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Mining co. says first autonomous freight train network fully operational

On Friday, major mining corporation Rio Tinto reported that its AutoHaul autonomous train system in Western Australia had logged more than 1 million...

The hype around driverless cars came crashing down in 2018

As 2018 dawned, expectations for self-driving vehicles were sky-high: Self-driving technology seemed to be right around the corner. But then the industry was...

EPA says regulation of mercury emissions not “appropriate and necessary”

On Friday, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it did not think that current mercury emissions rules placed on coal-fired...

The Orville blends science fiction and science fact into a winning mix

, Seth MacFarlane's warm homage to the franchise, delighted viewers with the interstellar adventures of the crew aboard the titular starship. As the...

Without question, these are 2018’s best space books for kids

Star Trek!) This year, there's been some amazing new children's books that I've loved reading and have read repeatedly in recent months. Here are...

Caltech scientists use DNA tiles to play tic-tac-toe at the nanoscale

There's rarely time to write about every cool science story that comes our way. So this year, we're running a special Twelve Days...

Under current policies, residential batteries increase emissions in most cases

Another year, another reason to take the promises of residential home batteries with a grain of salt. This month, a group of researchers...

Video: Astronaut Scott Kelly teaches orbital mechanics with Kerbal Space Program

We're re-surfacing a few videos from days past over the Christmas 2018 break to give folks a chance to see them anew. A...

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