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.

sun gravity
With a telescope at just the right distance from the Sun, we could use its gravity to enhance and magnify a potentially inhabited planet.
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."
cold brew
This is a great improvement over the typical brew time of 12 to 18 hours.
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.