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.

Laser guide star
Air currents in our atmosphere limit the resolving power of giant telescopes, but computers and artificial stars can sharpen the blur.
“It's a liquid, but it’s not just a liquid."
astronaut looking at Earth-like planet
We are traveling in a realm that once exclusively belonged to the gods. Space travel will force humanity to rethink everything.
The initial goal of AI was to create machines that think like humans. But that is not what happened at all.
colliding black holes
Many people out there, including scientists, claim to have discovered a series of game-changing revolutions. Here's why we don't buy it.
quantum entanglement qubit ER = EPR
Experiments tell us quantum entanglement defies space and time.
In a study involving mice, scientists used two different techniques — one optogenetic and one pharmacologic — to recover "lost" memories.
The Universe isn't as "clumpy" as we think it should be.
galaxy RXJ2129-z8HeII
The Universe certainly formed stars, at one point, for the very first time. But we haven't found them yet. Here's what everyone should know.
Cézanne still life with bread and eggs
To answer that question, we may have to figure out when the famed painter started to go bald.
Mauna Kea with Gemini North
A history of injustice and the greatest natural location for ground-based telescopes have long been at odds. Here's how the healing begins.
Far from practicing witchcraft, the experimentation of medieval alchemists helped bring about the Scientific Revolution.
A circular pattern of overlapping purple and white spirals and loops appears against a black background.
3mins
Left–Right, Back–Forth, Up–Down. What’s the fourth dimension?
Innovative thinking has done away with problems that long dogged the electric devices — and both scientists and environmentalists are excited about the possibilities.
JWST Pandora's Cluster Abell 2744
Along with gravitational lensing and ALMA's incredible long-wavelength spectroscopy, JWST is reshaping our view of the early Universe.
Jetoptera's VTOL
One of Jetoptera's VTOLs is expected to reach speeds of around 614 mph, about as fast as a commercial jet airliner.
New blood types are regularly discovered by an unusual absence or an unusual presence — both of which can result in tragedy.
Disease kills off 40% of farmed catfish. This gene protects them.