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How designing brand-new enzymes could change the world

The scientific now of space food

Why governments should prioritize well-being

The new political story that could change everything

The human skills we need in an unpredictable world

The next software revolution: programming biological cells

We need to track the world's water like we track the weather

Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture?

In the war for information, will quantum computers defeat cryptographers?

How virtual reality turns students into scientists

Why you should shop at your local farmers market

How do self-driving cars "see"?

The intergenerational wisdom woven into Indigenous stories

How supercharged plants could slow climate change

Origami robots that reshape and transform themselves

How the West can adapt to a rising Asia

How AI could become an extension of your mind

Everything around you can become a computer

After billions of years of monotony, the universe is waking up

A climate change solution that's right under our feet

How climate change could make our food less nutritious

5 challenges we could solve by designing new proteins

The next global agricultural revolution

Parasitic worms hold back human progress. Here's how we can end them

Can we cure genetic diseases by rewriting DNA?

An ingenious proposal for scaling up marine protection

The power to think ahead in a reckless age

What productive conflict can offer a workplace

How civilization could destroy itself -- and 4 ways we could prevent it

The danger of AI is weirder than you think

Creativity builds nations

Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy

A fascinating time capsule of human feelings toward AI

The beautiful future of solar power

Wearable tech that helps you navigate by touch

The artificial muscles that will power robots of the future