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.

Its implications go well beyond the Earth itself, affecting even the future of space travel.
A 3D illustration of a typhoon as seen from orbit.
Retired astronaut Ron Garan believes that before we can begin solving our problems, we must understand our interrelatedness through the "orbital perspective."
7mins
What astronaut Ron Garan saw in space changed his life forever – here’s what it taught him.
nuclear fusion
Nuclear fusion has long been seen as the future of energy. As the NIF now passes the breakeven point, how close are we to our ultimate goal?
The most important events in history have nothing to do with politics or wars.
If you gave me $400 and I gave you $3.15, would you consider yourself wealthier? That's a financial analogy for the supposed fusion power "breakthrough."
How could we fight Alzheimer's with the body's own immunity?
Use words with plosives and affricates if you really want to make sure everyone knows you mean business.
A sequence of human silhouettes in shades of blue and green shows progressive motion of a person walking from left to right.
3mins
Think via Bayes’ rule to become more rational and less brainwashed.
John Templeton Foundation
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Leaving Hubble in the dust, JWST has officially seen a galaxy from just 320 million years after the Big Bang: at just 2.3% its current age.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
The prescription poop can correct life-threatening bacterial imbalances in the gut.
magnetic fields galaxy planck
The very dust that blocks our view of the distant, luminous objects in the Universe is responsible for our entire existence.
Hawaii is the most isolated volcanic hot spot on Earth, far away from any plate boundary.
9mins
What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the multiverse?
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The most common element in the Universe, vital for forming new stars, is hydrogen. But there's a finite amount of it; what if we run out?
Life is the only physical system that actively uses information.