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Boeing has dreams of a hypersonic passenger plane, and it looks like something straight out of science fiction.

X, The Moonshot Factory tackles global problems with solutions so outlandish that they just might work.

This is a major advance on the way to achieving fusion energy.

We bought a bunch of tardigrades online (thanks, internet!) and tried to see them with six inexpensive microscopes. Here is what we discovered.

Here's what we learned about six microscopes while trying to see tardigrades, or water bears, through their lenses.

The U.S. Navy's most commonly used torpedo — the MK 48 — is getting a makeover that will make it stealthier, deadlier and farther-reaching than ever before, according to news sources.

Fusion energy is only 30 years away. Again.

Two graduate students developed a method for synthesizing DNA that could make it much faster, cheaper and easier for biologists to create synthetic DNA sequences.

The history behind the discovery is a fascinating tale with twist and turns that would make Agatha Christie's head spin.

It's the fastest, and smartest, supercomputer.

Russia's space agency is developing a novel method for dealing with space junk: vaporizing it with lasers.

DNA and other stringy molecules could store data much more efficiently than hard drives in modern computers.

Apple Watches and Fitbits have inadvertently saved lives. But how far are we from replacing our annual checkup with a glance at our wrist?

Not everyone is prepared to welcome robot overlords.

The company will reportedly not renew its contract with the Department of Defense to develop AI imaging software for drones.

The Higgs boson appeared again at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and this time, it revealed something new and exciting about its behavior.

The researchers zapped the ceramics with electric fields to prevent them from shattering (though under enough pressure they will still crack).

How are neural networks "expressing themselves" through original paintings, songs and fiction?