Gene Drives Shown to Work in Wild Plants. They Could Wipe Out Weeds.
Henry Grabar has had enough battling knotweed. All he wanted was to build a small garden in Brooklyn—a bit of peace amid…
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How ‘Dune’ Became a Beacon for the Fledgling Environmental Movement—and a Rallying Cry for the New Science of Ecology
Dune, widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to influence how writers, artists, and…
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DARPA Is Engineering Light-Activated Drugs to Keep Pilots Alert
We’ve all been there: A tight deadline, an overnighter, and the next day we’re navigating life like zombies. For fighter…
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Google DeepMind’s AI Rat Brains Could Make Robots Scurry Like the Real Thing
Rats are incredibly nimble creatures. They can climb up curtains, jump down tall ledges, and scurry across complex…
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Electric Air Taxis Are on the Way: Quiet eVTOLs May Be Flying Passengers as Early as 2025
Imagine a future with nearly silent air taxis flying above traffic jams and navigating between skyscrapers and…
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Gene-Edited Animal Organ Transplants Could Help End the Organ Donor Crisis
Thousands of people a year die while waiting for an organ transplant. Early experiments in xenotransplantation are…
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How Teams of AI Agents Working Together Could Unlock the Tech’s True Power
If you had to sum up what has made humans such a successful species, it’s teamwork. There’s growing evidence that…
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This MIT Device Maps the Human Brain With Unprecedented Resolution and Speed
A squishy, fatty, beige-colored organ covered with grooves and ridges, the brain doesn’t look all that impressive on the…
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