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.

VR vs. AR
It's no longer just VR vs. AR. There is an alphabet soup of metaverse acronyms, often used imprecisely. So, what do they all mean?
quantum gravity
At a fundamental level, nobody knows whether gravity is truly quantum in nature. A novel experiment strongly hints that it is.
A line of mailboxes in the countryside
Someone breaks into a mailbox that stores letters waiting to be sent and grabs some of them in hopes they’ll contain a check that’s been filled in. That's just the start.
how many planets
In 1990, we only knew of the ones in our Solar System. Today, we know of thousands, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
spacex starship
The massive craft could carry 100 humans to Mars and revolutionize space exploration.
The moon in the night sky.
On December 19 1972, astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the Apollo 17 lunar mission. They were the last people to travel […]
biomining
Coupled with 3D printing, biomining the Moon or Mars with microbes could sustain human colonies without constant re-supply from Earth.
future of energy
Every power source involves trade-offs. Given the challenges of increasing demand and climate change, what is the future of energy?
Certain types of dogs seem to be more discerning than others, however.
It started with a 22-year-old woman, named in papers only as Mrs McK.
TOI-2257 b
The search for worlds outside our solar system has just turned up a planet, TOI-2257 b, with a truly extreme orbit.
universe temperature
We frequently say it's 2.725 K: from the light left over all the way from the Big Bang. But that's not all that's in the Universe.
james webb
The James Webb Space Telescope finally could answer the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe.
roaring twenties
Unlike the first Roaring Twenties, these won’t end with a Great Depression.
redshift distance raisin bread
There are two fundamentally different ways of measuring the Universe's expansion. They disagree. "Early dark energy" might save us.
metaverse
The Virtual Metaverse will be for gaming and other short duration uses, while the Augmented Metaverse will revolutionize society.
A woman doing therapy on her laptop
The use of AI within mental health services could be a game-changer.
Mummy
Scientists used 3D scans to analyze the corpse of Amenhotep I. They discovered that his brain was never removed and that he was circumcised, among other curiosities.