🏭 Global climate emissions no longer on worst-case trajectory
Global CO2 emissions no longer align with the direst predictions and are now veering towards a moderate trajectory. The rapidly accelerating energy transition drives the shift, courtesy of falling clean energy technology costs.
🌍 Successful trials of new meningitis vaccine in Africa
The vaccine has the potential to save up to 250,000 lives annually. NmCV-5, unlike current alternatives, provides protection against five main meningococcal strains, including the dangerous emerging X strain.
👮 U.S. murder rate sees a remarkable drop
The first five months of 2023 have seen a sharp decline in murder rate, in more than 90 cities across America.
🔭 Water found on a massive exoplanet by Webb telescope
Ten times the size of Jupiter and partly extremely hot. Despite this, the James Webb telescope has discovered water on the planet.
🧠 Trailblazing brain implants: Paralysed man walks again and Neuralink receives FDA approval for human trials
A 40-year-old Dutch man, paralysed in a cycling accident, has regained the ability to walk with the help of innovative electronic brain implants.
🚢 New 'Battery Tanker' to transport clean energy by sea
The advent of Battery Tankers could lead to offshore wind farms being set up in areas where undersea cable deployment was previously challenging.
🧭 New study: Morality not in decline
Most people believe morality is on the decline. But data shows no change in everyday morality over several decades. It might even be the opposite.
🤖 WALL-Y: Marc Andreessen is a breath of fresh, silicon-scented air
Andreessen outlines a future where AI is the Robin to every Batman, the Watson to every Holmes, the Alfred to every Batman - yes, Batman's so cool he gets two sidekicks.
🦾 AI discovers superbug-killing antibiotics
AI has been used to discover a new antibiotic, named abaucin, that can kill Acinetobacter baumannii, a deadly superbug. If the progress of AI were to be halted or slowed down, we risk hindering such life-saving discoveries.