In her new book on biological warfare, Annie Jacobsen didn’t even discuss AI because scientists can already warp Mother Nature to create extinction-level events.
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The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases.
Oura’s IPO delay. The dangers of “secretagogues.” Unpaid medical debts. These stories and more in this week’s InnovationRx newsletter.
Envy isn’t a flaw that successful people outgrow. New research reveals how emotionally skilled people turn envy into motivation rather than resentment.
Heterochromia, or two different-colored eyes, is rare in people but common in cats and dogs — here’s the pigment and genetics science behind the striking trait.
Paul Halpern’s The Great Atom Debate tells how physicists Ernst Mach and Ludwig Boltzmann battled over atoms, atomic theory, thermodynamics, and the nature of science.
“With proper measures in place—like shade, hydration stations, early warning systems, and adjusted timings—events can still be held safely, even in hot weather.”
Northern lights may return to the U.S. and Canada overnight Thursday, Oct. 1, and Friday, Oct. 2, as an incoming CME could trigger G1 geomagnetic storm conditions.
Saturn is approaching its best viewing conditions of 2026, with the famous ringed planet set to reach opposition on Oct. 4. Here’s what you need to see its rings.