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The global effort to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus has stalled much the global economy, setting up an unintended experiment on the impact on carbon emissions. China’s GDP may have plummeted by 40% during the first three months of the year (on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis). The US’s GDP could drop anywhere […]

The blood sample arrived in Vancouver by courier on February 25. It wasn’t much to look at, but to the scientists at the 117-person biotechnology company AbCellera, it was precious. The blood had been drawn from an male survivor of covid-19 in the US. The company was told it was the very first blood sample

Technical, regulatory, and business obstacles are still in the way of safe, useful, and affordable self-driving vehicles.

With 5G networks rolling out around the world, engineers are turning their attention to the next incarnation.

A new analysis finds California’s cap-and-trade program may vastly overestimate emissions reductions.

Even if an advertiser is well-intentioned, the algorithm still prefers certain groups of people over others.

Meat production spews tons of greenhouse gas and uses up too much land and water. Is there an alternative that won’t make us do without?