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Did you know that NASA intends to destroy the International Space Station by around 2030? Once it's gone, private companies... more
Pump jacks and pipelines clutter the Elk Hills oil field of California, a scrubby stretch of land in the southern... more
Robots that can do many of the things humans do in the home—folding laundry, cooking meals, cleaning—have been a dream... more
In an attempt to protect its forests and famous wildlife, Virunga has become the first national park to run a... more
We live in an undeniably gamified world. We stand up and move around to close colorful rings and earn achievement... more
Digital clones of people's dead relatives are far from perfect: they're occasionally impersonal and sometimes downright creepy. But if the... more
A Silicon Valley startup wants to supercharge trees to soak up more carbon and cool the climate. Is this the... more
Artificial intelligence is the hottest technology of our time. But what is it? It sounds like a stupid question, but... more
The growing business of surf pools wants to bring the ocean experience inland, making surfing more accessible to communities far... more
Open-world video games are inhabited by vast crowds of computer-controlled characters. These animated people—called NPCs, for “nonplayer characters”—populate the bars,... more