A drug that successfully suppressed HIV to undetectable levels in eight monkeys has now entered human HIV trials, with results expected between late 2017 and early 2018. These trials join a growing number of promising leads in the hunt for an HIV cure, which includes everything from vaccine treatments to gene editing.

There are no downsides to making magnets this way.

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh recently asserted that alien life could thrive in the atmospheres of brown dwarfs. This revelation opens new doors in relation to where we should look for life beyond Earth and could set new targets for the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope.

The dangers and ills of overpopulation can be circumvented through deliberate, intelligent urban planning. With a focus on environmental preservation, and the strategic use of land and resources, the problem may not be so intractable after all.