The Feds Are Trying to Get Plants to Mine Metal Through Their Roots
“Just like we do research with corn, wheat, soybean, getting these plants to be more efficient in taking up nutrients—nitrogen,…
A Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Was Just Transplanted Into a Person for the First Time
Slayman received his first kidney transplant in 2018 from a human donor. The donor kidney initially functioned well, but Slayman…
Europe Is Struggling to Coexist With Wild Bears
It was around 5 pm on March 15, and the light was fading fast, when Constantin and Tatiana were attacked…
There Are Already More Measles Cases in the US This Year Than All of 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Medical Association sent out separate but similar pleas on Monday…
Watch Neuralink’s First Human Subject Demonstrate His Brain-Computer Interface
On Wednesday, Neuralink introduced the first human subject to receive the company’s brain implant, a 29-year-old man who has been…
The World’s E-Waste Has Reached a Crisis Point
The phone or computer you’re reading this on may not be long for this world. Maybe you’ll drop it in…
Citizen Zoo Is Rewilding the UK, One Grasshopper at a Time
The large marsh grasshopper was once ever-present across Eastern England’s wetlands. But after decades of habitat destruction, these handsome insects…
Scientists Are Tinkering With Clouds to Save the Great Barrier Reef
It’s a sweltering summer in Australia, and the corals on the Great Barrier Reef are showing early signs of stress.…
The Future of EV Charging is Bidirectional, If You Can Afford It
In 2020, EVTEC installed five charging stations outside Islington Town Hall in London, and the company will launch another trial…
People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One
London had a problem. In 2016, more than 2 million of the city’s residents—roughly a quarter of its population—lived in…