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 collage featuring a detailed hand drawing, a scientific diagram of a circular interconnected pattern, and a black and white diagram resembling a microorganism on a blue background.
"What modern science has taught us is that life is not a property of matter."
first contact
Life arose on Earth early on, eventually giving rise to us: intelligent and technologically advanced. "First contact" still remains elusive.
A wide shot of a man walking down an aisle between tall stacks of server racks in a data center filled with computer hardware.
We need more data centers for AI. Developers are getting creative about where to build them.
Illustration of a hand cutting red tape with scissors over a government building labeled "National of Health.
There is one obstacle that reliably blocks innovative ideas: how we fund science.
cosmic inflation
Many contrarians dispute that cosmic inflation occurred. The evidence says otherwise.
pulse light quantum tunnel barrier
In all the Universe, only a few particles are eternally stable. The photon, the quantum of light, has an infinite lifetime. Or does it?
A white ladder leans against a white wall, leading up to a circular opening revealing a blue sky with scattered clouds.
A simple semantic device — invented by a forgotten senator — can help us break “the curse of knowledge.”