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energy and fuels

A synthetic mouse embryo (left) and a natural mouse embryo (right) show comparable brain and heart formation

Health

Synthetic reproductive cells will help us understand fertility in 2023

Laboratory-grown sperm, placentas and embryos in animals will help us gauge why some pregnancies don't reach full term, but whether these procedures could one day be safe or even ethical in humans is unclear

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Dark dunes surrounding Mars's northern polar cap

Space

Mars has enough wind to power bases near the poles all year round

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WALTER TOSTO COMPANY REPORT https://www.flickr.com/photos/fusionforenergy/52231537313/ Final assembly of Europe's sector 4 of the ITER Vacuum Vessel, Walter Tosto, Italy, May 2022.

Physics

Unlimited energy from fusion became a more feasible prospect in 2022

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Protesters hold placards during a

Earth

2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope

Leader

Part of the Guadiana river has dried up and gives way to dry land under the Puente de la Mesta medieval bridge in Villarta de los Montes, in the central-western Spanish region of Extremadura, on August 16, 2022. - Temperatures in Spain have been very high this summer with several unusual heat waves. 51¶¯Âþs say human-induced climate change is making extreme weather events including heatwaves and droughts more frequent and more intense. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Extreme drought in 2022 exposed fragility of Europe’s energy system

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National Ignition Facility

Physics

Nuclear fusion researchers have achieved historic energy milestone

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The site of the proposed mine in Whitehaven, UK

Environment

What impact will planned new UK coal mine have on carbon emissions?

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An electron micrograph of an HIV virus particle (red/yellow) budding from the plasma membrane of an infected T cell (blue), which make up part of the immune system

Health

Vaccine prompts HIV antibodies in 97 per cent of people in small study

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Sections of a timber wind turbine tower under construction

Environment

Should we build wind turbines from wood?

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plan

Technology

Ukraine's nuclear plants face uncertain future after Russian attacks

Attacks on Ukraine's power grid took all 15 of the nation's nuclear reactors offline for the first time ever. Russia also retains control of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power station in Europe

Analysis

Chemistry

Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

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Health

Immediate skin-to-skin contact advised for premature newborns by WHO

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Society

Nord Stream gas pipe explosions were sabotage, say investigators

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Technology

Online adverts estimated to use as much energy as a small country

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