Technology
Everyone Is Sick Right Now
For the past two years, social distancing kept seasonal viruses at bay. Now they’re roaring back.
Park Rangers Are Using Silent Ebikes to Catch Poachers
A Swedish electric bike is helping Mozambique’s park rangers protect game and reducing the need for fossil fuel infrastructure in...
This Low-Cost Test for Hearing Loss Lives on a Smartphone
Audiology screening can be inaccessible for kids in low-resource areas. By utilizing off-the-shelf products, these scientists are...
The Next Great Overdose-Reversing Drug Might Already Exist
Fentanyl-related substances have a bad reputation, but they could also save lives. In the US, a legislative battle to expedite research...
The Era of One-Shot, Multimillion-Dollar Genetic Cures...
Gene therapies promise long-term relief from intractable diseases—if insurers agree to pony up.
Please Stop Freaking Out About This Giant Yellow Spider
Invasive species experts urge scientists and the media to avoid sensationalizing Jorō spiders—and wait for science to catch up.
The Enigma of Dragonfly 44, the Galaxy That’s Almost Invisible
A growing catalog of huge but dim “ultra-diffuse” galaxies is forcing astronomers to invent new theories of galactic evolution.
The Mystery of Alaska’s Disappearing Whales
Belugas pass cultural knowledge across generations. Their survival may depend on how they collectively adapt.
A Proactive Way to Detect Cancer at Its Earliest Stages
Medtech firm Earli is working on a way to make tumors announce themselves as they appear—and even provide directions to where they...
Pop-Up Farming Pods to Help Colonizers Grow Crops on Mars
Interstellar Lab’s inflatable BioPod is designed to help plants survive inhospitable conditions on Earth and allow explorers to settle...
