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Bye Bye Bugs? Scientists Fear Non-pest Insects Are Declining
A staple of summer - swarms of bugs - seems to be a thing of the past. And that's got scientists worried.
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Report: First 1,000-Year-Old Human Might Already Be Alive
The world's first 1,000-year-old human might already be alive, according to researcher Aubrey de Grey, and artificial intelligence firm SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel agrees, Inverse reported.
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Google Brings Back AI Expert With Military, Defense Ties
After years speaking about military and other Department of Defense applications of artificial intelligence, including drones, Andrew Moore has returned to Google to be the new chief of Google Cloud AI.
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Report: Pentagon Seeks to Use AI to Supplement Defense
To bridge the gap between a machine that learns from data and one that adds new insights, the Pentagon is working to leverage A.I. in defense technology, according to a report.
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Report: Warmer Sea Depths Contributing to Arctic Ice Melt
Scientists say warm water trapped below the surface of the Arctic seas north of Canada could potentially leave the entire area free of ice.
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Pentagon Slams EPA's Science Proposal
The Pentagon is panning an EPA plan to restrict the use of scientific research in writing new regulations, Greenwire reported Tuesday.
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NPR: Robotic Burger Restaurant Opening in San Francisco
A restaurant featuring a robotic burger-maker, Creator, is slated to open in San Francisco this September, promising to revolutionize the culinary arts and make food preparation a healthier endeavor, as NPR reported.
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AI Revolution: China Unveils Robot Doctors, Teachers, Soldiers
China's "robot revolution" is reportedly pouring out bots to diagnose illnesses, teach and go to war...
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Study: Flushing Contact Lenses Adds to Microplastic Pollution
Research has found treated waste water has been shown unable to reliably filter out contact lenses, so those who flush their lenses down the toilet are contributing microplastic pollution, according to The New York Times."
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Cox Survey: Support for Self-Driving Cars Declines
In a new survey, almost half of Americans vowed to not purchase a fully automated vehicle, part of a trend of declining support for self-driving cars.
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Report: New-Age Tech Might Equip Soldiers in Spider Silk
The U.S. military might be outfitting virtual spider men, as researchers believe spider silk can help make combat gear lighter and cooler, according to Business Insider."
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Report: Scientists Find 'Hydrogen Wall' at End of Solar System
The end of our solar system might be marked by a "hydrogen wall," according to measurements by the New Horizon's spacecraft, Gizmodo reported."
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Report: Self-Driving Vehicles Have Safety Flaws
Flaws with the safety systems of self-driving cars were found by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which issued a warning saying the issues could put passengers at risk.
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SpaceX Hosts Gathering to Discuss Mars Colonization
To discuss future Mars colonization, SpaceX is secretly gathering with officials from the public and private sectors this week, according to Ars Technica.
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Scientists Warn of 'Hothouse Earth,' 200-Foot Rise in Sea Levels
Global warming could result in average temperatures nearly 10 degrees higher than they are now and rising seas of up to 200 feet, according to a new paper.
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Report: 'Insanely Powerful' Space Signal May Have 'Artificial Origin'
The universe's "invisible light" is sending "puzzling pulses" of "mysterious, ultrastrong sparks of energy" toward us from deep space in the way of fast radio bursts (FRBs) and may be a signal from extraterrestrial life, according to a Live Science.
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Scientists Discover a New Shape: Scutoid
According to USA Today, University of Seville scientists discovered a new shape called a scutoid, which was previously thought to be a prism, in the skin and organ cells of fruit flies and zebrafish.
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Einstein's Theory of Relativity Passes Yet Another Test
More than a century after Albert Einstein proposed it, his theory of general relativity has passed another test.With giant telescopes pointed at the center of our galaxy, a team of European researchers observed a fast-moving star that got close to a monstrous black hole....
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Mars Underground Lake Found, Raising Possibility of Life
Using a radar instrument on an orbiting spacecraft, scientists have spotted what they said on Wednesday appears to be a sizable salt-laden lake under ice on the southern polar plain of Mars, a body of water they called a possible habitat for microbial life.
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Pentagon Creating 'Neural Interface,' Linking Humans to Machines
The Pentagon is researching the ability to use the human mind to control machines and weapons, according to a Defense One report.
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Angry Indonesian Mob Slaughters 292 Crocodiles After Villager Killed
People in a small town in Indonesia slaughtered close to 300 crocodiles after a villager was killed by one, the Jakarta Post reports.
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Report: U.S. Sees Decline in Carbon Emissions
The United States in 2017 had the largest decline in carbon emissions in the world, according to conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute.
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Elon Musk Trolls Critical Thai Cave Rescuer
Elon Musk responded to criticism from Vernon Unsworth, a British diver who had ripped the renowned tech developer for his rigged Thai cave rescue submarine, calling it "just a PR stunt" and saying Musk "can stick his submarine where it hurts," the U.K.'s Daily Mail...
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NYT: 'Downloadable Gun' Era Officially Begins Aug. 1
Having won a free speech rights settlement against the U.S. government, Cody Wilson will be permitted to post online code for 3-D printing of a "ghost gun - an untraceable, unregistered firearm without a serial number," The New York Times reported.Wilson's Defense...
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Report: NASA Burned Up Proof of Mars Life 40 Years Ago
NASA probes reportedly turned up signs of life on Mars 40-plus years ago, then accidentally burned it up, according to a report.