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A radical redesign of commercial aircraft, called the flying-V plane, could increase fuel efficiency by 20%, greatly reducing emissions.
On Nov. 13, 1946, a scientist dropped crushed dry ice from a plane into supercooled stratus clouds.
By toppling medieval Europe’s mightiest political power, the Protestant Reformation ushered in a new age of freedom, religious and otherwise.
Javelin missiles have been an effective force multiplier, the latter-day equivalent of the sling that David used against Goliath.
Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we'll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.
When we started imaging the Universe with Hubble, every star had four "spikes" coming from it. Here's why Webb will have more.
Can stories help us become more creative?
The ranking is encouragingly diverse, with the top 10 featuring representation from five regions.
At the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society in Michigan, retrieving sunken vessels is the order of the day. Here’s how they do it.
The talent required to take an organization to the next level often already exists in-house, and learning pathways can be an effective tool for unlocking that untapped potential.
Edible electronics, devices that can be broken down and digested, could perform many useful functions inside the body.
Africa has the most universities in the 2022 rankings with over two thirds of the world’s youngest universities.
A new method of extracting rare-earth elements could put us on the track toward a circular economy.
It took a series of ingenious experiments in the 20th century to uncover some of our biggest cognitive biases.
Graphical user interfaces are how most of us interact with computers, from iPhones to laptops. But they were once condemned as making students lazy and destroying the art of writing.
Da Vinci dreamed up a helicopter 400 years before they actually existed. Now, engineers have brought his design to life, but with a twist.
Outfitted with wheels and rotors, the bot can morph from a land drone into a quadcopter in seconds.
Take a look at the Times Square Totem, the Trafalgar Square Pyramid, and other landmarks that were never built.
Scientists looked for ways to trigger the “build whatever normally was here” signal for cells at the site of a wound.
In general, 5G is not a threat to human health or activities, but there are some legitimate questions about interference with airplane instruments.
Historically, periods of mass flourishing are underpinned by technological revolutions. Currently, we are undergoing a technological revolution unlike anything the world has ever seen.
Why power generated through nuclear fusion will be the future, but not the present, solution to humanity's energy needs.
Space planes could radically lower the cost of spaceflight.
Soft skills training can help develop transformation-ready employees and equip entire organizations to adapt to an unpredictable future.
Math offers good evidence that humans can solve any problem — as long as there’s money in it.
If you want to have foamy beer inside the comfort of your own home, you need to invest in a special nucleated glass.
What was once an art form has been drained of color and personality by ruthless algorithms. Can we make chess human again?
It has been 50 years since an American has claimed the title of World Chess Champion. Will it ever happen again?
The book "The Genesis Machine" outlines the promise and peril of synthetic biology, a powerful tool that will allow us to program life like a computer.
Can space ever be safe? What about the metaverse?