Futurology

Desalination could avert one of the top 10 threats facing the world
Desalination — changing seawater into safe drinking water — could avert a crisis. Here’s how to make it less costly and labor-intensive.
Toward truly compostable plastic
Materials scientists are cooking up environmentally friendly plastics from natural sources like silk, plant fibers and whole algae.
Your garden’s 2024 “hardiness zone” could change, thanks to warming climates
Hotter summers and warmer winters are changing the types of plants we’ll be able to successfully grow. Here’s how to adapt.
3D printing promises to transform architecture forever
Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
A new look at the strange case of the first gene-edited babies
How do floating wind turbines work?
Pricing groundwater will help solve California’s water problems
UK test-fires its first high-energy laser weapon
What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? 
You can “see the future” with these smart contact lenses 
Hack your gut microbiome, live to 110
Longtermism’s perspective on humanity’s past, present, and future