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“Dead” satellites aren’t just space junk. They are also targets for hackers to hijack and use to broadcast misinformation.
We can no longer approach the news as passive consumers.
Knowing that technology would advance in the future, NASA put some moon rock samples into storage without opening them. Now, they have.
Scientists captured it on footage 1.5 miles below the surface.
Disulfiram is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of chronic alcoholism. It might also serve as anti-anxiety medication.
The common drug is called gabapentin, which is currently used to control seizures and manage nerve pain.
From Amazon to the US Army, everybody wants one (or 150).
Spin, spin, spin — fire! The startup’s radical system could make satellite launches cheaper and cleaner.
Astronomers used supercomputers and an international network of antennas to create the stunning map.
Scientists found a way to revert pain in mice using gene therapy. Perhaps the same technique could be applied to humans.
“Personhood” credentials could cleanse the internet of bots — but are the costs worth it?
It could make enough drinking water for a family of four.
She helped create CRISPR, a gene-editing technology that is changing the way we treat genetic diseases and even how we produce food.
Spotty connectivity isn’t going to jeopardize Ukraine’s drone attacks.
The tiny swimmers appear to transmit signals that “persuade” the female body to have a baby.
Prosthetic arms can cost amputees $80,000. A startup called Unlimited Tomorrow is aiming to change that by making customized 3D-printed bionic arms for just $8,000.
“If you’re training an AI to optimize for a task, and deception is a good way for it to complete the task, then there’s a good chance that it will use deception.”
9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.
Biotechnology can convert enemy viruses into anti-cancer mercenaries.
By creating a type O kidney, they hope to make more organs available for transplant.
An out-of-this-world idea could help reduce some of the risk of solar geoengineering.
Really simple interventions can greatly reduce indoor temperatures during the summer, particularly in places like the Pacific Northwest.
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.
Summit Public Schools take a radically different approach to education. And it’s working.
Heart muscle is shaped like a spiral, a mystery that has eluded scientists since 1669. New research has recreated the structure.
A “bio-battery” made from genetically engineered bacteria could store excess renewable energy and release it as needed.
The light from Earendel took 12.9 billion years to reach Hubble. The star is millions of times brighter than our Sun and 50 times as massive.