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Study Asserts Lead in Flint’s Water Had “Horrifyingly Large” Effect on Birth Rates

According to new research, the fertility rate in Flint, Michigan, dropped significantly in 2014 after the city switched to Flint River water, causing lead poisoning. The authors of the working…

September 24, 2017
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Air and Water Quality

Killer Robots: The War Over Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial intelligence companies and other AI experts are urging the UN to ban the technology in weapons, but are they exaggerating the danger and threat for their own interests?

September 21, 2017
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China Claims They Have Actually Created an EM Drive

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A video released by Chinese state media earlier this month shows scientists from China's space agency with a working EM Drive. While that seems promising, there's yet conclusive evidence that…

September 21, 2017
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Science & Spirituality

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New York Is the First City to Require Building Owners to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City has announced ambitious new rules that set mandated fossil fuel caps for thousands of buildings. These rules will require building owners in…

September 19, 2017
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Climate Change

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New NASA Research Will Probe Inner Workings of Quantum Mechanics in Space

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In early 2018, NASA will send its Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL), worth $70 million, to the International Space Station (ISS). The fully automated rig will create Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) and conduct other…

September 18, 2017
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Quantum Physics

Supercomputing Is Allowing Us to Map Brain Function at the Deepest Levels

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A pair of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne Labs want to map all the neurons and connections in the human brain. To make this happen, they're enlisting…