The lung survived nine days but also whipped up an immune response. It’s hoped pig organs could one day ease the donor organ shortage. A heavily modified pig lung survived for 216 hours inside a brain-dead human recipient. Reported in Nature Medicine, it’s the first trial of a cross-species lung

Though the technology is embryonic, a new study takes a stab at predicting whether space-based solar could play a role in the energy transition. The idea of beaming solar power down from space might sound like science fiction, but it’s being taken seriously by a growing number of governments. A new

After 100,000 genetic changes, the bacteria is radically different than any other life on Earth. The code of life is simple. Four genetic letters arranged in triplets—called codons—encode amino acids. These are the building blocks of proteins, the machinery that powers life. But the genetic code is

Future Meet the Researcher Hosting a Scientific Conference by and for AIPeter Hall | MIT Technology Review “Agents4Science is a one-day online event that will encompass all areas of science, from physics to medicine. All of the work shared will have been researched, written, and reviewed primarily

The tech could revolutionize how spacecraft, airplanes, ships, and submarines navigate when GPS is unavailable or compromised. A US military spaceplane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle embarked on its eighth flight into space on Thursday. Much of what the X-37B does in space is secret. But it serves