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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.
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New Radio-Wave Technology Can See People Through Walls
New smart technology known as RF-Pose can see through walls to track and identify people, according to a group of MIT researchers, NBC News Mach reports."We've seen that monitoring patients' walking speed and ability to do basic activities on their own gives healthcare...
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Astronomers Report 1st Image of Baby Planet Being Formed
Astronomers say they've captured the first confirmed image of a planet forming in the dust swirling around a young star.
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Scientists Growing Neanderthal Brains in Petri Dishes
In a scientific study, researchers are reportedly growing pea-sized Neanderthal brains in petri dishes that they will put inside crab-like robots, comparing them to human-brained robots in a science fiction-like battle of the cyborgs.
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Scientists: 'Substantial Probability' No Alien Life Exists
Claims there is intelligent life in the observable universe might be unfounded, according to a new scientific paper casting doubt on intelligent alien life.
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Google's 'Medical Brain' Thinks It Can Predict When You'll Die
Google is training machines to predict when a patient will die by using electronic health record data, which has been 95 percent accurate in predicting whether hospital patients will die 24 hours after being admitted, according to a study in the journal Nature.
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NASA's Record-Breaking Spacewoman Retires as Astronaut
NASA's record-breaking astronaut, Peggy Whitson, retired Friday less than a year after returning from her last and longest spaceflight. She's spent more time off the planet than any other American: 665 days over three space station missions.
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NASA Astronauts Start Spacewalk to Install High-def Cameras
Two US astronauts embarked on a spacewalk Thursday to install a pair of high-definition video cameras designed to help visiting commercial spaceships dock at the International Space Station.
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RT: Russia Developing Laser to Vaporize Space Junk
In an effort to make space exploration safer, the Russian space agency Roscosmos is developing a laser which can reduce space junk to vapor, according to a Russian Today report.
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Report: Air Force, Stanford Working AI Into U-2 Spy Plane
Stanford and the Air Force are working artificial intelligence technology into the U-2 spy plane, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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New Mars Discoveries Advance Case for Possible Life
New Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present.Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed. Hints have been found before, but this...
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NASA to Announce New Mars Science Results Thursday
NASA will have a news conference Thursday to reveal something special from the findings from the Mars rover Curiosity, according to a statement Tuesday.
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The New Real Estate Craze: 3D-Printed Homes Coming Soon
Technology to make 3D-printed homes is already available, and it is promising to help the 150 million homeless people struggling to survive worldwide, Newsmax's David A. Patten reports.
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Gizmodo: FCC Emails Show It Spread Lies to Bolster False Claims of Attack
The Federal Communications Commission purposely misled several news organizations last year, Gizmodo reported Tuesday.
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Expert: Researchers Scrapping Pursuit of Human-Like AI
Amid the artificial intelligence revolution, researchers are scrapping the pursuit of human-like A.I. in favor of putting the advances to date into real-world use, an expert on the topic told Axios.
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Pew Study: Teens' Internet Obsessions Getting Worse
Almost double the number just a few years ago, American teens are not just social-media savvy, they are obsessed, with nearly half reporting they are online on a near-constant basis, according to the latest Pew Research Center survey.
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Forbes: Flying Cars, Taxis Are Nearly Ready for Mass Use
A futuristic fleet of flying cars and air taxis is in the works for a few companies who are closing in on commercializing the technology, according to Forbes.
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Science and Commercial Satellites Launched from California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a pair of U.S.-German science satellites and five commercial communications satellites into orbit from California on Tuesday.
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Experts: China Far Side Lunar Mission Potentially Historic
China's ambition to soft-land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon later this year faces considerable challenges, but if successful would propel the country's space program to the forefront of one of the most important areas of lunar exploration, experts say.
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Jupiter's Backward-Flying Asteroid from Another Star System
Just months after the discovery of our first known interstellar visitor, it turns out there's another asteroid from yet another star system residing in our cosmic club in plain view.