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Baidu’s self-driving car has hit the road
Today, Baidu, the “Chinese Google,” announced its autonomous car has successfully navigated a complicated route through Beijing. According to the company, the modified BMW 3-Series drove an 18.6-mile route around the capital city that included side streets as well as highways. The car Read More...
Researchers find better way to deliver cancer-killing drugs
Chemotherapy would be a much better option for treating cancer if the medicine could go directly into cancer cells without effecting the delicate blood vessels and healthy cells that surround them. Researchers from the University of Illinois may have found a way to do just that. What the Read More...
South Korea unveils plans to surge green car production
South Korea wants to lead the world in the transition to eco-friendly cars. On Tuesday, the country announced ambitious plans that will increase the annual production of hybrid and electric-powered cars from 80,000 this year to 920,000 over the next five years. It will invest $127 million to help Read More...
How well you age might depend on how you feel about aging
How do you feel about getting old? It turns out this is not just a trivial quiz question. New studies find that those who believe negative stereotypes about the elderly are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life. So, it seems that how you feel about aging has an effect on how Read More...
Finland plans largest basic income experiment ever to reform welfare system
The idea of the basic income has sparked worldwide interest in the past few years. Finland is determined to find out if it is a new way for the government to take care of its citizens, and is designing its largest basic income experiment ever. Starting in 2017, 100,000 citizens could get 1,000 euro Read More...
Taking fewer car trips is best way to save the environment
Evidence is mounting that switching from cars to taking trains or buses, bicycling, or walking is the fastest way to cut greenhouse gases. Reducing the number of cars on the road and, more importantly, the number of total trips, can cut the 27 percent of greenhouse gases that originate from Read More...
Molecule clears Alzheimer's plaques in mice
A molecule can clear Alzheimer's plaques from the brains of mice and improve learning and memory, Korean scientists have found in early tests. Exactly how it gets rid of the abnormal build-up is not understood. The small Nature Communications study hints at a way to tackle the disease even once its Read More...
US to ban soaps and other products containing microbeads
The US is set to ban personal care products that contain microbeads after the House of Representatives approved a bill that would phase out the environmentally-harmful items. The bill, which had been backed by a bipartisan committee, will now go to the Senate for approval. The Microbead Free Waters Read More...
Share of life in good health 'rising'
The proportion of life spent in good health is increasing in England, even as life expectancy continues to rise, a study suggests. The research compared two identical surveys, 20 years apart, that measured the health of people aged 65 or older in Cambridge, Newcastle and Nottingham. The data, Read More...
Kind Bars to U.S. government: Redefine ‘healthy’
You’ve probably never bought almonds that said “healthy” on the package. If you did, they were probably illegal almonds. Because despite the fact that almonds are among the foods most clearly proven to be elements of health-promoting diets, almonds contain too much fat to qualify Read More...