Technology
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...
They Lived in a Pandemic Bubble. Now Covid Has Arrived
Some remote Pacific island nations haven't had a single case of Covid-19 for the past two years. Now they're reopening to the world,...
The Brutal Reason Some Primates Are Born a Weird Color
When species have babies with conspicuous fur, it can attract good attention—or bad. A new theory could explain why.
Astronomers Want to Save Dark Skies from Satellite Swarms
The International Astronomical Union launched a new organization tasked with limiting reflected light and radio interference from...
How the Physics of Resonance Shapes Reality
The same phenomenon by which an opera singer can shatter a wineglass also underlies the very existence of subatomic particles.
Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?
Researchers believe that if the chemical is made with renewable energy, it could be used as a clean source for fertilizer, fuel, and...
A New Database Reveals How Much Humans Are Messing With...
Some animals and plants are rapidly adapting to our warming, polluted world. How alarming that is depends on your perspective.
