Technology
Swarms of Mini Robots Could Dig the Tunnels of the Future
The underground excavation industry is exploring mini robots, plasma torches, and superheated gas to replace the massive boring machines...
A Bioengineered Cornea Shows It Can Improve People’s Sight
Donated human corneas are scarce in places where they’re most needed. A version made from pig collagen could help meet demand.
Three Possible Futures of the Monkeypox Epidemic
Following a White House declaration of emergency, the US is at a crossroads in how it responds to the virus. Each scenario has wildly...
The Psychology of Inspiring Everyday Climate Action
Individual choices and habits help the climate. Understanding how people think can make it happen.
How Clean Is ‘Clean’ Hydrogen?
Batteries and renewable energy alone can’t decarbonize industries, and recent proposals for a “hydrogen economy” could bridge those...
This Laser-Firing Truck Could Help Make Hot Cities More...
Scientists are driving around in a specialized observatory to better understand how urban heat varies not only block to block, but...
Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid
This antiviral is very effective at protecting vulnerable people from Covid, despite the small possibility of rebound symptoms.
The Double Life of the Bloodsucking Sea Lamprey
In the Great Lakes, sea lampreys are a scourge. In Europe, they’re an endangered cultural treasure. Can biologists suppress—and save—the...
The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leaving Everyone...
A Danish company that’s the sole producer of the only approved vaccine has sold nearly all its supplies to the US, and it won’t be...
How Clean is ‘Clean’ Hydrogen?
Batteries and renewable energy alone can’t decarbonize industries, and recent proposals for a “hydrogen economy” could bridge those...

