Technology
Sewage Sampling Already Tracks Covid. What Else Can It...
Everyone poops—and that reveals traces of pathogens. Comprehensively analyzing wastewater could help find flu and detect the next...
This Startup Is Trying to Make Juicy Steaks Out of Thin...
Air Protein is transforming carbon emissions into delicious cuts of meat, with the helping hand of bacteria.
Symmetries Reveal Clues About the Holographic Universe
How might our universe emerge like a hologram out of a two-dimensional sheet? An infinitely distant “celestial sphere” could hold...
A Strange, Endangered Ecosystem Hides in Underground Waterways
In an increasingly thirsty world, scientists warn that the rare creatures living in our groundwater are at risk.
The Greatest Physics Demo of All Time Happened on the Moon
This is the true story of a hammer, a feather, the Apollo 15 mission, and the answers to humanity’s oldest questions about how stuff...
The James Webb Telescope Is in Position. Now It’s Booting...
After successfully launching and maneuvering the spacecraft, JWST researchers still have months of prep work to do before they can...
A Twist on Stem Cell Transplants Could Help Blood Cancer...
Cell grafts can help people fighting leukemia—but they risk a dangerous immune reaction. An experimental way to filter donors’ cells...
You're (Maybe) Gonna Need a Patent for That Woolly Mammoth
Scientists are racing to bring extinct species back from the dead. But does a resurrected mammoth belong to nature, or us?
Can Super-Fast Battery Charging Fix the Electric Car?
The dominant trend in EV batteries is that bigger is better. Maybe with speedier charging, automakers could do more with less.
Huge Sponges Are Eating an Extinct Arctic Ecosystem
Thousands of years ago, hydrothermal vents fed worms deep below the ice. Scientists have found 300-year-old sponges feeding on the...
