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With Elon Musk advocating the need for humans to merge with machines and a transhumanist politician running for Governor in California, an intellectual movement that sat on the fringes throughout the 20th century is poised to hit the mainstream.

​Real estate is valuable aboard compact satellites, so the smaller each component can be made, the better. Scientists are developing a thin solid-state battery, which could save space for important instruments in satellites, or provide power on other planets, in cars or within the walls of a home.

According to the WHO, malaria was the cause of almost 430,000 deaths in 2015. A new vaccine that introduces live malaria parasites into the bloodstream has just undergone clinical trials in humans, and been shown to provide long-term protection with effectiveness of up to 100 percent.

​​When it was first announced, the AM-RB 001 was just a collection of promises. A styling reveal followed the announcement three months later, but details about the collaboration with Red Bull were still hard to find. Finally, we have concrete technical info about the AM-RB 001. ​

When the second generation Moto 360 was released nearly a year and a half ago, we deemed it a duly capable smartwatch with competitive features. Now that the Android Wear 2.0 operating system has been released, is it still worth holding onto? Or should you upgrade to the LG Watch Sport instead?

​In a comment piece in Nature, astrophysicist and author Mario Livio discusses a recently rediscovered 1939 essay by Sir Winston Churchill in which he discusses the possibility of life on other planets and the exploration of the Solar System.

By studying ancient pottery handles, researchers have determined that the Earth's magnetic field isn't in imminent danger of reversing and triggering a mass extinction event, but has fluctuated over the millennia with the field spiking in the 8th century BCE.

Why do some cocaine users become addicts while others don’t? One popular theory attributes it to poor judgement. However the accidental creation of a cocaine-resistant mouse suggests otherwise – that for some people, drug addiction might be wired into their genes. ​​

​When it comes to conditions that require patients to administer daily injections or take lots of pills, scientists are increasingly looking to drug-dispensing implants as a more convenient alternative. One of the latest such devices is activated simply by passing a magnet over the skin.

​The Nokia 3310 – one of the most popular cell phones in the world just after the turn of the millennium – is having a surprising resurgence in popularity, amidst reliable rumors that Nokia will re-introduce a modernized version of the phone at the Mobile World Congress later this month.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set a new record for the number of satellites delivered into orbit from a single rocket. The PSLV C37/Cartosat-2 Series Mission delivered 104 satellites into orbit, beating the previous record of 37 satellites set by Russia in 2014.

We've observed a trend toward increased water resistance in mobile devices, but “water resistant” is not a one-size-fits-all term and it does not mean the same thing as “waterproof”. Fortunately, those degrees of protection are codified. Here's a handy reference guide to those ratings.