With climate change and a booming population, humans may soon need an alternative food source. A team of researchers argues that bugs — specifically the yellow mealworm — is the ideal candidate for >>
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An autonomous Mayflower is about to sail the Atlantic
An autonomous ship named the Mayflower will attempt a journey across the Atlantic in early 2021. The solar-powered ship will be steered by artificial intelligence. Autonomous ships of the future could be used >>
Scientists invent a robot that can taste with its fingers
As the relentless march of technology continues unabated, robots have grown more and more complex. They’re capable of mimicking humans with increasing accuracy, but there are still a few things that set us >>
NASA is going to fire an atomic clock into space so astronauts know where they’re going
As NASA and other organizations begin to lay the groundwork for crewed missions to places other than an orbiting space station or even the Moon, they’re beginning to better understand the potential challenges >>
NASA wants you to make stuff it can send to the Moon
As we’ve known for several months now, NASA is headed back to the Moon. The administration will be sending all manner of instruments to the lunar surface to study the natural satellite in >>
Scientists are going to face off in Los Angeles to decide where the next Mars rover lands
Hey, we’re going to Mars! Well, not us specifically, but NASA is, and they really need to know where to land before they light the candle on the upcoming Mars 2020 mission. NASA >>
Scientists invent tiny robots that ‘team up’ to form larger robots
Thanks to incredible advancements in artificial intelligence robots have quickly become man’s best friend, but getting them to actually work together is still a tough challenge to overcome. The way that most of >>
There’s another star headed for our Solar System, but it won’t arrive for a while
Today, a colossal asteroid is cruising past our planet at a pretty safe distance, but if humanity is still around in some 1.3 million years, things are going to be getting pretty dicey >>
