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Two Billion People Rely On Snow For Drinking Water, And Supplies Are Melting
Environment

Two Billion People Rely On Snow For Drinking Water, And Supplies Are Melting

Let's hope for a white Christmas

Senate Votes To Legalize Space Mining
Space

Senate Votes To Legalize Space Mining

One step closer to owning pieces of asteroids?

How We’ve Succeeded In Breaching The Blood-Brain Barrier At Last
Medicine

How We’ve Succeeded In Breaching The Blood-Brain Barrier At Last

For the first time, researchers have made a drug that can cross this barrier. Just how big a deal is that?

Hyperloop Tech CEO Rob Lloyd and CTO Brogan BamBrogan
Vehicles

Hyperloop Tech CEO Predicts The Hyperloop Could Become Reality by 2020

Even without direct involvement from Elon Musk

Microsoft’s Huge Update Could Bring Artificial Intelligence To Your Apps
AI

Microsoft’s Huge Update Could Bring Artificial Intelligence To Your Apps

One new program can identify human feelings

Nearby ‘Venus Twin’ Could Be Clue To Finding Inhabited Planets
Exoplanets

Nearby ‘Venus Twin’ Could Be Clue To Finding Inhabited Planets

So close we might even be able to measure its wind speeds, GJ 1132b is a very important exoplanet

This Startup Wants To Put The ‘Medical’ Back In Marijuana
Health

This Startup Wants To Put The ‘Medical’ Back In Marijuana

Potbotics wants to give patients better information, but can they when the science is limited?

Jack Northrop and the UFO-Lookin’ Flying Wings
Space

Jack Northrop and the UFO-Lookin’ Flying Wings

Blinded
Space

Exclusive Clip: See Chris Hadfield Describe Being Blinded During A Spacewalk

Houston we have a problem

LineFORM As A Lamp
Technology

MIT’s LineFORM Snakebot Wants To Replace Your Cell Phone

...And your other devices, and your furniture, and your USB cords

Plot Guru Is A Trivia App That Wants To Become Your Ultimate Netflix Sidekick
Technology

Plot Guru Is A Trivia App That Wants To Become Your Ultimate Netflix Sidekick

A new reason to re-watch all your favorite shows for the hundredth time

Chlamydia-Caused Eye Infections Are More Extensive Than Scientists Thought
Diseases

Chlamydia-Caused Eye Infections Are More Extensive Than Scientists Thought

Researchers spy the bacteria lurking in new regions of the eye

Farm-To-Table Mealworms
Health

Farm-To-Table Mealworms

A new Kickstarter offers a kitchen-top insect farm.

How To Make A Smartphone-Powered Hologram [Video]
Projects

How To Make A Smartphone-Powered Hologram [Video]

For less than $1

Boxing Is More Brutal Than Mixed Martial Arts
Health

Boxing Is More Brutal Than Mixed Martial Arts

You’re pretty likely to get your butt kicked in either one, though

Maryland’s Maglev Train Gets First Round Of Federal Funding
Technology

Maryland’s Maglev Train Gets First Round Of Federal Funding

All aboard!

Web Wear: A New Coat Is Made From Biotech Spider Silk
Spiders

Web Wear: A New Coat Is Made From Biotech Spider Silk

Performance clothes will never be the same

The First-Ever Breakthrough Prize Junior Winner Made This Cool Science Video
Space

The First-Ever Breakthrough Prize Junior Winner Made This Cool Science Video

Ryan Chester's video won him and his school $400,000 from leading tech titans

Breakthrough Prize 2015
Physics

Breakthrough Prize Honors Scientists Working on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Neutrinos, And More

Mark Zuckerberg and fellow tech leaders fund annual prizes worth $22 million

Amazon’s New Bookstore Has All The Perks Of Its Website, But Without The Variety
Technology

Amazon’s New Bookstore Has All The Perks Of Its Website, But Without The Variety

Yes, it’s an actual bookstore; the real question is, should you go?