Former landfills are becoming “brightfields” 
Ukrainian startup expects to fly “self-devouring” rocket in 2022 
How to be a techno-optimist
Dive into the world’s first underwater garden 
CRISPR cure for sickle cell nearly 100% effective after three years
These bendy wind turbines won’t crack in hurricanes
Google has not created sentient AI — yet 
Cloud labs are the “ghost kitchens” of science
This molecule may be the “secret sauce” of exercise — but it won’t work as a pill
Gene-edited wheat less likely to produce “probable carcinogen” acrylamide
After millennia of agricultural expansion, the world has passed “peak agricultural land”
China successfully tests space-based solar power components 
CRISPR could create a one-shot treatment for HIV 
Engineers develop nanoparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier
Why growing food indoors is the future of farming 
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Satellites zoom in on cities’ hottest neighborhoods 
Here is how to send a distress signal to space from anywhere on Earth 
Hyundai’s autonomous ship is the first to make a transoceanic journey 
This starchy wondercrop could help alleviate food insecurity
CRISPR can create a “captain’s log” for bacteria traveling through the microbiome
Apple Watch now approved to track Parkinson’s symptoms
We may want to rethink how we deliver COVID-19 vaccines
How the brain responds to surprising events
Is our world ready for mind-controllable robotic body parts? 
A groundbreaking solution could unleash our hydrogen future
Moms’ “super-antibodies” point the way to new antibody medicines
Magic mushrooms evolved to scramble insect brains, send them on wild, scary trips 
Future tech could 3D print objects inside your body
A vaccine against mosquito saliva may be the key to stopping their diseases
Why Africa’s newest super-bridge is in the continent’s weirdest border zone
New test tells you how many T cells for COVID-19 you have
This compact electric vehicle wants to combine a scooter and a car 
New CRISPR-based map ties every human gene to its function 
How facial recognition is identifying human trafficking victims 
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The age reversal tech that billionaires are banking on
Where does the plastic in our oceans come from?
A smart bomber for bacteria could help save antibiotics
Handheld antibody tester could reveal if you’re immune to COVID
Theory of mind: What chess and drug dealers can teach you about manipulation
Pilotless German air taxi flies for first time 
Washable smart fabric turns movement into electricity 
We need to know about progress if we’re concerned about the world’s large problems
Tiny nanoscale drills can bore holes right through bacteria
The key to fighting fungal infections may have been inside us all along
Virginia launches world’s biggest 3D-printed housing project
“Stealth bomb” for cancer unlocks powerful immune attack 
Gene therapy fixes rare heart disorder with clever workaround
Tiny robotic crab, controlled by lasers, can run, twist, and jump 
The biggest myths about electric vehicles
Electric car supplies are running out
Chinese robot clones pigs with no human help
Stimulating deep sleep may improve brain health, memory, and mood
Self-healing robot skin created out of human cells 
The US Civil War drastically reshaped how Americans deal with death – will the pandemic?
New harvesting robots are gentle enough to pick this fruit 
Small trial of cancer immunotherapy sends every patient into remission 
Geopsychology: Your personality depends on where you live
MIT grads demonstrate first ammonia-powered tractor
Digital technology can cut global emissions by 15%. Here’s how.
Three more nations eliminate sleeping sickness as a public health threat
Nuclear isomers were discovered 100 years ago
Massive turbine turns deep ocean currents into electricity 
Unreal Engine may power the metaverse 
How a volcanic eruption was forecast five months in advance
US plans to put nuclear-powered spacecraft in orbit by 2026 
Why at-home STI tests may (finally) be about to take off
Longtermism’s perspective on humanity’s past, present, and future
US’s Frontier is the world’s first exascale supercomputer
This already-approved drug could help repair the brain after stroke
Recycled tires can act as sunscreen for roads
New gene-edited tomatoes boost vitamin D levels
Study reveals the dynamics of human milk production
UK man receives double hand transplant to treat rare disease
Portugal set to start up Europe’s largest floating solar park
Humans have big plans for mining in space
A new treatment may cure neuropathic pain
New surgery implants living, 3D-printed body parts
Walmart drone delivery now covers 4 million households
We have a new way to hunt for potentially hazardous asteroids 
This AI can finally tell humans why we’re losing 
Genetic mutations can be benign or cancerous – here’s a new way to identify them
Lasers could cut lifespan of nuclear waste from “a million years to 30 minutes,” says Nobel laureate
Real cheese without the cow
HIV drug could improve memory
A world map of private islands (some are a steal!)
Ancient creatures inspire record-breaking new technology
After 350 years, astronomers still can’t explain the solar system’s strangest moon
World’s fastest passenger jet hits near-supersonic speeds
The source of a strange anti-cancer compound is found in Florida
Turning Appalachia’s contaminated creek water into art
We finally know why sunscreen kills coral reefs
New tech could help prevent 2/3 of hospital-acquired infections 
Why haven’t plastic-eating bacteria fixed the plastic problem yet?
What foods will 9.3 billion people be eating in 2050?
A new device can make drinking water from seawater at the push of a button
A massive kite is now generating carbon-free electricity
First CRISPR’d cockroaches open door to other gene-edited insects
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop is possible. How badly do we want it?