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The initial study lays the groundwork for another larger, longer phase 2 trial.

The synthetic cartilage was made from cellulose fibers — the stuff found in wood — mixed with a goo called polyvinyl alcohol.

Most patients with cancer die from metastasis. Stopping it would be a major advance in cancer therapy.

The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora is one of the reasons why Bryan Walsh sees supervolcanoes as the” single, biggest threat to the human race.”

The DARPA-funded memory prosthesis helps the brain retain new information.

The futurist behind Minority Report explains 3 steps for predicting what comes next.

WIRED founder Kevin Kelly explains why progress often looks like dystopia to the untrained eye.

Futurist Ari Wallach asks, "how do we want to be remembered?"

This company uses thousands of mirrors, AI, and machine learning to unlock the power of the sun.

Poachers drove the Northern White Rhino to extinction. One scientist and her “frozen zoo” are on a mission to bring them back.

Here's what it means for the field.

Tiny specks of space debris can move faster than bullets and cause way more damage. Cleaning it up is imperative.

An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track.

This Yale researcher is creating an experimental therapy for cystic fibrosis made from viruses - and it’s working.

The tiny swimmers appear to transmit signals that "persuade" the female body to have a baby.

She helped create CRISPR, a gene-editing technology that is changing the way we treat genetic diseases and even how we produce food.

This man did over 150 drugs to help teach others how to use them safely.

Humanoid robots are coming, and Ameca is designed to be the ideal platform to study human-robot interactions.

A team of scientists hopes deep-earth lithium could sustain America's vast demand for batteries. But extracting it won't be easy.

A new wave of preventative cancer vaccines are set to begin trials.

More than 150 companies are developing flying cars. Here's why they're aren't yet off the ground and darting across city skies.

Prosthetic arms can cost amputees $80,000. A startup called Unlimited Tomorrow is aiming to change that by making customized 3D-printed bionic arms for just $8,000.

It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.

Shoving platelet-rich plasma up your nose might restore your sense of smell after COVID. But whether it actually works still needs to be sniffed out.

Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work.

New research shows psychedelics activate receptors inside brain cells that other compounds, like serotonin, cannot.

Americans are more willing to put the greater good above their own interests today than in the 1950s.

More humans are being born with a third arm artery, an example of microevolution happening right before our eyes.

This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.

This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.