC 2016

Virtual Assistants Now Live In Your Ear

Facebook Made Detailed Maps Of 20 Countries For Its Internet Drones
Technology

Facebook Made Detailed Maps Of 20 Countries For Its Internet Drones

Mapping civilization with 5-meter precision

Companies Are Using Big Data To Track Employee Health And Pregnancies
Health

Companies Are Using Big Data To Track Employee Health And Pregnancies

With the help of outside firms

Apple Cares About Your Privacy, Unless You Use iCloud
Security

Apple Cares About Your Privacy, Unless You Use iCloud

In the end, it's not actually your data to keep

Combating Zika Conspiracy Theories
Diseases

Combating Zika Conspiracy Theories

We can counter unscientific claims, but it doesn’t mean it’ll work.

Virgin Galactic Will Unveil Its New Ship Today, Signaling Another Rebound For Private Spaceflight
Space X

Virgin Galactic Will Unveil Its New Ship Today, Signaling Another Rebound For Private Spaceflight

The space race is officially back on, but slower and steady may win the race

Why Do I Feel Like Someone’s Watching Me?
Ask Us Anything

Why Do I Feel Like Someone’s Watching Me?

Your brain is likely reverse-engineering a reason

What’s Falling From The Sky In Harrison, Michigan?
Environment

What’s Falling From The Sky In Harrison, Michigan?

Strange skies

Proposed Drone Rule Is Good News For Tiny Aircraft
Drones

Proposed Drone Rule Is Good News For Tiny Aircraft

Micro machines

Are The New Generation Of Streetcars A Solution Or Just A Novelty?
Technology

Are The New Generation Of Streetcars A Solution Or Just A Novelty?

Seattle's latest streetcars are environmentally friendly, quiet, and charming. But can they handle the traffic load of a modern American city?

New Drug Could Prevent Impaired Memory In Schizophrenia Sufferers
Mental Health

New Drug Could Prevent Impaired Memory In Schizophrenia Sufferers

Tracing genes to behavior

The World Is Rapidly Becoming More Nearsighted
Health

The World Is Rapidly Becoming More Nearsighted

Nearly 5 billion people will be myopic by 2050

James Clapper Believes The Earth Is Round And The CIA Is Transparent
Military

James Clapper Believes The Earth Is Round And The CIA Is Transparent

Highlights from the the Director of National Intelligence's Tumblr Q&A session