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.

Hawking radiation incorrect
In 1974, Stephen Hawking showed that even black holes don't live forever, but emit radiation and eventually evaporate. Here's how.
The “scientific Buddha” and the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism with regard to science are modern creations.
In 1995, Hubble peered at the Pillars of Creation, forever changing our view. Now in 2022, JWST completes the star-forming puzzle.
mars life
Organic molecules can be produced by living or non-living systems. But the recent findings are very intriguing.
astronomy new era
If you want to share the truths about our Universe with others, don't fall into the trap of arguing with a misinformer. Do this instead.
The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction.
Most exoplanets have been found around single stars via the transit method. But binary star systems might contain even more of them.
Inspired by the shape of a New Caledonian crow’s beak, researchers created a new 3D-printed prototype of tweezers.
All American and European eels originate in the same place.
universe rotate
Early relics and late-time objects give incompatible results for the expanding Universe. This independent anomaly intensifies the problem.
More than any other nation, Japan tends to feel comfortable with the idea of humanoid robots entering the home.
Oxytocin can boost heart cells' ability to regenerate.
Many suspicious deaths of both humans and pets have been solved with the help of insects.
atom quantum
Practically all of the matter we see and interact with is made of atoms, which are mostly empty space. Then why is reality so… solid?
The School of Athens
From Aristotle's lazy cosmology to Immanuel Kant's "scientific" racism, great minds are not immune to very bad ideas.