Sustainable Development

The First Mars Homes Could Look Like Red Space Igloos

The new space race is focused on who can get humans on Mars first. But what happens after that?Eventually, colonization will become a major priority, and housing is going to b...

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What Went Wrong With Google Fiber?

Google Fiber, we hardly knew ya’.Google parent Alphabet’s decision to put the brakes on its superfast fiber-based internet service represents a disappointing setback for o...

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What It’s Like To Live With A Bionic Hand

Nicky Ashwell was born without her right hand, but that’s never held her back. She tried a few different prosthetics in the past—mainly realistic-looking hands or ...

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Who Needs A Sun? Alien Life Could Survive Off Of Cosmic Rays

When searching for life on other planets, we tend to look for conditions similar to Earth—after all, that’s the only place we’ve found life in the universe s...

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Haptic Feedback Prototype Lets You Grasp Objects In VR

Some folks already find virtual reality devices prohibitively expensive, but the haptic feedback devices that attempt to pull the sensation of touch into the normally visually...

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Behold, The Most Detailed Map Of Neutral Hydrogen In The Milky Way

Sometimes you just need to forget about all the small things and focus on the big picture, just like our fatty bear brother Otis. He knows what’s up. So, if life’s...

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Tesla’s Clever Plan To Push Self-Driving Cars Into The Mainstream

All new Tesla drivers are being signed up for one big beta test of autonomous cars. On Wednesday, the automaker announced that every vehicle it produces will co...

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Scientists Are Testing Out Nanoparticles That Can Stop Cancer In Its Tracks

The future is here; We now live in a world where researchers can send tiny, manmade particles into the body to blast apart cells that help cancer spread. Well, at least in mic...

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What Is Neurocapitalism And Why Are We Living In It?

It's a fact: we are bang in the middle of the Anthropocene. We have changed the destiny of our planet and its ecosystems, to the point that human actions have become as powerf...

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How To Share The Planet With Artificial Intelligence

Human-level intelligence is familiar in biological hardware—you’re using it now. Science and technology seem to be converging, from several directions, on the poss...

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BORROWED LOVE FADES TOO SOON

Film critic Arnab Banerjee examines Ek Din, a Hindi remake of the Thai romantic drama On...

May 3 2026

REIMAGINING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH COMPASSION

In this deeply personal conversation, Vinta Nanda speaks with Sachin Chaudhry about ment...

May 2 2026

WEST BENGAL’S DEMOCRATIC HOSTAGE CRISIS

Satyabrata Ghosh examines West Bengal’s 2026 Assembly Election, voter deletions, A...

May 1 2026