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• Jeff Bezos Unveils New Rocket
  Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled Monday the design of his latest rocket - the New Glenn - which will be capable of launching commercial satellites and people, into the orbit around Earth...
• FAA Warns Airline Passengers Not to Use Samsung Smartphone
  U.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge a new-model Samsung smartphone during flights following numerous reports of the devices catching fire.
• SpaceX Explosion Could Have Ripple Effect in Telecom Industry
  Last week's SpaceX rocket explosion is expected to create a ripple effect that could impact the space industry in more ways than just from the damage left behind by the explosion itself, space experts are warning. "No doubt SpaceX will fix the problems, but if you're a...
• Study: Plague Extended Further Than History Has Suggested
  Evidence of the Justinianic plague has been discovered from sixth century skeletal remains in an area of southern Germany, showing the epidemic stretched further than written history has suggested, according to a Molecular Biology Evolution report published this week.A...
• Study Contradicts Rising Seas Claim, Shows Coastlines Are Gaining Land
  A new study reveals that the Earth is actually gaining more land at coastlines, contrary to the belief that global warming is leaving to shrinking continents.
• NASA: Planet Earth Is Heating Up Faster
  The Earth is warming at an increasing speed not experienced in the past 1,000 years, a top NASA climate scientist says.
• Apple Boosts iPhone Security After Mideast Spyware Discovered
  A botched attempt to break into the iPhone of an Arab activist using hitherto unknown espionage software has trigged a global upgrade of Apple's mobile operating system, researchers said Thursday.
• Ohio Turnpike May Soon See Self-Driving Testing
  Ohio's toll road, a heavily traveled connector between the East Coast and Chicago, is moving closer to allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles.
• NASA: July 2016 Hottest Month on Record
  Last month was the hottest month ever recorded, and the 10th month in a row to surpass its own temperature record, according to data released by NASA on Monday.
• Scientist Faces Opposition From Colleagues About 'Little Ice Age'
  Professor Valentina Zharkova of the U.K.'s Northumbria University faces opposition from climate scientists over data that could indicate the coming of an "ice age" because of declining solar activity.
• Penn State Astronomer: Light Curve Possible 'Alien Mega-Structure' Being Built
  A far-away star exhibiting strange fluctuations in its light that's intrigued astronomers for nearly a year has now been found to dimming in just as dramatic a fashion, reports say.The star, KIC 8462852 -nicknamed Tabby's Star after one of its co-founders Tabetha Boyajian...
• US, China Use Controversial Methods to Control Weather
  A controversial weather-controlling program with roots on New Hampshire's Mount Washington continues today, with China allocating $30 million for it this summer.
• Robot Builds Brick House Four Times Faster Than Humans
  A robot developed by an Australian company can build a house made out of bricks four times faster than humans can, and with only one arm.
• First Film Co-Written by AI In the Can
  The first feature film ever co-written by artificial intelligence software is in the can - and looking for more than $22,000 in crowd-funding cash to help with the release. Billed as the scariest and creepiest horror film out there, the film, Impossible Things, was...
• High-Tech Solar Road Surface to Be Tested on Historic Highway
  A new type of high-tech pavement is being tested on one of the nation's historic roads in Missouri.
• ISIS Using Popular Message Apps to Sell Sex Slaves
  Two messaging apps are being used by ISIS to sell abducted and abused girls and women as sex slaves because of their encryption capabilities that ensure a user's privacy, the Associated Press reports.
• Fatal Tesla Crash Spurs Criticism of On-the-Road Beta Testing
  Tesla Motors Inc. says the self-driving feature suspected of being involved in a May 7 fatal crash is experimental, yet it's been installed on all 70,000 of its cars since October 2014.For groups that have lobbied for stronger safety rules, that's precisely what's wrong...
• Air Force's New Top Gun, Alpha, Is Artificial Intelligence
  The newest Air Force top gun is an artificial intelligence program known as Alpha.According to the Daily Mail, retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gene Lee took on the AI in a simulator - and not only couldn't score a single kill after repeated attempts, but was shot out of the air...
• Feds Approve First CRISPR Gene-Editing Trial
  The first trial in humans of a gene-editing technology called CRISPR Cas9 won approval from a federal panel Tuesday, according to medical news site Stat.com.
• Navy Developing Software to Make Robots Act Human
  Amid worries of robots someday taking over the world, the Navy has a solution: teach them to act civilized. The Quixote project, according to Vocativ, aims to pass on human ethics and normal behavioral traits onto robots through artificial intelligence software. Part of the...
• All-Chinese-Parts Supercomputer Leads World
  A supercomputer made with all-Chinese parts was named the fastest in the world Monday, and China also has beaten out the United States with the most supercomputers on the Top500 list.
• Android Co-Founder Predicts Robots Will Control Nearly Everything
  The co-founder of Android thinks artificial intelligence will become so advanced that it controls every connected device around us.
• Harvard Researchers Hail Discovery That Could Change Cell Phones, Microscopes
  A flat optic lens made of paint whitener - and finer than a human hair - is being hailed by Harvard University researchers as a discovery that could change everything from cell phone cameras to microscopes. The lens is about two millimeters across and uses a...
• Russia Held Successful Flight Test for Anti-Satellite Missile
  Russia held a successful flight test of an anti-satellite missile that has the capability of shooting down orbiting satellites, according to American defense officials.
• Scientists Studying Climate Change on Mars
  Earth's nearest neighbor undergoes climate change as well, and the Red Planet is much easier to understand, making it a perfect laboratory for studying how climate change works here, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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