This Week’s NOVA Next Feature
Teams of Syrian and international archaeologists are racing to document and rebuild the country’s cultural heritage. NOVA’s senior science editor Evan Hadingham
In other news:
- Geochemists figure out how to turn carbon dioxide emissions into stone .
- Scientists have cautiously given the OK to the next genetic revolution .
- Injecting stem cells directly into the brain lets stroke patients walk again.
- Scientists are planning to use CRISPR to grow human organs inside of pigs .
What We’re Reading
- 80% of humanity lives under light-polluted skies . [Scientific American]
- Satellite technology has revealed an ancient monument as long as an Olympic swimming pool at the site of Petra. [National Geographic]
- The periodic table has new names for four elements , and one’s named after the state of Tennessee. [The New York Times]
- These snails use two brain cells to make complex decisions. [BBC News]
