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.

A man in a suit is pointing his finger at a yellow background, referencing string theory.
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If Einstein couldn’t solve the theory of everything, could anyone? Physicist Michio Kaku explains what it would take.
cosmic inflation big bang dark ages
The hot Big Bang was an energetic, brilliantly luminous event. Today's Universe is alight with stars. But in between, the dark ages ruled.
A radioactive wild boar stands in the snow.
Scientists solve a long-standing mystery in Bavaria.
NASA Fermi LAT pulsar gamma ray sky
An enormous amount of antimatter is coming from our galactic center. But the culprit probably isn't dark matter, but merely neutron stars.
An artist's impression of a group of planets in space detected via the doppler method.
Finding a tiny planet around bright stars dozens or hundreds of light-years from Earth is extremely difficult.
galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0 triply lensed supernova
Named "Supernova H0pe," it shows how JWST plus gravitational lensing can be used to solve the greatest puzzle facing astronomy today.
A picture of a dollar bill with a wave pattern.
To put things in perspective, the cost of sequencing a single genome in 2012 was around $10,000.
Nasa's nasa spacecraft observing annular eclipse.
An annular eclipse is coming to Earth on October 14, 2023. Six months later, a total solar eclipse is headed our way. Here's the reason why.
spiral galaxies MIRI PHANGS JWST
How does star-formation, occurring in small regions within galaxies, affect the entire host galaxy that contains it? JWST holds the answers.
An image of a new neuron with blue and yellow lights.
There are hints that it could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and other brain disorders.
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CRISPR, stem cells, and even cancer drugs are helping shape an AIDS-free future.
A map showing the spread of the euphrates river.
Though over three billion people speak an Indo-European language, researchers are not sure where the language family originated.
A book titled "The Coming Wave" on containment.
Technology goes in directions we can never predict — so we must be prepared to limit the spread of unintended consequences.
A man in a suit standing next to a display of batteries showing signs of "nobel disease.
It is easy to mock Nobel Laureates who go astray, but eccentricity often accompanies brilliance. We should have some sympathy.
Nasa image of a spiral galaxy that challenges cosmology.
Cosmology is unlike other sciences. When our view of the Universe changes, so does our understanding of philosophy and science itself.
Two starfish on the beach at sunset.
Scientists may have detected the somewhat smelly chemical dimethyl sulfide on a planet 120 light-years from Earth.
A pile of recyclable plastic bottles.
It’s early days, but if the efforts can be efficiently scaled-up, such biological recycling could put a dent in the plastic waste problem.