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Feeding Tomorrow
Humanity faces one of its greatest challenges as climate change impacts farms
Shields Up
Radiation-loving fungus might be the key to protecting astronauts
REGREEN
Low- & high-tech methods help restore desert ecosystems
Dust busters
Researchers look to understand damaging storms and how to better predict them
THRoUGH THEIR EYES
Researchers find ways to make robotic technology more efficient
Build your own robot
What parts will you pick?
IN SEARCH OF THE METAVERSE
Definitions vary, but one thing seems certain: The technology will change the way we live and work
Researchers, start your companies!
Extracting commercial value from academic research has advantages, but there are risks, too
Back down to Earth
8 technologies born of the space race and 3 inventions that weren’t (but you thought were)
Final frontiers
As the people of Earth move out into the universe, old precedents will guide emerging legal questions
Should we lie to ET?
Sending messages to the cosmos might lead to unintended consequences
Who’s an astronaut? Definitions matter
Legal wording could mean tourists are out of luck in the
case of an emergency
Ice, ice baby
Freeze desalination may be nature’s lower-energy solution to the world’s water woes
Delivering a greener future
Climate goals drive the logistics industry to find more responsible ways to get products from Point A to Point B
What’s the ETA on EVs?
Consumer habits, government policies push adoption rates for electric vehicles
Follow the money
Public-sector support was critical in the fight against the virus, but private groups contributed too
The placebo problem
The pandemic tested ethics in nutritional clinical trials
Modern heritage
Mobile phones, robots, drones and more preserve the old ways
Digitizing history
Bedouin traditions, dialects, stories and more stay alive for the next generation
Making this the last pandemic
Large-scale outbreaks like COVID-19 can be prevented
Keep an eye on the animals
Worldwide monitoring system could help keep new diseases in check
History of the mRNA vaccine
The medical game-changer was decades in the making
Out of thin air
Tech could someday let people even in dry climates get clean water straight from the atmosphere
A river runs over it
Climate change promises uncharted waters for scientists studying vast bands of vapor in the sky
Sea, salt and sun: Desalination’s brighter future
Solar-powered plants could help achieve global water security — with a surprising benefit in energy storage
A non-fungible token of good faith
NFTS are the internet’s answer to collectibles, but there are things to know before you start trading
Civil planning in the age of pandemics
Researchers imagine how redesigning the suburbs can protect residents when the next big one hits
Desalination has social benefits – and costs, too
Technologies could exacerbate existing inequalities in a society, researchers suggest
Camels switch off their kidneys to survive dehydration threats
Adaptions let animals thrive in harsh environments
‘Can we take a picture with you?’ Saying no takes on new meaning across cultures
Research into how Emiratis use language to refuse a request shows it’s not a simple answer
Research challenges assumptions about condition that leaves people speechless
Damage to Broca's area after a stroke may not cause aphasia after all
Holograms could help reduce the need for food packaging
Lasers and corn syrup could someday be used to print nutrition information directly on the item