Looking for LUCA, everyone’s shared ancestor
Scientists are making headway in learning about our great-grand-germ Grandma, is that you? Scientists who have tried to understand early…
Year: 2026
Math long resisted a digital disruption. AI is poised to change that
Modern formalization, supercharged by AI, could radically change the way people do mathematics Mathematician Kevin Buzzard of Imperial College London…
No one’s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all
For four days in February 2019, some 30 synthetic biologists and ethicists hunkered down at a conference center in Northern…
A Digital Ally
IN OCTOBER 2024, Carolina Millon, a former retail executive in Falls Church, Virginia, anxiously checked her email and found a notification…
Human-built ‘beaver’ dams help save struggling streams
Inspiration from nature’s engineers is helping rescue imperiled waterways One warm morning in the summer of 2025, the Beaver Brigade…
This Band Aid-like device could let you ‘feel’ the virtual world
It’s studded with tiny dots that vibrate to mimic the feel of real-world textures Worn on a fingertip, the new…