Medical advances, environmental discoveries, and technology wins that change lives.
Scientific Breakthroughs
He spent his childhood in and out of the hospital with sickle cell disease — and got rejected for his pilot's certification because of it. Last month, Daniel Cressy became the first person in the Gulf South functionally cured of the disease through gene therapy, and he's now chasing his pi
Scientific Breakthroughs
Mizani, a 12-year-old gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, needed surgery never before performed on a gorilla. Five hours, 20+ specialists, full recovery.
Scientific Breakthroughs
A small dog vanished from East Palo Alto over the July 4th weekend. Two weeks later, a witness spotted her swimming half a mile into San Francisco Bay, fighting off a seagull attack to stay alive — until a fire crew, a drone, and a rescue boat brought her home.
Scientific Breakthroughs
Sir Adrian Hill's R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine costs about $3 a dose, works in an ordinary fridge, and just won Europe's top invention prize — and it's already protecting children in about 20 countries.