Crispr Gene Therapy Revolution: Scientists Develop "Safer CRISPR" That Activates Genes Without DNA Cuts Scientists at UNSW Sydney and St Jude Children's Research Hospital have achieved what many considered impossible: activating dormant genes without cutting DNA.
climate-change The Underground Climate Heroes: Why Fungi Deserved the "Environmental Nobel Prize" While world leaders debate carbon capture technologies and engineers design massive machines to pull CO2 from the atmosphere, evolutionary biologist Dr.
Crispr Gene Therapy Revolution: Scientists Develop "Safer CRISPR" That Activates Genes Without DNA Cuts Scientists at UNSW Sydney and St Jude Children's Research Hospital have achieved what many considered impossible: activating dormant genes without cutting DNA.
Health & Medicine Psilocybin Therapy Clears Second Phase 3 Trial for Treatment-Resistant Depression Compass Pathways' COMP360 psilocybin therapy hits its primary endpoint in a second Phase 3 trial, bringing psychedelic-assisted psychiatry closer to regulatory approval.
Environment & Climate World's First 20-MW Offshore Wind Turbine Powers Up in China China connects the world's first 20-MW offshore wind turbine to the grid — a 174-metre engineering marvel that can power 44,000 homes.
Policy & Governance Olympics Enforce First-Ever Ban on 'Forever Chemical' Ski Waxes — And It's Working Three athletes disqualified at Milan-Cortina 2026 for using PFAS ski wax. The first enforced Olympic ban on forever chemicals is proving these alternatives work.
Health & Medicine CRISPR Gene Drive Could Strip Superbugs of Their Drug Resistance UC San Diego scientists use CRISPR gene drives to strip antibiotic resistance from bacteria — a potential paradigm shift in the fight against superbugs.
Environment & Climate China's Clean Energy Capacity Surpasses Fossil Fuels — A Global First 52% of China's operating power capacity now comes from non-fossil fuel sources — the first time clean energy has surpassed fossil fuels.
Health & Medicine Lab-Grown Human Spinal Cord Heals After Injury in World First Scientists at Northwestern University have achieved a world first: building a human spinal cord in miniature, injuring it, and healing it.
Environment & Climate China's Clean Energy Capacity Surpasses Fossil Fuels — A Global First 52% of China's operating power capacity now comes from non-fossil fuel sources — the first time clean energy has surpassed fossil fuels.
Health & Medicine Lab-Grown Human Spinal Cord Heals After Injury in World First Scientists at Northwestern University have achieved a world first: building a human spinal cord in miniature, injuring it, and healing it.
Environment & Climate China's Clean Energy Capacity Surpasses Fossil Fuels — A Global First 52% of China's operating power capacity now comes from non-fossil fuel sources — the first time clean energy has surpassed fossil fuels.
Health & Medicine Lab-Grown Human Spinal Cord Heals After Injury in World First Scientists at Northwestern University have achieved a world first: building a human spinal cord in miniature, injuring it, and healing it.
Policy & Governance Ireland Becomes First Country to Make Basic Income for Artists Permanent Ireland becomes the first country to make a basic income for artists permanent, after a pilot generated €100m in benefits from €25m invested.
Policy & Governance Ireland Becomes First Country to Make Basic Income for Artists Permanent Ireland becomes the first country to make a basic income for artists permanent, after a pilot generated €100m in benefits from €25m invested.
Policy & Governance Olympics Enforce First-Ever Ban on 'Forever Chemical' Ski Waxes — And It's Working Three athletes disqualified at Milan-Cortina 2026 for using PFAS ski wax. The first enforced Olympic ban on forever chemicals is proving these alternatives work.
