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Asgardia: Space nation or pie in sky?
"I have become citizen number 62 of Asgardia, a new space nation dedicated to expanding peaceful exploration of space for the benefit of humanity."
October 20, 2016
Asgardia, the nation state of space
Russian businessman Igor Ashurbeyli believes that an orbiting space station has the potential to become a sovereign nation in space.
October 16, 2016
China joins search for alien life
China's big new radio telescope - now the largest of its type in the world - will join Breakthrough Listen experiments in the U.S. and Australia in seeking extraterrestrial signals.
October 15, 2016
Do you have a 2nd brain … in your gut?
We're controlled by more than just our thoughts. New video from AsapSCIENCE
October 13, 2016
Our future doesn’t have to be dismal
Scientists analyzed sustainability projects around the world and identified overarching trends that can potentially help create a more sustainable future.
October 8, 2016
Spread of early humans: New findings
New studies reveal the diversity of early human populations and help pin down when we left Africa.
October 1, 2016
Are we in a sixth mass extinction?
This short video puts modern extinctions in context by comparing them with Earth's 5 previous mass extinctions.
September 29, 2016
New theory on why time advances
Why does time flow inexorably toward the future? A Berkeley physicist proposes that time is expanding because space is expanding.
September 26, 2016
Today in science: Michael Faraday
Meet Michael Faraday, the man behind the electric motor and theory of electromagnetism.
September 22, 2016
Satellite sees 3 California wildfires
There were more than a dozen wildfires burning in California, as of September 20.
September 20, 2016
