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Ireland Passes Historic Legislation, Set to be the First Nation To Completely Cut Fossil Fuels

Ireland's Parliament has passed a bill that stops the country from investing in fossil fuels as part of an €8 billion government fund. Ireland’s divestment is the most aggressive move taken against fossil fuels to date, but they are certainly not alone in their efforts to move towards clean energy.

January 31, 2017
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New Evidence Shows That Air Pollution Causes Alzheimer’s and Dementia

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In the US, approximately 5 million people live with Alzheimer's disease, and about 83,000 die from the illness every year. Some experts have equated living and breathing the air in Beijing to smoking 40 cigarettes per day.

January 31, 2017
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Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Could Soon Become a Reality

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Researchers are finding ways for us to communicate using only our minds, going so far as to give people in separate rooms the ability to send answers to each other without speaking. If we can hone this technology, it could help people with paralysis or other physical disorders regain the ability to communicate or perform physical tasks.

January 31, 2017
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This Computer Interfaces With Your Brain to Decipher Your Thoughts

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This brain-computer interface gave 4 people with complete locked-in syndrome the ability to communicate, with patients giving the right answer to yes-or-no questions 7 out of 10 times. The device has the potential to improve the quality of life of people suffering from paralysis due to various neurological afflictions, such as ALS, stroke, or spinal cord injury.

February 1, 2017
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Beyond Physics: New Research is Revealing the Fundamental Nature of Subatomic Particles

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Scientists were able to get new measurements of 'ghost particles,' or neutrinos – elementary particles that don't have electric charge. The new measurements could answer fundamental questions about the properties of neutrinos and could help fill gaps in the Standard Model of Particle Physics.

February 1, 2017
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Quantum Physics

New Study Predicts Nearly Half of All Work Will Be Automated

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A new report predicts that nearly 50% of all work could be automated by the year 2055, with machines already capable of taking over 30% of human tasks in about 60% of occupations. Though this shift could take longer due to politics and public sentiment, we need to start preparing now for a future in which many workers are displaced by machines.