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.

MRI scan of a brain side profile overlaid with green squares and circles, set against a purple background.
On November 25, U.N. members will meet in South Korea to cap off a series of meetings aiming to reduce global plastic pollution.
Three red, cloud-like structures are set against a starry background in space.
The most massive early galaxies grew up faster, and have more stars, than astronomers expected, according to JWST. What does it all mean?
Silhouette of a person against a blue background, overlaid with white node and line networks.
While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?
heavy neutral atom
There are a few small cosmic details that, if things were just a little different, wouldn't have allowed our existence to be possible.
Yellow and black bird perched on a thin branch surrounded by green leaves.
Off-the-shelf consumer technology is helping people pursue their interests — and advancing science at the same time.
Under the night sky, where the Milky Way galaxy glows above a silhouette of trees and a mountain, stars scatter across the deep blue and purple expanse. It's an ideal backdrop for alien hunting, sparking curiosity about potential biosignatures hidden among those distant celestial wonders.
Recent controversies bode ill for the effort to detect life on other planets by analyzing the gases in their atmospheres.
Gloved hands holding a computer processor chip, viewed from an angled perspective against a black background.
AI software is rapidly accelerating chip design, potentially leveling up the speed of innovation across the economy.