13th November 2025

Gene-editing therapy reduces cholesterol by 50%

In a Phase 1, first-in-human trial, a CRISPR gene therapy is found to be safe and able to reduce LDL ("bad") cholesterol by nearly 50%, while triglycerides are reduced by 55%.

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11th November 2025

Toyota reveals "Walk Me" walking chair

Toyota's new "Walk Me" robot aims to help those with disabilities navigate ramps and stairs using legs instead of wheels.

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8th November 2025

Glacier retreat is fastest ever seen

Hektoria Glacier in Antarctica has undergone the fastest retreat of any land glacier on record, with nearly 50% collapsing in just two months.

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27th October 2025

China unveils brain-like AI server that cuts power use by 90%

A refrigerator-sized computer unveiled in China could reshape how AI runs, offering supercomputer-level performance on a household power socket.

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25th October 2025

Study casts doubt on polar geoengineering proposals

Five prominent geoengineering ideas are technologically unfeasible, unscalable, and environmentally harmful, according to a new study.

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15th October 2025

Closest alien civilisation could be 33,000 light years away

New modelling suggests that advanced life in the Milky Way galaxy is extremely rare – and that any surviving civilisations are likely to be far older than our own.

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13th October 2025

AI-generated voices now indistinguishable from real human voices

A new study has revealed that the average listener can no longer distinguish between deepfake voices and those of real human beings.

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10th October 2025

Figure 03: a next-generation humanoid robot

Figure 03, the latest humanoid from AI startup Figure, features major improvements in dexterity, perception, and design, bringing robots closer to everyday use.

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7th October 2025

New efficiency record for perovskite solar cell

Researchers have achieved a record-breaking 27.06% efficiency with a new triple-junction perovskite solar cell. This marks a significant advance towards low-cost, stable solar devices that capture more of the Sun's energy than silicon alone.

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