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Forget Coal: Asteroid Mining Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

Forget Coal: Asteroid Mining Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

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A pharma exec was sentenced to nine years in prison for profiting from a meningitis outbreak

CNN helpfully fact-checks Donald Trump’s tweet about its “way down” ratings

Google responds to the EU fine with a “What about Amazon?” defense

Google responds to the EU fine with a “What about Amazon?” defense

This bed startup used a century of research to create a suite of products optimized for the perfect night’s sleep

This bed startup used a century of research to create a suite of products optimized for the perfect night’s sleep

Florida now allows unmanned delivery robots on sidewalks

Google just got fined a record-breaking $2.7 billion by the EU for manipulating search results

Oracle, Yelp, and others have signed a letter of support for the EU’s imminent $1.2 billion anticompetitive fine against Google

MIT team shows off a new approach to flying cars—drones that drive

Report: Apple buys German company that holds key technology for augmented reality glasses

Attention iPad fans: iOS 11 is now an extremely tempting public beta

Attention iPad fans: iOS 11 is now an extremely tempting public beta

CBO says Senate health care bill would leave 22 million people uninsured over the next decade

CBO says Senate health care bill would leave 22 million people uninsured over the next decade

Pharma bro trial’s first big challenge? Finding jurors who don’t think Martin Shkreli is terrible

Pharma bro trial’s first big challenge? Finding jurors who don’t think Martin Shkreli is terrible

NASA and Lockheed Martin hope you don’t hear this supersonic jet coming

NASA and Lockheed Martin hope you don’t hear this supersonic jet coming

Apple rents a few SUVs from Hertz, Hertz shares jump 14%

Get ready to (maybe) hear a lot more ads on your favorite podcasts

Get ready to (maybe) hear a lot more ads on your favorite podcasts

Missouri women are a Senate vote away from living in an early stage of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Missouri women are a Senate vote away from living in an early stage of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

The Super NES Classic will include an ill-fated 1990s game that never made it to market

The Super NES Classic will include an ill-fated 1990s game that never made it to market

Waymo just tapped Avis to help it manage future self-driving car fleets

Here are some MIT drones that can fly and drive to get you through your Monday

Study: More boomers, senior citizens, and even Republicans are coming around to gay marriage

Study: More boomers, senior citizens, and even Republicans are coming around to gay marriage

NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

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Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

Video

How This Google Employee Transformed His Career During A Bad Job Market

How This Google Employee Transformed His Career During A Bad Job Market

Why Failure Should Be the Bedrock Of Your Success

Why Failure Should Be the Bedrock Of Your Success

You Might Have Multiple Careers—And That’s Okay

You Might Have Multiple Careers—And That’s Okay

The Four Steps To Designing The Work You Love

The Four Steps To Designing The Work You Love

Why You Should Never Eat Lunch Alone When Networking In A New Company

Why You Should Never Eat Lunch Alone When Networking In A New Company

Why Happiness Comes First At Illy Coffee

Why Happiness Comes First At Illy Coffee

How Do We Solve The Water Crisis In The Developing World?

How Do We Solve The Water Crisis In The Developing World?

How Discrimination Against Women Within The STEM Fields Inspired This Scientist To Take A Stand

How Discrimination Against Women Within The STEM Fields Inspired This Scientist To Take A Stand

How To Achieve The Best Work-Life Balance For You

How To Achieve The Best Work-Life Balance For You

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Forget Coal: Asteroid Mining Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

Forget Coal: Asteroid Mining Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

Robots are paving the way toward lucrative space mining as NASA and private startups launch pioneering prospecting missions to precious metal-rich asteroids.

NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

NASA’s Future Astronauts Will Need These Job Skills

The most important skill an astronaut can have doesn’t necessarily involve hard science.

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

NASA Looks To Gaming Tech For Next-Gen Space Exploration

The space agency adapted Microsoft’s mixed-reality technology to help scientists and engineers explore Mars and design better spacecraft.

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

Watch The Opportunity Rover Zip Across Mars In This 11-Year Time-Lapse

The Opportunity rover has been on Mars for 11 years and roved over 26.2 miles, and now there’s a time-lapse video of the entire journey.

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

How NASA’s “Mohawk Guy” Will Search For Life On Europa

Europa mission planner Bobak Ferdowsi on Star Trek, haircuts, and NASA’s search for life.

What Astronauts Will See—But Not Hear—When They Return To Earth From Mars

What Astronauts Will See—But Not Hear—When They Return To Earth From Mars

NASA’s amazing Orion re-entry video—complete with “sci-fi” music: for those who prefer a 20,000-mph ride from the comfort of home.

All The Wonder Of Space And Human Exploration, Packed Into A Gorgeous 4-Minute Film

All The Wonder Of Space And Human Exploration, Packed Into A Gorgeous 4-Minute Film

Wanderers is a new short film that pairs enhanced visuals from NASA’s archives with an epic score and Carl Sagan narration. It is totally out of this world.

Eye-Catching Map Visualizes 150 Years Of Hurricanes

Eye-Catching Map Visualizes 150 Years Of Hurricanes

Hurricane season is in full swing. Here’s what it would look like if every storm since 1851 was circling at the same time.

It’s Getting Hot In Here: A Video Of Climate Change

It’s Getting Hot In Here: A Video Of Climate Change

A new visualization from NASA shows the spikes in temperature that have occurred over the last 120 years.

Buzz Aldrin’s New Mission: Life On Mars

Buzz Aldrin’s New Mission: Life On Mars

The Apollo 11 astronaut makes the case for a permanent settlement on the Red Planet.

Ideas

Meet The Winners Of The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Meet The Winners Of The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Middle America Is More Innovative Than A Lot Of America Thinks

How To Get People To Wear More Sunscreen: Make It Free

Entertainment

Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, And The Manning Brothers Reveal The Secret To Success

Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, And The Manning Brothers Reveal The Secret To Success

Jordan Brand Celebrates Russell Westbrook’s NBA MVP With Some Unconventional Math

See The New “Star Wars” Trailer Recreated Entirely On A 1984 Apple Computer

Co.Design

Within Our Lives, 95 Degree Days Could Be Totally Normal

Within Our Lives, 95 Degree Days Could Be Totally Normal

N.Y.C.’s Biggest Brutalist Eyesore Gets A Glassy Second Life

This Drone Responds To Your Emotions Just Like A Good Pet

Fast Company

How Facebook Used Science And Empathy To Reach Two Billion Users

How Facebook Used Science And Empathy To Reach Two Billion Users

Amazon’s New Echo Show Has A Decent Chance Of Taking Over Your Kitchen Counter

Meet The Winners Of The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy