After years of lackluster results, cancer vaccines seem poised for success. Finally. Who says we can’t still build things? In ...

Synthesia's new technology is impressive but raises big questions about a world where we increasingly can’t tell what’s real.

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The human-built habitats shield the pups from predators and the freezing cold, but they’re threatened by global temperature ...

Researchers are using generative AI and other techniques to teach robots new skills—including tasks they could perform in homes. Silent. Rigid. Clumsy. Henry and Jane Evans are used to awkward ...

And it’s scary how little control we have over how it’s used. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign ...

In many high-stakes situations, large language models are not worth the risk. Knowing which outputs to throw out might fix that. Large language models are famous for their ability to make things ...

Louisiana’s southwestern coastline faces some of the most severe climate predictions in the US. Can a government-led project build the area up and out of crisis? There is more than one way to ...

Two ‘Firefly petunias’ perished in a shipping misadventure, but other customers have had better luck. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech ...

Plus: AI companies don't even need a product to raise serious capital these days This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in ...