We at the Planetary Broadcast Network are not ashamed to admit it: everyone here is a big fan of Fission Girl, radio’s most famous nuclear-powered superhero. It’s been a great disappointment to our network that the show’s production has been temporarily delayed by robot worker shortages; however, we are beyond thrilled to have the chance…

We humans can be incredibly productive when we want to be—or when there is a quick buck to be made. Take for example, plastic; the first synthetic polymer was invented in 1869, and the first easily mass-produced plastic was formulated in 1907. In 1950, the world’s annual plastic production was around 2 tons; by 2015…

You may have seen a recent story (tweeted about by our own James Dixon) about researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, China, who successfully established a quantum communication network. The network is composed of over 700 ground links, and two high-speed ground-to-satellite connections. It’s quite modest compared to the…