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Ten years ago, a little-known bacterial defense mechanism skyrocketed to fame as a powerful genome editor. In the decade since, CRISPR-Cas9 has spun off...

The Next Step for AI in Biology Is to Predict How Proteins Behave in the Body

January 18, 2023

DARPA Wants to Develop a Drug to Make People Resistant to Extreme Cold

January 17, 2023

Cellular Reprogramming Extends Lifespan in Mice, Longevity Startup Says

January 16, 2023

In Bioethics, the Public Deserves More Than a Seat at the Table

January 15, 2023

Thanks to DALL-E, the Race to Make Artificial Protein Drugs Is On

Shelly Fan - January 3, 2023

Ray Kurzweil Predicts Three Technologies Will Define Our Future

Sveta McShane - April 19, 2016

Stem Cells Are Poised to Change Health and Medicine Forever

Peter H. Diamandis, MD - January 17, 2017

Understanding the Cell: The Elementary Building Block From Which Life Emerges

Sara Harrison - November 27, 2022

Computing

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Google Scrambles to Catch Up in the Wake of OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Jason Dorrier - January 22, 2023

Google is one of the biggest companies on Earth. Google's search engine is the front door to the internet. And according to recent reports,...

Crash and Merge: Can Crypto’s Calamitous Year Save It From Itself?

December 26, 2022

Physicists Simulate a Simplified Wormhole on Google’s Quantum Computer

December 2, 2022

This AI Supercomputer Has 13.5 Million Cores—and Was Built in Just Three Days

November 22, 2022

Scientists Build the First Crucial Components of a Molecular Computer

November 7, 2022

Quantum Chip Takes Microseconds to Do a Task a Supercomputer Would Spend 9,000 Years On

Shelly Fan - June 7, 2022

Crash and Merge: Can Crypto’s Calamitous Year Save It From Itself?

Edd Gent - December 26, 2022

Will the End of Moore’s Law Halt Computing’s Exponential Rise?

Jason Dorrier - March 8, 2016

This AI Supercomputer Has 13.5 Million Cores—and Was Built in Just Three Days

Jason Dorrier - November 22, 2022

Space

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Astronomers Reveal the Most Detailed Radio Image Yet of the Milky Way’s Galactic Plane

Andrew Hopkins - January 19, 2023

Two major astronomy research programs, called EMU and PEGASUS, have joined forces to resolve one of the mysteries of our Milky Way: where are...

Space-Based Solar Power Hardware Was Just Launched Into Orbit for Testing

January 6, 2023

Are Black Holes Time Machines? Yes, but There’s a Catch

January 4, 2023

Astronomers Just Confirmed the Most Ancient Galaxies Ever Observed

December 11, 2022

NASA Gives ICON $57 Million to Build a 3D Printer for Structures on the Moon

December 1, 2022

From Bosons to Bigfoot: 6 Science Mysteries That Might Be Solved in 2016

Simon Cotton - January 5, 2016

Space-Based Solar Power Hardware Was Just Launched Into Orbit for Testing

Edd Gent - January 6, 2023

This Amazing Interactive Map of the Universe Takes You All the Way Back to the Big Bang

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - November 23, 2022

Astronomers Just Confirmed the Most Ancient Galaxies Ever Observed

Jason Dorrier - December 11, 2022

Energy

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Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Meet Grid-Scale Storage Needs by 2030

Edd Gent - January 23, 2023

Boosting the role of renewables in our electricity supply will require a massive increase in grid-scale energy storage. But new research suggests that electric...

Form Energy’s New Factory Will Churn Out Iron-Air Batteries for Grid-Scale Storage

January 11, 2023

Space-Based Solar Power Hardware Was Just Launched Into Orbit for Testing

January 6, 2023

A $3.5 Billion EV Battery Plant Will Convert Millions of Old Batteries Into New Parts

December 22, 2022

Ukraine Conflict Has the World on a Renewable Energy Run, IEA Report Says

December 19, 2022

A $3.5 Billion EV Battery Plant Will Convert Millions of Old Batteries Into New Parts

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - December 22, 2022

This Solar Car Will Soon Hit Production—and It Costs Less Than $26K

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - July 14, 2022

From Bosons to Bigfoot: 6 Science Mysteries That Might Be Solved in 2016

Simon Cotton - January 5, 2016

Ukraine Conflict Has the World on a Renewable Energy Run, IEA Report Says

Edd Gent - December 19, 2022

Future

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From Autocycles to Flying Cars, the Wild Mobility Solutions on Display at CES 2023

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - January 5, 2023

In the not-too-distant future, we’re going to need new ways to move. Cars are convenient and relatively affordable, but they’re also one of the...

The Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: The World Has Changed Fast—What Might Be Next?

December 29, 2022

Longtermism: Why the Million-Year Philosophy Can’t Be Ignored

December 23, 2022

A $3.5 Billion EV Battery Plant Will Convert Millions of Old Batteries Into New Parts

December 22, 2022

The Argument for a 4-Day Workweek Gets Stronger After Latest Trial

December 7, 2022

Short Space Film “Wanderers” Reminds Us We Are All Explorers

Sveta McShane - December 2, 2014

Technology Feels Like It’s Accelerating — Because It Actually Is

Alison E. Berman - March 22, 2016

Magnetizable Concrete in Roads Could Charge Electric Cars While You Drive

Edd Gent - August 9, 2021

Extreme Wealth Should Be Transformed Into Global Impact—Here’s How

Peter H. Diamandis, MD - July 6, 2015

Tech

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CRISPR’s Wild First Decade Only Scratches the Surface of Its Potential

Shelly Fan - January 25, 2023

Ten years ago, a little-known bacterial defense mechanism skyrocketed to fame as a powerful genome editor. In the decade since, CRISPR-Cas9 has spun off...