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Could Planting Tons Of Trees Solve Climate Change?

Climate change is devastating coral reefs, raising sea levels and displacing people across the globe. Now researchers say the best solution is also the simplest: plant more forests.

How Facebook’s New ‘Mirror World’ Will Help Train AI

The dream of a robot butler seems tantalizingly close, but first we need to teach them how to navigate our cluttered human environments.

Renegade Immune Cells Found To Raid Aging Brains And Choke New Neuron Generation

If this process can be disrupted then it's possible a certain volume of age-related cognitive decline could be prevented.

NASA Tests Emergency Abort System For Its Future Super Heavy Moon Rocket

The Launch Abort System (LAS) sits at the very top of the gigantic rocket, and is tasked with forcefully pulling the crew out of harm's way in the event of a life-threatening mission failure.

Apple May Finally Be Working On A Much Cheaper IPhone For China

If any iPhone rumor seems to persist year after year, it’s this one: Apple is working on a China-specific iPhone with sub-flagship features at a lower price point.

RealWear Raises $80 Million For AR Headset For Connected Workers

RealWear has focused on products, like the HMT-1 headset, that are specifically designed to improve job satisfaction, productivity, and safety for the connected enterprise workforce.

AI And Machine Learning Dominate World Economic Forum’s List Of 2019 Technology Pioneers

The World Economic Forum today announced its list of 56 companies selected as Technology Pioneers, and this year’s class demonstrates the growing embrace of artificial intelligence and machine learning across a broad range of sectors.

NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Gets Robotic Arm To Search For Life On The Red Planet

The Mars 2020 mission is slated to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in July 2020 and land on Mars on February 18, 2021.

Which Will Be First To Space – The SpaceX Starship Or The SLS?

SpaceX is talking with three companies about the first commercial launch of the fully reusable Super Heavy Starship with a 2021 target date.

SpaceX Aims To Provide Commercial Starship Launches By 2021

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also previously said that the company is looking at 2023 as the earliest target date for providing a Moon circuit space trip to his first paying tourist customer, Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa.

Apple Design Chief Jony Ive Is Leaving To Form His Own Company

Ive joined Apple in 1992 and led Apple’s design teams since 1996. He became chief design officer in 2015.

Bacteria In The Ocean Can Significantly Alter Your Skin Microbiome After A Short Swim

This is a solid reminder that the ocean is not akin to a sterile salt water bath.