Science & Tech

Science & Tech

Explore the discoveries that reveal how the world works, alongside the technologies that extend, reshape, and sometimes challenge what’s possible.

vanadium dioxide
Vanadium dioxide is a strange material that "remembers" information and when it was stored. This is akin to biological memory.
klebsiella
It weakens the bacteria so that the immune system can destroy it.
The potential new drug is in a class of its own, as it works differently than any other antidepressant on the market.
Metabolism and mitochondrial functioning seem to have far more to do with mental health than many people might expect.
every square degree
The Universe is 13.8 billion years old, going back to the hot Big Bang. But was that truly the beginning, and is that truly its age?
artemis
It is humanity's biggest step yet into the Solar System.
Is science for everyone, or just the morally upright?
After cryptoassets, a wave of central bank digital currencies is set to revolutionize our ideas about what money is and how to manage it.
SpinLaunch will cleverly attempt to reach space with minimal rocket fuel. But will physics prevent a full-scale version from succeeding?
earth
We cannot afford to dream about living on other worlds while we continue to destroy ours.
moon base
From astrobiology to geology, a Moon base could serve as a laboratory unlike anything on Earth.
Its apples taste bad, but institutions all over the world want a descendant or clone of the tree, anyway.
We want to fight invasive species. But to wage a war, you have to know who your enemy is.
In the future, driving an app across a bridge could let engineers know how safe it is.
At 1,600 light years away, the black hole is practically in our cosmic backyard.
Microscopic image of cells with red and green outlines and blue nuclei on a black background.
5mins
CRISPR’s gene drive can defy evolution. Here’s how, explained by Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna.
John Templeton Foundation
It's rare that one single image packs so much beauty and science simultaneously. This Hubble view of a nearby star-forming region has both.
molten salt reactor
They are expected to be cheaper to build and even more reliable than today’s nuclear plants.