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It marks another milestone in SpaceX’s long-standing effort to make spaceflight cheaper.

Your next payday could be all digital.

Don’t underestimate the power of play when it comes to problem-solving.

Facebook was careful to say that Libra is not maintained internally and is instead serviced by a non-profit collective of companies.

NASA JPL takes a first step toward a GPS for space.

Here’s why generalists triumph over specialists in the new era of innovation.

The Tesla Motors CEO has plans for a James Bond-like car that drives on and under water.

Experts say two emerging meat alternatives will challenge the conventional meat industry.

It’s a big, bold plan.

That’s five more unicorns than the previous three years combined.

With the interest of these tech giants, it looks like cryptocurrencies are here to stay.

Elon Musk took issue with recent ideas for space exploration from Jeff Bezos.

The new system could soon greatly improve foreign-language interactions.

Don’t start investing in flux capacitors just yet, though.

Don’t denigrate immigrants, says Jared Diamond. You are one.

Not all moms would travel into the African bush or drain their life savings just to help their kids realize their dreams.

An investigation finds the cause of failed NASA launches and $700 million in losses.

A new study highlights a fascinating application of AI, though other uses are more troubling.

Two new studies might have identified whether or not patients will respond to chemotherapy.

Even if the company call pull it off, are Americans ready to trust fully autonomous cars?

The neuralnanorobotics are coming.

New research at Carnegie Mellon University suggests a game of musical chairs.

Physicist plans to karate-chop them with super-fast blasts of light.

What gives us color now may give rise to our cyborg future.

While there’s plenty to be worried about, it’s important to remember that we’re making progress, too.

The Bill Gates-backed venture promises to remove CO2 from the atmosphere at a rate of under $100 per tonne.

“I was so moved when I saw the cells stir,” said 90-year-old study co-author Akira Iritani. “I’d been hoping for this for 20 years.”

Humans blame cats for killing birds, but our buildings are far worse.

A consortium of scientists and engineers have proposed that the U.S. and Mexico build a series of guarded solar, wind, natural gas and desalination facilities along the entirety of the border.

After docking at the International Space Station, the unmanned capsule executed a fiery and carefully choreographed return to Earth.