Imagine a world where the waiting list for organ transplants is no longer a death sentence. Today, that vision is closer than ever thanks to breakthroughs in gene editing technology. But let’s unpack this journey in a simple, friendly way so that even if you’ve never thought about science beyond high school, you’ll come away understanding how life-changing these advancements ...

Have you ever entered a car and exorcised, “Wow. I am much more comfortable inside here compared to in my living room”? For certain, it can turn quite commonly used that one feels in this direction soon enough. Presently, car design-interiors are being done using more progressive technologies than ever because some comfort seems not sufficient. Gone are the days ...

For most of us, the commute back and forth to work or school has been one of those evils that is just necessary. Whether it has called for sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, fending off road rage, or attempting to multitask without causing an accident, driving to work or school has just never been fun. But now imagine instead, your car ...

Imagine driving home after a long day, your car effortlessly navigating through traffic, communicating seamlessly with nearby vehicles, traffic signals, and even pedestrians’ smartphones. This isn’t a scene from a sci-fi movie; it’s the future we’re moving toward, thanks to Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication. At the heart of this groundbreaking innovation is Artificial Intelligence (AI), acting like the brain that processes, ...

Imagine walking into a lush green field with lines and rows of crops, each one tall-standing against months of heat or rains unannounced. But these crops are no ordinary crops: They have come from painstaking years of research in conjugation with path-breaking genetic engineering aimed at trying to offset some of the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Permit me to ...

World War II, more commonly referred to as WWII, was a world war that occurred from 1939 to 1945. It rebalanced nations, societies, and the balance of world power. To any individual who has studied it, or for that matter heard tell of it, it is unimaginably fascinating yet creepy with its extent and effect on the world. The article ...

The Great Depression, between 1929 and the late 1930s, was one of those testing moments in modern times. It wasn’t merely a crisis in the economy but one of the pivotal events in the configuration of life that had the farthest reaches-from families all over the world dealing with hardships unimaginable today down to the lines of unemployment leading to ...

The Roaring Twenties was a remarkable decade in American history revolution of culture, fashion, and entertainment. This was the era of liberation in which people just wanted to let loose, experiment, and rise against traditional norms. Just think of an air filled with jazz, and young women dancing in glamorous dresses as you have a drink served in some secret ...

Imagine living in a world where serious genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia were curable with one single treatment. Envision plants immune to disease, drought, or pests. Then ponder the ethical dilemmas arising from human beings obtaining powers over changing their genome. Such is the promise and the challenge of CRISPR technology. I first heard about ...

Driving down the highway with a nice sunset and a very selective playlist suddenly brings into action the car in front, which brakes abruptly. No frantic heart; instead, smart braking of the vehicle’s system comes instantly. The above scene has moved out of the fantasy novel of future times to our modern day-to-day living due to smart sensors in vehicles. ...