An Internet of Wings
Researchers will track migratory animals from the International Space Station to predict the next pandemic
An Internet of Wings
Issue #2 Idea Watch Stories
The Rise of the Wooden Skyscraper
The Rise of the Wooden Skyscraper
New, mass-timber engineering could transform the twenty-first-century city from a carbon source into a carbon sink
Instead of Trump’s Wall, Let’s Build a Border of Solar Panels
Instead of Trump’s Wall, Let’s Build a Border of Solar Panels
A solar border would alleviate a range of binational problems. For one, it would have a civilizing effect.
The Circular Economy Made Real
The Circular Economy Made Real
In more and more pockets of the industrial landscape, the byproducts of one process are becoming the raw materials for another, trash is getting a useful second life, and waste is becoming a thing of the past.
Human-Driven Evolution Is a Hallmark of the Anthropocene
Human-Driven Evolution Is a Hallmark of the Anthropocene
The Human Age will be shaped by the species we create and foster as well as the ones we kill off
The Carnery
The Carnery
Imagine a culinary future with in vitro meat . . .The real thing may not be as far away as you think
