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To help with climate change, carbon capture will have to evolve

Natasha Gilbert — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:09 GMT

The technologies are a useful tool to reduce CO₂ levels but have yet to move us away from fossil fuels

The greening of planes, trains and automobiles

Nicola Jones — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:03 GMT

We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Here’s how things are shaping up.

Radioactive drugs strike cancer with precision

Elie Dolgin — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:13 GMT

The tumor-seeking radiopharmaceuticals are charting a new course in oncology, with promise for targeted treatments with fewer side effects

Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming

Bob Holmes — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:10 GMT

New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way

From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar

Rachel Ehrenberg — Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:01 GMT

Today the koji mold is a master fermenter, but it has a checkered past

How next-gen data analytics is changing American football

Dana Mackenzie — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:23 GMT

At the NFL’s Big Data Bowl, scientists compete to develop new stats that better capture player performance

Geothermal power heats up

Katarina Zimmer — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:11 GMT

Long confined to regions with volcanic activity, geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies

Why do some people always get lost?

Bob Holmes — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:10 GMT

Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction

Nuclear’s role in a net-zero world

Nicola Jones — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:19 GMT

Is nuclear power a necessary part of the energy transition away from fossil fuels? As the debate rages on, new technologies and smaller reactors may be shifting the balance.

The atomic bomb, exile and a test of brotherly bonds: Robert and Frank Oppenheimer

KC Cole — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:05 GMT

A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths. For one, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public.

Toward truly compostable plastic

Boyce Upholt — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:27 GMT

Materials scientists are cooking up environmentally friendly polymers from natural sources like silk, plant fibers and whole algae. Economics and acceptance remain hurdles.

Why interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua and Borisov may hold clues to exoplanets

Theo Nicitopoulos — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:01 GMT

The detection of two celestial interlopers careening through our solar system has scientists eagerly anticipating more

The untapped potential of stem cells in menstrual blood

Sneha Khedkar — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:29 GMT

Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could have important medical applications, including diagnosing endometriosis

CRISPR gene editing: Moving closer to home

Amber Dance — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:22 GMT

With the first medical therapy approved and systems like CRISPR-Cas showing up in complex cells, there’s a lot going on in the genome editing field. Here’s our primer.

We urgently need data for equitable personalized medicine

Manuel Corpas — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:17 GMT

OPINION: A massive bias in medical studies toward men of European origin means that genetic variants in understudied populations don’t get the focus they deserve

Genes and heart disease: Finally making the link

Amber Dance — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:17 GMT

Polygenic risk scores — a patient’s chance, based on tiny DNA variants, of developing cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and more — are coming to clinics. But there are kinks to iron out and accuracy remains an issue.

Why scientists are making transparent wood

Jude Coleman — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:07 GMT

Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, the resin-filled material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows and more

Green shipping picks up speed

Elise Hansen — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:20 GMT

An international treaty aims to bring the shipping industry to net-zero emissions by around 2050. Can novel fuels, wind power and coordination on a global scale get it there?

How wind turbines could coexist peacefully with bats and birds

Katarina Zimmer — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:08 GMT

As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions, new approaches can help.