From a Gene-Edited Baby to Uranus’ Hidden Moon: August 2025’s Biggest Science Breakthroughs
August 2025 was packed with scientific advances across health, space, physics, AI, environment, energy, biology, chemistry, and technology. Below we round up the most significant global science news of the month, with each section highlighting key developments and expert insights. Health & Medicine Space & Astronomy Physics Artificial Intelligence (AI is also accelerating drug discovery: in August, one team used AI to scan genomes of Archaea and identified new antimicrobial molecules effective against superbugs sci.news sci.news. This approach could vastly expand our library of antibiotic candidates, demonstrating AI’s growing role in biology and medicine.) Climate Science Environment & Ecology (In