Articles
11/07/18
Our buildings could help reverse global warming, instead of being a major cause
Concrete isn't going away anytime soon, but we can engineer it to store more carbon
Entomology
University of California Riverside
10/29/18
That steak is a stretchy biological machine
Sure, meat is made of animal muscles. But what even are muscles?
Synthetic Biology
ETH Zurich
10/26/18
Meet Grete Hermann, the philosopher of quantum physics
She changed how we thought about truth not only in science, but in politics and ethics, too
10/24/18
These unregulated, potentially dangerous chemicals are probably already in your bloodstream
Researchers have known that there are unsafe compounds in our water for decades, but the government is just starting to catch up
Marine Science
University of Rhode Island
10/22/18
From muscle to meal, this is the journey meat takes
There's complex chemistry happening every time you throw burgers on the grill
Synthetic Biology
ETH Zurich
10/19/18
Why academia needs its #MeToo moment
Academia reports the second-highest rates of work-related sexual harassment, only less than the military
Editor and writer, The Marjorie
10/17/18
We can detect and treat it better than ever, but preventing cancer is still far out of reach
The search for clues has led researchers to study animals who don't develop cancer at all
Cancer Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
10/15/18
Here's everything you need to know to grow your own hamburgers
Cellular agriculture techniques are young but rapidly advancing
Tissue Engineering
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
10/12/18
The history of humanity is written across your smile
'The Tales Teeth Tell' traces the evolution of our teeth into "oral Swiss army knives"
Evolutionary Anthropology
Rutgers University
10/10/18
With new technology, mind control is no longer science-fiction
We can only transmit basic signals between brains, but we should consider the ethics before moving on to complex thoughts
Neuroscience
Curtin University
10/08/18
Lab-grown meat could bring about the next agricultural revolution
Cultured meat would require less land, less water and potentially produce less greenhouse gases
Genomics
University of Alberta
10/05/18
Shortages of rare earth elements could limit clean energy development
We've started searching for rare earth elements in some unlikely places
Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
10/03/18
Futuristic organ-on-a-chip technology now seems more realistic than ever
Researchers have pioneered what may be the most accurate simulation of kidney function to-date
Chemical Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
10/01/18
Volcanoes can kill thousands. We should pay closer attention to the moving earth beneath us
Boiling clouds of ash and gas, moving 100 mph, pose a greater threat than lava, yet the world lacks volcano safety standards
Earth Science
Rice University
09/28/18
Raising animals for meat creates lots of problems. Lab-grown meat could provide solutions
Cultured meat is the next step in a long history of alternatives to conventional meat
Neuroscience and Genetics
UC San Diego