This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.

The world’s first fully 3D-printed microscope can be made in a few hours and for a fraction of the cost of traditional ones.

To empower teachers and students to explore their world, the Environmental Education Initiative offers a curated collection ...

From genetically modified mosquitoes to clinical therapies, learn how scientists apply gene editing techniques to answer a ...

Rising bond yields around the world signal new fiscal realities.

The United Nations has 17 sustainable development goals that all member states have signed up to in an effort to balance ...

Green steel is one of our 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2025, MIT Technology Review’s annual list of tech to watch. Check out the rest of the list, and cast your vote for the honorary 11th ...

Every fundamental particle in the universe fits into one of two groups called fermions and bosons, but now it seems there ...

Could cultivating wild cocoa help us produce great chocolate ethically? A stirring account reveals the problems of trying to ...

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