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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.
Your bites will heal, but will you ever sleep well again after an infestation of bloodsucking parasites?
Researchers have discovered 830-million-year-old microbes living inside a salt rock on Earth. Could the same occur on Mars?
Wind energy is one of the cleanest, greenest sources of power. But could it have the sneaky side-effect of changing the weather?
Best in class: Denmark and Uruguay. Worst in class: Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, and Russia.
Smashing things together at unprecedented energies sounds dangerous. But it's nothing the Universe hasn't already seen, and survived.
There is nothing more important to science than its ability to prove ideas wrong.
Humans who've lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
A new study of Martian dust gives insights into the ancient Martian climate. The findings hint at a wetter world.
At least 33 cities are sinking by more than 1 cm a year.
In theory, the fabric of space could have been curved in any way imaginable. So why is the Universe flat when we measure it?
It has no moving parts and could allow us to tap into renewable energy year round.
According to renowned physicist Christophe Galfard, physics can’t explain our universe – yet.
John Templeton Foundation
Technologically, the answer is definitely no. But that doesn't mean CGI is always used to good effect.
In a major advance, scientists have found a new and groundbreaking way to force electrons to flow only in one direction in a superconductor.
A doctor once joked that statins will be added to the water supply. Humor aside, the data shows that statins really are a "wonder drug."
Over time, the Universe becomes less dominated by dark matter and more dominated by dark energy. Is one transforming into the other?
An effect called the "urban heat island" means that temperatures are often 10 degrees higher in cities, according to NASA.
The hyperloop would be a great idea for a completely flat planet. With topography and infrastructure, it's a very different story.