Gene Editing Just Restored Hearing and Vision in Early Clinical Trials
Gene-editing trials have restored hearing and slowed inherited vision loss in early patients, marking some of the technology's first tangible medical wins outside the lab.
Solid-State Batteries Are Finally Leaving the Lab
Solid-state batteries have promised faster charging and longer range for years. Pilot production lines are finally testing whether the chemistry can scale beyond the lab.
Deep-Sea Mining Is Moving Faster Than the Science Meant to Guide It
Companies are racing toward commercial deep-sea mining for battery metals, while marine biologists warn that regulation is outpacing the science needed to understand what's at stake.
Gene-Edited Crops Are Quietly Reaching Supermarket Shelves
Gene-edited crops are reaching commercial fields faster than expected, with regulators treating them differently from older GMOs — even as consumer skepticism lags behind the science.
Broadway’s Box Office Is Booming Again — But Not the Way It Used To
Broadway grosses are back above pre-pandemic levels, but the shows filling seats look nothing like the mix that once defined the district, and long...
Movie Theaters Are Betting on Premium Formats to Survive
Home streaming was supposed to make the multiplex obsolete. Instead...
The Rise of ‘Slow Travel’ and What It Says About How We Actually Want to Live
Fewer countries in more days: a growing share of travelers are trading whirlwind itineraries for weeks spent in a single place, and the tourism industry is scrambling to catch up.
Inside the Quiet Return of Vinyl to Mainstream Music Retail
Vinyl sales have grown for close to two decades straight, and retailers who once cleared out their record bins are now building entire storefronts back around them.
The Four-Day Work Week Experiment Nobody Expected to Work This Well
After years of pilot programs across dozens of companies, the data on shorter work weeks is in — and it's forcing skeptical executives to take the idea seriously.
Why Small Modular Reactors Became Everyone’s Favorite Climate Bet
Once a fringe idea kept alive by a handful of engineers, small modular reactors are now backed by tech giants, utilities, and governments racing to power an AI-hungry grid without adding carbon.