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.

Yes, NASA's Perseverance rover found organics on Mars. So did Curiosity. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean anything in the search for life.
Metaverse games
Who will lead humanity in the Metaverse? Roblox and Minecraft gamers.
ai physics
An average undergraduate student in physics is better than the AI.
insulin pills
These dissolvable pills aren’t meant to be swallowed, though.
conjoined twins
The separation of conjoined twins is fraught with stomach-churning biomedical and ethical challenges.
chess cheating
Elon Musk suggested remote-controlled, vibrating anal beads. Thankfully, there are more mundane explanations.
These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
“The more we understand ourselves and the universe, the more magnificent it is.”
Certain cancers are striking earlier than they used to.
ancient dna
Advances in ancient DNA analysis gave researchers a new way to trace the movements of peoples across Eurasia.
circumcision
"Our risk-benefit analysis showed that benefits exceeded procedural risks… by up to 200 to 1."
central black hole jet
Black holes aren't just the densest masses in the Universe, but they also spin the fastest of all massive objects. Here's why it must be so.
schwinger effect
In our common experience, you can't get something for nothing. In the quantum realm, something really can emerge from nothing.
Roman villa
The “first-of-its-kind” archeological find is being reburied despite the fact that researchers haven’t finished studying it.
Sex can be a death trap even for modern toad and frog species.
Anything, good or bad, about Henry Ford can be contradicted — except his ambition and his work.
A horned, fanged figure lies on the ground with a foot pressing down on its neck; red drapery is visible above.
6mins
Darwin, Descartes, and Maxwell all believed in these science ‘demons.’
John Templeton Foundation
jwst cartwheel
The first set of James Webb's images blew us all away. In just 2 mere months, it's seen highlights that no one could have predicted.
covid nasal spray
The spray uses snippets of DNA to gum up virus replication.