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Christina Tynan-Wood

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Medicine
By Christina Tynan-Wood

A World-Changing Idea Is About to Get $100 Million

The MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change contest is offering a nine-figure grant for a plan to solve a major world problem.

Space & Innovation
By Christina Tynan-Wood

Microsoft Wants a Digital Geneva Convention for Cyberwarfare

The software giant is calling for a treaty to outline protections for civilians and companies from government-sponsored hacking.

Animals
By Christina Tynan-Wood

The Mystery of African Desert 'Fairy Circles' Might Have Just Been Solved

A new theory helps explain the cause of the odd patterns in the Namibian desert — and can even help predict them.

Earth & Conservation
By Christina Tynan-Wood

How to Take a Three-Month Round-the-World Vacation for (Almost) Free

A travel hacker just flew business class around the globe — on the cheap. Here's how he did it.

Energy
By Christina Tynan-Wood

An Indian Factory Is Converting CO2 From a Coal Plant Into Baking Soda

A thermal power station on the Bay of Bengal in southern India has found a way to make carbon capture profitable.

Materials
By Christina Tynan-Wood

3D-Printed Future Human Shows How Our Joints Will Evolve

Computer models that predict how the human skeleton will evolve are being used to print troublesome joints that will likely cause us pain.

Archaeology
By Christina Tynan-Wood

Forget the Shovel, Ancient Finds Now Made From Space

Archaeology now has much better tools than lucky amateurs with shovels.

Gadgets
By Christina Tynan-Wood

This Artificial Leaf Uses Sunlight to Make Drugs

The tiny solar factory concentrates sunlight onto molecules, generating the chemical reactions needed to make medicine.

Space & Innovation
By Christina Tynan-Wood

New NASA Satellite Tool Watches Ice Flow in Near Real Time

A new $1 million system called GoLIVE allows scientists to track the movement of glaciers and ice sheets and predict future sea-level rise.

Medicine
By Christina Tynan-Wood

Nonaddictive Opioid Alternatives Could Come From Chili Peppers

Capsaicin, the active component in chili peppers, shows promise for relieving the sort of nerve pain that leads sufferers directly to prescription painkillers.

Earth & Conservation
By Christina Tynan-Wood

A Potential Global Warming Solution Might Also Block Starlight

Injecting aerosols into the atmosphere to fight climate change would also make it hard for much of the world to see stars in the night sky.

Space & Innovation
By Christina Tynan-Wood

Climate Scientists Scramble to Backup Data Before Trump Takes Charge

Concerns over the incoming Trump administration's denials of climate change are prompting scientists to preserve data they fear may disappear.

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