Can you catch a falling star and put it in your pocket? Chinese scientists believe this is not impossible, as they plan to capture an asteroid and bring it down to Earth. A group of astrophysicists has proposed an ambitious plan to take over a small near-Earth asteroid and transport it to Earth. It may... Continue Reading →

Recent discoveries have revealed that much of the traditional understanding of the human origin story is wrong. Until the past few years, most anthropologists and archaeologists believed that the first members of our species — Homo sapiens — evolved in East Africa approximately 200,000 years ago . As that story goes, humanity mostly remained in... Continue Reading →

In the age of Donald Trump, women's voices are needed more than ever in Congress. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's historic upset primary proves that young, progressive women deserve to have a voice that people would value in our government. Check out these other progressive millennial women running for government office and their inspiring campaigns for the 2018... Continue Reading →

Just 80 miles east of Silicon Valley, one of the wealthiest regions in the country, is Stockton, California — once known as America's foreclosure capital. Soon, the former bankrupt city will become the first in the country to participate in a test of Universal Basic Income, also known as UBI. Stockton will give 100 residents... Continue Reading →

Businesses around the world are cottoning on to the value of transferring labour from human workers to machines. Automation can increase efficiency and decrease labour costs. It helps employers to avoid complex challenges like wage increase demands, labour protests and strikes. Consumers also benefit from automation when products and services become cheaper because of reduced... Continue Reading →

I have commitment issues -- with my diet. Name the diet, and I've tried it. I'm currently a pescatarian with fish as my main protein source. But I've been a carnivore, vegetarian and vegan, too. Oh, and I dabble in "menu of the future" items such as algae and bugs. In the last month, I've... Continue Reading →

Two Japanese national research institutes have succeeded in using artificial intelligence to identify early stage stomach cancer with a high accuracy rate. The breakthrough may help extend the lives of patients in Japan, where stomach cancer is one of the leading causes of death. According to the National Cancer Center, 45,531 people died of stomach... Continue Reading →

The latest robots out of MIT are small enough to float “indefinitely” in the air. Researchers accomplished the feat by attaching 2D electronics to colloids — tiny particles measuring around one-billionth to one-millionth of a meter. All told, the devices are roughly the size of a human egg cell. What’s more, the addition of photodiode... Continue Reading →

Scientists have uncovered a "a stable body of liquid water" on Mars, in what some are calling a "game changer" in the search for alien life. What is believed to be liquid water is sitting below Mars' southern polar ice cap and is described as a "well-defined, 20-kilometer-wide zone." 20 kilometers is roughly 12.5 miles.... Continue Reading →

Food waste is a big, big problem. Around 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is either lost or wasted every year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The economic impact of such wastage is significant, with the FAO saying that food losses and waste add up... Continue Reading →