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.

nasa merge black hole
We only detected our very first gravitational wave in 2015. Over the next two decades, we'll have thousands more.
When it comes to vetting people for friendship, body odor seems to be a decisive factor.
JWST background galaxies Stephan's Quintet
We knew we'd find galaxies unlike any seen before in its first deep-field image. But the other images hold secrets even more profound.
bennu
The surface of asteroid Bennu is more like a plastic ball pit than the Moon.
crispr cholesterol
It could permanently lower cholesterol — and permanently reduce your risk of having a heart attack.
neuroplasticity
Long thought incapable of regenerating, we now know that brain cells can grow and reorganize. That, it turns out, is a mixed blessing.
Searching for dark matter, the XENON collaboration found absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Here's why that's an extraordinary feat.