Ideas and Projects

16/09/2017 - 12:14

GENETIC MODIFICATION OF HUMANS Debates among scientists started roaring last year over a new technology that lets us edit human DNA. It’... →

10/09/2017 - 16:04

“Metaphorical phrases like ‘coldly calculating,’ ‘heated response’ and ‘cool-headed’ actually have some scientific validity, as we... →

03/09/2017 - 14:40

Men came in slightly lower at 114.1 years in the samples taken from the data which spans the last 30 years, said Professor John Einmahl,... →

27/08/2017 - 14:12

In 2015, the Reykjavík City Council passed a motion endorsing a blanket boycott of Israel. Amid an outcry over the motion, its language was... →

21/08/2017 - 12:36

While tiny tomatoes have been around for centuries, certain varieties of cherry tomatoes – including the popular tomaccio – were developed... →

16/08/2017 - 13:12

Of course, we don’t currently have the means of achieving human immortality, nor is it clear that we ever will. But two hypothetical... →

07/08/2017 - 10:59

The long-sought haploid Most of the cells in our body are ‘diploid’, which means they carry two sets of chromosomes (the structure in... →

30/07/2017 - 11:43

“I asked her, ‘Why are you still here? Go have coffee with your friends,’” relates Merav Boaz, senior vice president of Krembo Wings. “My... →

23/07/2017 - 13:32

Since the 1950s, Israelis have not only been finding miraculous ways to green their own desert but have shared their discoveries far... →

16/07/2017 - 11:54

All over the world, though, buyers have been put off of electric cars by three distinct problems: limited range on a single battery charge... →

11/07/2017 - 14:11

This filtration technique differs from existing purification technologies in the way that it efficiently recycles wastewater. While popular... →

04/07/2017 - 13:53

The world’s first “Forest City,” created to fight pollution, is now under construction in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, China. Designed by... →

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