This Week’s NOVA Next Feature
With the power to modify entire populations, gene drives promise to upend evolution—or not. NOVA Next contributor Veronique Greenwood
- How did Hurricane Matthew become so threatening so quickly?
- Big yawns are a sign of a big brain .
- A massive new study has linked birth control to depression for the first time.
- Hacked security cameras unleash unprecedented and troubling cyber attacks .
- Breast microbiome profiles are linked to higher—or lower—chance of cancer.
What We’re Reading
- Some experts believe that we’ve reached the upper limit of human longevity . [The New York Times]
- Botswana, home to 130,000 wild elephants, has announced its support of a permanent ban on ivory trading . [National Geographic]
- Psychologist Amy Cuddy’s research on power posing is coming under attack. She responded to her critics here . [Science of Us]
- Our surrounding area of stars, gas, and dust—called the Local Arm—is actually about 20,000 light-years long . That’s four times bigger than we thought. [National Geographic]
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