Cities and Urbanization
These futuristic buildings are at one with nature
Designs that are changing the future of architecture.
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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.
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.
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.
Automotive Industry
Electric car range could be about to get a lot better
New research from the University of Waterloo could triple electric car range.
Future of the Environment
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.
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.
Global Health
Watch CRISPR edit DNA in real time
A Japanese researcher has shown, for the first time, CRISPR editing DNA in real time.
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.”
Future of the Environment
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.
Space
This top university has designed a radical new Martian city
Each year, Mars City Design hosts a competition in which teams from around the world submit their concepts for future Martian cities.
Artificial Intelligence
These robotic arms could give you superhuman strength
The robotic arms can reportedly lift half a ton, but in operating the machine, the user feels only two kilogram of force.
Future of the Environment
This bin could help suck the ocean clean
Portsmouth Harbor, in the UK, aims to combat ocean plastic with the seabin, a new device that sucks plastic, oil, and other debris from the water.