From lab demo to real-world biology: First artificial cell with a life cycle
Minnesota researchers unveil SpudCell, the first artificial cell with a full life cycle, highlighting minimal genome insights and open-science aims.
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Geothermal: The Long Road to a Bottomless Power
Geothermal could power our grid for millennia, but breakthroughs in drilling and cost reductions are needed before it becomes mainstream.
Mars rocks reveal organics
New macromolecular carbon hints from Jezero Crater renew hope about ancient Martian life, but definitive proof awaits Earth-bound samples.
Symptoms at Your Fingertips: Pros and Pitfalls
Smartphones reshape health awareness, with apps offering trend insights and prompts for care, while inviting caution on data interpretation and privacy.
From Char to Chapter: Scrolls Speak Again
The team’s new imaging and AI workflow makes an entire Herculaneum scroll readable, moving from patches to full-text recovery and promising more ancient texts unlocked.
What Homeopathy Studies Do—and Don’t—Show
A clear look at homeopathy papers on PubMed, what they show, and why the findings matter.
Echo chambers aren’t all on the platform; user choices matter
Echo chambers stem from user choices, while algorithms feed related content. No radicalization path found; transparency and user control urged.
Moon space after Earth lessons
A Moon-focused recycling concept could reshape how we manage space around the Moon, moving beyond Earth-centric rules to a collaborative, sustainability-driven approach.
Can Belief Override a Child’s Rights?
A Pennsylvania case involving faith healing has reignited a long-running debate over religious freedom, parental responsibility, and children’s right to medical care. The story explores a century of similar cases and the difficult questions they continue to raise.