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 treacherous winding road on the side of a mountain in the worst weather conditions.
A combination of factors make the weather at New Hampshire's Mount Washington arguably the most brutal in the world.
LIGO squeezed light
There's a quantum limit to how precisely anything can be measured. By squeezing light, LIGO has now surpassed all previous limitations.
A black and blue image of a chemical symbol featuring mirror image.
This biochemist is determined to create a new life form by reversing the shape of molecules.
aliens
A true scientific view of if, where, and when extraterrestrial life exists is within our grasp thanks to biosignatures and technosignatures.
A map showing the world's major cities.
According to the CDC, 50 countries worldwide have drinkable tap water. But look closer, and the picture is more nuanced.
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Description: A black and white photo featuring Joyce Neighbors standing proudly next to a rocket.
A woman’s name would undermine the credibility of the mission. Names of former Nazis, however, were no problem.
entropy 2 stroke engine
The second law of thermodynamics is an inviolable law of reality. Here's what everyone should know about closed, open, and isolated systems.
“To take this in, you need to ride inside the mathematical symbols.” 
A painting of a robot standing on top of a cliff.
To reap the benefits of AI technologies, businesses must keep humans in the driving seat.
NASA's JWST captures the deepest view of galaxies in the night sky.
JWST has already broken many of Hubble's cosmic records. Perhaps additional record-breakers already exist within this data-rich image?
A monkey being held by a person in a lab coat.
The milestone puts us one step closer to ending the organ shortage.
borexino
Back during the hot Big Bang, it wasn't just charged particles and photons that were created, but also neutrinos. Where are they now?
A woman wearing a lab coat researching non-hormonal birth control options.
Since the 1980s, engineered monoclonal antibodies have been knocking out invading germs. Sperm may be next.
An artist's rendering of the surface of venus.
We don’t need to think about what life is made of but rather what it does.
42 life universe everything douglas adams
Although we still don't know the question, we know that the answer to life, the Universe, and everything is 42. Here are 5 possibilities.
air space flight
Only nine weeks later, the Wright Brothers achieved manned flight. The pathologically cynical always will find a reason to complain.
A light bulb hanging on a wall with a swirl pattern.
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.
A photo of an astronaut on the moon and a signed letter from Apollo 11.
Considering the astronomical occupational risks, life insurance was prohibitively expensive for the first NASA astronauts.
Einstein with his class of students in 1896
Hermann Minkowski called Einstein a "lazybones" with a "not very solid" education. Less than 10 years later, he would eat his words.
An artist's impression of a planet collision.
The Universe, although violent, is filled with creation events following destructive ones. 1850 light-years away, both types are unfolding.