Technology
Scientists Are Literally Spinning Up Lab-Grown Meat
Researchers take inspiration from cotton candy to make a gelatin scaffolding, which could help realize the dream of more sustainable...
NASA's Biggest Telescope Ever Prepares for a 2021 Launch
Once the $10 billion Webb Telescope is blasted into orbit, it will seek out water on Earth-like planets, stars being born, and more...
New DNA Editing for Diseases, Dining Surveillance, and...
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A New Crispr Technique Could Fix Almost All Genetic Diseases
A less error-prone DNA-editing method could correct many more harmful mutations than was previously possible.
Andrew Yang Wants a Thorium Reactor by 2027. Good Luck,...
The presidential candidate backs a type of reactor that promises cleaner, safer nuclear energy. But it may not be the best way to...
The Bizarre Aye-Aye Isn’t Giving Us the Finger After All
The primate uses its long middle finger to fish for grubs. But scientists just discovered its “pseudothumb,” meaning it's got six...
Computers Are Learning to Read—But They're *Still* Not...
A tool called BERT can now outperform us on advanced reading-comprehension tests. It's also revealed how far AI has to go.
All Hail the Blob, the Smart Slime Mold Confounding Science
A Parisian zoo has opened an unusual new exhibit: a blob of slime mold with almost 720 sexes.
Juul Pulls Pods, Roll-Royce Builds a Flying Lab, and More...
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Could an Astronaut Lost in Space Use Gravity to Get Around?
With some basic physics, there are several ways to figure it out in real time. Which is good, because you’re going to run out of air.
