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.

With 1550 distinct type Ia supernovae measured across ~10 billion years of cosmic time, the Pantheon+ data set reveals our Universe.
quadratic formula
The quadratic formula isn't just something that teachers use to torture algebra students. The Babylonians once used it to calculate taxes.
poisson distribution
The Poisson distribution has everyday applications in science, finance, and insurance. To compare the results of some biomedical studies, more people ought to be familiar with it.
greatest ideas in science
The ten greatest ideas in science form the bedrock of modern biology, chemistry, and physics. Everyone should be familiar with them.
A luge athlete at the Olympics.
The big-picture physics is simple – let gravity do its job.
strength
Get stronger in only three seconds per day? New research shows that it is possible.
5g airplanes
In general, 5G is not a threat to human health or activities, but there are some legitimate questions about interference with airplane instruments.
space expanding
Yes, the Universe is expanding, but you might wonder, "How fast is it expanding?"
average star
Please stop calling our Sun an "average star." It is philosophically dubious and astronomically incorrect.
mass flourishing
Historically, periods of mass flourishing are underpinned by technological revolutions. Currently, we are undergoing a technological revolution unlike anything the world has ever seen.
asymmetry
The Universe has asymmetries, but that's a good thing. Imperfections are essential for the existence of stars and even life itself.
Closeup of a doctor's hands using a smartphone.
Researchers have created a method to help workers collaborate with artificial intelligence systems.
nuclear fusion
Why power generated through nuclear fusion will be the future, but not the present, solution to humanity's energy needs.
Milky Way center
As viewed by the MeerKAT telescope, this radio view of the Milky Way blows away every other way we've ever seen our home galaxy.
Jeff Bezos
Altos Labs is an ambitious new anti-aging company with billions of dollars to back it up.
space plane
Space planes could radically lower the cost of spaceflight.
There really might be extraterrestrials out there, attempting to make contact. Here's how science, not fiction, is attempting to find them.
using viruses as medicine
This Yale researcher is creating an experimental therapy for cystic fibrosis made from viruses – and it’s working.
einstein critics
Einstein's theories of relativity faced fierce opposition. One critic claimed he was attempting to subvert the scientific method.