ESA's Adorable Space Station AI Had An Emotional Meltdown In His Debut
It's been many months since the European Space Agency announced that it was building an AI for testing aboard the International Space Station. Named "CIMON"…
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Chinese Scientists Who Created Gene-Edited Babies May Now Be Missing
The scientific community was rocked last week after a Chinese scientists named He Jiankui claimed to have successfully modified human embryos using the CRISPR tool.…
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Watch NASA Live Stream The Arrival Of Its OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Probe
NASA has had a busy few months already but its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe isn't waiting for anyone. The spacecraft, which has spent the last two…
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NASA Will Live Stream The Arrival Of Its OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Probe
The Mars InSight lander only just touched down on the Red Planet, but NASA is already gearing up for the landing of another incredibly interesting…
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This Robot Cafe In Tokyo Is Remotely Controlled By Disabled Staff, And It's Incredible
Being waited on by robot is something that we all imagine might be possible in the distant future, but one cafe in Tokyo is already…
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This Incredible Hubble Snapshot Of A Galaxy Cluster Took An Incredible Amount Of Work To Pull Off
Hubble might be nearing the eventual end of its lifespan, but it's still capable of some truly incredible feats. A new image stitched together from…
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Scientists Are Scrambling To Repudiate Researcher's Claims Of Editing The Genes Of Human Embryos
The Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing, taking place this week in Hong Kong, was supposed to be a gathering of researchers and medical…
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Asian Ticks Have Arrived In The United States, And They've Brought Disease With Them
Outdoor adventurers in the United States have plenty of tick problems of their own, and anyone who ventures into the woods in many areas of…
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Life Expectancy In The United States Continues To Decline, And Officials Know Why
Life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen once again, following a trend that began in 2015 when the average expected life span of a baby…
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This Bizarre New Wasp Species Steals The Minds Of Spiders
Wasps are annoying and sometimes painful for us humans but they are even more of a problem for insects that they prey upon. One particularly…
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Cleveland Cops Use NASA's Mars Landing To Make A Point About Winter Drivers
As someone who lives in a state known for bad winters I can totally sympathize with Cleveland residents that have to deal with nasty winter…
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High-Tech Search Company Claims To Have Discovered Atlantis
If there's one archaeological find that would turn the world on its head it would be the discovery of the lost city of Atlantis. Many…
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Chinese Scientist Says There's More Gene-Edited Babies On The Way As Scrutiny Mounts
It's only Wednesday but the strangest science story of the week is already taking some interesting twists. A few days ago, Chinese researcher and currently…
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Scientists Ate Legos To See How Long It Takes To Poop Them Out
Pediatricians have to deal with all kinds of interesting situations in their daily work with children, and kids eating random objects is of them. Children…
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Chinese Scientist Who Claims To Have Genetically Modified Babies Was Suspended From His Job In February
News broke yesterday of a Chinese scientist who claims to have edited the genes of human embryos which were then carried to full term. The…
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NASA's InSight Lander Sends Back First Photos From Surface Of Mars
Yesterday was a big day for NASA. The InSight lander which launched early this year finally arrived at Mars and successfully landed on the planet's…
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No, Asteroid 2018 LF16 Probably Isn't Going To Hit The Earth
Tabloids have always taken great liberty with headlines but some of the current coverage of the asteroid known as 2018 LF16 is really taking things…
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Chinese Scientist Says He's Edited Babies' Genes To Resist HIV, But Many Remain Skeptical
The world's first genetically modified babies were recently born in China... or maybe they weren't. That's the story coming out of the country today as…
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NASA Just Landed Another Robot On Mars, And You Should Be Pretty Excited About That
NASA's InSight lander has spent the bulk of 2018 flying through space towards its target, Mars. Today it finally arrived, passing through the planet's atmosphere,…
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Watch NASA's Mars InSight Landing Live Right Here
Well the big day is finally here! After months and months of travel from Earth the InSight lander is now poised to enter the martian…
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This 3D-Printed Motorcycle Looks Like Something Straight Out Of The Year 3000
Rapid prototyping and 3D printing technology has changed the way some DIY-ers and inventors approach creating. Being able to conjure a physical object out of…
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Chemo-Free Cancer Treatment Could Exploit Our Body's Natural Cell Recycling System
If you are diagnosed with cancer today there are often several treatment options, with your doctor forming a plan of attack that will feature multiple…
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Scientists Are Considering The Possibility Of Climate Engineering Via Aerosol Injection
Earth's climate — which, despite what some clueless observers believe, is not the same as localized weather patterns — is rapidly warming. Scientists have drawn…
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An AI Developer Is Building A HAL-9000-Inspired System For Space Stations
Artificial intelligence has come a long way in the past decade or so, but one of the scariest portrayals of how AI could ultimate doom…
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MIT's Magic Plane Flies Without Fuel Or Moving Parts
Air travel is the safest, speediest way to get from one place to another, but you know what would make it even better? If planes…
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NASA Wants To Know How Much Pot Elon Musk Smokes
When Elon Musk appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast and had a taste of the host's joint, it was totally on-brand for the risk-taking CEO. Musk…
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One Of The TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanets Might Have An Ocean, Researchers Now Say
Ever since astronomers announced the discovery of seven exoplanets around the star called TRAPPIST-1, researchers have been diving into the data in an attempt to…
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