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.

As technology advances, the use of laser weapons in space becomes more likely.
A food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat.
pulse light quantum tunnel barrier
In all the Universe, only a few particles are eternally stable. The photon, the quantum of light, has an infinite lifetime. Or does it?
What we call "basic research" is actually the most cutting-edge. It underpins knowledge, and without it, technology does not come into being.
5mins
The first human that isn’t an Earthling could be in our lifetime.
Maxar
overview effect
"You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it."