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 reports the story.
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]