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.

Since dark matter eludes detection, the mission will target sources of light that are sensitive to it.
science breakthroughs
It was a particularly good year for biotech and medical technology. There were also notable advances in energy.
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How did complex systems emerge from chaos? Physicist Sean Carroll explains.
What if you could just grow your own blood?
Some solar cells are so lightweight they can sit on a soap bubble.
The shift from steam to electricity was inevitable — but some foresaw it earlier than others.
For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.
ophiuchus x-ray largest explosion cavity
Ever since the Big Bang, cataclysmic events have released enormous amounts of energy. Here's the greatest one ever witnessed.
cultivated meat
It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.
We might be dining on insect-based Christmas pies with robot-harvested algae on the side.
covid drug
A new drug inhibits a human enzyme that coronaviruses hijack in order to replicate.
When we're stressed, our hormones and nervous system produce all sorts of odors.
battery
Lithium-ion batteries pose challenges for our transition toward renewable energy. Sodium-sulfur batteries might be a solution.
Parity tasks (such as odd and even categorisation) are considered abstract and high-level numerical concepts in humans.
Ada Lovelace’s skills with language, music, and needlepoint all contributed to her pioneering work in computing.
weather forecast
"A modern five-day forecast is as accurate as a one-day forecast in 1980."