A second wind
With cutting-edge technologies, researchers seek to understand and treat the human lung.
Agent of change
Radiation creates, destroys, and transforms stellar objects.
That vape puff is not safe at all
Food-grade flavours in a vape puff may deal a nasty blow to the lungs.
Fresh breath
New technologies are driving a deeper understanding of lung functions — and of diseases.
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Agent of change
Radiation creates, destroys, and transforms stellar objects.
All mapped out
Psychiatrist Panagiotis Roussos on how genetic variation, ageing, and disease affect particular brain cells.
- Oct 2026
High pressure, 'low lives'
The way deep-sea creatures cope with 'high-pressure situations' offers a fascinating lesson in evolutionary biology.
- Oct 2026
Twin win
A catalyst converts toxic nitrite into useful ammonia.
Protein, precisely
'Precision fermentation' could ease the climate burden of traditional agriculture. But only if it surmounts scaling challenges.
- Oct 2026
Heat and crush
Start-ups work on cancer therapy, heated shelters, and sugarcane juice.
- Oct 2026
