Health

An illustration of a pluripotent stem cell, which can be coaxed to develop into various kinds of tissue

SMART NEWS

World-First Stem Cell Treatment Reverses Diabetes for a Patient in China, Study Suggests

The procedure allowed people to walk faster, climb stairs better and avoid obstacles more easily.

SMART NEWS

New Bionic Leg and Surgical Procedure Allow People to Walk With More Control After Amputations

The new blood test, researchers hope, will help doctors diagnose Parkinson's disease years before symptoms occur, helping them provide more proactive treatments.

SMART NEWS

New Blood Test for Predicting Parkinson's Disease With A.I. Shows Promise, Study Suggests

Environment

Grazing cows produce more methane than feedlot cows because of the fiber content of the grass they consume.

SMART NEWS

Eating Seaweed Could Make Cows Less Gassy, Slashing Methane Emissions From Grazing by Nearly 40 Percent

The yellow powder is a type of compound known as a “covalent organic framework,” or COF.

SMART NEWS

This New, Yellow Powder Quickly Pulls Carbon Dioxide From the Air, and Researchers Say 'There's Nothing Like It'

A chicken nugget made from cell-cultivated meat. The companies plan to start by selling their product to restaurants. 

SMART NEWS

USDA Approves First Lab-Grown Chicken in the United States

Education

A new exhibition in Marseille recreates the famous cave and the art found within. 

SMART NEWS

Tour a Submerged Cave Packed With Paleolithic Art—Without Ever Venturing Underwater

Like a regular sail uses wind to navigate across an ocean, solar sails use the pressure exerted by sunlight to move through space. (Pictured: a conceptual illustration of a diffractive solar sail)

SMART NEWS

NASA’s New Solar Sail Could Soon Navigate in Space

A 3D animation created using data from LiDAR shows the urban center of Cotoca.

SCIENCE

Lost Cities of the Amazon Discovered From the Air