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.

With two different black hole event horizons now directly imaged, we can see that they are, in fact, rings, not disks. But why?
techno-optimism
Technology will not save the world, and it is inherently neither good nor bad. But, when tech is coupled to human virtue, good will prevail.
When stars form, they emit energetic radiation that boils gas away. But it can't stop gravitational collapse from making even newer stars.
angry hamsters
For 40 years, scientists thought a specific gene was linked to aggression in hamsters. Removing it, however, had violent consequences.
google AI
The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
Two hands in handcuffs, connected by a DNA double helix chain, symbolize genome blindness against a solid blue background.
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Eugenics is bad – but understanding DNA is good.
John Templeton Foundation
fastest nova
If you think you know how an astronomical nova works, buckle up. You're in for a ride like you never expected.