Scientists Are Cloning the Coronavirus Like Crazy. Here's Why—and the Risks . Most biomedical researchers are busy finding ways to squash the new coronavirus. Meanwhile, synthetic biologists are busy cloning it in droves. In late February a team from th

Here Are the Results of the Biggest Universal Basic Income Trial Yet . Widespread job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic are leading to renewed interest in the idea of a universal basic income (UBI). That coincided perfectly with publication of the re

OpenAI Finds Machine Learning Efficiency Is Outpacing Moore’s Law . Eight years ago a machine learning algorithm learned to identify a cat—and it stunned the world. A few years later AI could accurately translate languages and take down world champion Go

Forget Exercise—These Mice Got Ripped With Gene Therapy . Trying to hack fitness is a multi-million-dollar industry; we’ve all seen at least one ad featuring a purported miracle product that claims it can make people lose weight and look great—without eve

How Gene Therapy Let Mice Build Muscle and Cut Fat, Exercise-Free . Trying to hack fitness is a multi-million-dollar industry; we’ve all seen at least one ad featuring a purported miracle product that claims it can make people lose weight and look great—w

Forget Exercise—These Mice Got Ripped With Gene Therapy . Trying to hack fitness is a multi-million-dollar industry; we’ve all seen at least one ad featuring a purported miracle product that claims it can make people lose weight and look great—without eve

The World Food Program’s Coronavirus Fight—and How You Can Help . The coronavirus outbreak has thrown the world into turmoil. On top of the infections and deaths it’s caused, there have been significant knock-on effects on financial markets, supply chains

Will 3 Billion People Really Live in Temperatures as Hot as the Sahara by 2070? . Humans are amazing creatures, in that they have shown they can live in almost any climate. Think of the Inuit who live in the Arctic or the Bedouins in the deserts of North

To Find a Coronavirus Vaccine Faster—Should We Deliberately Infect Thousands of People? . “First, do no harm” is a core principle for all physicians. Yet with the new coronavirus wreaking havoc across the globe, the medical community is now asking: What i

Hacking Plant Life: Artificial Photosynthesis Takes a Leap Forward . All life on earth ultimately gets its energy from the sun through the amazing ability of plants to sustain themselves on nothing more than water, air, and sunlight. Now researchers have