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.

recreational drug use
5mins
This man did over 150 drugs to help teach others how to use them safely.
tonga volcano
Impressive but deadly physics underlie catastrophic eruptions.
super-Earth
In terms of the planets we've discovered, super-Earths are by far the most common. What does that mean for the Universe?
genesis machine
The book "The Genesis Machine" outlines the promise and peril of synthetic biology, a powerful tool that will allow us to program life like a computer.
VR vs. AR
It's no longer just VR vs. AR. There is an alphabet soup of metaverse acronyms, often used imprecisely. So, what do they all mean?
A line of mailboxes in the countryside
Someone breaks into a mailbox that stores letters waiting to be sent and grabs some of them in hopes they’ll contain a check that’s been filled in. That's just the start.
how many planets
In 1990, we only knew of the ones in our Solar System. Today, we know of thousands, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
spacex starship
The massive craft could carry 100 humans to Mars and revolutionize space exploration.
future of energy
Every power source involves trade-offs. Given the challenges of increasing demand and climate change, what is the future of energy?
Certain types of dogs seem to be more discerning than others, however.
It started with a 22-year-old woman, named in papers only as Mrs McK.
TOI-2257 b
The search for worlds outside our solar system has just turned up a planet, TOI-2257 b, with a truly extreme orbit.
james webb
The James Webb Space Telescope finally could answer the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe.
redshift distance raisin bread
There are two fundamentally different ways of measuring the Universe's expansion. They disagree. "Early dark energy" might save us.
metaverse
The Virtual Metaverse will be for gaming and other short duration uses, while the Augmented Metaverse will revolutionize society.
A woman doing therapy on her laptop
The use of AI within mental health services could be a game-changer.
A child showing their drawing to the camera
A professor of educational psychology explains what and what not to do.
Some stars burn through their fuel as expected, and die of natural causes. But others, instead, get murdered. Here's their story.