Could Growing New Teeth Change Modern Dentistry?
Dentistry has recently come under scrutiny over unnecessary fillings and the profits generated by dental implants. Now, a Phase II…
Heads They Win, Tails They Win: Climate's Unfalsifiable Story
For over a decade, Europeans were warned that the Gulf Stream could collapse. Fresh evidence tells a different story – one receivi…
NASA Seeks Mars Crew – But No Sleepwalkers
NASA is looking for four volunteers to spend a year in simulated lunar and Martian habitats. Applicants need astronaut-like qualif…
The Dark Side of Gene Editing for Medical Treatments
Gene editing promises to eradicate previously incurable illnesses, but its use of human embryos to develop new treatments leaves b…
Rare Brain Surgery Leaves Young Epilepsy Patient Seizure-Free
Czech doctors have performed a highly specialized neurosurgical procedure on a young child with severe epilepsy, avoiding a full h…
Toxic Productivity: When Even Your Best Is Not Enough
Do you feel guilty when you rest or just do nothing? Work may have taken centre stage in your life, overshadowing a simple truth: …
Return to the Moon: NASA’s Artemis II Mission Marks a New Era of Lunar Exploration
Artemis II has lifted off, sending astronauts back towards the Moon more than half a century after the last mission – even as NASA…
Europe: the paradox of happiness
Finland remains on top, Germany climbs the ranking. Yet behind the figures of the World Happiness Report a deeper trend is taking …
Why is modern life ruining our sleep?
The quality of sleep has deteriorated over the years. An expert explains the causes and what chronic sleep deprivation can lead to…
Beyond the Headlines: Eight Reasons for Optimism
Amid wars and political tension, good news rarely makes the headlines. Yet beyond the daily noise, important breakthroughs continu…
Musk's U-turn on the road to Mars
Some of the steps taken by the world’s richest man suggest that even he is, for now, keeping his feet on the ground. Yet on Earth,…
Flying cyborgs? Spy pigeons are being developed by a company linked to Putin's daughter
The Russians have apparently overtaken the space billionaire, who is focusing on colonizing neighboring planets.
Google's design DNA, British spying, and French geopolitics
Štandard wrote about artificial intelligence tools capable of designing synthetic DNA in November last year. A geneticist from Goo…
The Demise of Humanity? Japanese Artificial Skin and the Fight Against the Terminator
Who would want to be informed about illness by their skin glowing? Are banks preparing to reveal the existence of extraterrestrial…
A new lemon-shaped planet raining diamonds has been discovered
The discovery was made by the James Webb Space Telescope, and it is a planet with a mass similar to Jupiter, orbiting extremely cl…