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12/30/2018 / By JD Heyes

U.S. cybersecurity experts scrambling to thwart major attacks on power, water, gas infrastructure by “bolting on” fixes to old vulnerable systems

Crammed into a small building in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a group of about 50 cyber security experts and researchers are working around the clock to protect American infrastructure from debilitating attacks. As The Associated Press reports, much of what goes on at the Idaho National Laboratory, once known as the country’s primary nuclear research facility, […]

10/05/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

New research discovers how brain cells used for navigation operate, shedding insight on brain diseases and overuse of technology

It’s something that happens to many people every day: you walk outside of the subway tunnel, look around, and instantly realize right where you are and head on your way. As simple as it sounds in theory, the mechanisms underlying this nearly-automatic act are so complex that scientists have long struggled to understand them Now, […]

04/07/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Not on my property: New bill would allow landowners to shoot drones

It used to be that the words “get off my lawn” meant to physically pick yourself up and walk far enough away to where your feet no longer touched the property. Now, however, due to advancements in technology, the term “property” refers to both horizontal space and vertical space. The development and use of unmanned […]

01/27/2017 / By Mary Wilder

Company reveals ambitious plans to build world’s first floating city in the Pacific Ocean

The past few years have left people all over the world concerned about the future of our planet. While there are those who believe that culture has its ups and downs and that the pendulum always swings back and forth, there are those who believe that we have reached the point of no return and that […]

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