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 doing push ups in a gym.
3mins
Exercise neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains how your brain can age gracefully and optimally — and it starts with just a 10-minute walk.
baryon acoustic oscillations
A spherical structure nearly one billion light-years wide has been spotted in the nearby Universe, dating all the way back to the Big Bang.
black hole hawking
The matter that creates black holes won't be what comes out when they evaporate. Will the black hole information paradox ever be solved?
Sweet, bitter, salty, sour. These are the four basic tastes we were taught in grade school. But there is a fifth: umami. And it's everywhere.
A wooden ladder extends downward from the top edge of the image against a blue sky with scattered white clouds.
6mins
A physicist discusses the boundaries of reality and experimentation.
SN 1987a JWST
In 1987, the closest supernova directly observed in nearly 400 years occurred. Will a pulsar arise from those ashes? JWST offers clues.
A picture of a metal flame in a metal frame.
Experiments on suborbital rockets are revealing how to make a better iron furnace.
A blue background with a lot of blue lights is the worst prediction.
When it comes to predicting the energy of empty space, the two leading theories disagree by a factor of 100 googol quintillion.
An artist's impression of an asteroid approaching the earth.
The asteroid is expected to come within 140,000 miles of Earth — well inside the moon’s orbit.
A man sitting on a bench with his dog.
Over a third are worried that vaccines can cause "canine autism."
A football player running.
Football is a risky sport, but bicycling to work is far more dangerous.
universe bulk volume brane dimension
Three fundamental forces matter inside an atom, but gravity is mind-bogglingly weak on those scales. Could extra dimensions explain why?
A fractal image of an orange and yellow flower.
A relatively new interpretation of quantum mechanics asks us to reimagine the process of science itself.
nasa merge black hole
Newton thought that gravitation would happen instantly, propagating at infinite speeds. Einstein showed otherwise; gravity isn't instant.
A portrait of a man in a red coat, hinting at Copernicanism through symbolism.
Looking at our planet with post-Copernican eyes has the power to change how we relate to it and each other.
A man is holding up a small device for seizure detection.
Subtle clues emerge ahead of the attack via changes in scent.
Big bang diagram consensus crisis
There are a few clues that the Universe isn't completely adding up. Even so, the standard model of cosmology holds up stronger than ever.
An elderly woman sitting on a chair and talking on the phone.
Interventions can make the most difference when Alzheimer’s is detected early.
A collage highlighting disinformation with a fake ear.
Philosopher Lee McIntyre discusses the dangers of disinformation, how such falsehoods spread, and what we can do about it.