How to build a wormhole in just 3 (nearly impossible) steps

Planning a trip to the Andromeda Galaxy? Not so fast.

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Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindling

A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday it will keep using the spacecraft’s seismometer to register marsquakes until the power peters out, likely in July.

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Uber Eats Is Testing Autonomous Robot Deliveries

Uber's food delivery app now offers new ways (and new places) for customers to order meals and snacks.

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There’s a Venom For That

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Opinion: Human genetic engineering is coming. We must discuss the social and political implications now

I’m a genetic scientist. The advance of this technology is inevitable, but it is not inevitably evil. To ensure that, we need a new vision for how science is practiced

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Researchers Glimpse How AI Gets So Good at Language Processing

Language processing programs are notoriously hard to interpret, but smaller versions can provide important insights into how they work.

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Humans may have evolved to show signs of stress to evoke support FROM OTHERS

Showing signs of stress could make us more likeable and prompt others to act more positively towards us, according to a new study by scientists at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Portsmouth.

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