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.

an artist's rendering of a space shuttle flying over the earth.
Particles behave differently when freed from the force of gravity. A new space factory aims to use this to synthesize pharmaceuticals.
a building with green shutters and a cat sitting on the window sill.
A photographer captured Bern’s eclectic and charming feline structures.
JWST deep field vs hubble
The farther away they get, the smaller distant galaxies look. But only up to a point, and beyond that, they appear larger again. Here’s how.
a black and white photo with a yellow background.
From a photon's viewpoint, the Universe is timeless and dimensionless.
a close up of a blood vessel with blood vessels.
"The only options left were experimental approaches in clinical trials."
a close up of two stars in the sky.
In many ways, we are still novices playing with toy models seeking to understand the stars. 
earth axis shift
Despite the enormous mass of the Earth, simply depleting our groundwater is changing our axial tilt. Simple Newtonian physics explains why.
a couple of heads with different colors and shapes.
The idea that consciousness emerges naturally alongside intelligence could be an anthropocentric distortion.
a blue and pink umbrella laying in the grass.
To advance the gender-affirming healthcare of all those who transition, we must also understand the nature and causes of those who detransition.
atom quantum
In physics, we reduce things to their elementary, fundamental components, and build emergent things out of them. That's not the full story.
a diagram of the human body and its structures.
"Domesticated viral genes" may not be domesticated as scientists thought.
Building destroyed by the Halifax Explosion. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
cholesterol molecules
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
a large piece of meat flying through the air.
And it seems to work alongside popular weight-loss medications, like Ozempic.
cold fuzzy dark matter simulations
In a far-reaching discovery with astrophysicist Karolina Garcia, we discuss what's in the Universe and how it grew up.