Scientists Take a Harder Look at Genetic Engineering of Human Embryos
A year ago, a cell biologist announced that he had successfully used Crispr to edit human embryos for the first time in the US—but plenty of scientists didn't buy it.
The Only Thing Fire Scientists Are Sure of: This Will Get Worse
It's a new world for global warming-powered wildfires. Unless things change, they're just going to get bigger.
The Only Thing Fire Scientists Are Sure of: This Will Get Worse
It's a new world for global warming-powered wildfires. Unless things change, they're just going to get bigger.
Sorry, Nerds: Terraforming Might Not Work on Mars
If a new analysis is correct, conditions on Mars make it impossible for existing technology to turn it into a garden of Earth-like delights.
Just Some Other Totally Legit Microbes That Will Definitely (Not) Make Your Tech Startup a Unicorn
A study this week got people thinking that infection by *Toxoplasma gondii*, a parasite found in cat poop, could be used to prime people for entrepreneurship. We’ve got some ~~better~~ equally terrible ideas.
Inside the 23-Dimensional World of Your Car’s Paint Job
Hue. Saturation. Luminance. Sparkle. Fixing a door ding is about way more than color. (Also: Why the sky is blue and clouds are white.)
Turns Out Cities Can’t Sue Oil Companies for Climate Change
Municipalities all over the US are taking oil companies to court for damages related to global warming. They're losing.
In Search of New Rules to Protect Other Worlds From Earth’s Cooties
NASA's Office of Planetary Protection has tried to protect other worlds from us and us from other worlds since the Cold War. But the future wants a better way.
The Troubled End of an Ethically Compromised Booze Study
NIH pulled the plug on what would have been a grand experiment in “healthy” drinking. Where can the field go now?
Big Tech Isn’t the Problem With Homelessness. It’s All of Us
Amid all the digital wealth, the big cities of the West are racked with the destitute. We know how to solve this problem, so what’s stopping us?