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Like brain cells, kidney cells can ‘remember’

Kidney cells can make memories too. At least, in a metaphorical sense. Neurons have historically been the...

China’s famously rich dinosaur fossil beds get a new origins story

One of the most extraordinary fossil beds of Cretaceous creatures in the world formed about 125 million...

3 Simple Rules to Beat the Downsides of Aging

We humans may be the only species that is aware of our mortality. We are obsessed with...

Combining AI and Crispr Will Be Transformational

In 2025, we will see AI and machine learning begin to amplify the impact of Crispr genome...

It’s Time to Make the Internet Safer for Kids

In the real world, we have more than a century of experience figuring out how to share...

The Climate-Driven Diaspora Is Here

Many places are becoming increasingly unlivable. And around one-quarter of humanity is already dealing with drought and...

The Fossil Fuels Conversation Needs a Hard Reset

In 2025, we will see a fundamental transformation in the language of climate politics. We’re going to...

Neuralink Plans to Test Whether Its Brain Implant Can Control a Robotic Arm

Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, announced on Tuesday that it is launching a study to test...

COP29 Agreement Says Someone Should Pay to Help Developing Countries, but Not Who

At around 3 am on Sunday morning, in a drained plenary, the gavel slammed to bring COP29...

From electric cars to wildfires, how Trump may affect climate actions

If we learned anything from 2024, it’s that climate change is rapidly reshaping our world. We’re on...

Dengue is classified as an urban disease. Mosquitoes don’t care

The town of Borbón in northern Ecuador is home to several government and religious offices and a...

Mathematicians Just Debunked the ‘Bunkbed Conjecture’

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Much of mathematics is driven by intuition, by...
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