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Explore the discoveries that reveal how the world works, alongside the technologies that extend, reshape, and sometimes challenge what’s possible.
In physics, we reduce things to their elementary, fundamental components, and build emergent things out of them. That's not the full story.
"Domesticated viral genes" may not be domesticated as scientists thought.
Who — or what — really controls your mind?
More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
And it seems to work alongside popular weight-loss medications, like Ozempic.
Pessimism reigned supreme.
In a far-reaching discovery with astrophysicist Karolina Garcia, we discuss what's in the Universe and how it grew up.
Cancer likes glucose. So take it away.
If we waited long enough, would even protons themselves decay? The far future stability of the Universe depends on it.
Rich data on the global state of our feathered friends presents plenty of bad news — but also some bright spots.
Nobody actually knows what will come of AI. But we can console ourselves with the knowledge that nobody has ever really known anything about the future.
Origin of life studies have always focused on a set of strict environments that could give rise to life. Ante-life opens new possibilities.
From cosmetic procedures to heart operations, the introduction of AI will create an ethical minefield.
What do the dark recesses of the early Universe and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have in common? More than you could have ever hoped for.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
How are we to deal with the quantization of spacetime and gravity?
There may be more energy in methane hydrates than in all the world’s oil, coal, and gas combined. It could be the perfect "bridge fuel" to a clean energy future.
Up until 2002, we thought that the heaviest stable element was bismuth: #83 on the periodic table. That's absolutely no longer the case.
A series of charts shows how prevalent different mental illnesses are across the globe — but how we define them matters.