Science & technology
CAR-T therapy
Immune therapy shows promise for asthma, heart disease—and even ageing
Making treatment quick and affordable will be the challenge
Water, water everywhere
New technologies can spot pesky leaks in water pipelines
Across Europe, nearly a quarter of water goes to waste
Extra extra mature
The world’s oldest cheese sheds light on ancient Chinese culture
What genetic analysis of a 3,500-year-old sour goat’s cheese from Xinjiang reveals
Energy storage
New battery designs could lead to gains in power and capacity
Researchers are looking beyond the cathode
The mother of invention
China’s AI firms are cleverly innovating around chip bans
Tweaks to software blunt the shortage of powerful hardware
Waste not, want not
Most electric-car batteries could soon be made by recycling old ones
Mining for raw materials may peak by the mid-2030s
Long-standing mystery
How bush pigs saved Madagascar’s baobabs
Non-native species are not always harmful
Hot stuff
Geothermal energy could outperform nuclear power
Tricks from the oil industry have produced a hot-rocks breakthrough
Tests of time
The world’s first nuclear clock is on the horizon
It would be 1,000 times more accurate than today’s atomic timekeepers
White gold
Baby formulas now share some ingredients with breast milk
They may one day replicate its benefits