“Party and Camping Mode” As if “Romance Mode” and “Toilet Humor” wasn’t enough. Tesla owners have two more features to look forward to: “Party and Camping Mode.” CEO Elon Musk.. Futurism - Published
'You need to come up with something that works with the cycles of nature, and the logical answer is to use the same building blocks as nature' Independent - Published
Killer Robots Killer robots are coming for us all. But rather than a T-1000 spewing one-liners, autonomous weapon systems like drones could end up replacing human soldiers on the battlefield entirely,.. Futurism - Published
Recent advances to address hunger through agricultural advancement have been shown to boost crop growth by 40 percent by creating a shortcut for a glitch that plagues most food crops. Science Daily - Published
New research has begun to identify the circumstances by examining relationships between early age of first intoxication (less than 15 years), drinking in different contexts such as one's own home, at.. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have developed new metasurfaces for the arbitrary manipulation of reflected waves, essentially breaking classical reflection law to engineer it at will. Science Daily - Published
Researchers report that a new nuclear medicine tracer may allow better diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). Acute VTE is a disease that includes deep-vein thrombosis and its complication,.. Science Daily - Published
Active, middle-aged men able to complete more than 40 push-ups had a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes -- including diagnoses of coronary artery disease and major events.. Science Daily - Published
Just as conservators have developed methods to protect traditional artworks, computer scientists have now created means to safeguard computer- or time-based art by following the same preservation.. Science Daily - Published
Harpooning Space Debris Junk floating around in Earth’s orbit is becoming a big problem. Bits of man-made debris can pose a big threat to satellites circling our planet. But a team of British.. Futurism - Published
Predicting Outcomes Figuring out the survival rate of cancer patients relies on a number of tests and it can be difficult for clinicians to determine the prognosis. But a newly developed AI could give.. Futurism - Published
NASA's admission this week that the agency has lost contact with a Mars rover brings an end to a compelling story of usefulness and resilience. NPR - Published
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*ROSARIO *— After celebrating Ernesto "Che" Guevara's 90th birthday last June, Rosario — the late revolutionary's birthplace — became the first city in Argentina to.. Worldcrunch - Published
Scientists have developed dozens of new graphene-based prototypes. These technologies aim to turn mobile phones into life saving devices. Science Daily - Published
Luxury Living In 2017 we wrote about Arkup, a company designing “hurricane-proof” livable yachts powered by solar energy and capable of operating completely off the grid. Now, the company has.. Futurism - Published
Spotted When scientists calculate how much matter ought to exist in the universe, their estimates always vastly exceeded the amount of matter that they’ve actually accounted for. The consensus, in.. Futurism - Published
Brief Delays A drone sighting has once again shut down a major airport while officials scrambled to figure out what was going on. This time, the airport in question was Dubai International Airport,.. Futurism - Published
A genetic variant found only in people of African descent significantly increases a smoker's preference for cigarettes containing menthol, a flavor additive. The variant of the MRGPRX4 gene is five to.. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have developed a promising drug that has proven to significantly increase muscle size, strength and metabolic state in aged mice, according to a new study. Science Daily - Published
Parkinson's disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are the newest frontiers for open science drug discovery, a global movement led by academic scientists that puts knowledge sharing and medication.. Science Daily - Published
Despite widespread infection, some frog populations are surviving a deadly disease that is the equivalent of humankind's Ebola virus. The reason -- genetic diversity. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have embarked on an academic journey designed to generate an effective guideline essential for research, policy, and marketing strategies for the strawberry industry across the country, and.. Science Daily - Published
Primate Problem In January, we reported on a controversial video featuring five newborn monkeys, all of which are clones of a single monkey genetically engineered with CRISPR to cause problems with.. Futurism - Published
ICEd Out In early January, news broke that certain drivers of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles were blocking electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, an act known as ICEing, seemingly as.. Futurism - Published
Converging Theories Black holes remain mysterious. It was huge news, back in October, when astronomers did as little as actually confirming that there’s a supermassive black hole at the center of our.. Futurism - Published
Flu Vaccine Vaccines for bacterial and viral infections are extremely difficult to develop. But thanks to gene-editing, we could soon be able to make people immune to the flu or even HIV. Researchers.. Futurism - Published
Students have protested across the UK to air their views on the issue of climate change. We talked to some of those in Manchester. BBC News - Published
NASA said on Friday it was weighing an option to buy two additional astronaut seats aboard a Russian rocket as a contingency plan against further delays in the launch systems being developed by Elon.. Reuters - Published
Passages that avoided mentions of ethnicity made students less likely to make assumptions about race and intelligence, study finds Independent - Published
In a remote island outpost on the edge of the Antarctic, hundreds of miles from the southern tip of Chile, scientists at a research base are scouring the ice for clues about everything from climate.. Reuters - Published
Cleaning House Not all damaged cells die. Some stick around as senescent cells, unable to divide but still able to produce chemical signals — and they could play a major role in the battle against.. Futurism - Published
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*CAIRO* — High prices of renewable energy are consistently used to justify Egypt's modest renewable energy ambitions, despite the country's natural assets.. Worldcrunch - Published
Front Row Seats China’s Academy of Space Technology is working on an orbital power plant that would capture solar energy in space and beam it back to Earth. The plant would be able to harness solar.. Futurism - Published
'Push-up capacity could be an easy, no-cost method to help assess cardiovascular disease risk in almost any setting,' says Justin Yang of Harvard University Independent - Published
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