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Cities and Urbanization

These futuristic buildings are at one with nature

Designs that are changing the future of architecture.

03 Jan 2018

Global Health

This implant heals broken bones while transforming into natural bone

This new approach uses 3D printed ceramic implants that gradually disappear and become actual bone.

02 Jan 2018

Climate Change

Why your smartphone is contributing to climate change

Updates to a study show that in the coming years, the energy consumed globally by our smart devices could seriously impede our efforts to limit climate change.

15 Dec 2017

United States

In a first for the United States, there will be a private, high-speed train service

For the first time in the United States, there will be a private, high-speed train service — and it’s coming to Florida.

13 Dec 2017

Automotive

Electric car range could be about to get a lot better

New research from the University of Waterloo could triple electric car range.

13 Dec 2017

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This bird has evolved into a new species right in front of our eyes

A decades-long study shows that evolution can happen in as little as two generations.

29 Nov 2017

Climate Change

China is fighting flooding with 'sponge cities'

China's government is supporting innovators to create sponge cities that rapidly and safely absorb water.

16 Nov 2017

Global Health

Watch CRISPR edit DNA in real time

A Japanese researcher has shown, for the first time, CRISPR editing DNA in real time.

16 Nov 2017

Future of Economic Progress

Experts might have an alternative to basic income

Zoltán Pogátsa, a Hungarian political economist debated whether or not Universal Basic Income (UBI) will be the “social security net of the future.”

15 Nov 2017

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Thousands of scientists issue bleak ‘second notice’ to humanity

In a communique published Monday in the journal BioScience, more than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries assess the world's latest responses to various environmental threats.

14 Nov 2017