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We Were Just Thrust Into a New Age in Astronomy

It was originally understood that our universe harbored two hundred billion galaxies – but this estimate was wrong – it contains two trillion. In 2018, NASA plans to launch the James Webb Space telescope, a much more powerful successor to the Hubble, which could tell us even more about the distant reaches of our universe.

January 24, 2017
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Category: Science

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s AI Acquisition Will Make Science Free for All

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The Chan Zuckerberg initiative has taken a huge first step toward their goal of curing disease by the end of the century by acquiring Meta. This AI-driven technology will be able to find the most relevant material in scientific papers and data in just a fraction of the time it would take a human.

January 24, 2017
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Category: Science

New Research Points to a Genetic Switch That Can Let Our Bodies Talk to Electronics

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Our bodies are biologically based and therefore are not equipped to communicate with electronics efficiently. New research could make it possible to genetically engineer our cells to be able to communicate with electronics. The development has the potential to allow us to eventually build apps that autonomously detect and treat disease.

January 25, 2017
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Category: Science

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Elon Musk: We Will Have “Full Self-Driving Capabilities” in 3 to 6 Months

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In a recent tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote that cars with full self-driving capabilities will arrive in the next three to six months. Tesla has been making improvements to both its Autopilot software and hardware, so this timeline seems doable for the cutting-edge company.

January 25, 2017
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More People Are Employed by Solar Power Than All Fossil Fuels Combined

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A new U.S. jobs report shows that solar energy employed 374,000 people from 2015 to 2016, while all of the fossil fuels combined only accounted for 187,117 employees. This growth for solar, the cheapest source of new energy, is good news for both the environment and those interested in making and saving money in the energy sector.

January 25, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Renewable Energy

Watch 136 Years of Climate Change in New NASA Video

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NASA has released a new video that illustrates global climate change over the course of 136 years, making clear the Earth's trajectory toward ever-increasing temperatures. Should this warming trend persist, we will continue to see the effect on the environment via animal and plant extinction events, oxygen-depleted oceans, and dying rainforests.