Without proper guardrails in place, experts and governments worry, artificial intelligence (AI) could make it easier for more people to do harm with biology. Perhaps advanced chatbots could help ...
The International Gene Synthesis Consortium (IGSC), an organization of the world’s leading gene synthesis companies, continues to drive the advancement of biosecurity screening. A recent “red teaming” ...
The Hive is a large, insulated metal box loaded with dozens of white-hot ceramic bricks that convert electricity to heat at ...
In Morro Bay, California, residents fear that a proposed battery storage facility for renewable energy could hurt tourism or ...
The region is chronically underserved by weather and climate information, which makes it difficult to prepare and respond to ...
The total cost of the Sentinel missile, when you include all the costs of the warhead it will carry, will be more than $185 ...
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Wired. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
The International Gene Synthesis Consortium (IGSC) is an industry-led group of gene synthesis companies and organizations formed to design and apply a common protocol to screen both the sequences of ...
The COVID pandemic illustrated the grave, global threat that a novel pathogen can pose. It also brought to the fore an ...
Editor’s note: This article is part of a collection of expert commentaries. You can read the rest of the series here. The world is seeing an increase in disease outbreaks that underscore the critical ...
Editor’s note: This article is part of a collection of expert commentaries. You can read the rest of the series here. Changes in climate and land use increase the risk of new diseases by driving ...