Frontiers in Science

This company says it can help cool the planet for $10 billion a year; scientists are raising red flags

AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive

Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks.

Two-minute finger test could predict your risk of eight deadly diseases - including cancer, experts suggest

A simple finger-prick test could help identify people at risk of developing major diseases, research suggests.

A new class of therapeutics could end immunosuppressants

To manage autoimmune disease or prevent a transplant rejection, many patients must accept a lifelong trade-off: immunosuppressants reduce immediate threats but increase the risk for infection, cancer, heart disease, and kidney failure.

‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic

Sea ice is melting fast, worsening the climate crisis, but a bold attempt to rethicken it is showing early signs of success.

Geoengineering can thicken Arctic sea ice, but for how long?

Two companies are aiming to preserve Arctic ice by pumping water onto the sheet and letting it freeze, but only one of the trials found that this delayed melting in the summer.

Soil science: How AI could help scientists secure a vital global resource

Soils store carbon, sustain ecosystems, and underpin global food and water systems. A new Frontiers in Science paper details how AI tools can help us adapt soils—and the systems they nurture—to a changing climate.

AI in surgical robotics raises regulatory questions

Researchers and surgeons from King’s College London have outlined how artificial intelligence integrated into surgical robotics could enhance clinical practice, while highlighting the need for updated regulation and oversight.