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.

Challenges conventional electric vehicle myths by highlighting a car with an attached battery.
We're separating the facts about EVs from the fiction.
ideal night sy conditions
All stars, eventually, run out of fuel and die. Given all the stars we can see and the vast distance to them, are any of them already dead?
An image of a blue object in a blue box depicting axions.
The hunt for the elusive particles continues.
Lunar footprints.
Over 50 years since humans last walked on the Moon, astronaut footprints and rover tracks are still visible. But they won't last forever.
The little book about aliens on the moon.
We may be the last generation born not knowing if we are alone in the Universe.
A drawing using the loci method depicting a tunnel with variably colored pillars.
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
cosmic inflation
Today, our observable Universe extends for 46 billion light-years in all directions. But early on in our history, things were much smaller.
pink floyd's dark side with a touch of light.
Invisible cloaks. Ghost imaging. Scientists are manipulating light in ways that were once only science fiction.
The concept of the warp drive is currently at odds with everything we know to be true about physics.
A woman utilizing her intuition examines the universe through a telescope against a pink backdrop.
Scientists can make substantial progress without fully understanding exactly what they're doing.
young exoplanetary system PDS 70
The giant impact theory suggests our Moon was formed from proto-Earth getting a Mars-sized strike. An exoplanet system shows it's plausible.
a sweet treat made with aspartame.
Unless you're drinking a dozen diet sodas per day, you have nothing to worry about — and maybe not even then.
A juxtaposition of photos featuring individuals reflecting the philosophy of science through a book.
Philosophy is often seen as little more than armchair speculation. This is a shame, as philosophy often has helped science reach new heights.
Hybrid animals emerge when two different species from the same family reproduce. For many years, the kunga’s lineage was just another genetic mystery. 
a drone flying over a forest with trees in the background.
The $300,000 Model A is a true flying car — it can be driven on roads as well as flown in the air. And it's one step closer to your garage.
Three women, embodying the male hunter myth, standing confidently on a rock and armed with spears.
In numerous cultures worldwide, women were just as involved in bringing home the prehistoric bacon as their male counterparts.
An image of a pancreatic cell in a dark room.
It could lead to earlier diagnoses, better treatment, and fewer deaths from pancreatic cancer, which kills 88% of patients within five years.
three scuba divers in the water.
The divers spend their waking hours either under hundreds of feet of water on the ocean floor or squeezed into an area the size of a restaurant booth.