CRISPR CRISPR turned these lizards into ghosts | Popular PhotographyPopular Photography - By Stack Commerce In an eye-popping reptilian first, researchers were able to genetically modify a reptile embryo using the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR. The …
Science Scientists Just Redefined the Kilogramfuturism.com - Kristin Houser In November, scientists from more than 60 nations got together to redefine the kilogram, the base unit of mass in the International System of Units …
Fossils This 3-million-year-old mouse just gave scientists the key to decoding ancient red pigmentssciencemag.org - Gretchen Vogel Figuring out the colors of fossilized animals used to be complete guesswork—even in the rare finds containing bits of feathers, scales, or fur, the …
Technology NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted Jupiter's magnetic field shiftingMIT Technology Review - Erin Winick It turns out our home planet isn't the only one with poles that can't sit still. Changing it up: Earth’s magnetic field is far from set in stone. The …
Atoms Schrödinger's Art: Spooky physics paints microscopic artworks on "quantum canvas"newatlas.com - Michael Irving Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) have produced what may very well be the first pieces of art made using non-classical matter. The …
Planets 'We will be Martians, we can't stay here forever: Professor Brian Cox reckons we'll move to Marsmanchestereveningnews.co.uk - Julia Hunt, Todd Fitzgerald 'It is actually the only place we can go beyond Earth' Professor Brian Cox reckons that at some point in the future people will be Martians. The pop …
Science Mathematicians revive abandoned approach to the Riemann Hypothesisphys.org - Carol Clark Many ways to approach the Riemann Hypothesis have been proposed during the past 150 years, but none of them have led to conquering the most famous …
Science What Prevents Pluto’s Ocean from Freezing?scientificamerican.com - Mike Wall, SPACE.com Buried oceans like the one thought to slosh beneath the icy surface of the dwarf planet Pluto may be incredibly common across the cosmos. A gassy …
Google Glass Google Glass is back with a new $999 headset designed for businessesMIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee The augmented reality glasses will continue to be sold to businesses rather than directly to consumers. A reminder: Google Glass was much derided when …
Play buttonStanford University Stanford Team Tells You Exactly How to Build a Robot Dogfuturism.com - Kristin Houser Stanford University students have built a nimble robot dog — and they’re making it easy for others to copy their creation. On Monday, the Stanford …
Pain Can Tech 'Objectively' Assess Pain?WIRED - Emma Grey Ellis Pain flickers across people’s faces in inconsistent, contradictory ways. Charles Darwin, ever the meticulous observer, noticed this problem early: …
Dwarf Planet A Collision With a Dwarf Planet Likely Caused Our Moon to Become LopsidedGizmodo - George Dvorsky Our Moon features a nearside and far side with dramatically different geological features. This anomaly has puzzled scientists for years, but new …
Amphibians Check out these gorgeous rare amphibians, because they might soon be extinctFast Company - Adele PetersAround 40% of all known species, or 3,200 types of amphibians, are now at risk of extinction. A new book is trying to draw attention to their plight. In late 2017, photographer Matthijs Kuijpers spent
Starlink Elon Musk thinks Starlink satellite internet could be online before 2021Digital Trends SpaceX stumbled at the first hurdle with its recent attempt to launch 60 satellites into space — which wound up being pushed back a day due to bad …
Machine Learning A Futuristic Reality: Harnessing The Power Of The Three Layers Of Machine LearningForbes - Valley VoicesArtificial intelligence systems powered by machine learning have been creating headlines with applications as varied as making restaurant reservations by phone, sorting cucumbers, and distinguishing chihuahuas
CRISPR 'We as a species need to come to terms' with CRISPR technology as China awaits birth of third genetically modified babyCNBC - Ashley Turner After a Chinese scientist last year made history by using CRISPR technology to genetically modify two newborns, the scientific community is now …
Physics Physicists Are Bewitched by Twisted Graphene's 'Magic Angle'WIRED - David H. Freedman Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is channeling some of his copious energy into a morning run, dodging startled pedestrians as he zips along, gradually …
World Economic Forum Scientists have created an organism with an entirely synthetic genomeweforum.org - Dan Robitzski For the first time, scientists have created life with genetic code that was developed from scratch. A University of Cambridge team created living, …
Science The Basic Physics of the Kilogram's Fancy New DefinitionWIRED - Rhett Allain There is a new standard in town, and it's sort of a big deal. This new standard is the definition of the kilogram, the unit of mass in the SI …
Culture What the College Scandal Shallowfakes Reveal About the RichWIRED - Virginia Heffernan Photoshop played an outsize role in the odious college admissions scandal that broke earlier this year. Rick Singer, the concierge to the stars who …
Artificial IntelligenceWhat are the impacts of artificial intelligence on human rights, and how can adverse impacts be prevented or mitigated? AIstanford.edu The AI & Human Rights Symposium was a full-day event with thought-provoking and challenging discussions of artificial intelligence and its …
Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence and the Gift of Physician Timestanford.edu In a recent New York Times Q &A with Eric Topol, reporter Anahad O’Connor describes the cardiologist and author as someone who “has long heralded …
Cancer Artificial intelligence diagnoses lung cancerBBC News - James GallagherArtificial intelligence is better than specialist doctors at diagnosing lung cancer, a US study suggests. The researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois and Google hope the technology could boost
The Brain Researchers create light-based 'neurosynaptic network' microchip that can imitate basic brain functionTechSpot - Cohen Coberly Scientists and researchers have made some startling leaps in the fields of medicine and artificial intelligence over the past couple of years. …
Tallinn Can AI escape our control and destroy us?Popular Science - By Mara HvistendahlSkype cofounder Jaan Tallinn bankrolls efforts to keep superintelligent AI under control. “It began three and a half billion years ago in a pool of muck, when a molecule made a copy of itself and so became
Advertising Industry What Google’s War on Fingerprinting Means for MarketersAdweek - By Ronan Shields Google’s intended changes to how advertisers can target and track users in its market-leading Chrome browser were made apparent this month. The …
Hubble Dear Hubble: How one telescope transformed astronomy, and us allNational Geographic - Joshua SokolOn the 29th anniversary of the instrument's first image, a former analyst reflects on how it became a scientific powerhouse—and cultural icon. This essay is an entry in our "Dear Spacecraft" series, where
Artificial Intelligence US to back international guidelines for AI ethicsEngadget - Jon FingasAmerican companies have fostered ethical uses of AI before. Now, however, the government itself is posed to weigh in. Politico understands that the US, fellow members of the Organization for Economic and
Geek Scientists Think They Know How Pluto's Hidden Ocean Stays LiquidGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum Recent results suggest that Pluto has a liquid water ocean buried beneath its icy shell. But how could such a thing be possible at the frigid outer …
