Google’s SynthID to stop AI organisms from slipping through the cracks
With Gen AI now capable of creating functional molecular structures, Google has come up with a new system to tackle imminent biosecurity risks that come with such innovations. Before modern AI, much of computational biology focused on storing, searching, and comparing biological data. Public databases allowed scientists to check whether...
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The US officially confirms it has space weapons orbiting Earth
The nation has confirmed that it possesses weapons in orbit, crossing a new threshold that could accelerate the global arms race in space. On September 14th, US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced that the country had officially deployed weapons into space. And yes, you read that right –...
AI can now create custom viruses to fight superbugs
With antibiotic resistant infections on the rise, this new breakthrough paves the way for scalable AI-driven phage therapy, while simultaneously creating ethical concerns over biosecurity. Antibiotics is just one of those discoveries that ended up being fundamental to human history. It turned fatal infections into treatable conditions. In doing...
Could white hydrogen discovery fast-track global shift to clean energy?
While billions have been poured into manufacturing hydrogen the dirty way, experts in Canada found what was once thought to be impossible: a steady stream of white hydrogen. Last year, thanks to a surge in solar panel installations, the world raved about how renewables overtook coal to become one of...
The 26 chickens that could rewrite the future of de-extinction
The renowned company continues to shape the future of bioengineering, and with its latest success, pushes the boundaries of avian biology. Let’s be honest. Regardless of where you stand in its ethical debate, almost every headline surrounding Colossal Biosciences and its endeavours never fail to leave us intrigued. With that said,...
Human driven climate change is literally making days longer
New research, building on data from 2024, reveals that accelerating ice melt is not just slowing Earth’s rotation at a rate unseen in 3.6 million years, but also disrupting global technological systems. When the Earth was first born 4.5 billion years ago, an average day lasted less than 10 hours....
What’s next for the Artemis mission?
57 years ago, Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon’s surface, paving the way for lunar exploration. Now, the Artemis program aims to do the same, but with a twist: to prepare humans for Mars. Since its launch, NASA’s Artemis II has been making global headlines. From the obvious making of history, to the release of stunning visuals of the Earth and Moon, Artemis just keeps on giving. Since...
Artemis II astronauts travel furthest ever distance from Earth
NASA’s lunar mission Artemis II has been a huge success. The crew has shared viral images of Earth from space and the moon’s previously unseen far side.
Artemis II has successfully reached the moon as part of its flyby lunar mission. The crew has now swung around and is headed back toward Earth, having travelled farther from our planet than any other astronauts in history.
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China’s artificial Sun’s breakthrough brings us closer to limitless clean energy
The nation’s fusion reactor’s recent advancement broke theoretical limits, doubling the potential energy of future reactors, which can now be smaller and cheaper. La Niña’s cooling effects mark a sharp contrast to the record-high temperatures driven by El Niño at this time last year. Yet, with each passing year, the stakes of climate change rise, as we increasingly find ourselves living the future we were once warned about. When...
Antarctica inaugurates the world’s first ice sanctuary
With climate change raging over glacial ice, the landmark sanctuary was built to preserve Earth’s historical records held within the ice. Time machines have long captured human imagination but have remained firmly in the realm of science fiction. Yet, understanding the past may not require such sophisticated piece of tech at all, for nature has already given us something alike – glacial ice. Snow is composed partially of air, and...
