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Explore the discoveries that reveal how the world works, alongside the technologies that extend, reshape, and sometimes challenge what’s possible.
Sooner or later, Earth is going to be hit by a large enough space object to cause significant damage to humanity. Stopping them isn't easy.
The recipe for a perfect date night: a rom-com, a bowl of popcorn, and a syringe of testosterone — at least for gerbils, anyway.
Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years.
Fluphenazine, once used to treat schizophrenia, is capable of blocking a compound connected to chronic pain.
On New Year's Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor, and mindset.
Meaningful pictures are assembled from meaningless noise.
The theory is accurate within at least one part in a quadrillion.
Since our arrival, humans have driven a seven-fold drop in the mass of wild land mammals.
The new agency wants to push the boundaries of science and technology.
The James Webb Space Telescope viewed Neptune, our Solar System's final planet, for the first time. Here's what we saw, and what it means.
Gamification, minimalist design, using AI to track behavior — this article dives into these and other key ways to optimize an eLearning strategy.
Synthetic biology has the power to cure and kill. Have we learned from our past mistakes?
Just as human beings diversified so that people in Asia look different from people in Europe, so too did their microbiomes.
UAP are no laughing matter anymore.
"We are what our bodies do with what we eat."
Our inaugural special issue is focused on progress — the search for, the study of, and the project towards a better world.
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The futurist behind Minority Report explains 3 steps for predicting what comes next.
Progress got derailed somewhere between indoor plumbing and the flying car. Why?