Gigabyte gourmet: AI robot learns to cook just by watching YouTube
A team of American and Australian researchers claim they have created algorithms that enable robots…
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Air Force’s top-secret X-37B spacecraft lands after nearly two years in orbit
The Air Force’s top-secret space plane landed in California on Friday morning after nearly two…
Mystery ‘space plane’ to touch down after record time in orbit
The Boeing X-37B, a highly classified robotic spacecraft built for the US Air Force, is…
The Pentagon’s plan to put robot Marines in space?
Roosevelt Lafontant had a dream. A Marine Corps officer assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office…
Amazon applies for approval of delivery drones
Internet retailer Amazon is serious about wanting to ship packages using unmanned aerial vehicles, and…
Earth’s weakening magnetic field: Dramatic dips spotted across the Western Hemisphere
Earth’s magnetic field is a protective shield for our planet from cosmic radiation, but it’s…
Government data: US in decade-long cooling period
New government data suggests that the average temperature in the United States has cooled by…
Russian Physicist Ready to Rebuild Tesla’s Wardenclyffe Tower
“Tesla was right and we are ready to prove it!” So say the two Russian…
Astronomers discover sister to Earth’s sun
As part of a search into the origins of our galaxy, astronomers at the University…
Bad news for GPS: Sun releases three powerful flares in one day
Cameras used by scientists at NASA have captured images of “significant” solar flares emitting from…
New Chip to Bring Holograms to Smartphones
In the future, virtual reality won’t require strapping a bulky contraption to your head. Instead,…
Bizarre “Hybrid” Star Found
It has been almost 40 years since Professor Kip Thorne and Dr Anna Zytkow first…
CNN retracts story that giant asteroid will destroy Earth on March 35, 2041
This is CNN… issuing a correction over a viral, user-posted report that a giant asteroid…
‘Inspired by Terminator’: Scientists create self-assembling bionic particles
The world took one significant step closer to inventing a real-life cybernetic organism as US…
Pentagon plans multi-billion dollar project to combat space junk
Later this month the US Pentagon plans to award a massive contract to one of…
Google developing contact lens with camera, sensors
Tech giant Google has patented a smart contact lens to buttress its Google Glass product.…
NASA suspends cooperation with Russia over Ukraine crisis
The United States has suspended contact between NASA and its Russian counterpart over the ongoing…
Pentagon’s secret X-37B plane breaks space longevity record
One of the US Air Force’s most mysterious projects – an unmanned space-faring plane –…
‘Living materials’ could revolutionize solar panels and biosensors
Researchers are working to create “living materials” that are a combination of bacterial cells and…
4.4 bn year old zircon reveals life on Earth appeared earlier than believed
Ancient zircon crystals, discovered in Australia in 2001, have now been proved to be our…
US Air Force reveals ‘neighborhood watch’ satellite program
The United States plans to send into orbit a pair of satellites to monitor spacecraft…
Hundreds of tiny satellites could soon deliver free internet worldwide
Developers say they are less than a year away from deploying prototype satellites that could…
NASA takes major step in hunt for asteroids
NASA’s mission to reel in an asteroid took an important step forward when the agency…
Tusk of ice age mammoth uncovered by workers in Seattle
A mammoth tusk from the ice age was found while construction workers were digging in…