The era of lengthy, trial-and-error laboratory work in gene editing is ending. Researchers are forging a transformative partnership between artificial intelligence (AI) and CRISPR-Cas9, accelerating the speed and precision with which scientists can modify DNA. This alliance promises to...

On Oct. 4, Japan’s dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) chose hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Backed by the ruling coalition, she was set to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a parliamentary vote on Oct. 15. Takaichi was elected as Japan’s first female prime minister on Oct. 21 in a historic yet divisive victory. Takaichi’s political journey began...

Architecture can be seen in every facet of human life, from a simple playground to the tallest of skyscrapers. Architectural designs can influence people both consciously and subconsciously. A well-designed concourse might shade people from the sun and the rain; a colorful building might make people feel happy and welcome. However, fortress or hostile architecture...

Picture a person who works out six days a week and eats five hard-boiled eggs for breakfast. Their refrigerator is completely devoid of processed foods—devoid of the joys of Hersheys and Lays—and is instead filled to the brim with...

The U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1. Every week since then, an estimated $15 billion has been drained from the economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. More importantly, he warns, the halt in federal operations is beginning to impede important government-backed services that directly support millions of Americans. The impact is...

In a corner of J-5 sits a nondescript brown cabinet—unassuming until one of its drawers is rolled open to reveal rows upon rows of newspaper archives, the cherished labor of decades of journalism students. The nostalgic yellow sheets and crinkled edges tell a story of students and school gone-by: “Queen and Princess Nominated for Prom,” 1971—describing the school’s difficulty in selling their $3.50 prom tickets; “Sober Graduation,” 1995—a full 11 by 17 inch page designated t